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• Protesters clashed with police in major French cities after rallies descended into violence and looting

  18-10-2026 22:57 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Police fired tear gas at protesters in central Paris during a series of confrontations as the authorities sought to arrest suspects and disperse large crowds.
  
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• Hero flydubai pilot speaks from hospital

  18-10-2026 21:26 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  The hero pilot who foiled a hijacking attempt in the Middle East has spoken publicly for the first time.
  
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• Four dead in fire at Canadian military base

  18-10-2026 21:25 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  At least four people have been killed during a major fire at a military base in Canada.
  
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• Trump endorses Israeli Prime Minister

  18-10-2026 21:05 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  US President Donald Trump has endorsed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the country's elections.
  
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• Thousands arrested in French riots

  18-10-2026 21:05 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  France's president has pledged to punish rioters over violent protests across the nation.
  
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• Macron addresses nation after riots, looting as Trump says ‘France is burning’

  18-10-2026 20:13 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address to the nation following widespread, violent nationwide protests over the cost of living.
  
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• Macron addresses nation after riots, looting as Trump blames migration

  18-10-2026 20:13 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address to the nation following widespread, violent nationwide protests over the cost of living and education.
  
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• Trump urges Israelis to re-elect ‘Great Warrior’ Netanyahu in stunning intervention

  18-10-2026 20:02 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Trump and Netanyahu’s relationship appeared to cool as their war in Iran faltered. But with days remaining until Israelis vote, the US president has weighed in.
  
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• Massive fire at Canada military base kills service members, dozens injured

  18-10-2026 18:59 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  At least four service members were killed and dozens more seriously injured in one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on domestic soil.
  
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• ‘I’m afraid of civil war’: The voters travelling from Australia to vote against Netanyahu

  18-10-2026 10:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Ayal Steiner says Israel’s global reputation has become “radioactive”. He is flying to vote in the Israeli elections to try to change the country’s direction.
  
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• Pope Leo emerges from hospital after cancer surgery

  18-10-2026 10:01 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from hospital just days after receiving surgery for lung cancer.
  
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• Deadly fire rips through Canadian military base

  18-10-2026 09:59 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Multiple people have been killed after a deadly fire ripped through a busy military base in Alberta, Canada.
  
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• The intimate photograph that captures Trump’s hunger, just as his bubble bursts

  18-10-2026 07:23 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Sometimes a candid photograph captures a moment in a presidency, and the character of the officeholder, so tellingly that you get a penetrating portrait of an era.
  
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• Trump overload killing Republican midterm chances of victory

  18-10-2026 05:27 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  The US is about to enter the last campaign weeks of the midterm election, and the world cannot wait for Trump to get his comeuppance.
  
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• Police and protesters clash in some of France's worst unrest in years

  18-10-2026 03:38 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Protesters in Paris join nationwide demonstrations against cost of living.
  
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• Forget Starbucks – welcome to the birthplace of China’s coffee industry

  18-10-2026 00:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Yunnan beans can be found in speciality coffee shops around the world, Australia included, but most are channelled into China’s booming cafe culture.
  
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