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• Allegedly murdered Thai teen’s family could refuse compensation

  05-07-2026 10:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The family of a Thai teen allegedly killed by an Australian man could refuse to be paid compensation by the accused.
  
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• Toddler Vincent was declared dead after falling into a pool. He was later found alive – in the morgue

  07-07-2026 03:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Eighteen-month-old Vincent Fiordilino was found breathing hours after being declared dead by a doctor in Phoenix, Arizona.
  
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• It was his life’s mission to defeat death. Multimillionaire biohacker diagnosed with incurable disease

  07-07-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Bryan Johnson, who used blood transfusions from his teenage son in a quest for eternal youth, has been diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease.
  
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• King Charles III rides in a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank

  07-07-2026 00:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Amid the new focus on the family tensions, the King kept to his schedule by visiting a tank museum in Dorset and riding a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank.
  
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• King takes charge of battle tank after embarrassing mix-up over Harry’s palace lodgings

  06-07-2026 19:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Reports emerged that the prince had accepted an offer to stay at Buckingham Palace this week, only for officials to say he had agreed too late.
  
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• ‘You can’t do that’: Trump admits lobbying FIFA boss to review US player’s red card

  06-07-2026 18:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president - who initially did not know what a red card meant - said he told Gianni Infantino it would be a “big stain” on the World Cup if the US lost one of its best players for the round of 16.
  
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• Embarrassing mix-up over Harry’s palace lodgings

  06-07-2026 12:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Officials confirmed Harry would not stay at the palace because he had accepted the offer too late for rooms and staff to be made available.
  
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• Beijing’s missile flex sends its Pacific neighbours an unmistakeable warning

  06-07-2026 10:44 via smh.com.au
  
  China’s testing of a nuclear-capable missile in the Pacific Ocean generated a splash that no one heard, but every country in the region felt.
  
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• Beijing’s missile flex sends its Pacific neighbours an unmistakable warning

  06-07-2026 10:44 via smh.com.au
  
  China’s testing of a nuclear-capable missile in the Pacific Ocean generated a splash that no one heard, but every country in the region felt.
  
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• Alyona joined the line for petrol at 11pm. She didn’t get served until 5pm the next day

  06-07-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  As the war on Ukraine bites, Russians are experiencing the kinds of fuel shortages that many haven’t seen in their lifetimes.
  
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• Tensions rise as motorists get angry about Russia’s fuel shortage

  06-07-2026 05:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Frustrations over Russia’s petrol shortages have run so deep that fistfights have broken out among exasperated motorists waiting for hours in line.
  
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• Princess Catherine’s emotional reunion with children after gruelling mountain trek

  06-07-2026 03:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Wearing a cap, T-shirt and red shorts, the Princess of Wales beamed and hugged family members, in pictures she shared after completing the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours.
  
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• A league of their own: the passion that links Albanese with the UK’s next PM

  06-07-2026 00:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The world is about to have another prime minister who is mad about rugby league, and it will be a leadership spill in London, not Canberra, that makes it happen.
  
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• ‘Posh George’: Farage referred to watchdog over help from crypto criminal

  05-07-2026 21:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Farage, who leads opinion polls, is facing calls for a formal investigation into his links to George Cottrell after reports that the investor who served time in jail secretly aided his campaigns.
  
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• ‘Posh George’: Farage referred to watchdog over help from criminal aristocrat

  05-07-2026 21:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Farage, who leads opinion polls, is facing calls for a formal investigation into his links to George Cottrell after reports the crypto investor who served time in jail secretly aided his campaigns.
  
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• ‘Posh George’: Farage referred to watchdog over help from aristocrat criminal

  05-07-2026 21:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Farage, who leads opinion polls, is facing calls for a formal investigation into his links to George Cottrell after reports the crypto investor who served time in jail secretly aided his campaigns.
  
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• The lingering scent of tragedy: A family grieves for Cake, the teen killed in alleged Pattaya suitcase murder

  05-07-2026 11:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Warning: Graphic content. The spirit of a murdered teen can’t have grudges, her father says. But families can.
  
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• ‘She wanted to see the beach’: Family grieves for teen killed in alleged suitcase murder

  05-07-2026 11:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The spirit of a murdered teen can’t have grudges, her father says. But families can.
  
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• Trump accused of politicising 250th anniversary celebrations

  05-07-2026 10:38 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump has been accused of politicising the celebrations held to mark 250 years of American independence.
  
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• The subway photo that best captured America’s fractured 250th

  05-07-2026 10:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands flocked to Washington for America’s big July 4 birthday bash for a frenetic night of magic and chaos.
  
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• Heatwaves, storms and masked men: Inside the messy, fractured reality of America’s 250th

  05-07-2026 10:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands flocked to Washington for America’s big July 4 birthday bash for a frenetic night of magic and chaos.
  
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• How dodging drones and death became daily life in eastern Ukraine

  05-07-2026 08:47 via smh.com.au
  
  The risk of death by drone has become an almost casually accepted one for Ukrainians living and working in the so-called “grey zone” bordering Russia.
  
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• The lyin’ king Trump is the kind of leader Washington feared and reviled

  05-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  America’s beloved first president famously wouldn’t tell a lie. The current one can’t stop telling lies.
  
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• The lyin’ king Trump is the kind of leader the nation’s father feared and reviled

  05-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  America’s beloved first president famously wouldn’t tell a lie. The current one can’t stop telling lies.
  
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• US 4th of July celebrations as it happened: Fireworks start as Trump finishes speech at Washington event postponed by storm that upended America’s 250th anniversary celebration

  05-07-2026 07:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The United States of America is marking the anniversary with celebrations that President Donald Trump has billed as “the most spectacular birthday party the world has ever seen”. Follow live.
  
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• Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship on America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary

  05-07-2026 07:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The US marks the milestone with celebrations billed by the president as “the most spectacular birthday party the world has ever seen”.
  
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• US 4th of July celebrations LIVE updates: Fireworks start as Trump finishes speech at Washington event postponed by storm that upended America’s 250th anniversary celebration

  05-07-2026 06:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The United States of America is marking the anniversary with celebrations that President Donald Trump has billed as “the most spectacular birthday party the world has ever seen”. Follow live.
  
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• Trump speaks at America’s 250th anniversary celebration in Washington

  05-07-2026 05:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump speaks at America’s 250th anniversary celebration in Washington
  
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• US 4th of July celebrations LIVE updates: Trump delivers speech late after Washington event postponed by storm, upending America’s 250th anniversary celebration

  05-07-2026 05:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The United States of America is marking the anniversary with celebrations that President Donald Trump has billed as “the most spectacular birthday party the world has ever seen”. Follow live.
  
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• Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil terminal

  05-07-2026 04:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukrainian drones have hit a major oil terminal deep in Russia.
  
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