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• EU invites Canada as first associate

  16-09-2026 22:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The European Union wants Canada to become the trading bloc's first associate member.
  
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• King warns AI leaders of ‘existential dangers’ if tech falls into wrong hands

  17-09-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  King Charles told the meeting, including representatives from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, that there surely needed to be sufficient means of control “before it is all too late”.
  
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• Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state. He ended up pushing it towards the EU

  17-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The invitation by the EU for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of the effects of Donald Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
  
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• UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

  17-09-2026 11:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The international fact-finding mission says the findings centre on a pair of airstrikes that killed at least 178 civilians, including women and children at a school.
  
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• Mum’s not the word: Meghan’s phone number reportedly leaked from school parents’ WhatsApp group

  17-09-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The privacy breach has come days after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children switched schools due to security concerns.
  
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• Every peaceful moment in Kyiv is a miracle. If only there were more

  17-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  I went to the Ukrainian capital to talk to locals about the incredible stress and hardship they are enduring. I also saw much joy of life, personal pride and an unshakeable determination to withstand and rebuild.
  
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• Ukraine's incredible resilience

  17-09-2026 07:25 via smh.com.au
  
  This Kyiv petrol station was struck by a Russian drone. It's still open for business.
  
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• Patrick Clancy to appear in TV interview

  17-09-2026 04:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Patrick Clancy, the husband of Lindsay Clancy, is set to appear on 60 Minutes weeks after his ex-wife’s murder trial.
  
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• This cold case baffled the UK for nine years. The main suspect has just been found dead

  17-09-2026 02:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The direct descendent of Queen Victoria, and alleged “Putney Pusher”, was found dead at his west London home three months after his arrest.
  
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• CCTV shows ‘Putney pusher’ on bridge

  17-09-2026 02:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Video footage was captured of a 2017 when a jogger was seen to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus. A suspect in the case has been found dead in his home.
  
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• Wealthy banker under investigation for pushing woman in front of bus found dead

  17-09-2026 02:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The direct descendent of Queen Victoria was arrested in June nine years after the infamous “Putney Pusher” incident in London.
  
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• Dozens dead after Gaza unit collapse

  16-09-2026 22:10 via smh.com.au
  
  A war damaged building has collapsed in Gaza, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including 11 children.
  
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• ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’: Diana’s brother makes explosive claim about Charles

  16-09-2026 21:35 via smh.com.au
  
  King Charles took the rare step of rebutting an allegation – made in a new book about Diana – that he said people would forget his first wife after her death in a car crash in 1997.
  
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• ‘Whoever wins AI, wins’: How the world’s two most powerful leaders can find common ground

  16-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet next week against a backdrop of warnings about the existential risks of AI, with plenty at stake for both.
  
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• Can the world’s two most powerful leaders find common ground on AI?

  16-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet next week against a backdrop of warnings about the existential risks of AI, with plenty at stake for both.
  
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• Fed defies Trump, raises US interest rates for first time in three years

  16-09-2026 20:20 via smh.com.au
  
  The move was widely expected amid persistently high inflation driven by the with Iran and rising oil prices – but the decision risks enraging the US president, who has demanded rates be lowered.
  
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• US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time in three years

  16-09-2026 20:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The move was widely expected amid persistently high inflation driven by Donald Trump’s war with Iran – but the decision risks enraging the US president himself.
  
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• ‘I love you, Daddy’: terrified daughter’s final plea before Bali double murder-suicide

  16-09-2026 10:31 via smh.com.au
  
  A security camera inside the family’s Bali home streamed harrowing final images and sounds live to a distraught mother as the horror unfolded.
  
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• News helicopter crashes in LA as TV host confirms details live on-air

  16-09-2026 09:26 via smh.com.au
  
  A tearful NBC presenter confirmed that the station’s helicopter had gone down, killing two people onboard and another person on the ground.
  
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• News helicopter crashes near scene of fatal LA bus accident

  16-09-2026 08:58 via smh.com.au
  
  A tearful NBC presenter confirmed that the station’s helicopter had gone down, killing two people onboard and another person on the ground.
  
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• News helicopter crashes in LA

  16-09-2026 08:52 via smh.com.au
  
  A local NBC host has confirmed that TV station staff were onboard the helicopter when it came down.
  
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• Deadly chopper crash in LA

  16-09-2026 08:39 via smh.com.au
  
  A helicopter that crashed while filming the scene of a fatal bus accident has left at least three people dead.
  
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• A global race to put weapons in space is under way. How concerned should we be?

  16-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The US admission that the Pentagon has weapons in orbit is a milestone in the militarisation of space. What comes next could tip the global strategic balance and set off a dangerous new arms race.
  
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• KNBC news anchor tearfully confirms news station's chopper crash

  16-09-2026 07:10 via smh.com.au
  
  KNBC news anchor Colleen Williams tearfully confirmed on-air it was her news station's helicopter involved in the deadly crash in Los Angeles.
  
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• Three killed after news chopper crashes in Los Angeles

  16-09-2026 06:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Three people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed while it was leaving the scene of a deadly bus accident in Los Angeles. California.
  
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• US subs in Australia could be armed with nukes, says key Republican after visit

  16-09-2026 05:35 via smh.com.au
  
  “It’s kind of an unveiled threat to have a nuclear sub going around without any weapons,” said Michael McCaul, who chairs the Friends of Australia caucus in the US Congress.
  
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• Viral video shows car smashing into motorbike

  16-09-2026 03:34 via smh.com.au
  
  A viral video has captured the moment a car smashed into a woman riding a motorbike in India.
  
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• Kash Patel loosened rules to allow 'bestiality victims' into FBI

  16-09-2026 03:19 via smh.com.au
  
  FBI Director Kash Patel has been quizzed by Senator John Kennedy over a decision to remove bestiality as an automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants.
  
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• Massie files articles of impeachment against Hegseth

  16-09-2026 02:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
  
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• Pentagon confirms US has deployed weapons in space

  16-09-2026 00:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The chief of space operations said the US would build its combat advantage to “outfight any adversary”.
  
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