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• Greta Thurnberg supports Parisian students

  13-10-2026 23:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a high school blockade outside Paris.
  
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• World in pictures this week, October 15, 2026

  14-10-2026 07:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
  
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• Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports

  14-10-2026 04:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Cornell has suspended all parties and social events at frat houses until part way through 2027 as it grapples with the fallout from gang rape allegations.
  
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• New York’s famous Central Park horse-drawn carriages set to be banned

  14-10-2026 02:24 via smh.com.au
  
  The move – sparked by animal rights concerns and the recent death of a teenager in a runaway carriage – would put an end to a tourist magnet that began operating more than 150 years ago.
  
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• Teen dies after jumping from a runaway horse carriage in New York

  14-10-2026 01:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The accident happened when a horse bolted from its driver. The father of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan told The New York Times that his son jumped out to try to save his mother after she fell out of the carriage.
  
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• Trump's new press secretary's 'awkward' briefing

  13-10-2026 23:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump administration's new press secretary Katie Zacharia has been criticised for giving a stilted and lightning quick 14-minutenews briefing with reporters.
  
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• Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia’s first briefing lasts 14 minutes

  13-10-2026 22:18 via smh.com.au
  
  In her debut, the Trump administration's new press secretary Katie Zacharia gave a 14-minute stilted delivery of the day's news briefing.
  
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• Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, has surgery to remove part of organ

  13-10-2026 22:13 via smh.com.au
  
  The pope had a lower lobe of his right lung removed and was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer, the Vatican said.
  
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• Bali facing fuel shortages

  13-10-2026 21:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Motorists across parts of Bali are facing lengthy queues at service stations due to fuel shortages.
  
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• Amazon rainforest wildfire

  13-10-2026 21:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Brazilian government says wildfires sweeping the Amazon rainforest were deliberately lit.
  
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• Trump asks US ambassador to resign

  13-10-2026 21:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has requested the US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to resign.
  
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• Pope Leo recovering in hospital

  13-10-2026 21:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Pope Leo has undergone successful lung surgery to remove a nodule.
  
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• ‘My president ... excuse me, my husband’: Trump’s new spinner gets off to a rocky start

  13-10-2026 21:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Katie Zacharia was visibly nervous on her first outing as Karoline Leavitt’s replacement. In a briefing that lasted less than 15 minutes, she took questions from only three reporters.
  
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• ‘The whole world is watching with awe’: Greta Thunberg joins French school protests

  13-10-2026 20:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The latest rallies were largely peaceful, though some turned violent when masked protesters threw projectiles at police and lit fires in the streets, while authorities fired tear gas to control the crowds.
  
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• Trump’s ambassador to Greece resigns after allegations of improper conduct

  13-10-2026 18:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The announcement about Kimberly Guilfoyle came in response to a question to freshly minted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia at her first media briefing.
  
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• Selma Blair released on bail after arrest

  13-10-2026 12:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Actress Selma Blair has been released on bail after an alleged violent plane incident aboard a Delta Airlines flight.
  
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• What to know about Russell Brand’s rape and sexual assault trial

  13-10-2026 09:54 via smh.com.au
  
  A 14-person jury will be sworn in on Tuesday ahead of the trial which is expected to take up to 10 weeks.
  
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• Judge orders Trump administration to answer for tree removals at Washington golf course

  13-10-2026 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump has eyed the course for redevelopment into a course similar to those on his personal properties.
  
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• Judge orders Trump administration to answer for tree removals at Washington DC golf course

  13-10-2026 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump has eyed the course for redevelopment into a course similar to those on his personal properties.
  
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• The hard-to-stop Houthi missiles that might make Trump think twice about helping Saudi Arabia

  13-10-2026 02:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Gone are the dodgy North Korean missiles of old; the Houthis now wield their own Palestine-2 hypersonic missile, which is highly accurate and can travel 16 times the speed of sound.
  
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• Man dies after falling from rollercoaster

  13-10-2026 01:43 via smh.com.au
  
  A man has died after falling from a rollercoaster at a major US theme park.
  
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• One person killed, several injured in US roller coaster incident

  13-10-2026 01:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The incident took place on the Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, north-west of Atlanta, police said.
  
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• James Talarico leaves message on Ken Paxton's phone

  13-10-2026 01:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has filmed himself leaving a message on opponent Ken Paxton's phone asking him to debate.
  
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• Australia urged to back new seven-nation plan to curb antisemitic violence

  13-10-2026 00:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Britain has offered to host an effort by the countries with the largest Jewish populations outside Israel –known as the J7 group – to counter hatred after incidents including the Bondi terror attack.
  
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• Ukrainian energy sites hit after Trump ceasefire

  12-10-2026 21:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Russia has struck energy sites in Ukraine hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire.
  
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• Burnham triggers talk of a Brexit reversal after accusing Russia of meddling in vote

  12-10-2026 21:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The new claim about the fraught 2016 referendum has set off an almighty row in Britain, where merely talking about whether leaving the EU was a good idea or not can send some into conniptions.
  
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• Federal agents raid home of Democratic congresswoman targeted by Trump

  12-10-2026 20:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The search warrant, executed just three weeks before the midterm elections, is part of an ongoing criminal investigation into Ilhan Omar over allegations of immigration fraud.
  
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• When Trump gets a thrashing at the midterms, four words will come back to haunt him

  12-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president thinks he is impressing the world with his immense power. In truth, he is demonstrating the impotence of power.
  
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• Australian man accused of Thai teen’s murder pleads guilty to one charge

  12-10-2026 12:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Simon Peter Carman, who is accused of a Thai teenager’s murder, has pleaded guilty to one charge in court.
  
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• ‘I want to punch him’: Family of Thai teen face to face with Australian murder accused

  12-10-2026 10:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The father of Thanchanok Donhomla sat just metres away from Simon Peter Carman, who pleaded guilty on Monday to concealing the teenager’s body.
  
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