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• Huge blaze rips through Bangkok pub

  13-07-2026 00:20 via smh.com.au
  
  A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control.
  
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• Counter-terrorism police lead Widdecombe murder investigation after ‘new evidence’

  13-07-2026 15:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Home Affairs Minister Shabana Mahmood confirmed on Monday that there were reasons to believe there was a terrorist motive to the alleged crime.
  
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• Rampaging bison flips camper more than two metres in the air

  13-07-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The visibly agitated bull bison was roaming the campground in Yellowstone National Park and charging at other groups of people before the incident.
  
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• ‘I ran towards the door’: Exits, wiring probed as blaze kills 27 pubgoers

  13-07-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online shows a huge blaze, with flames coming out of the front door of the Bangkok bar and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• ‘I ran towards the door’: Ceiling material, exits probed as blaze kills 27 pubgoers

  13-07-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online shows a huge blaze, with flames coming out of the front door of the Bangkok bar and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• ‘I ran towards the door’: Ceiling foam, exits probed as blaze kills 27 pubgoers

  13-07-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online shows a huge blaze, with flames coming out of the front door of the Bangkok bar and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• ‘I ran towards the door’: Bangkok pub blaze kills at least 27

  13-07-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze, with flames coming out of the front door and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• Widdecombe suspect accused of driving almost 480km to her home ‘with wooden pole’

  13-07-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The man was arrested about a four-hour drive from where the former Tory MP was found dead at her home in south-west England.
  
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• Lindsey Graham, the ‘Three Amigos’ and the shifting politics of Israel

  13-07-2026 06:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies of in the White House.
  
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• US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz in latest attacks

  13-07-2026 05:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The US military began launching more strikes against Iran about 7am (AEST) on Monday, after a weekend in which the two countries exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults.
  
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• Bison throws man into the air

  13-07-2026 05:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The bull charged at a man and his grandson in Yellowstone National Park.
  
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• US insists Tehran doesn’t control Strait of Hormuz after completing wave of attacks on Iran

  13-07-2026 04:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The US military began launching more strikes against Iran about 7am (AEST) on Monday, after a weekend in which the two countries exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults.
  
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• Australian lawyer arrested and charged in Hong Kong

  13-07-2026 04:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Samuel Monkivitch is accused of fleeing four venues, including restaurants at five-star Shangri-la hotels.
  
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• Oh, no! England may actually win the World Cup

  13-07-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  If they do win, the Poms will be insufferable. But if they lose, it could be even worse.
  
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• ‘I ran towards the door’: Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed

  13-07-2026 00:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze, with flames coming out of the front door and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• ‘I ran towards the door’: Bangkok pub engulfed in flames, killing at least 27 people

  13-07-2026 00:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging, with flames coming out of the front door and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• US launches more strikes on Iran, escalating clashes over Strait of Hormuz

  13-07-2026 00:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The US military began launching more strikes against Iran about 7am (AEST) on Monday, after a weekend in which the two countries exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults.
  
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• At least 27 people killed in Bangkok bar fire

  13-07-2026 00:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Thai authorities say at least 27 people have died in a Bangkok pub fire overnight.
  
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• Thailand PM says 27 bodies have been recovered after Bangkok pub fire

  12-07-2026 23:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Anutin Charnvirakul says the cause of the fire in the northern part of the capital is under investigation.
  
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• US insists Strait of Hormuz is open

  12-07-2026 22:30 via smh.com.au
  
  There is little sign hostilities between the US and Iran are easing.
  
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• At least 27 people killed in massive that engulfed Bangkok pub

  12-07-2026 22:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging, with flames coming out of the front door and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• At least 27 people killed in massive fire that engulfed Bangkok pub

  12-07-2026 22:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging, with flames coming out of the front door and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• ‘No one like him’: Trump, Netanyahu lead tributes after sudden death of influential US senator

  12-07-2026 21:55 via smh.com.au
  
  A strong supporter of Ukraine and key cheerleader for the war against Iran, Republican Lindsey Graham was the last of the “Three Amigos” famous for their embrace of military intervention overseas.
  
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• Dozens killed in massive fire that engulfed Bangkok pub

  12-07-2026 21:27 via smh.com.au
  
  The blaze early on Monday morning killed at least 27 people, officials said.
  
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• He dined and dashed in Hong Kong. Now a $300,000 inheritance is missing

  12-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian lawyer Samuel Monkivitch’s restaurant runners pale against allegations of manipulation and misappropriation in his home town of Melbourne.
  
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• Hanson’s new UK friend flew to Moscow with funding from Musk

  12-07-2026 19:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Elon Musk’s father said the billionaire’s family foundation paid for British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson to visit the Russian capital last month.
  
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• Lindsey Graham, long-time Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71

  12-07-2026 09:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The senator passed away on Saturday from a “brief and sudden illness”.
  
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• How an assassination by Trump and Netanyahu set up a victory for their enemy

  12-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The US and Israel thought killing Khamenei would trigger a democratic uprising. Instead, it brought generational change and made the Iran regime more powerful. 
  
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• How an assassination by Trump and Netanyahu became a victory for their enemy

  12-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The US and Israel thought the killing of Khamenei would trigger a democratic uprising. Instead, it brought about a generational change for Iran and reinforced the regime’s narrative. 
  
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• ‘Cake’ might have been any teenager anywhere

  12-07-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Thanchanok Donhomla, known as Cake, was very much loved - a dutiful teenager who looked after her great-aunts and baby cousin, and washed people’s dishes to help make ends meet.
  
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