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• Johnson testifies over partygate lockdown scandal

  22-03-2023 23:53 via smh.com.au
  
  A combative Boris Johnson fought for his political career on Wednesday, as the former British prime minister said he did not lie to parliament over COVID-19 lockdown parties at a hearing with lawmakers.
  
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• ‘Tool of repression’: Iran is cut off from the internet as protests intensify

  09-01-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The government has previously enforced internet blackouts during moments of crisis.
  
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• NASA to bring astronaut home in first-ever space medical evacuation

  09-01-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The astronaut will return with the three other members of their mission, called Crew-11, which launched to the International Space Station in August.
  
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• National outcry after second shooting by US agents in two days

  09-01-2026 05:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Anger over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis was compounded when border patrol agents shot a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon.
  
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• US border agents shoot two people in Portland

  09-01-2026 02:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The Department of Homeland Security said border patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop when the driver “weaponised his vehicle” – just a day after a driver was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
  
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• Arctic storm grips Britain and Europe

  09-01-2026 01:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Arctic weather and plunging temperatures trigger public safety alerts and disrupt transport in the UK.
  
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• The new world disorder where might is right

  09-01-2026 01:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The future is an unhappy picture of great power competition and serious risk for Australia.
  
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• When it comes to violence against protesters, this administration has a track record of lies

  09-01-2026 01:45 via smh.com.au
  
  It is difficult to take ICE’s claims about Minneapolis seriously when it has already been called out for gross misrepresentations about its encounters with demonstrators.
  
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• A Presley tale, O.J. and the apocalypse: ’90s harbingers of Trump’s America

  09-01-2026 01:31 via smh.com.au
  
  From being evicted at Graceland to a driverless ride into the future, a return to LA reveals the fault lines of a changing America.
  
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• US federal agents shoot two people in Portland

  09-01-2026 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The FBI said in a since-deleted statement that it was investigating a shooting involving US Customs and Border Patrol agents, just a day after a woman was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
  
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• How the day unfolded after ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good

  09-01-2026 00:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis sparked outrage from local politicians and protests in major US cities, while US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the woman “weaponised her vehicle”.
  
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• Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, lashes media over coverage

  08-01-2026 22:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Minnesota state police say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.
  
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• Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, blasts media over coverage

  08-01-2026 22:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Minnesota state police say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.
  
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• Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, shames media over coverage

  08-01-2026 21:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Minnesota state police, meanwhile, say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.
  
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• Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years

  08-01-2026 21:22 via smh.com.au
  
  But the US president appears to have backed down on a threat of military action against Colombia. Meanwhile, the Senate has delivered a rare pushback against him.
  
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• ICE agent shoots driver in Minneapolis

  08-01-2026 09:44 via smh.com.au
  
  A bystander has filmed an ICE agent shooting a driver in the US city of Minneapolis.
  
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• ‘That’s on you’: This US mayor has a blunt message for Trump and his ICE agents

  08-01-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  It is not the first time 44-year-old Jacob Frey has clashed with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown.
  
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• Two wildly varied reports of the same incident reflect the two Americas of our time

  08-01-2026 04:33 via smh.com.au
  
  A woman was shot dead, but in the US, it’s imperative to play the politics as hard as possible.
  
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• The record cocaine haul and a panicked ‘insider’: US outlines case against Maduro

  08-01-2026 02:03 via smh.com.au
  
  For customs agents at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, what they found inside 30 suitcases was like nothing they had ever seen.
  
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• Mayor tells ICE to get out of Minneapolis after fatal shooting

  07-01-2026 22:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has addressed the fatal shooting of a woman by federal agents.
  
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• Mayor tells ICE ‘Get the f*** out of Minneapolis' after fatal shooting

  07-01-2026 22:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has addressed the fatal shooting of a woman by federal agents, telling ICE to ‘Get the f*** out of Minneapolis'.
  
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• ICE agent shoots woman dead in Minneapolis

  07-01-2026 21:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage posted on social media shows masked ICE agents approaching a car, before firing at the driver as they attempt to drive away.
  
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• ICE officer shoots woman dead in dramatic escalation of Trump crackdown

  07-01-2026 20:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Federal officials claim the shooting in Minneapolis was an act of self-defence. The mayor says he’s seen the footage and disagrees with that account.
  
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• ICE agent shoots dead woman in Minneapolis

  07-01-2026 20:56 via smh.com.au
  
  An ICE officer has shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown.
  
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• Son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner faces court

  07-01-2026 20:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The son of filmmaker Rob Reiner is facing court in Los Angeles charged with the murder of his parents.
  
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• US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker

  07-01-2026 20:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The US military has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic.
  
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• Trump wants Greenland. And Europe finally believes him

  07-01-2026 19:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The White House is serious about its desire to claim and control Greenland. European officials believe the threat of a unilateral move is all too real.
  
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• The crisis over Greenland is here

  07-01-2026 19:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The White House is serious about its desire to claim and control Greenland. European officials believe the threat of a unilateral move is all too real.
  
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• US forces seize Russian oil tanker, risking military clash

  07-01-2026 19:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The military move represents a dramatic escalation in tensions between Trump and Putin after contrasting moments of warmth and friction over the past year.
  
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• The mood on Iran’s streets seems to be desperation rather than hope

  07-01-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  This latest round of popular protest was triggered by a catastrophic collapse of the Iranian rial, which has lost more than 50 per cent of its value against the US dollar in the past six months.
  
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