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• Prince Harry in talks to make Diana documentary

  22-09-2026 03:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The Duke of Sussex is understood to want to mark the 30th anniversary of his mother’s death next year “in the most meaningful way”.
  
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• Trump reissues threat to 'annihilate' Iran in UN address

  22-09-2026 22:12 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, threatening again to "annihilate" Iran.
  
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• Israel may soon learn occupation and devastation are no guarantee of security

  22-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Militaries are rarely good occupiers. Time and demographics usually wear down the occupying power, and the reasons why occupation initially made sense rarely apply at the end.
  
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• At UN, Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran but predicts deal after midterms

  22-09-2026 18:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president also rejected what he called a “globalist scheme” to regulate AI – which Australia has joined – and said the US will officially change the name to “super intelligence”.
  
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• US raises ‘serious concerns’ about Australia’s digital duty of care regime

  22-09-2026 15:22 via smh.com.au
  
  In a formal response issued by the US embassy in Canberra, the Trump administration said Australia’s proposed policy would likely lead to censorship of legitimate speech.
  
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• ‘Facilitating censorship’: US slams Albanese’s algorithm reforms

  22-09-2026 15:22 via smh.com.au
  
  In a formal response issued by the US embassy in Canberra, the Trump administration said Australia’s proposed policy would likely lead to censorship of legitimate speech.
  
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• The unlikeliest relationship in US politics just got sweeter

  22-09-2026 06:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani represent opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they have found ways to identify common ground.
  
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• The pretence of Trump running the most transparent White House ever is over

  22-09-2026 03:51 via smh.com.au
  
  TV-loving Trump returned to office pledging to give the media access like never before. In reality, that meant fewer serious journalists and coverage veering towards something from Pyongyang.
  
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• Mamdani willing to put aside differences with Trump

  22-09-2026 03:46 via smh.com.au
  
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has told CNN he is willing to put aside his political differences with President Donald Trump if it gives him a chance to advocate for New York residents.
  
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• Trump launches ‘Trump TV’ propaganda channel after networks boycott him

  22-09-2026 02:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Fox News, NBC, ABC and CBS withdrew from pool duty in protest of the ban, putting a cloud over coverage of the US president’s trip to the United Nations and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• Trump launches ‘Trump TV’ channel after networks boycott him

  22-09-2026 02:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The president rebrands the White House streaming channel after Fox News, NBC, ABC and CBS withdrew from covering presidential events, putting a cloud over coverage his trip to the UN and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• A speech Donald Trump gave at a ribbon-cutting ceremony essentially went unrecorded after the major

  22-09-2026 02:01 via smh.com.au
  
  A speech Donald Trump gave at a ribbon-cutting ceremony essentially went unrecorded after the major networks refused to send pool reporters.
  
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• Helicopters drown out Trump speaking at White House

  22-09-2026 01:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump's speech at the unveiling of a new White House lawn helipad was drowned out by noise from choppers.
  
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• Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere

  22-09-2026 00:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The election result was predictable for a country ruled so long by an autocrat whose enemies share the habit of falling out of windows from great heights.
  
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• Trump left inaudible amid White House press ban

  21-09-2026 23:36 via smh.com.au
  
  After Trump banned CNN and others from the White House, the rest of the TV networks suspended coverage in protest, leaving the president without audio on his own White House video feed.
  
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• Major US media companies sue Trump administration

  21-09-2026 22:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Major US media organisations are suing the Trump administration over being barred from covering the White House.
  
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• Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband speaks out

  21-09-2026 22:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The former husband of Lindsay Clancy has spoken for the first time since a US judge declared a mistrial in her murder trial.
  
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• TV networks refuse to cover Trump in solidarity with CNN following ban

  21-09-2026 20:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Fox News, NBC, ABC and CBS withdrew from pool duty in protest of the ban, putting a cloud over coverage the US president’s trip to the United Nations in New York and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• To avoid an energy crunch, the Philippines could turn to this ancient, never-used nuclear plant

  21-09-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  There’s no uranium at this 1970s nuclear plant – it never opened. That could soon change as the Marcos government explores solutions in a new era of uncertainty.
  
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• Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband breaks silence after controversial mistrial

  21-09-2026 06:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Patrick Clancy, who divorced Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, appeared in a 60 Minutes interview with his new wife, Dr Rachel Danis, with both lamenting how the tragedy was ‘twisted’.
  
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• Behind Trump’s bluster there’s a sobering realisation he is losing the public

  21-09-2026 06:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president has routinely dismissed poor polls, but he is starting to get the message that his brand and his party are on the nose with US voters.
  
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• In Washington, temples to Trump’s ego lie ruined. And another is on the way

  21-09-2026 03:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The Kennedy Centre was once America’s cultural heart. Now it is barricaded, empty and being held hostage as the US president insists his name be added to its facade.
  
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• Diana’s brother is right to be furious with Charles over Harry and William

  21-09-2026 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  A war of words has erupted over conversations between Diana’s brother and her ex-husband over her sons’ role at the funeral almost 30 years ago
  
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• Harry and Meghan need protection to avoid Diana’s ordeal, Earl Spencer says

  21-09-2026 00:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Prince Diana’s brother compares the “really unpleasant” behaviour of the media towards the Sussexes to how his late sister was treated.
  
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• Trump arch to double as military complex

  20-09-2026 22:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has revealed his planned Washington arch will double as a military complex.
  
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• Massive Ukrainian drone strike

  20-09-2026 22:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukraine has fired more than 1000 drones at Russia, targeting a major oil refinery.
  
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• Merz stumbles on after another big election defeat. But for how long?

  20-09-2026 22:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Pressure is growing on the German chancellor, with the hard-right AfD party projected to win key state elections, delivering the worst result for his conservative CDU party since 1949.
  
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• Germany’s Merz stumbles on after another big election defeat. But for how long?

  20-09-2026 22:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Pressure is growing on the German chancellor, with the hard-right AfD party projected to win key state elections, delivering the worst result for his conservative CDU party since 1949.
  
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• ‘We are made of iron’: the workers who keep trains running under fire

  20-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In Kyiv, David Crowe speaks to the workers who stay and keep the railways going at a time of rising danger.
  
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• Putin will win Russia’s sham election. What happens next terrifies Europe

  20-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Western officials fear Russia’s leader will escalate not just the war in Ukraine but also attacks on NATO.
  
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