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• Ransom note claimed Nancy Guthrie dead

  23-06-2026 22:13 via smh.com.au
  
  A second ransom note says 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is dead, reports say.
  
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• Savannah Guthrie begs for tips in missing mother Nancy's case

  23-06-2026 23:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The US Today show host made an emotional appeal after news organisations said a ransom note received months ago had indicated that the 84-year-old was dead.
  
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• UK in limbo as Burnham challenge brings chaos to Starmer cabinet

  23-06-2026 22:21 via smh.com.au
  
  Major decisions, including on defence spending, have been frozen after leadership challenger Andy Burnham met Prime Minister Keir Starmer to negotiate a transfer of power.
  
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• Iran denies nuclear inspection claim

  23-06-2026 22:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump insists Iran has agreed to nuclear inspection during peace talks.
  
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• Europe heatwave: France shuts Eiffel Tower on its hottest day on record

  23-06-2026 21:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Forty people have drowned in France as they sought to cool down, while Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain are also sweltering in extreme heat.
  
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• Starmer meets for talks with leadership contender Burnham

  23-06-2026 20:12 via smh.com.au
  
  If Andy Burnham is the only contender to replace Keir Starmer, he could be the UK’s new prime minister by July 17.
  
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• TV host begs for tips after reports ransom notes said her mother had died

  23-06-2026 19:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Savannah Guthrie said the family was in “agony” over Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, but said she would not comment on stories about the contents of ransom notes tied to the case.
  
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• ‘Break’ their funding: McKenzie calls for penalties on universities that teach ‘white guilt’

  23-06-2026 18:29 via smh.com.au
  
  In a keynote address to a major conservative conference in London, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie also called for a tougher approach to border policies so that migrants were chosen on their values.
  
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• Australians hold some of the least favourable views of US, Trump

  23-06-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  More than 70 per cent of Australians have an unfavourable opinion of the world’s most powerful nation – more than the UK, Canada, Japan, Spain and France, according to new research.
  
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• Forty people drown in France as Europe heatwave smashes records

  23-06-2026 15:28 via smh.com.au
  
  France has recorded its hottest afternoon and night since records began in 1947, while Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain are also sweltering in extreme heat.
  
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• A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says she died, CNN reports

  23-06-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Some media outlets had previously reported receiving ransom notes tied to the case in the days after Guthrie’s disappearance in early February.
  
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• Why Trump has been attacking the Supreme Court with three key rulings ahead

  23-06-2026 07:36 via smh.com.au
  
  As the court prepares to rule on several of the president’s priorities, tensions are running high – even with the president’s own appointees.
  
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• Meet the new boss: What does Andy Burnham actually stand for?

  23-06-2026 03:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.
  
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• Meet the likely new boss: What does Andy Burnham actually stand for?

  23-06-2026 03:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the former Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.
  
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• Inside Andy Burnham’s vision for the UK

  23-06-2026 03:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Following British PM Keir Starmer’s resignation, the former Manchester mayor’s dream of a high-tax, high-spending state could become reality.
  
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• Three students killed in Philippines shooting

  22-06-2026 22:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Two students have been arrested over a deadly school shooting in the Philippines.
  
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• Iran-US talks wrap up in Switzerland

  22-06-2026 22:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran will allow nuclear inspections, says US Vice President JD Vance.
  
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• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

  22-06-2026 22:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The UK will have its seventh prime minister in 10 years after Keir Starmer quits.
  
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• Two children, aged 2 and 4, die in hot car as Europe heatwave smashes records

  22-06-2026 21:28 via smh.com.au
  
  At least 18 people are dead in France as Europeans brace for days of sweltering through a heatwave with highs above 40 degrees.
  
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• At least 18 dead, including two children in hot car, as Europe heatwave smashes records

  22-06-2026 21:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Europeans are bracing for a week of soaring temperatures, sweltering in a heatwave with daytime highs above 40 degrees.
  
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• This is the Australia that Pauline Hanson has been waiting for – a frightened country

  22-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The latest Lowy Institute poll helps explain why One Nation is gaining such traction among voters. Australians are in a dark and fearful mood.
  
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• This is a desperate rescue attempt to save UK Labour from itself

  22-06-2026 16:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In a radical departure from the leadership spills seen over the years, Andy Burnham emerged as the clear leader to replace Keir Starmer before he was even sworn into parliament on Monday.
  
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• This is a desperate attempt to save UK Labour from itself

  22-06-2026 16:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In a radical departure from the leadership spills seen over the years, Andy Burnham emerged as the clear leader to replace Keir Starmer before he was even sworn into parliament on Monday.
  
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• Emotional Starmer steps down less than two years after landslide win

  22-06-2026 14:10 via smh.com.au
  
  His decision set off dramatic moves to install his main challenger, Andy Burnham, as the country’s seventh leader in just over a decade.
  
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• Keir Starmer resignation as it happened: British PM resigns, Andy Burnham declares intention to run as successor

  22-06-2026 13:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the British Labour Party, paving the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister.
  
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• UK’s PM Starmer chokes back tears as he steps down less than two years after landslide win

  22-06-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Keir Starmer admitted his party wanted him to go and said nominations for his successor would open in about two weeks – without naming his most likely replacement, Andy Burnham.
  
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• What to know about UK Labour’s ‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham

  22-06-2026 10:44 via smh.com.au
  
  The man likely to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade styles himself as a likeable everyman with his finger on the pulse.
  
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• Four things to know about Andy Burnham, the man likely to be the UK’s next PM

  22-06-2026 10:44 via smh.com.au
  
  The man likely to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade styles himself as a likeable everyman with his finger on the pulse.
  
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• Keir Starmer resignation LIVE updates: British PM resigns, paving way for Andy Burnham as successor

  22-06-2026 10:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the British Labour Party, paving the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister.
  
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• Keir Starmer leadership LIVE updates: UK prime minister expected to resign; Andy Burnham touted as successor

  22-06-2026 10:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the British Labour Party, paving the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister.
  
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