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• Rift between US and Italian leaders deepens

  21-06-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have continued to trade barbs on social media.
  
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• Trump marched in to transform DC’s famed reflection pool. The result is just like his presidency

  21-06-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  On the hallowed site where Martin Luther King jnr gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, Trump promised to turn the water “American flag blue”. The outcome is the perfect metaphor for an unreflective president.
  
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• The UK is set to get a very different PM. How different? Well, the new guy has a personality

  21-06-2026 05:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Andy Burnham is poised to replace Keir Starmer at No.10 Downing Street. He will be the first northerner since Harold Wilson to serve as PM.
  
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• The UK is set to get a new, very different PM. How different? Well, he has a personality

  21-06-2026 05:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Andy Burnham is poised to replace Keir Starmer at No.10 Downing Street. He will be the first northerner since Harold Wilson to serve as PM.
  
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• Patriotism, boats and rice dumplings: The Chinese government’s favourite festival

  21-06-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The annual Dragon Boat Festival, rooted in ancient legends of patriotism, has kicked off three days of cultural activities in China.
  
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• Meloni tells Trump to focus on his own popularity as spat escalates

  21-06-2026 04:32 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded barbs for a second day in an unprecedented blowout between the two countries’ leaders.
  
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• Trump from ‘hunted’ to ‘hunter’: Book details Trump’s push to test limits of executive power

  21-06-2026 03:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The book spells out a thesis that the US president believes - had he not lost the 2020 election, he would not be as powerful in his second term as he is now.
  
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• From ‘hunted’ to ‘hunter’: Book details Trump’s push to test limits of executive power

  21-06-2026 03:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The book spells out a thesis that the US president believes - had he not lost the 2020 election, he would not be as powerful in his second term as he is now.
  
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• The deadly problem Trump has failed to fix with his ceasefire

  21-06-2026 01:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The war in Lebanon remains a threat to broader peace in the Middle East, as the confusion over the Strait of Hormuz shows.
  
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• US-Iran talks begin again as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz

  21-06-2026 00:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Angered by Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon, Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz and can't foresee much happening in Switzerland negotiations.
  
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• Iran claims Strait of Hormuz closed

  20-06-2026 23:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz once again in response to Israeli military activity in Lebanon.
  
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• Iran claims it has closed Strait of Hormuz as Trump threatens tolls if deal not reached in 60 days

  20-06-2026 22:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s threat came after Iran said it had closed the strait again over the continued fighting in Lebanon, a claim the US disputes.
  
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• Peace deal on shaky ground

  20-06-2026 10:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The peace deal between the US and Iran is on shaky ground, with Israeli forces launching deadly strikes across Lebanon.
  
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• Driver dead, dozens injured in UK train crash

  20-06-2026 10:38 via smh.com.au
  
  A train driver has been killed and dozens of passengers hurt after a train collided with another north of London.
  
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• Tourists evacuated after fatal hotel fire in the Dominican Republic

  20-06-2026 10:03 via smh.com.au
  
  A 46-year-old Italian woman has been killed in a fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel, with three people taken to medical facilities and six others treated on site.
  
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• Tourists evacuated after deadly hotel fire in the Dominican Republic

  20-06-2026 10:03 via smh.com.au
  
  A 46-year-old Italian woman has been killed in a fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel, with three people taken to medical facilities and six others treated on site.
  
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• Fire engulfs luxury resort

  20-06-2026 06:23 via smh.com.au
  
  A tourist has died in a huge fire at a luxury Carribean hotel.
  
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• The man tipped to be the next UK prime minister is keeping calm, but he needs to act fast

  20-06-2026 06:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Andy Burnham, the so-called “king of the north”, is widely seen as the answer to the UK Labour Party’s prayers and will need to choose his next move carefully.
  
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• ‘A flying White House’: Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One

  20-06-2026 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  With an underbelly painted navy blue with a red stripe above and plush interiors, the formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet is the apple of the US president’s eye.
  
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• “There will never be one like this’: Trump unveils the new Air Force One

  20-06-2026 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.
  
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• Paris Hilton a bright spot on an otherwise dismal showing in Seattle

  20-06-2026 01:15 via smh.com.au
  
  While Donald Trump unveiled his new plane and Anthony Albanese stayed home, the VIP suites at Lumen Field were filled by the likes of golfer Greg Norman, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and a slew of American celebrities.
  
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• Two trains collide north of London, killing at least one person and injuring dozens

  20-06-2026 00:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The fatal crash occurred outside the town of Bedford, with emergency services deploying a number of resources including an air ambulance and a hazardous incident team.
  
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• Two trains collide north of London, killing at least 1 person and injuring dozens

  20-06-2026 00:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The fatal accident occurred outside the town of Bedford, with emergency services deploying a number of resources to the scene including an air ambulance and a hazardous incident team.
  
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• One dead, multiple injured after two trains collide in England’s east

  19-06-2026 23:45 via smh.com.au
  
  One person has been killed and several others are hurt after two trains, both bound for London, crashed in England's east.
  
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• British PM vows to fight for leadership

  19-06-2026 23:44 via smh.com.au
  
  British PM Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to fight for his leadership after the mayor of Manchester won a key by-election.
  
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• Donald Trump says Iran has to make a deal in 60 days

  19-06-2026 23:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump told Iran they must make a deal in the next 60 days or the US will "do things that won't make them happy".
  
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• What was it all for? The winners and losers of Trump’s deal with Iran

  19-06-2026 21:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Hostilities between the US and Tehran now officially concluded but the 100 days of war and its aftermath have disrupted the world order in more ways than one.
  
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• Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire

  19-06-2026 20:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Heavy fighting in southern Lebanon had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran.
  
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• ‘Completely made up’: Italian PM denies Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for photo

  19-06-2026 19:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Stung by the US president’s claim, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni took to social media to remind Donald Trump: “Neither I nor Italy ever beg.”
  
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• On a recent trip to Italy, I was reminded of what’s important in life

  19-06-2026 18:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As discussion grows about the impact of digital life on children’s wellbeing, The Princess of Wales writes of the need for genuine human connection.
  
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