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• Security cameras, extra guards at Reflecting Pool as Trump says six arrested

  24-06-2026 03:47 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president’s pet renovation project has been plagued by misfortune. Now the water will have to be drained again to fix damage he insists was caused by vandals.
  
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• Five killed in shooting at youth welfare facility in Germany

  29-06-2026 15:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter, while others were wounded, police said.
  
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• Australian murder suspect shopped and did laundry while girl’s body lay in suitcase

  29-06-2026 12:02 via smh.com.au
  
  A network of CCTV cameras captured the 45-year-old’s seemingly casual comings and goings that led to his arrest at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
  
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• Australian murder suspect shopped and did laundry while girl’s body sat in suitcase

  29-06-2026 11:57 via smh.com.au
  
  A network of CCTV cameras captured the 45-year-old’s seemingly casual comings and goings that led to his arrest at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
  
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• Man who allegedly murdered Thai teenager had history with police in Perth

  29-06-2026 10:24 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager had a history with law enforcement when he lived in Perth.
  
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• Family of Thai teen allegedly murdered want Australian accused executed

  29-06-2026 09:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The family of a Thai teenager allegedly murdered by an Australian man say they want the accused killer executed.
  
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• Eleven killed in French skydiving plane crash

  29-06-2026 09:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Eleven people were killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashed in north-eastern France.
  
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• Father and son rescued after four days buried under Venezuela earthquake rubble

  29-06-2026 07:52 via smh.com.au
  
  A miracle rescue days after two powerful earthquakes shattered swaths of Venezuela gives hope to rescuers, who warn time is running out to find more survivors.
  
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• America, Iran agree to halt strikes and renew talks, US official says

  29-06-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened again to wipe out Iran and Tehran launched missiles and drones at US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain.
  
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• “We will defend our right to live”: the boxing world champion fighting for Ukraine’s capital

  29-06-2026 06:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko speaks with Europe correspondent David Crowe.
  
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• The grim but crucial target that is now essential to Ukraine

  29-06-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukraine’s resurgent defence industry is locked in a race against time to produce more drones and missiles and dial up the pressure on Vladimir Putin.
  
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• America’s superpower is under siege, from its own president

  29-06-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Multiculturalism has served America well, but Donald Trump has re-energised xenophobic hostility in the land of the free.
  
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• Rescue efforts continue for the almost 70,000 people reported missing after Venezuela earthquakes

  29-06-2026 00:39 via smh.com.au
  
  According to government reports over 1,400 people have been killed.
  
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• US and Iran agree to halt strikes, hold fresh talks on Strait of Hormuz: report

  28-06-2026 22:44 via smh.com.au
  
  It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened again to wipe out the Iranian leadership and Tehran launched missiles and drones at US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain.
  
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• Iran and US agree to halt strikes, hold fresh talks: report

  28-06-2026 22:44 via smh.com.au
  
  It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened again to wipe out the Iranian leadership and Tehran launched missiles and drones at US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain.
  
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• ‘Experience hell’: Iran and US step up attacks and threaten to escalate

  28-06-2026 22:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Tehran launched missiles and drones at US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, shortly after President Donald Trump threatened again to wipe out the Iranian leadership.
  
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• Fears new Chinese law will be ‘weaponised’ against Australian activists

  28-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Uyghur and Tibetan groups in Australia have urged the Albanese government to condemn the ethnic unity measures, which come into effect on Wednesday.
  
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• Fears China’s new ethnic unity law will target Australian activists

  28-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Uyghur and Tibetan groups in Australia have urged the Albanese government to condemn the measures, which come into effect on Wednesday.
  
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• A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board

  28-06-2026 19:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Families watched in shock as a skydiving plane carrying their loved ones crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said.
  
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• WA truck driver accused of Thailand murder

  28-06-2026 12:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A truck driver from Western Australia is facing murder charges in Thailand after a teenage girl’s body was found inside a suitcase.
  
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• ‘Everything about him was slow’: Inside the quiet Thai life of suitcase murder suspect

  28-06-2026 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Simon Peter Carman, who is accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body into a suitcase, “lived like a normal expat here, going swimming, ordering food and eating out”, his Thai neighbours say.
  
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• ‘Everything about him was slow’: Inside quiet Thai life of suitcase murder suspect

  28-06-2026 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Simon Peter Carman, who is accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body into a suitcase, “lived like a normal expat here, going swimming, ordering food and eating out”, his Thai neighbours say.
  
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• US accused of breaking truce amid strikes against Iran

  28-06-2026 10:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The US said it has struck multiple targets in Iran, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy ceasefire and prompted a vow of retaliation.
  
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• Australian man charged with murder in Thailand

  28-06-2026 10:19 via smh.com.au
  
  An Australian man is facing murder charges in Thailand after a teenager’s body was found in a suitcase.
  
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• The America of my mum and dad was fair. Now I’m not so sure

  28-06-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As America approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, I want to reclaim my faith in its decency.
  
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• Are Americans still fair, as my parents were? It’s unfair that I must ask

  28-06-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As America approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, I want to reclaim my faith in its decency.
  
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• Trump warns US might ‘militarily complete the job’ in Iran

  28-06-2026 07:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim peace deal signed less than two weeks ago.
  
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• These homes rose out of Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Now, they’re rubble

  28-06-2026 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Venezuelans are digging barehanded through mountains of concrete and debris from last week’s earthquakes for loved ones.
  
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• These homes once heralded a fresh start. Now they’ve been reduced to rubble

  28-06-2026 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Venezuelans are digging barehanded through mountains of concrete and debris from last week’s earthquakes for loved ones.
  
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• Residents were assured their apartments were quake-proof. Now their homes are rubble

  28-06-2026 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Venezuelans are digging barehanded through mountains of concrete and debris from last week’s earthquakes for loved ones.
  
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