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• Trump needs a Plan C for Iran because so far nothing has worked

  11-07-2026 05:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The US President had first hoped to bomb Iran into submission and then bribe them by letting them sell their oil, but neither approach has delivered a result.
  
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• At least 27 people killed in massive that engulfed Bangkok pub

  12-07-2026 22:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging, with flames coming out of the front door and people trying to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky.
  
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• ‘No one like him’: Trump, Netanyahu lead tributes after sudden death of influential US senator

  12-07-2026 21:55 via smh.com.au
  
  A strong supporter of Ukraine and key cheerleader for the war against Iran, Republican Lindsey Graham was the last of the “Three Amigos” famous for their embrace of military intervention overseas.
  
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• Dozens killed in massive fire that engulfed Bangkok pub

  12-07-2026 21:27 via smh.com.au
  
  The blaze early on Monday morning killed at least 27 people, officials said.
  
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• He dined and dashed in Hong Kong. Now a $300,000 inheritance is missing

  12-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian lawyer Samuel Monkivitch’s restaurant runners pale against allegations of manipulation and misappropriation in his home town of Melbourne.
  
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• Hanson’s new UK friend flew to Moscow with funding from Musk

  12-07-2026 19:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Elon Musk’s father said the billionaire’s family foundation paid for British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson to visit the Russian capital last month.
  
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• Lindsey Graham, long-time Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71

  12-07-2026 09:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The senator passed away on Saturday from a “brief and sudden illness”.
  
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• How an assassination by Trump and Netanyahu set up a victory for their enemy

  12-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The US and Israel thought killing Khamenei would trigger a democratic uprising. Instead, it brought generational change and made the Iran regime more powerful. 
  
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• How an assassination by Trump and Netanyahu became a victory for their enemy

  12-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The US and Israel thought the killing of Khamenei would trigger a democratic uprising. Instead, it brought about a generational change for Iran and reinforced the regime’s narrative. 
  
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• ‘Cake’ might have been any teenager anywhere

  12-07-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Thanchanok Donhomla, known as Cake, was very much loved - a dutiful teenager who looked after her great-aunts and baby cousin, and washed people’s dishes to help make ends meet.
  
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• ‘Cake’ might have been any teenager, anywhere

  12-07-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Thanchanok Donhomla, known as Cake, was very much loved; a dutiful teenager who looked after her great-aunts and baby cousin, and washed people’s dishes to help make ends meet.
  
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• Prince Harry gets down with the kids

  12-07-2026 04:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The Duke of Sussex has taken part in a spot of goat yoga during his final public appearance of the week.
  
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• Prince Harry gets down with the kids at goat yoga

  12-07-2026 04:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The Duke of Sussex took part in a charity event for bereaved children of military personnel in his final public appearance of the week.
  
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• ‘Now they pay’: US strikes Iran again after regime declares Strait of Hormuz closed

  12-07-2026 03:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The sustained escalation in fighting comes nearly a month after the two sides inked a draft peace deal that prolonged a ceasefire and began 60 days of negotiations.
  
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• Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed, US renews strikes

  12-07-2026 01:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck.
  
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• Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed until ‘the end of US interference in this region’

  12-07-2026 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck.
  
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• Police make new arrest over killing of former UK minister Ann Widdecombe

  12-07-2026 01:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The former UK politician and reality TV contestant was found dead in her isolated rural home in the village of Haytor on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.
  
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• Curses, witch doctors and chains: Inside the battle to save Uganda’s most vulnerable children

  11-07-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  In rural Uganda, children with disabilities are often hidden or deemed a curse. Fred Alimet is driving deep into the villages, bringing hope and a new way.
  
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• What Harry’s week from hell revealed about the royal family. It’s not good

  11-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Prince Harry lost a major court case, handed the high moral ground to a despised tabloid and couldn’t get his dad to put him up for the night. That’s a tough week.
  
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• Donald Trump gives instruction if he was to be assassinated by Iran

  11-07-2026 11:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump says he's left instructions on what the US military should do if he's assassinated by Iran.
  
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• This man might be the most successful Australian in New York you’ve never heard of

  11-07-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Between his prodigious start, television appeal and restaurant success, it seems like Buddha Lo never fails. He insists that’s not the case.
  
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• Passenger partially sucked out of window on flight from Greece

  11-07-2026 02:25 via smh.com.au
  
  A Ryanair Boeing 737 flight was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off from Thessaloniki in Greece after a broken window put the life of a passenger in grave danger.
  
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• How popular are the populists? For Nigel Farage and his right-wing friends, it’s finding-out time

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Reform UK leader’s farcical coming byelection contest with a man wearing a bin comes as questions grow over whether support for Farage and other right-wing populists has peaked.
  
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• King and Queen meet with Prince Harry, Meghan and children

  10-07-2026 20:43 via smh.com.au
  
  The king hosted his youngest son and met with his family for the first time in years as they try to repair a rift.
  
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• Police release man arrested on suspicion of murder of former UK minister

  10-07-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former Tory MP turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead in her home with serious injuries, police said.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder of former UK minister

  10-07-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former Tory MP turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead in her home with serious injuries, police said.
  
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• Murder probe launched into death of former UK minister

  10-07-2026 17:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead in her home with serious injuries, police said.
  
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• Israel says Iran has new plan to assassinate Trump

  10-07-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Israel has said that Iran has a new plan to assassinate US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Israel investigating after photo of stripped and bound detainee is shared

  10-07-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The Israeli military confirmed the authenticity of the photo, which circulated widely after it was shared by a Palestinian activist. Israeli rights groups said it depicted a war crime.
  
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• Trump’s new Air Force One has ‘luxury that nobody’s seen before’. But is it as safe?

  10-07-2026 06:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president was forced to swap onto the old Air Force one as he left Turkey this week, intensifying the focus on his demands to rapidly retrofit the new donated 747.
  
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