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• Trump’s shocking grab for power will create secrecy for him and his cronies

  17-08-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump is the most corrupt president of the modern age. He can’t be trusted with more executive privilege.
  
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• There were many Aussies in New York on 9/11. I was one of them

  10-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  I looked up a few seconds before the first plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. I saw it go in, cookie-cutter style, and red flames leap around its shape at the impact.
  
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• Harry blames King Charles’ letter as ‘tweeting general’ pulls Uganda from Invictus Games

  10-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The extraordinary move was announced by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country’s military chief and son of the Ugandan president, who blamed the “Harry and Meghan nonsense”.
  
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• Trump offers every American adult $US5000 if Republicans win midterms

  10-09-2026 06:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Democrats quickly dismissed the idea as an election stunt that Donald Trump would not honour, pointing to previous plans to give Americans tariff dividends or distribute savings made by DOGE.
  
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• How the 9/11 terror attacks unfolded, minute by minute

  10-09-2026 05:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The events of 9/11, as it unfolds, is told through the extraordinary footage captured by news networks, eyewitnesses and people on the scene. Video by Tom Compagnoni.
  
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• ‘Satan fish’: The US drone sub captured by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

  10-09-2026 03:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The critical waterway has become a testing ground for new technologies, now Iran has got its hand on one of the US Navy’s hi-tech drone submarines.
  
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• Republican National Convention 2026 LIVE updates: Trump speaks as US midterms loom

  10-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The highly unusual midterm convention – dubbed “Trump-a-Palooza” – is on in Dallas, Texas. The US president is addressing the event now.
  
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• As it happened: Trump speaks at Republican National Convention as US midterms loom

  10-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The highly unusual midterm convention – dubbed “Trump-a-Palooza” – is on in Dallas, Texas. The president spoke for about 90 minutes, hitting his regular range of topics and targets.
  
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• Ex-Australian special forces troops approached to train Russians to fight Ukraine, leaked report claims

  10-09-2026 02:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Special forces veterans from Australia and Britain have been approached to provide illegal training to Russian soldiers according to a leaked Five Eyes intelligence assessment.
  
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• Fetterman crosses the aisle to address the Republican convention

  10-09-2026 02:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Fetterman crosses the aisle to address the Republican convention
  
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• First folding iPhone has Apple’s ‘largest ever display’

  09-09-2026 23:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Apple is not the first to market with a foldable phone, but its CEO new claims the ‘Duo’ will redefine the experience of using one.
  
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• Apple unveils foldable phones

  09-09-2026 22:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Apple has unveiled its latest suite of iPhones, including the brand's first ever foldable design.
  
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• Republicans hold midterm convention

  09-09-2026 22:13 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump will headline the Republican midterm convention in Texas.
  
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• FBI helped find bodies of Australian brothers

  09-09-2026 22:11 via smh.com.au
  
  A Mexican court has heard the bodies of two Australian brothers and their friend were found with the help of the FBI.
  
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• Republican National Convention 2026 LIVE updates: Trump, Vance to speak as US midterms loom

  09-09-2026 22:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The first-ever Republican midterm convention is taking place in Dallas, Texas. US President Donald Trump is due to speak, but there was an awkward glitch with his Qatari-gifted Air Force One just before he boarded.
  
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• ‘Could kill us all’: Anthropic insiders say AI has more than 10% chance of ending humanity – soon

  09-09-2026 21:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The stunning admissions from three AI researchers prompted calls for urgent government action from both sides of the political divide in Washington, despite Donald Trump’s opposition.
  
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• King Harald V of Norway laid to rest in royal-filled ceremony

  09-09-2026 14:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The much-loved King Harald V of Norway has been laid to rest in a grand royal funeral 12 days after his death, aged 89.
  
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• Journalists and boat crew missing near erupting Indonesian volcano

  09-09-2026 09:40 via smh.com.au
  
  The five journalists and three crew, who were trying to get closer to Mount Anak Krakatau, have not been heard from since Monday afternoon.
  
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• ‘It’s hell’: Father of Australian brothers killed in Mexico testifies in murder trial

  09-09-2026 08:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Martin Robinson described the ordeal of having to identify his sons’ bodies: Callum by a tattoo on his forearm, while identifying Jake was more difficult and required photographs.
  
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• Netanyahu’s rivals call him ‘unfit’ for office after report he was warned of October 7 attack

  09-09-2026 07:54 via smh.com.au
  
  A report in the Israeli press suggests the prime minister was warned of the planned Hamas attack by the president of the United Arab Emirates.
  
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• Trump rewards Natalie Harp and other close aides with cash

  09-09-2026 07:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The US President has given his biggest fan at the White House and select few trusted employees a $US45,000 gift.
  
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• ‘I don’t know what happened’: Those too young to remember September 11 are prone to conspiracy

  09-09-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  After 25 years, 100 million Americans have no memory of the day that changed everything. In an age of social media, disinformation and mistrust, that can be dangerous.
  
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• ‘Electric knife or saw’: How burglars got away with valuable Renoirs in three-minute art heist

  09-09-2026 00:27 via smh.com.au
  
  The “well-informed” theft has conjured up painful memories of the spectacular heist of crown jewels at the Louvre Museum in Paris last year.
  
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• Trump accused of fabricating claims about his own heroism on 9/11

  09-09-2026 00:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has been accused of making up a story about his own good deeds on September 11, 2001.
  
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• Trump claims firefighters carried him from Ground Zero

  08-09-2026 23:23 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president resurrected an old story, of which there is no definitive proof, from the aftermath of 9/11.
  
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• Hundreds of UK flights grounded

  08-09-2026 22:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Hundreds of flights have been grounded at airports across the UK due to an air traffic control problem.
  
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• Second day of trial over Aussie brothers killed in Mexico

  08-09-2026 22:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The father of the two Australian brothers killed in Mexico is expected to testify today at the trial for two accused killers.
  
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• Trump claims he was carried out of Ground Zero after September 11. Is that true?

  08-09-2026 21:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president resurrected a story about firemen “literally lifting me up” to escape a building that was in danger of collapse in the aftermath of the atrocity.
  
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• Privacy concerns cloud Prince George’s first day at prestigious Eton College

  08-09-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The 13-year-old prince’s family are seeking to ensure he can attend lessons, activities and other events in school life without being photographed or followed.
  
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• Israel targets UK in response to sanctions on settlements in West Bank

  08-09-2026 19:15 via smh.com.au
  
  British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband led the push from a dozen countries, blaming Israel for allowing illegal settlements and failing to stop “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinian communities.
  
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