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• Whistleblower who linked Lutnick to Epstein found dead

  06-10-2026 10:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Several deaths among whistleblowers, survivors and associates connected to Epstein have fuelled online speculation. Official records attribute the deaths to suicide, mental health struggles or accidental causes.
  
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• Judge orders Trump administration to answer for tree removals at Washington DC golf course

  13-10-2026 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump has eyed the course for redevelopment into a course similar to those on his personal properties.
  
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• The hard-to-stop Houthi missiles that might make Trump think twice about helping Saudi Arabia

  13-10-2026 02:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Gone are the dodgy North Korean missiles of old; the Houthis now wield their own Palestine-2 hypersonic missile, which is highly accurate and can travel 16 times the speed of sound.
  
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• Man dies after falling from rollercoaster

  13-10-2026 01:43 via smh.com.au
  
  A man has died after falling from a rollercoaster at a major US theme park.
  
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• One person killed, several injured in US roller coaster incident

  13-10-2026 01:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The incident took place on the Goliath rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, north-west of Atlanta, police said.
  
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• James Talarico leaves message on Ken Paxton's phone

  13-10-2026 01:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has filmed himself leaving a message on opponent Ken Paxton's phone asking him to debate.
  
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• Australia urged to back new seven-nation plan to curb antisemitic violence

  13-10-2026 00:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Britain has offered to host an effort by the countries with the largest Jewish populations outside Israel –known as the J7 group – to counter hatred after incidents including the Bondi terror attack.
  
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• Ukrainian energy sites hit after Trump ceasefire

  12-10-2026 21:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Russia has struck energy sites in Ukraine hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire.
  
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• Burnham triggers talk of a Brexit reversal after accusing Russia of meddling in vote

  12-10-2026 21:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The new claim about the fraught 2016 referendum has set off an almighty row in Britain, where merely talking about whether leaving the EU was a good idea or not can send some into conniptions.
  
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• Federal agents raid home of Democratic congresswoman targeted by Trump

  12-10-2026 20:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The search warrant, executed just three weeks before the midterm elections, is part of an ongoing criminal investigation into Ilhan Omar over allegations of immigration fraud.
  
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• When Trump gets a thrashing at the midterms, four words will come back to haunt him

  12-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president thinks he is impressing the world with his immense power. In truth, he is demonstrating the impotence of power.
  
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• Australian man accused of Thai teen’s murder pleads guilty to one charge

  12-10-2026 12:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Simon Peter Carman, who is accused of a Thai teenager’s murder, has pleaded guilty to one charge in court.
  
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• ‘I want to punch him’: Family of Thai teen face to face with Australian murder accused

  12-10-2026 10:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The father of Thanchanok Donhomla sat just metres away from Simon Peter Carman, who pleaded guilty on Monday to concealing the teenager’s body.
  
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• They’ve been flipped, kicked and even hit by trains, all in the name of delivering food

  12-10-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  In American cities, legions of robots carting takeaway food orders are testing whether humans and robots can co-exist. Early signs are not promising.
  
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• Australian father freed from Iraq five years after ‘arbitrary detention’

  12-10-2026 09:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after more than five years in detention following a protracted campaign to secure his release.
  
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• ‘I am not saying I am a good spy’: How a wartime spook got sprung by a simple mistake

  12-10-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Spies still play an important role even as the war becomes defined by robotic eyes in the sky. Both sides have more weapons than ever. Old-fashioned human spying helps them find targets.
  
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• First a cage fight, now a livestreamed execution. America’s depravity knows no bounds

  12-10-2026 02:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Implicit in Trump saying he doesn’t care how Hasan goes is that execution voyeurism is OK.
  
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• First a cage fight, now a live-streamed execution. America’s depravity knows no bounds

  12-10-2026 02:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Implicit in Trump saying he doesn’t care how Hasan goes is that execution voyeurism is OK.
  
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• The president of pretence: Why Trump’s latest ceasefire ‘trick’ failed its first test

  12-10-2026 02:06 via smh.com.au
  
  With petrol prices biting ahead of the midterm elections, the US president made a shock claim that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets. As usual, it’s another trick that’s unlikely to work.
  
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• Death toll rises from Saudi airport attack

  11-10-2026 21:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The death toll from the Houthi strike on Riyadh airport has risen to 13, says Saudi officials.
  
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• McLarens, Mar-a-Lago and machine guns: Introducing Gina Rinehart’s controversial new frontier point man

  11-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Carlos de Miguel III is a well-connected former US navy seal with a penchant for fast cars and big guns.
  
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• Ukraine backs energy ceasefire after Trump declares surprise deal is done

  11-10-2026 18:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s brief social media post said only that the ceasefire took effect immediately and that both sides had agreed to it. “Do not break it!” he wrote.
  
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• Ukraine backs ceasefire after Trump declares surprise deal is done

  11-10-2026 18:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s brief social media post said only that the ceasefire took effect immediately and that both sides had agreed to it. “Do not break it!” he wrote.
  
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• ‘Do not break it’: Ukraine backs ‘energy ceasefire’ after Trump declares surprise deal is done

  11-10-2026 18:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s brief social media post said only that the ceasefire took effect immediately and claimed that both Ukraine and Russia had agreed to it.
  
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• ‘Do not break it’: Ukraine backs energy ceasefire after Trump declares surprise deal is done

  11-10-2026 18:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s brief social media post said only that the ceasefire took effect immediately and claimed that both Ukraine and Russia had agreed to it.
  
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• Pope Leo to undergo surgery for small growth on lung

  11-10-2026 14:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The 71-year-old pontiff will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung.
  
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• Pope Leo to undergo surgery for small growth in lung

  11-10-2026 14:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The 71-year-old pontiff will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung.
  
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• A dozen killed in Saudi Arabian airport attack

  11-10-2026 10:46 via smh.com.au
  
  An attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital has left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 people injured.
  
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• Blocked by police, India’s youth voice their fury

  11-10-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Protesters against disenfranchisement are outraged after being intercepted at airports and stopped by barricades. “Aren’t we children of this nation?”
  
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• Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll hoping to find her plane

  11-10-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  “Finding Amelia Earhart’s Electra aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime,” says the expedition leader who is hoping to solve one of the century’s great mysteries.
  
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