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‘I could say the stupidest things and you’d clap’: Trump tells supporters
Speaking to supporters at a rally in Tennessee, US President Donald Trump said he could feel the “love” his audience had for him, adding: “I could say the stupidest things and you’d clap”. Trump made the comments while addressing supporters at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville as the Republican Party intensifies its campaign push ahead...
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British PM confirms Russian state-sponsored interference in Brexit
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in a recent interview with The Rest Is Politics podcast that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit vote, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Moscow-backed efforts to influence their politics. Burnham, who took over as Britain’s leader in July and said last month that Britain could...
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Russian drones hit Ukraine power station after ‘energy ceasefire’ | SBS speaks to Estonia diplomat
Hours after US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of what he’s calling an “energy ceasefire” between Kyiv and Moscow, Russian drones have struck a power station near Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv. Russia is yet to comment on Donald Trump’s ceasefire declaration, and the Ukrainian president said it was all ‘news to him’. However, Volodymyr...
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Greens call for block on US execution livestream
The federal government says online platforms have a responsibility to ensure Australians are not confronted with deeply distressing content. As parliament returns this week, there’s been widespread concern about plans by the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, to live stream the execution of an American army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at a Texas...
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Australia’s largest First Nations crisis shelter closes
After months of protests, Australia’s largest crisis accommodation facility for First Nations people has officially closed The NT government is moving residents at the YiSSA complex out of Darwin to a new, smaller centre around 100km away in the regional town of Batchelor — a move that has been widely condemned by community and federal...
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Nepal flash flood wipes out houses and bridges in Gorkha region
Nepal has been struck by another major flash flood, this time along the banks of the Budhi Gandaki River in the Gorkha region. The flood wiped out entire neighbourhoods, bridges and damaged a hydropower station. At least five people remain missing. The country is on high alert after a catastrophic flood in August that killed...
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Invasive fire ants detected at Sydney warehouse
Australian authorities are on high alert for the spread of one of the world’s worst invasive species. A red fire ant nest has been detected at a Sydney warehouse facility and there are fears they’ve spread beyond the site. SBS News is Australia’s trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the...
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Trump says US is still sharing intelligence with Ukraine
US President Donald Trump says intelligence is still being shared with Ukraine despite Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Ukraine received no early warning from intelligence partners about ballistic missile strikes for two nights in a row. In a post on X Zelenskyy described an overnight attack on the capital as “particularly vile” and said such warnings “help...
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Duane Davis sentenced to minimum 40 years jail for Tupac Shakur murder
Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating 1996 fatal shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur. The sentencing finalises the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music. Davis was tried and convicted for masterminding the murder to avenge...