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US Forces Intercept 3 Go-Fast Drug Vessels in Eastern Pacific, Detain 9 Suspects
The drugs taken into custody have an estimated street value of more than $25 million.
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UK Doctors Compare Social Media Harms Affecting Children to Smoking
UK lawmakers are weighing online safety measures for children, including a possible ban on social media use for under-16s, with decisions expected this summer.
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Russia Warns Foreigners to Leave Kyiv as It Threatens More Strikes
Moscow said that the strikes will ’target decision-making centres and command posts’ of the Ukrainian drone operation.
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Trump Gives Iran 3 Options to Deal With Uranium Stockpile as Peace Talks Advance
The president has said that the key aim of the U.S. military operation against Iran is to prevent Tehran from ever obtaining nuclear weapons.
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US, India, Japan, Australia Announce Fiji Port Project, Deepen Critical Minerals Pact
India and the United States separately signed a framework agreement on securing supplies of critical minerals and rare earths.
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Evacuation Order Partially Lifted as Risk of California Chemical Tank Explosion Recedes
County health officials have said people may notice a chemical smell over a wide area, but insist it is not harmful.
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Iranian Leader Calls for Muslim Unity, Says ‘Death to America’ Will Become Common Slogan
The message comes amid a tense standoff between Iran and the United States, as negotiations continue for a possible diplomatic settlement of the war.
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2nd Cohort of ISIS ‘Brides’ and Children Land in Australia, No Arrests Yet
There was also a reported physical confrontation between a family member and photographer.
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Ebola Outbreak Spreading Faster Than Response, Aid Group Says
The World Health Organization’s director-general also said the epidemic ‘is outpacing us.’
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Victoria Supports Firearms Law Overhaul but Rejects Gun Cap
The Victorian government has rejected a recommendation to cap legally owned firearms at four per licence holder.
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Senator Presses Officials on $22 Billion Spent on Mixed ‘Closing the Gap’ Results
Simon Gordon, group manager for strategy at the NIAA, said he needed to confirm if Price’s claim of $22 billion was accurate.
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Netanyahu Orders Intensified Strikes Against Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon
The Israeli leader said Israel would continue defending itself against Hezbollah threats following discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Nationals MP Advances Proposal to Define Sex in Law by Biological Criteria
Nationals MP Alison Penfold has introduced legislation to amend the Sex Discrimination Act that would define “man” and “woman” in law based on biological sex.
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China Cuts 300,000 Enforcement Officers Amid Complaints of Abuse, Mounting Fiscal Stress
Beijing said it’s cleaned up unqualified enforcers and improper agencies; legal observers said deeper incentives and extra-legal structures remain untouched.
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Oil Prices Fall 4.7 Percent on Hopes of US–Iran Deal
An agreement between the two nations has been ‘largely negotiated,’ President Donald Trump said.
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Bowen Defends $150 Million Price Tag to Chair COP31 Climate Event
Chris Bowen is due to spend more than $150 million (US$107 million) on the United Nations’ 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) meeting.
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Anti-Semitism Escalated After Bondi Attack, AFP Tells Inquiry
‘We saw protest activity—which is a legitimate part of functioning democracy—turn into violent protests,’ said AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt.
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He Escaped ISIS, Now He Warns Returning ‘Brides’ and Children Can’t Assimilate
A Yazidi-Australian says his village trekked through mountain terrain under the cover of darkness to escape ISIS.
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