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Trump says 'no deal until there's a deal' after talks with Putin
The US President says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve the war in Ukraine.
UN plastics pollution deal a flop, some blame USA
Analysis - Fiji's delegate says failing to set production limits is like "mopping the floor without turning off the tap," while China wants to address the full life-cycle of plastics.
Mediawatch: 'Surprise' rise in Trump's trade tariff?
Many recent stories claimed the hike to a 15 per cent US tariff on our exports was 'a surprise.' But was it?
Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war, 80 years after A-bomb
Thousands have bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into…
Australia, UK sign 50-year AUKUS defence treaty
Australia's government says it has signed a treaty with Britain to bolster cooperation over the next 50 years on the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership.
US tech CEO on leave amid investigation into viral 'kiss cam' video
The married chief executive cuddling another woman at a Coldplay concert was identified as Andy Byron from New York tech company Astronomer.
Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says
The Pentagon has pressed its ally to clarify what role it would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan.
US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year
US tariffs have helped produce a surprise $US27 billion budget surplus for June, a turnaround from a $71 billion deficit for the month last year.
Norwegian fund bars US, German arms makers over Gaza war
Norway's biggest pension fund has dropped companies from its portfolio for selling weapons and equipment used by Israel in Gaza.
'It feels like a missile is following me': Iranians say daily life filled with fear and distrust
After days of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran, for the civilians caught up in Israel's bombing campaign, life is filled with uncertainty.
Former Wimbledon champion to retire after US Open
Double Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitova will hang up her racquet.
Kiwi golfer down the field at halfway stage of US Open
Ryan Fox comfortably makes the cut at US Open despite up-and-down day.
'We knew everything,' Trump says about Israel's strikes on Iran
The US president says it is not too late for Iran to make a deal, and he had been pushing the country's leaders to do so urgently before Israel's strikes.
Suspect in custody following 'targeted terror attack'
A man reportedly threw bottles containing flammable liquid at a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado.
Pentagon chief Hegseth warns of imminent China threat
"Beijing is credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo Pacific," US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned, at a regional forum.
Performance with a purpose - Trump on South Africa
Donald Trump's claims of a white genocide in South Africa betray the influence of his billionaire expat friends, including Elon Musk
Judge blocks Trump's mass federal layoffs, White House appeals
The White House has appealed a judge's block on mass layoffs by federal agencies, a key piece of Trump's plan to downsize the government.
Trump considering suspending right to court challenge for detainees
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says it's an option the administration are "actively looking at".
Two-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported
The Trump administration appears to have deported a 2-year-old US citizen "with no meaningful process," a judge says.
Millions of measles cases expected if vaccinations don't go up - US study
Declining childhood vaccinations for measles mean the disease could become endemic again in the US, with up to 51m illnesses projected, a study has found.