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Olivia Newton-John, star of Grease, dies aged 73

Pop star best known for her role in the film musical devoted her later life to activism in support of…

The Guardian - UK

John Barilaro warned to prepare for inquiry grilling over girlfriend's job at Investment NSW

An upper house inquiry into John Barilaro's appointment to a plum trade job will later this week put the former…

Aussies are the table-toppers yet again

Australia has retained its status as the Commonwealth's sporting superpower but measured in medals, the Birmingham campaign was middling.

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Victoria 2026: What to expect from the next Commonwealth Games

Organisers are busy making arrangements for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, to be held across four different cities in regional Victoria.

Most Australians support an Indigenous voice – but they don’t know too much about it

Two-thirds of respondents back constitutional recognition, including 77% of Labor voters and 53% of Coalition voters

The Guardian - AU

A Cease-Fire Holds After a 3-Day Gaza Conflict: Key Takeaways

JERUSALEM — A cease-fire ending three days of fierce cross-border attacks between Israel and a Palestinian militant group in Gaza…

The New York Times

Sri Lanka asks China to defer military ship visit after India protests

Sri Lanka said on Monday it had asked China to defer the planned visit of a Chinese ship to the…

US Announces $1 Billion Ukraine Arms Aid Package

The United States will provide $1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, the single largest package using the president's drawdown…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump complained his generals were not ‘totally loyal’ like Hitler’s, book reveals

Bizarre remark to then-chief of staff John Kelly is revealed in new book

The Independent UK

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Monkeypox dose sparing? Biden admin looks to NIH-funded study for clues.

The FDA is considering recommending dose-sparing of the monkeypox vaccine. It is using this 2015 study to back up a…

US President Joe Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky

The trip is Biden’s second to Kentucky, which has been hard hit by a number of devastating natural disasters.

Diamonds return to the top at Commonwealth Games, their first major tournament victory in seven years

Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich was criticised for her tactics in Birmingham, but it was her insistence on depth and using…

US pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine

The Biden administration has announced another $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Trump wanted Pentagon generals to be like second world war Nazis, book says

Ex-president complained to John Kelly ‘why can’t you be like the German generals?’ according to excerpt from the New Yorker

The Guardian - US

Carlton missing finals not a fail: McKay

Carlton forward Harry McKay says his team's season wouldn't be classed as a failure if they didn't make the AFL's…

Blackmores subsidiary kept selling pregnancy vitamins despite hundreds of complaints, ex-employee alleges

Whistleblower says he was instructed to tell customers the products were safe to consume, despite lack of testing evidence

The Guardian - AU

AFL Crows hierarchy apology in open letter

Adelaide have released an open letter apologising to Eddie Betts and other players who had a negative experience from their…

Scientists bringing dark matter to the pub

Researchers from Australia’s major universities are on a 7000 kilometre road trip to deliver dark matter and quantum physics to…

UN chief issues grim warning on 'suicidal' attacks at Ukraine nuclear plant

Any attack on a nuclear plant is "suicidal", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday, after missiles once again exploded…

Radio France Internationale

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Attacker injures Japanese sailor at Solomons WWII ceremony

Honiara (AFP) - A Solomon Islands man described as "mentally affected" attacked a Japanese sailor with scissors during a World…

National stays ahead of Labour in NZ poll

On the numbers presented in a new TVNZ-Kantar poll, Jacinda Ardern is on track to lose office in next year's…

‘Blood, body parts, screams’: Gaza reels after Israeli strikes

Traumatised people of Gaza’s Rafah refugee camp recount the horrors of Israel’s ‘targeted killing’ of PIJ commander.

Japan's SoftBank reports record quarterly net loss

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's SoftBank Group on Monday reported a record quarterly net loss of $23.4 billion, after interest rate…

John Barilaro faced a parliamentary inquiry into his New York trade job. Here are the key moments

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has made multiple revelations under serious questioning over his appointment to a New York…

Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy appoints close friend as new chief of staff

Nick McGowan, who was best man at Guy’s wedding, will take time off to run for an upper house seat…

The Guardian - AU