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Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Donald Trump has been accused of encouraging violent unrest in Iran by the nation's supreme leader, who says the US president is considered a criminal.

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis have chased off a group of far-right activists who planned to ‍march on a neighbourhood where many immigrants live.

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Donald Trump says he will charge extra import taxes on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.

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Jail time for leaving dogs in cars under broad changes

Jail time for leaving dogs in cars under broad changes

Australia's most populous state is cracking down on people who leave their dogs in cars and use painful collars in proposed changes to animal welfare laws.

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel says composition of the Gaza executive board named by the Trump administration was not coordinated with Israel and contradicts its policy.

Uganda's Museveni re-elected, challenger in hiding

Uganda's Museveni re-elected, challenger in hiding

Uganda's incumbent president has claimed a landslide victory in the country's election, while his challenger is at large having fled his home.

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

A massive crackdown appears to have quelled protests that rocked Iran, which a rights group says killed more than 3000 people.

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Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Firearms advocates have raised objections to a planned overhaul of the nation's gun restrictions, although the government insists changes won't impact shooters.

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Social media posts now deleted raise questions over the selection of the former president of a cattlemen's association as a new territory administrator.

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to bolster transparency as Labor starts the new year ramming through complex legislation with reduced oversight.

Iran demos abate after crackdown, internet block eases

Iran demos abate after crackdown, internet block eases

Iran demos abate after crackdown, internet block eases

Iran demos abate after crackdown, internet block eases

An internet blackout in Iran has eased while residents say calm has returned to the capital Tehran following protests that were crushed by security forces.

CIA director meets with Venezuelan interim president

CIA director meets with Venezuelan interim president

CIA director meets with Venezuelan interim president

CIA director meets with Venezuelan interim president

Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and CIA director John Ratcliffe have held talks in Caracas, US officials say.

ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama

ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama

ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama

ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama

An ASX-listed miner is trying to revive its rare earth mine in Greenland amid Donald Trump's threats to seize the territory "whether they like it or not".

Iran protests appear to abate after deadly crackdown

Iran protests appear to abate after deadly crackdown

Iran protests appear to abate after deadly crackdown

Iran protests appear to abate after deadly crackdown

Iran's security forces seem to have quelled the country's nationwide protests, residents and rights groups says, while fears of a US attack have retreated.

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Demonstrators defy protest ban, oppose Israeli's visit

Pro-Palestine protesters have returned to Sydney's streets in defiance of new laws, vowing they will try to disrupt a proposed visit by the Israeli president.

S.Korea court jails ex-president Yoon for obstruction

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to five years in prison on some charges related to his failed martial law decree.

Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota protests

President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the US Insurrection Act and send troops to quell persistent protests against immigration agents in Minneapolis.

'Bloody good': funding tap turned on by 'poo balls'

The strange sight of balls of sewage repeatedly washing up on iconic beaches has triggered a $3 billion plan lauded by water and tourism experts.

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National recycling pilot to stop solar energy eclipse

A national trial will recycle solar panels at the end of their working lives to extract valuable metals and boost Australia’s circular economy.

Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuela's Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal, and he intends to keep it.

Religious leaders unite in call for hate speech rethink

Religious leaders have united across faiths to urge the prime minister to go back to the drawing board on contentious hate speech reforms.

Vale Ron Boswell, the 'unmade bed' who kept turning up

A former prime minister has led a state funeral farewell to Ron Boswell, the Nationals senator who never stopped turning up - and never stopped calling.

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

The latest figures from a crime-ridden territory prove a tough law and order approach is working after a near 10 per cent offending drop, the government says.

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

A fine has been issued over an unlawful prayer hall linked to a notorious Islamic preacher for allegedly breaching a shutdown order.

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