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Trump threatens 100% car tariffs

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will put a 100% tariff on every car coming into the United States across the Mexican border if he wins the Nov. 5 election against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

September 25, 2024 10:15 am

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UN chief condemns 'get out of jail free' card on wars

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced on Tuesday a growing number of governments and other groups who feel they are “entitled to a get out of jail free card,” citing wars in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Sudan.

September 25, 2024 9:34 am

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Israel kills Hezbollah commander in Beirut, vows more airstrikes

September 25, 2024 8:30 am

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Biden seeks to calm Mideast tension

U.S. President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia’s war in Ukraine has failed and that a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah was still possible.

September 25, 2024 7:21 am

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India confirms first mpox case in current outbreak

India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports.

September 25, 2024 5:50 am

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Teenager killed in shopping centre stabbing attack

A teenage boy has been stabbed to death following an altercation at a Melbourne shopping centre as the attacker remains at large.

September 24, 2024 4:09 pm

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We can't evacuate everyone, Australians in Lebanon told

Thousands of Australians in Lebanon are being warned to leave immediately as rocket exchanges with Israel narrow the window to escape safely.

September 24, 2024 3:13 pm

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Alarm over Lebanon amid UN push to protect civilians

Australia has expressed alarm at escalating tensions in the Middle East as Hezbollah and Israel exchange rocket fire, while calling for greater aid worker protections.

September 24, 2024 2:07 pm

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Sinking Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea levels rise

On Wednesday, Tuvalu’s prime minister will ask U.N. members to support its push for permanent recognition of its maritime boundaries and statehood.

September 24, 2024 11:18 am

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Lebanon says Israeli air strikes kill nearly 500

Israel has launched air strikes against more than a thousand Hezbollah targets, killing 492 people and sending tens of thousands fleeing for safety in Lebanon’s deadliest day in decades, according to authorities.

September 24, 2024 9:39 am

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Ukraine attack 'kills three,' Russia hits Zaporizhzhia

Three civilians, including a child, have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a village in Russia’s Belgorod border region, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says.

September 24, 2024 8:41 am

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Israel striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

The Israeli military says it is conducting extensive strikes against targets of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.

September 23, 2024 5:20 pm