'I'm with her': Some Republicans opt for Clinton
For some, the prospect of a President Clinton is more palatable than a President Trump. It's the devil you know.
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Kasich drops out leaving Trump alone
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7:51 AM Donald Trump's last remaining challenger, Ohio governor John Kasich, has dropped out of the US presidential nomination race.
Refugee quota deal prescribes $385k fines
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The EU has announced a plan to deal requiring member states to accept refugees under a quota system or face fines of €250,000 euros per migrant.
Wildfire forces evacuation of entire town
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The Canadian province of Alberta has raced to evacuate the 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray, where an uncontrolled wildfire was taking hold in the country's oil sands region.
Tennis-ball size diamond could fetch $94m
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A three-billion-year-old diamond - the largest discovered in more than a century - could sell for more than $US70m, Sotheby's says.
'We're going to love each other': kinder Trump
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Paul McGeough 1:31 PM Trump was gracious in acknowledging his last-surviving challenger – that would be Texas Senator Ted Cruz who, just hours earlier, had denounced Trump as a pathological liar and narcissist.
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'President Trump': Here's his plan
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Patrick Healy 10:49 AM He will post on Twitter less, go to a beautiful ball or two then build a government based on relationships and negotiations. He'll also build that wall.
Anti-Trump Republicans are considering a vote for Hillary Clinton
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Sean Sullivan and Katie Zezima 7:50 AM For some Republicans, the prospect of a President Clinton is more palatable than a President Trump - not because they like Clinton but because they could fight her on familiar terrain
John Kasich to drop out of presidential race
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Thomas Kaplan and Josephine Tovey 4:13 AM John Kasich, the Governor of Ohio and a moderate voice who tried to portray himself as the adult in the Republican primary field but failed to win any state but his own, will end his long-shot quest for the US presidency on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), according to two people briefed on his decision.
IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed by US strike in Iraq
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David Wroe 12:00 AM The most senior Australian fighting with Islamic State, Neil Prakash, has been killed in a US air strike in Iraq.
Mark Zuckerberg calls Brazilian protest to pressure government
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Lia Timson 4:38 PM Mark Zuckerberg has entered unlikely political territory, calling on Brazilians to put pressure on the already embattled government to ensure citizens' democratic rights are upheld.
'Brilliant' Australian scientist Matthew Hynd jailed in US for child porn
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Peter Mitchell 3:17 PM An Australian scientist described as "brilliant" for his work in combating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases has been sentenced to 6½ years' prison in New York for child pornography offences.
Sanders wins Indiana, but Clinton's focused on Trump
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Evan Halper and Kate Linthicum 3:06 PM Bernie Sanders remains on track to lose the Democratic nomination race, but he has nonetheless managed to keep his agenda at the centre of it with a victory over Hillary Clinton in Indiana.
As more hospitals are destroyed, UN says 'Enough'
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Somini Sengupta 2:51 PM Can the most powerful countries enforce the rules of war when they and their allies are accused of flouting them?
Donald Trump's rise isn't sign of his own brilliance, rather Republican Party failure
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Paul McGeough 2:06 PM Just because Cruz was the author of his own demise, it doesn't follow that Trump has been the architect of his own stunning success. He just happened to be a lucky bunny ...
Ted Cruz drops out of race, clears way for Donald Trump's romp to Republican nomination
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Josephine Tovey 12:35 PM Ted Cruz announced he was leaving the race on Tuesday night, removing the last major hurdle in Donald Trump's quest to become the Republican nominee for president.
Israeli gets life in prison for murder that escalated into Gaza war
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Isabel kershner 12:16 PM An Israeli man convicted of abducting and murdering a Palestinian teenager in 2014 in a case that eventually escalated into the 50-day Gaza war has been sentenced to life in prison.
The biggest threat of climate change in the water, or lack of it
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Chris Mooney A lack of water will knock down food production and economic growth in China, India, the Middle East, Africa and large population areas, a new report says.
Justin Trudeau spoofs Obamas' Invictus video
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released a spoof Invictus video in reply to a challenge set by the Obamas.
$417,000 sportscar crashes just after owner receives it
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Joe Dunn New owner of speedster reportedly celebrated delivery with a bottle of champagne before it was taken for a spin.
Donald Trump wins Indiana Republican primary
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Donald Trump won Indiana's Republican primary on Tuesday, moving him closer to claiming the party's presidential nomination.
Melania Trump: From professional pretty person to potential first lady
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Robin Givhan It is not easy sliding into the role of first lady - or for the sake of this presidential election cycle, first spouse. The evolution from independent person to "better half," "secret weapon" or "incredibly accomplished genius who puts her family and children first unlike her wildly ambitious husband," can be awkward and painful.
Young Afghan Messi fan flees over kidnap fears
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A young Afghan fan of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has fled his home and gone to Pakistan because his family feared he could be kidnapped after he became an unlikely Internet sensation, the boy's uncle said on Tuesday.
'Right to survival prevails over property'
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Benjamin Soloway Pauper shoplifting cheese and sausage from a supermarket did so from economic necessity and committed no crime, court rules.
Man ploughs Prince's symbol into North Dakota farm field
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A retiree in a tiny community in North Dakota has paid tribute to Prince in perhaps the most unique way a farmer can.
Baby pulled out of rubble three days after building collapsed in Nairobi
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Edmund Blair The six-month-old girl has been reunited with her father after she was found in a bucket wrapped in a blanket.