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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Israel must listen’: Albanese aghast at Rafah military strikes
Israel says it rescued two hostages in a raid in Rafah on Monday, at the same time as it hit Gaza’s border city from air, land and sea.
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Trump never believed in NATO. The world just found out what that means
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Where does Biden’s latest gaffe rate among the biggest political slips?
Joe Biden’s not the first political leader to deliver a real-time blooper, but the US president’s timing could not have been worse.
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Journalist and author
Trump never believed in NATO. The world just found out what that means
Never before has a president of the United States – even a former one aspiring to reclaim the office – suggested he would incite an enemy to attack American allies.
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US Votes 2024
Where does Biden’s latest gaffe rate among the biggest political slips?
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- by Nick Bryant
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Europe
Finland’s new president enters NATO era just as Trump shakes the alliance
- by Erika Solomon and Johanna Lemola
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Trump never believed in NATO. The world just found out what that means
- by Peter Baker
Russia is using Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals near front, Ukraine says
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UK election
Meet my friend, the UK Labour candidate seeing Red amid Tory death spiral
- by George Brandis
Asia
It takes a special politician to draw a crowd of 100,000. This one has a chequered past
People have fainted. Ambulances blare through the partying crowds locked-out outside. Mercifully, the star decides to bring the show forward.
- by Zach Hope
Imran Khan uses AI video to claim election victory from inside jail cell
Jailed for selling state secrets, graft and unlawful marriage, the former cricketer has claimed victory with an audiovisual message created using artificial intelligence.
- by Ariba Shahid and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
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Neighbours warn Israel of disaster if it pushes into Rafah, the last Palestinian refuge
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- by Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley