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US presidential debate LIVE updates: Donald Trump, Joe Biden clash over abortion, economy and foreign affairs ahead of 2024 US election
The first general election debate of the 2024 season kicked off with US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump squaring off. Watch the debate live.
- by Chris Zappone, Jessica McSweeney, Farrah Tomazin, Nick Ralston and James Lemon
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Russian satellite breaks up in space, forcing ISS astronauts to shelter in capsules
Astronomers said they didn’t believe the Russians would have blown up their own satellite. However one remarked, “but, with the Russians these days, who knows.”
- by Joey Roulette
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Trump's White House
Winning friends and influencing people in Trump 2.0’s orbit
The launch of former prime minister Scott Morrison’s book was an unlikely look at what Australia’s diplomatic efforts might look like under a return of Donald Trump.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
US election
Watching Biden v Trump? Don’t pass the popcorn, pass the sick bag
Ludicrous though it seems, the future of US democracy could turn on one split-second flashpoint.
- by Nick Bryant
The WikiLeaks Baghdad airstrike video that made Assange a household name
The 38-minute classified aerial video of a 2007 attack in a Baghdad suburb that killed at least 11 was released by WikiLeaks in 2010, causing a media maelstrom.
- by Maham Javaid
World of photos, June 27, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
An eight-day trip to space has gone wrong. Two astronauts are stuck indefinitely
Boeing and NASA warned that because this was a test flight to and from the International Space Station, everything might not go perfectly. It hasn’t gone perfectly.
- by Christian Davenport
‘Miscarriage of justice’: Condemnation in sections of the US to Assange plea deal
Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice”, while candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy jr said he was “overjoyed”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Assange saga
‘We’re overjoyed’: Assange’s family counts down to his return after plea deal with US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia as early as Wednesday night, bringing a sudden end to his long-running legal saga and delighting his relatives and supporters.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Assange saga
I’m relieved for Julian Assange. I’m also deeply concerned
My own prison ordeal gave me a taste of what Assange may be feeling. He’s out – but the chilling effect on press freedom remains.
- by Peter Greste
He stole $US400,000 from his boss and killed him to conceal the crime
Days after the body of a successful tech entrepreneur was found dismembered in his apartment, his former personal assistant made a series of unsettling web searches.
- by Maia Coleman