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• Xi Jinping loomed large while on tour, but not everything went to plan

  19-11-2022 05:43 via smh.com.au
  
  The Chinese president did his best to project power and stability in leaders’ summits this week, but in the end had to contend with a few contrarians.
  
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• As ‘Liberation Day’ nears, the White House liberates itself from reality

  01-04-2025 06:39 via smh.com.au
  
  There have been mixed messages about nearly every aspect of the imminent tariffs. But Donald Trump appears unfazed by plunging consumer sentiment and falling markets.
  
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• The world in a time of Trump … explained

  01-04-2025 04:55 via smh.com.au
  
  From Panama to Greenland, we examine the impacts of the US president in his second term.
  
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• ‘Not on my watch’: Albanese says key US trade grievances are not negotiable

  01-04-2025 02:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The US trade office has added to its list of grievances with Australia just before the Trump administration unveils a new tranche of tariffs.
  
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• ‘They were humanitarians’: UN demands justice after 15 bodies found in Gaza ‘mass grave’

  01-04-2025 01:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The UN official in Gaza said the site where rescue workers were found had been marked with the emergency light from a crushed ambulance. Israel said it killed militants.
  
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• Prince Andrew, Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says she only has ‘days to live’

  31-03-2025 23:41 via smh.com.au
  
  In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 41-year-old shared a picture from a hospital bed, showing bruises on her face.
  
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• US expands list of trade grievances against Australia before Trump’s big tariff move

  31-03-2025 23:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The American update also highlighted the Albanese government’s December 2024 announcement about big tech firms.
  
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• US adds to list of trade grievances against Australia before Trump’s big tariff move

  31-03-2025 23:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The American update also highlighted the Albanese government’s December 2024 announcement about big tech firms.
  
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• Teslas burn in Rome, Stockholm as protests escalate

  31-03-2025 23:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The cars have become targets for vandalism across several countries in response to Elon Musk’s right-wing activism and his influence on Donald Trump.
  
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• Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says she only has ‘days to live’

  31-03-2025 22:19 via smh.com.au
  
  In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 41-year-old shared a picture from a hospital bed, showing bruises on her face.
  
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• Nannies, flight attendants accuse Mohamed al-Fayed of sexual abuse

  31-03-2025 21:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The five women claim they suffered “serious sexual abuse, harassment and mistreatment” while working for the billionaire ex-owner of Harrods.
  
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• Two astronauts who were stranded in space give first media interview

  31-03-2025 20:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams who were stranded in space for nine months speak to media for first time.
  
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• Death toll rises from Myanmar's 7.9 magnitude earthquake

  31-03-2025 20:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The death toll from Myanmar's 7.9 magnitude earthquake has now risen to more than 2270 people.
  
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• King Charles III returning to work after suffering side effects of cancer treatment

  31-03-2025 20:52 via smh.com.au
  
  King Charles is returning to work after the side effects from cancer treatment forced him to skip official engagements.
  
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• French hard-right leader Le Pen banned from presidential run following conviction

  31-03-2025 19:15 via smh.com.au
  
  In a ruling that potentially reshapes the European political landscape, a court has convicted the National Rally leader of embezzling European Union funds.
  
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• French far-right leader Le Pen banned from presidential run following conviction

  31-03-2025 19:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The ruling means that Le Pen, long been seen as a leading contender to succeed President Emmanuel Macron, will be excluded from the race when his term ends in 2027.
  
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• Far-right leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement by French court

  31-03-2025 15:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The ruling means that Le Pen, long been seen as a leading contender to succeed President Emmanuel Macron, will be excluded from the race when his term ends in 2027.
  
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• Far-right leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement

  31-03-2025 12:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The French politician and her co-defendants deny any wrongdoing but could face up to 10 years in prison.
  
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• Bodies of eight Red Crescent medics recovered in Gaza, one still missing

  31-03-2025 11:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The Palestine Red Crescent said it also recovered the bodies of six civil defence members and one United Nations employee from the same area.
  
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• Quake disaster has exposed a Trump-sized void on the world stage. China is stepping in

  31-03-2025 06:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The US has not been perfect in its application of soft power over the years, but diplomacy and aid are preferable to war and weapons.
  
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• Kanittha can barely imagine returning to the office. It’s on the 29th floor

  31-03-2025 06:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Friday’s earthquake emptied Bangkok into the streets and now darkens routines that involve living and working dozens of storeys above ground.
  
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• China and Russia already have boots on the ground in Myanmar. The US is nowhere to be seen

  31-03-2025 03:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The United States, the richest country in the world and once its most generous provider of foreign aid, has so far sent nothing to the earthquake disaster zone.
  
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• ‘A great success’: Start-up’s rocket crashes into sea after lift-off in Norway

  31-03-2025 02:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Video from the launch shows the rocket taking off from the pad, flying into the air and then coming back down to crash into the sea in a fiery explosion.
  
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• Extraordinary footage from Myanmar-Thailand earthquake

  31-03-2025 02:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Videos uploaded to social media sites show the devastation caused by a magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay on Friday, killing more than 1700. (Warning: footage may disturb some viewers)
  
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• Door camera catches plane crashing into home in US

  31-03-2025 01:42 via smh.com.au
  
  A door camera captured the moment a small plane crashed into a home in the US.
  
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• Rocket crashes into sea after liftoff in Norway

  30-03-2025 23:25 via smh.com.au
  
  A private European aerospace company has hailed its first rocket launch as a success, even though the rocket crashed into the sea off Norway 30 seconds after liftoff.
  
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• US President Donald Trump says he's angry with Russian leader

  30-03-2025 21:22 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says he's angry at Russia's President Vladimir Putin, as he works towards a Ukraine peace deal.
  
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• Death toll reaches 1700 from devastating earthquake in south-east Asia

  30-03-2025 21:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Experts warn the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand could exceed 10,000.
  
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• Prince Harry accused of widespread harassment and bullying

  30-03-2025 21:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Prince Harry's been accused of harassment and bullying at scale after quitting a charity that he set up.
  
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• ‘We have no time left’: Search for survivors in Bangkok tower tragedy enters crucial day

  30-03-2025 21:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The prospects of pulling survivors from the rubble of a Bangkok tower are narrowing by the hour as the complex search and rescue effort enters a third and possibly deciding full day.
  
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