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Few could have predicted such a stunning victory for Australia's Labor Party
Analysis - It was only months ago that Peter Dutton, buoyed by what many thought was a global political shift to the right following Trump's election, was on track to win.
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Australian PM Albanese basks in election win
5:12 pm todayFollowing a landslide election victory, the Prime Minister promised a "disciplined, orderly" government that would confront cost-of-living pain and tariff…
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'Nothing clever or funny': Trump's AI pope post sparks outrage
2:20 pm todayTrump, who is not a Catholic and does not attend church regularly, shared the image less than a week after attending the previous pope's funeral.
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Australia election as it happened: Former PM slates Dutton's 'very Trumpian campaign'
11:28 am todayMalcolm Turnbull is adamant that Donald Trump's influence has played a significant part in Labor's re-election.
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Anthony Albanese: Australia's dog-loving, Tory fighting PM
12:50 pm todayThe Labor leader is a craft beer aficionado who loves "fighting Tories", clawing his way to the nation's highest office from blue-collar beginnings.
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A 'win for the ages': How the world's media saw Labor win
10:27 am todayAnthony Albanese has outperformed former Labour luminaries, Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke, one report says.
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'Dreadful, deluded and doomed': Dutton's night of the living dead
6:27 am todayAnalysis: Australia has fired Peter Dutton into the sun, taking much of the Liberal Party and its future with him.
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Zelensky discussed air defence, sanctions with Trump in Vatican meeting
11:06 am todayZelensky also said he and the US president agreed that a 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow was the correct first step towards ending the war in Ukraine.
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Five people rescued almost two days after plane crashes into alligator-infested swamp
10:12 am todayNone of the group were seriously injured, and they survived on chocolate and cassava flour during the ordeal.
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Israeli military issues thousands of call-up notices
9:42 am todayThe reservists will be deployed to Israel's border with Lebanon and in the occupied West Bank, replacing regular soldiers who will lead a new offensive in Gaza.
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Romanian election tests Trump-style nationalism
10:34 am todayWith a hard-right eurosceptic leading polls, Romania's election could test how far Trump-style politics can go inside the European Union.
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Could Trump have aided Australian PM's election victory?
10:00 am todayThe US President's stinging trade tariffs may have helped a left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding win, analysts say.
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Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide
8:25 am todayWong's long-ruling People's Action Party crossed the threshold of 49 seats to form a majority government in the wealthy city-state's 97-seat unicameral legislature.
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Pope Trump? US president shares AI image as pontiff
3 May 2025The US President quipped he'd like to succeed Pope Francis, posting an image of himself in white robes and miter hat, raising eyebrows online mere days before the conclave.
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Watch: Budgie smugglers, sausages and ballot papers - Aussies hit the polls
3 May 2025In classic Australian fashion, voters lined up in swimwear and paid $6 for democracy sausages as the country decides who will lead. Audio
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Aussie election: Anthony Albanese triumphs in results
7:23 am todayOpposition leader Peter Dutton says he has conceded the election and called Labor to congratulate them. Video
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Five things to know about the Australian election
3 May 2025It shapes as a hard-fought contest between party leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the country.
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US economy risks losing billions as travel demand weakens
Lower foreign travel spending could trim 0.1 percent from US GDP.
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DC flights forced to abort landings as Army Black Hawk near Pentagon prompts FAA probe
3 May 2025Two passenger planes were forced into go-arounds at Reagan National Airport as a military helicopter flew an unexpected route, triggering US federal investigations.
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S&P 500 scores longest winning streak in two decades as US-China trade tension cools
3 May 2025Markets surged Friday as upbeat jobs numbers and a thaw in US-China tensions boosted investor confidence.
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Dozens injured as Russian drones hit apartment block in Kharkiv
3 May 2025The attack has hit a high-rise apartment block, triggering fires and injuring 46 people, officials said.
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WHO makes U-turn to back use of weight-loss drugs
In 2023, experts decided against adding obesity drugs to the World Health Organisation's essential medicines list.
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Russell Brand appears in court on rape and sex assault charges
Brand was released on conditional bail until his next hearing at London's Old Bailey court on 30 May.
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Reform UK Party wins mayoral and parliamentary post in surge of support
3 May 2025Reform hopes England's local elections will mark the breakdown of a century of domination of British politics by the governing Labour Party and opposition Conservatives.
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Australians head to polls with their sights on Trump, living costs
3 May 2025Both major parties have focused on cost-of-living pressures but polls show global uncertainty driven by Trump's stop-start tariffs is a top issue for voters.
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'Devastated': Prince Harry says no return to UK but seeks royal reconciliation
3 May 2025Visibly upset, the prince was speaking after losing a court battle over his security arrangements.
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett to retire
8:35 am todayBuffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking in clear soundbites, has made him highly influential in the business and financial communities, earning him the nickname "The Oracle…
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'Deadly blockade' leaves Gaza aid work on verge of collapse
3 May 2025Aid workers have described horrific scenes of starving children and fights over water.
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