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International headlines and global reporting. Stories are ranked by source publish time, not when we fetched the feed.

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President approves Sitara-e-Shujaat for civilian martyred while foiling suicide attack in Attock

Liaquat sacrificed his life while preventing a suicide attacker from reaching a sensitive location

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US lawmaker says Washington lost 39 aircraft in Iran war, citing defense report

An F-35A hit inside Iranian airspace, an E-3 Sentry destroyed, the Pentagon won't confirm losses

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Inquest into death of Clare Nowland after Tasering by NSW police aims to answer ‘outstanding questions’

Coroner will examine 95-year-old’s death and look at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree years after police fatally Tasered an aged care resident, an inquest could save lives by improving training for fi...

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Sajal Ali shocks fans with dramatic pixie-cut transformation

Actor's post sparks buzz online as fans debate whether it’s real or a look for an upcoming project

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Talha Anjum and Bohemia team up for Pakistan’s first rap reality show

Twelve rising rappers will compete in high-energy battles for the title of Pakistan’s next 'Rap Icon'

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A Zara dress, the Jim Reaper and a communist state: how Australia’s media interpreted the budget

The Murdoch papers sharpened their sickles and hammered Jim Chalmers’ budget for ‘the most radical redistribution of wealth since the Whitlam era’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe voters of New South Wales woke...

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US imposes visa restrictions on associates of Indian online pharmacy over counterfeit drugs

State Department says network sold counterfeit fentanyl-linked prescription pills to buyers in US

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Budget 2026 live updates: Treasurer defends budget reforms to ‘broken status quo’; wage growth falls behind inflation

Anthony Albanese defends changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, which Bill Shorten says will give young people a ‘fighting chance’. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plan...

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FinMin Aurangzeb discusses upcoming budget preparations, economic reforms in meeting with IMF mission

Mission chief acknowledges Pakistan's positive progress in maintaining macroeconomic stability despite challenges

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Iran war to cast a shadow on BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Delhi

Iran urges India to use the BRICS platform to build consensus condemning US -Israeli actions in Gulf

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Budget 2026 live updates: advocates call on crossbench to block NDIS cuts; funding pulled for Invictus

Anthony Albanese defends changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, which Bill Shorten says will give young people a ‘fighting chance’. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plan...

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Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn

Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle, as ‘dangerous, ignorant and wrong’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory government ...

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Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget changes

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or ...

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Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget reforms

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investorsThe Coalition has vowed to repeal Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax in they win power, setting up a major fight ahead o...

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Budget 2026 live updates: Coalition claims budget will ‘kneecap’ younger Australians; plans for Trump tower on Gold Coast scrapped

Anthony Albanese defends changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, which Bill Shorten says will give young people a ‘fighting chance’. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plan...

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Trump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis says

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research findsA new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulations for toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution more broadly aims to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to strengthen public health pr...

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Trump says stopping Iran's nuclear programme outweighs Americans' economic pain

Trump under growing ​pressure from Republicans who fear economic pain caused by war could spark backlash against party

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Kash Patel lobs false claims about top Democrat as they spar over allegations of FBI chief’s excessive drinking on the job – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearingSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked if there are any ...

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Kash Patel lobs false claims about top Democrat as they spar over allegations of FBI chief’s excessive drinking on the job – live

Patel and Chris Van Hollen, ranking member of the Senate appropriations subcommittee, trade accusations in heated budget hearingSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked i...

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Trump's 'Golden Dome' will cost $1.2tn and might not stop all-out missile attack

That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump's initial estimate, found an independent budget office.

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Dominican Republic Agrees to Take Third-Country Migrants Deported by U.S.

The agreement, which reverses President Luis Abinader’s previous stance, is part of President Trump’s efforts to find governments willing to accept deportees.

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Iran says ‘smart management’ plan for Strait of Hormuz finalised in parliament commission

Senior lawmaker says proposal submitted to parliament system for review and approval

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Iran says ‘smart management’ plan for Strait of Hormuz finalized in parliament commission

Senior lawmaker says proposal submitted to parliament system for review and approval

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Trump lands in Beijing for high-stakes China visit

US president is accompanied by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Elon Musk to attend business summit with Xi Jinping