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Eight dead as B-52 bomber crashes at US Air Force base

Emergency crews are at the scene after a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a US Air Force base in California, killing all eight people on board.

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Israeli fire kills four in Gaza as mediators hold talks

Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked over how to proceed with the next stage of Donald Trump's ​Gaza plan.

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US, Iran sign ceasefire agreement but details unclear

A memorandum of understanding aiming to ‌end the Iran war in the Gulf has already been signed by US President Donald Trump and his vice president.

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UK court upholds ban on Palestine Action group

The Court of Appeal in London has ruled the UK government acted lawfully when it banned protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

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UK PM announces social media ban for under-16s

YouTube, Facebook ‌and X will be covered in a proposed ban on social media sites for under-16s by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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Macron says France will not bend to US on digital tax

France will not bend to pressure from US President Donald Trump and scrap ‌its digital tax on US tech giants, President Emmanuel Macron says.

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Zelenskiy says Russia rejected meeting with Putin at G7

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he offered to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G7 summit for talks to end their four-year-old war.

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Dissident Yashin launches party to unite Russian exiles

Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin has launched the Peaceful Russia party in Germany, aiming to unite Russian opposition activists who are in exile.

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Two convicted of plot to torch houses linked to UK PM

A Ukrainian man has been ‌found guilty of carrying out an ‌arson attack on a property connected to British ‌Prime Minister Keir Starmer last year.

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Fox buys streaming platform Roku in deal worth $A31b

Fox Corp has unveiled a $US22 billion deal to acquire TV streaming service Roku.

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