Australia news live: Littleproud says Dutton’s idea to break up insurers ‘not a policy’; crime syndicate busted over Pokémon card thefts

Nationals leader says Coalition is ‘prepared to use whatever policy lever we need’ to make sure insurance costs do not keep rising. Follow today’s news headlines live

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As Trump trashes decades-old relationships, Europe's leaders scramble for a plan B

The Trump administration may have given America's European allies mixed messages, but Vance’s speech gave them clarity as tensions between burst into the open.

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Climate 200 to help bankroll candidates in four Labor seats at federal election

Exclusive: After supporting 23 candidates in 2022, including six successful teal independents, fundraising body to support 35 campaigns in this year’s ballot

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Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan dies from injuries sustained in fall

Michael O'Sullivan, a 24-year-old Irish jockey, died Sunday after falling during a race earlier this month, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said.

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Middle East: Rubio arrives in Israel, along with heavy bombs

US top diplomat Marco Rubio is in Israel to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza with Premier Benjamin Netanyahu. The trip coincides with the arrival of a shipment of US 2,000-pound …

Source: Deutsche Welle

German AI on the cutting edge, but commercially at a loss

The US and China are racing to develop artificial intelligence models, but researchers say Germany also has a lot going for it. But why isn't there a successful AI company …

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John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of …

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I stayed until the end, Dr Abu Nujaila. We will remember and rebuild

The self-sacrifice of Palestinian doctors in Gaza has inspired a new generation of medical students. I am one of them.

Source: Al Jazeera

Rubio expected to push Trump plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza on trip to Israel

US secretary of state is making his first trip to region and is expected to advocate Trump’s plan to create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

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Will the US and Israel succeed in ethnic cleansing of Gaza?

Author Pankaj Mishra argues that Israel’s war on Gaza has dealt a fatal blow to morality and international law.

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Base full of mouldy food and secret documents: Iran’s rapid retreat from Syria

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.

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US backs Israeli goal of ‘eradicating’ Hamas in Gaza

Secretary of state Marco Rubio’s comments raise concerns over Washington’s commitment to fragile ceasefire deal

Source: Financial Times