54 m. ago The leaders who were outraged and those who were delighted by Trump’s strike on Venezuela

Some leaders, like Anthony Albanese, have taken a muted response to the Trump administration’s activities in Venezuela. Others have been far more forthright.

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81 m. ago ‘They’re invading us’: It began as a normal night, until the casual atmosphere turned to panic

Video filmed on mobile phones by Venezuelans in different cities captured the US air and ground incursion playing out in real time.

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82 m. ago Mountains of seaweed choke Sydney beaches as heatwave approaches

Among the most affected beaches is Dee Why, where piles of kelp are up to 1.5 metres high at the deepest point.

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3 h. ago Trump says he doesn’t believe Ukraine targeted Putin residence

US national security officials have disputed Kremlin claims about Ukrainian strikes that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern.

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3 h. ago Sarah Snook and Jacob Elordi win Critics’ Choice Awards, One Battle After Another takes biggest prize

The Critics’ Choice Awards have kicked off Hollywood’s awards season this year, and there was good news for our Australian stars.

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4 h. ago ‘Stop the threats’: Trump provokes European backlash over Greenland

The timing of Trump’s latest remarks about Greenland, coming after his military intervention in Venezuela, have deepened European concerns about his foreign policy ambitions.

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5 h. ago How cocaine and corruption led to Maduro’s indictment, according to US

The Venezuelan president ran a corrupt government fuelled by a drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with cocaine, newly unsealed indictment says.

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5 h. ago At least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests, rights groups say

The protests are the biggest in three years and come as the economy is in tatters and international pressure is building.

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6 h. ago Hundreds attend mass and procession for victims of New Year's Eve bar fire

Forty people died and 119 were injured in the blaze that broke out at Le Constellation bar, a venue attended my many young people in the Swiss alps.

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7 h. ago ‘Our Arthur has gone’: Swiss fire victims identified, with youngest aged 14

Authorities have identified 24 of 40 people killed in the nightclub blaze, with four Swiss teenage girls among the dead, including one aged 14.

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10 h. ago US won’t govern Venezuela, Rubio says, as Trump threatens Maduro deputy

Venezuela’s interim leader may pay the price “if she doesn’t do what’s right”, Trump warned, and said other countries – including Greenland – may be subject to American intervention.

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11 h. ago US attacks Venezuela live updates: ‘Extremely dangerous’ precedent set by Trump; Maduro prepares to face New York court after capture

A day after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured in an audacious US military operation, the fallout continues as questions mount over Trump’s actions and what comes next for Venezuela. Follow our updates.

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11 h. ago Rick Stein on the best fish and chips in Australia and it’s not from his restaurants

The celebrity chef says his favourite beach sums up everything he’s come to love about Australia.

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11 h. ago Trump’s strikes in Venezuela not expected to jolt oil prices

Oil prices could fall if US companies manage to revive production in Venezuela – a country with the largest proven oil reserves in the world.

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21 h. ago Facing a terrible choice, Husna handed over her sleeping newborn. She hasn’t held him since

The last time she saw her son he was bundled in blankets. Now the twisting saga to reunite them has hit another dead end, thanks to a snap decision by Donald Trump.

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21 h. ago Trump’s attack on Venezuela is a dangerous and illegal gambit

US President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela contains the seeds of a wider tragedy.

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22 h. ago Extraordinary operation as Venezuelan president captured by US

Venezuela's President Nicholas Maduro has been captured by the United States and taken to New York where he's facing narco-terrorism and weapons charges.

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23 h. ago SCG Test day one as it happened: Bad weather forces early stumps, optimism abounds for England

The Ashes comes to an end in Sydney as Australia look to end the series on a high in Usman Khawaja’s final Test match. Play begins at 10.30am, follow all the action live.

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23 h. ago Root and Brook steer England to safety as wet weather again ruins SCG spectacle

England’s middle order stars played their side into a handy position on day one in Sydney.

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23 h. ago Root and Brook steer England to safety as wet weather again ruins record

England’s middle order stars played their side into a handy position on day one in Sydney.

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