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Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls
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Follow live updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney , welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member. Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says: Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple of weeks ago, is very important as well. Our priority when it comes to Europe and our engagement with the EU is, of course, Australia-EU free trade agreement. It was never going to be perfect, but in the legislation that we passed just in the last sitting fortnight, I can tell you … that already th
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Peruvian journalist shot dead after threatening to expose police
Peruvian journalist ‘China Polo’ has been shot dead a week after receiving death threats over a police investigation.
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Ed Sheeran calls Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ after Palestine controversy
The British singer addresses fans at his concert in Philadelphia as his US Loop Tour resumes.
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Three men charged with domestic violence-related murders after three women killed in separate incidents in NSW
A Bondi Beach woman in her 90s, a 23-year-old in Wagga Wagga and a woman in her 70s in Mole River died within hours of each other on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three men have been charged with domestic violence-related murders after three women died in separate incidents during a horror 12-hour period in New South Wales. A 23-year-old woman was unable to be saved after being found with fatal stab wounds inside a home in Wagga Wagga, in south-west NSW, about 11.45am on Saturday. Continue reading...
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Australia seeks big tech support for internet safety, AI regulation
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How much of a challenge are recurrent bombings for Pakistan?
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