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The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country.
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Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris PackhamOfsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has dropped guidance for inspectors that linked autism and extremism after an outcry from celebrity campaigners.An education minister has disclosed that an updated training document “no longer includes reference to children with autism” after claims that it was “offensive” and “clumsy” discrimination. Continue reading...
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The Zion Church founder's release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.
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Khamenei's funeral is another reminder of the change Iran has seen, but what does its new leadership want?
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Anthony Albanese mocks ructions on conservative side of politics and says three rightwing parties are caught up in ‘race to the bottom’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal frontbencher Dan Tehan says he does not want to be in a rightwing coalition with One Nation, despite senior colleagues urging closer ties with Pauline Hanson and polls suggesting her rise will make it difficult for the opposition party to ever govern in its own right again.Prime minister, Anthony
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Farage is under pressure over £5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is ‘wishful thinking’“Of course he’s tired. He’s just done two months campaigning every day on the road, it would be weird if he wasn’t. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to quit,” says one friend of Nigel Farage who has spent time with him in recent weeks.Westminster has been ablaze with rumours that Farage is growing weary in the job of leading Reform UK after the bruising scandal
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Nicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economyA former chief economic adviser to the Treasury has called on Andy Burnham to appoint Ed Miliband as chancellor, arguing the energy secretary has a “bold” vision to revive the economy.Nicholas Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics who was a senior figure in the Treasury during Gordon Brown’s tenure, said only Miliband had the experience and the strategic vision to accelerate
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US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.
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The leader of a prominent Chinese underground church arrived in Los Angeles on Friday, his family said.
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State Labor conference expected to pass a motion which would commit to 50% of machines being removed from operation in next 10 yearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales premier Chris Minns will take a tougher stance on poker machines to the next election after being pushed to adopt the approach by the party’s left.A motion expected to pass the NSW Labor conference with unanimous support on Sunday afternoon will add a plan to take “decisive action” on problem
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The Vatican has excommunicated the priesthood of a rebel Catholic faction. Many of the priests’ followers have refused to renounce them.
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Sara Duterte, who has said she would run for president, could be barred from politics over allegations of corruption and for making death threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Xi Jinping is preparing to extend his rule as China’s leader and bring fresh blood into the Communist Party elite. Cai Qi is the man he’s tasking to help.
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Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States.Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, landed in the US on Friday evening. He was one of dozens of church members who were detained in a sweeping crackdown on Christians in October. Continue reading...
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China’s leader draws from autocrats’ playbook to expand power, oust potential rivals and lay groundwork to rule indefinitely.
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The government’s security apparatus has staved off collapse under U.S. pressure, monitoring Cubans in their homes, on the job and even at movie theaters.
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Police are investigating what happened to a boy who was found with significant arm injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman is in custody after police found the body of a pre-schooler at a home on the New South Wales Central Coast.Police rushed to the home at Wyong after a 32-year-old woman presented to the local police station on Saturday. Continue reading...
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Space Force and Customs and Border Patrol are using a rodeo as a way to drive up recruitment numbers.
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing a verdict which found her guilty of misusing EU funds.
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Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning all and thanks for being with us. Graham Readfearn here.First up, we will have news in a few minutes that NSW has recorded its first confirmed case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in a giant petrel found north of Newcastle at Hawks Nest. Continue reading...