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Syrian army sends troops to rural Aleppo to stop any SDF attempt to regroup The SDF denies the Syrian Ministry of Defence’s accusations that it had deployed military forces to…

Senator Mark Kelly sues US Defense Department for ‘punitive retribution’ The Trump administration has sought to censure Kelly for a video he made encouraging military members to reject ‘illegal orders’.…

Australian writers’ festival boss resigns after Palestinian author axed Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week steps down amid wave of speaker withdrawals and board resignations. Randa Abdel-Fattah attends a protest against…

US slams Russia’s ‘dangerous escalation’ in Ukraine amid new deadly strikes The Trump administration denounces Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile in a UN Security Council meeting. The latest…

US revokes more than 100,000 visas since Trump’s return to office The US State Department says visa revocations have more than doubled as President Trump continues his immigration crackdown. Immigrants…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,419 These are the key developments from day 1,419 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is…

Trump says any country doing business with Iran will face 25 percent tariff The US president has threatened Iran with military strikes amid widespread antigovernment protests there. People hold up…

Thousands of nurses go on strike in New York City Nurses were joined by elected leaders, including the city’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, as contract negotiations failed. Alongside elected officials,…

Republican lawmakers break from US president on Fed chair indictment Former Federal Reserve chairs called the indictment an ‘unprecedented attempt’ to undermine the independence of the US central bank in…

Iranian FM Araghchi warns Iran ready for war if US wants to ‘test’ it Foreign minister says he hopes Washington will choose ‘wise option’ of dialogue after Donald Trump threatens…