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Spanish police brutally beat Gaza flotilla activists following release from Israel
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- Spanish police brutally beat Gaza flotilla activists following release from Israel
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- 8:02
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- 1 day ago
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- Several members of the Global Sumud Flotilla were brutally beaten by Spanish police following their detention and deportation by Israel.
Several members landed in Bilbao Airport on Saturday, before clashes broke out between the Ertzaintza, an autonomous police force in the Basque Country.
As police beat some of the members and others were being arrested, activists began hopping onto one another, forcing officers to separate them.
According to Euro News, four activists were arrested for charges ranging from serious disobedience, resisting authority and assaulting a police officer.
The clash occurred after six flotilla members posed for the media while blocking off one of the airport’s arrivals exits, leading to police intervening.
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- Spencer Pratt brutally destroys Karen bass for allowing LA streets to become filthy
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- 6:06
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- 1 day ago
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- Independent Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has released a video campaigning to clean up the city while criticising Karen Bass' leadership.
He posted on X, "It's time to think bigger for LA. We don't have to accept the filth and the decline. We have the greatest slice of heaven on Earth with our city, and we deserve better. Vote for Pratt. Vote for LA. Vote TODAY. Let's clean this city together."
Conservative commentators on X praised Pratt for his viral video about the LA government failing to keep their streets clean.
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- White House torches Ted Cruz and Mike Pompeo in explosive showdown over Iran peace deal
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- 8:12
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A heated war of words has exploded between the White House and GOP hawks over Trump’s Iran peace push.
Trump allies blasted Senator Ted Cruz and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for attacking negotiations as “appeasement.”
Pompeo urged the administration to “crush” the Iranian regime rather than try to negotiate their way to a deal.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Pompeo to “shut his stupid mouth” on Iran.
Cruz also had a tit-for-tat exchange with a Trump political advisor over the president’s controversial peace deal on X.
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- ‘The net is closing in’: Andrew police probe takes a turn for the worse
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- TalkTV host Mark Dolan claims the “net is closing in” on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as he faces new allegations.
“He denies all allegations; he’s been found guilty of nothing ... but the police probe into Andrew has widened now from originally his role as a trade envoy,” Mr Dolan told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“But now what we’re looking at is two allegations.”
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- Prince William may have been behind humiliating Harry and Meghan snub
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- TalkTV host Mark Dolan discusses Prince William’s possible involvement in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being excluded from Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling’s invite list for their upcoming royal wedding.
This comes amid suggestions Prince William may have had a part in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being left off the invite list and reportedly banned from the royal wedding of the year.
“There’s also suggestion that Prince William is behind the scenes, pulling levers as well,” Mr Dolan told Sky News host Paul Murray.
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- Russia launches hypersonic missile at Kyiv in 'genuinely deranged' attack
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- 8:35
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A devastating attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, has rocked the country after Russia launched a massive wave of drones and missiles.
The strikes consisted of up to 600 drones and 90 missiles, killing at least four and injuring over 100, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
A museum, a school, an opera house and dozens of residential buildings were struck.
In an escalation of the conflict, Russia's defence ministry confirmed the use of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile against civilians in Kyiv.
The Oreshnik can carry nuclear or conventional warheads, and with its latest use, marks its third launch in the conflict.
Zelensky took the secure messaging app Telegram to call the hypersonic missile launch "genuinely deranged".
Russia claimed the attack on Kyiv was retaliation for previous Ukrainian strikes on "civilian facilities" within Russian territory.
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- Hasan Piker and CodePink co-founder under investigation over Cuba aid trip
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- 6:13
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- 1 day ago
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- Left-wing influencer Hasan Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin have been subpoenaed following their trips to Cuba earlier this year.
Piker and Benjamin’s subpoenas are part of a wider probe into an aid convoy trip to Cuba, according to a new report.
Along with Piker and Benjamin, 40 other Americans are under investigation by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
The investigation pertains to whether the ‘Nuestra America Convoy’ flotilla to Havana breached US sanction laws by delivering goods to Cuba, Fox News reported.
According to Fox News, the subpoenas require Piker and Benjamin to provide financial, logistical and communication information related to their Cuba trip.
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- ‘I’ll cut you up’: Heated Senate clash as Bridget McKenzie targeted during debate
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- 2:45
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- 1 day ago
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- During a Senate estimates hearing on Monday, Labor Senator Glenn Sterle said to Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie he would “cut her up” as debate over the trucking industry got heated.
“Happy to have that debate with you on any forum, in any state, anywhere in Australia because I’ll cut you up,” Mr Sterle said.
“Metaphorically, I’ll carve you up is what I should say.”
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- Andrew Abdo resigns as NRL CEO
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- 0:23
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- 1 day ago
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- Andrew Abdo has resigned as NRL Chief Executive after six years in the role.
Reports suggest Mr Abdo is moving to Tennis Australia.
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- Republicans fear Trump is cutting a bad deal with Iran
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- 5:58
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Former white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney believes many Republicans suspect President Trump is cutting a “bad deal” with Iran.
Mr Mulvaney said if Trump cuts a deal where the Strait of Hormuz opens and Iran agrees not to have a nuclear weapon in the next 20 years, it would be “perceived as a win, not only by the Republicans, by the way, but by the Democrats”.
“But what I think you’re hearing, you sort of get that feeling that Trump is cutting a deal that is well short of that,” he told Sky News Australia.
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- Iran still has a ‘knife to the jugular of the global economy'
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- 5:15
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Sky News analyst Michael Ware says Iran has made it clear to the world it has got a “knife to the jugular of the global economy”.
Mr Ware said the Iranian regime is now “harder and stronger” than its predecessor, which America killed off at the start of the war.
“The big guy in the playground is picking on me, so I will go and pick on the big boy’s friends, like Oman, Qatar, UAE, and the global economy, to pressure the big guy to stop bullying me,” he told Sky News Australia.
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- White House shooting will not change the direction of US gun control
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- 1:44
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- 1 day ago
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- Former white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has told Sky News Australia the incident at the White House yesterday will not “change the direction” of the US when it comes to gun control.
Secret Service agents shot dead the gunman who opened fire at a White House security checkpoint.
“It’s not like this was a coordinated attack on the president of the United States, this was some crazy person who walked up to the White House with guns,” Mr Mulvaney said.
“Believe me, this one incident at the White House yesterday is not going to change the direction of my county when it comes to gun control.”
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- Jaxson Dart attracts criticism for supporting Trump at New York rally
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- 6:52
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart made a surprise appearance at a Trump rally, introducing the US President to the stage.
Trump appeared at a Republican rally in Suffern, New York, where he endorsed US representative Mike Lawler for re-election to Congress.
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- Brutal royal snub for Harry and Meghan as ‘toxic’ Sussexes banned from major event of the year
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- 4:17
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- TalkTV host Mark Dolan discusses Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being left off the invite list for Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling’s upcoming wedding.
“It’s a royal snub; it’s the royal wedding of the year, and it is Princess Anne’s son, Peter ... and the bottom line is that Harry has not been invited,” he told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“It’s my understanding he’s been banned from the event. Why? Because Peter Phillips, the guy that’s getting married, doesn’t want Harry to take the headlines.
“And Palace officials feel that Harry and Meghan are toxic and they would ruin the special day.”
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- Internet erupts after Trump posts wild Greenland takeover image
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Donald Trump sparked another online frenzy after posting an image of himself peering over Greenland’s icy mountains.
The post quickly went viral as Trump revived talk of the US taking control of the Arctic territory.
Trump has repeatedly argued Greenland is critical to American national security and Arctic dominance.
Supporters praised the image as classic Trump trolling while critics accused him of escalating tensions with NATO allies.
The Greenland push has become a major flashpoint between Washington, Denmark and European leaders.
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- Minnesota fraudsters robbing the taxpayer blind under the noses of Omar and Walz
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- 9:49
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has declared war on scammers defrauding the US taxpayer.
Miller’s comments come after independent journalist Nick Shirley exposed massive amounts of welfare fraud.
Shirley brought to light that many instances of fraud are being committed by Somali immigrants under the noses of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar.
Miller went on to call out previous Democratic administrations and their immigration policies.
The White House deputy chief of staff finished his remark by calling out those trying to “rob” the American taxpayer blind.
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- Keir Starmer likely to be ousted and kicked out of Downing Street by the autumn
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- TalkTV host Mark Dolan claims there are “dark clouds hovering over Downing Street” as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to resign.
“The Prime Minister is on borrowed time. It’s when, not if, he’s going to go, and the reason why is because of a guy called Andy Burnham,” he told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“He’s ahead in the polls. So, if he gets into the House of Commons, he’ll run against Starmer and Starmer is gone.
“So, it’s very likely that the UK will have a new prime minister in post by the autumn.”
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- ‘Supply looking secure into July’: Albanese and Bowen provide fuel update
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- 5:34
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese provides an update on the current fuel supply in Australia.
“The longer the conflict goes on, the more enduring the impact will be,” Mr Albanese said.
“Supply is looking secure into July, and I do want to thank the Australian people for agreeing to do what we asked them to do.
“The hoarding of fuel has stopped; people are taking just what they need.”
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- Prince William ‘despises’ Harry as exiled Duke of Sussex left ‘out in the cold’
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- 5:30
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- TalkTV host Mark Dolan claims Prince William “despises” Prince Harry as the feud between the two brothers appears to have worsened.
“Just yesterday on my TalkTV show, a former ... journalist said that William despises his brother now,” Mr Dolan told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“So that relationship is over and Harry out in the cold, stuck in Montecito, and he won’t catch the bouquet.”
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- Albanese government targeted by billboard campaign attacking tax changes
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- 4:05
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- It’s Simple Finance Founder Joseph Daoud discusses his recent decision to buy 18 billboards at Canberra Airport to protest the latest tax changes in Labor’s federal budget.
“I’ve seen the videos, I’ve seen the data, and I’ve seen the modelling and none of it has made sense to me,” Mr Daoud told Sky News Australia.
“Small business owners who are trying to have a go in Australia, they’re trying their hardest to build something for themselves in this country, they’ve just had so much stripped away from them.”
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- Oblivious NBC News reporter mocked for bizarre reaction to White House shooting
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- 4:37
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- An NBC reporter has been roasted following her clueless reaction to a gunman opening fire outside the White House over the weekend.
On Saturday, NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Julie Tsirkin was reporting outside the White House when gunshots rang out.
Despite the gunshots, Tsirkin appeared mildly confused before asking someone off camera, “What is that?” with the person it sounded “like fireworks”.
The reporter then stepped closer to the gunshots, still baffled by the source of the noise.
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- ‘No dust, no dollars’: Trump administration ruthlessly squeezes Iran for uranium
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- 8:26
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Trump administration has demanded that Iran give up its enriched uranium before the US eases sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
On Sunday, the White House asserted “no dust, no dollars” for the Iranian Regime as President Donald Trump eases off a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump revealed on Saturday that talks with Iran were close to an agreement to get oil flowing, with an extra 30 days for nuclear negotiations.
A White House official revealed to reporters in a briefing that the deal will not be like Barack Obama’s cash drop-off in 2016.
“No dust, no dollars — in other words, no highly enriched uranium, then the Iranians aren’t going to get any real relief,” the official said.
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- ASX 200 expected to open lower amid Iran peace talks
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- CommSec’s Gillian Bowen claims the Australian share market is expected to open lower today when trading kicks off.
“When the ASX 200 futures were last trading, they were pointing to a drop of 0.7 per cent at the open,” she told Sky News Australia.
“That was Saturday morning, and as you have been covering this morning, and as we know, the weekend is a long time these days when it comes to markets.”
Presented by CommSec.
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- Chaotic scenes break out after Turkish riot police storm opposition party HQ
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Riot police in Turkey have forced their way into the opposition party’s headquarters to evict its ousted leadership.
Chaotic scenes were captured outside the Republican People’s Party’s building, as officers resorted to the use of tear gas to enter.
It follows a court decision annulling the results of the party’s 2023 Congress, ousting its leader Ozgur Ozel.
He described the ruling as a “judicial coup” and was removed from the headquarters following the police intervention.
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- ‘The worst kept secret in Canberra’: Hume blasts Teals breakout centrist party
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- 9:07
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Deputy Liberal Leader Jane Hume has commented on the teal independents now forming an alleged breakaway centrist party and said their integrity has gone “out the window”.
“I think this is probably the worst-kept secret in Canberra, isn’t it?” Ms Hume said.
“The teals have been a party since they began, they have had the same funding sources, they’ve had the same campaign teams, they’ve even worn the same colours.
“Worse than that, they’ve had the same slogan, and the slogan was about integrity, has now simply … gone out the window.
“The idea that they have gone out and said to their electorates that they are community independents that were going to do politics differently but have now demonstrated that they’re going to do it exactly the same way speaks volumes.”
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- ‘We are not seeking nuclear weapons’: Iran's president seeks to reassure world amid peace talks
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has told his team to take their time and make sure any possible deal with Iran is right.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke on this.
“We are ready for talks just as we have raised this issue during the time of our Martyred supreme leader,” Mr Pezeshkian said.
“We are now also ready to reassure the world that we are not seeking nuclear weapons.
“We are not seeking instability in the region.”
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- Rescue efforts delayed by inaccurate tunnel maps after deadly China mine blast
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A major rescue operation is underway in Northern China following a fatal gas explosion at a coal mine, killing at least 82 people.
State media has called the blast the deadliest mine disaster in more than a decade.
A large-scale rescue operation is underway, although rescuers say the maps they have been provided do not match the actual tunnel layouts.
The majority of the people admitted to the hospital have suffered injuries related to gas inhalation.
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- Ukraine reports massive overnight Russian drone and missile retaliation strike
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- 0:22
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Russia has carried out one of its largest bombardments of Kyiv since the start of the war.
According to Ukraine, more than 600 drones and 90 missiles were launched across the country.
Officials say four people were killed and nearly 100 others were injured.
Ukraine also says a hypersonic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, was used for the third time since the conflict began.
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- ‘Wasn’t even a topic of our conversation’: Trump seen unfazed by WH gunman as Iran talks near
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Nasire Best has been identified as the alleged gunman who was shot dead by the US Secret Service near the White House.
He is a 21-year-old man from Maryland with a history of mental health issues.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson commented on this.
“I talked to the President late last night, this wasn't even a topic of our conversation,” Mr Johnson said.
“He accepts it as part of the responsibility of the duty of the job.”
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- 'Our relationship is becoming productive': Trump signals progress with Iran as peace deal nears
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has reiterated that Iran should not possess nuclear capabilities as his representatives continue negotiations aimed at finalising a deal with Tehran.
Posting on Truth Social, Mr Trump said:
“The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Mr Trump said.
“The blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed. Both sides must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!
“Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one. They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a nuclear weapon or bomb.”
Axios reports that the proposed deal includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, which would involve reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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- Polling reveals ‘big rupture’ across major parties
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan reacts to polling from Redbridge Group and Accent Research, which indicates One Nation could win up to 59 seats if an election were held today.
“It shows the Labor vote collapsing to 75 or 76 seats,” Mr Tehan told Sky News host James Macpherson.
“There are a lot of things in this poll that point to a big rupture occurring right across the board.”
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- Coalition vows to ditch net-zero while staying in Paris Agreement
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan says the Coalition remains committed to the Paris Agreement, despite their positioning on net-zero.
“Net-zero goes under a Coalition government, kaput, gone, finished,” Mr Tehan told Sky News host James Macpherson.
“What we will do, though, is partake in the Paris Agreement … we want to make sure we're setting sensible targets globally.
“Let’s show common sense, everyone's pursuing energy abundance, so let's have an agreement that works for everyone.”
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- ‘Doomsday’: One Nation surge spells trouble for Coalition
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- 4:55
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Sky News host James Macpherson calls One Nation’s polling surge a “doomsday situation” for the Coalition.
“One Nation would win as many as 59 seats if the election were today … the Nationals would be completely wiped out,” Mr Macpherson said.
“This is a worst-case scenario for the Coalition."
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- ‘PM with the begging bowl out’: Aussies back fossil fuels as Labor ‘hypocrisy’ exposed
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan discusses post-budget polling, which shows increased support for fossil fuels.
“The electorate has been able to see the hypocrisy of Chris Bowen and the Labor government,” Mr Tehan told Sky News host James Macpherson.
“The prime minister has been on a tour of our near neighbours with the begging bowl out, pleading to get access to more fossil fuels.
“We are going to be completely agnostic when it comes to energy sources. We just want to pursue energy abundance, and that’s coal, oil, gas, that’s everything on the table, including nuclear.”
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- ‘Fake and fraud’: Andy Burnham blasted as ‘Starmer 2.0’
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- 5:33
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- TalkTV Host Mark Dolan unloads on Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, accusing him of reinventing himself purely to chase political power.
“He’s a fake. He’s a fraud. In fact, he is Starmer 2.0,” Mr Dolan told Sky News host Paul Murray.
“This guy will say anything that his audience wants to hear. He pretended to be on the right side of the party under Tony Blair. He’s now pretending to be a radical leftist.
“He just wants power. He wants the top job.”
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- British police heading down ‘dangerous road’ after asking for Andrew allegations
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- 3:43
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater warns British police are heading down a “dangerous road” after widening their investigation into former prince Andrew.
British police have now widened their investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to include allegations of sexual misconduct and corruption.
“This is a little bit curious, this announcement from Thymes Valley Police,” Mr Slater told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers.
“They want people to come forward with allegations.
“I personally think this is a dangerous road to go down.
“It’s quite clear that this investigation is going nowhere.”
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- Trump-Iran deal a placeholder to ‘buy time’ on nuclear talks
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Strategic Analysis Australia Director Michael Shoebridge says the “largely negotiated” deal with Iran may be a placeholder, aimed at easing tensions now while “buying time” for tougher talks on key issues like its nuclear program.
“This could be yet another example of us being told by President Trump that a deal is close … but, what seems more likely is they might agree to a deal that says let's open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the naval blockade,” Mr Shoebridge told Sky News host James Macpherson.
“Buy time for 30 to 60 days of tough negotiations around these things where America and Iran just can't agree, like the nuclear program.”
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- ‘Serial gambler’: Potential Iran deal sparks scepticism over so-called nuclear promise
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Sky News host James Macpherson is “sceptical” of the possible Iran agreement, which US President Donald Trump claims to have been “largely negotiated”.
“Part of the deal will involve the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz … and reportedly a commitment from the Iranians to not pursue a nuclear program,” Mr Macpherson said.
“That’s the part that makes me sceptical. Iran promising not to pursue nuclear weapons is a bit like a serial gambler promising he's only popping into the casino for the buffet.”
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- ‘Living on borrowed time’: Upcoming by-election will seal Starmer’s fate
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- 3:02
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater claims Keir Starmer is facing a leadership nightmare as support inside Labour rapidly collapses.
“Keir Starmer hasn’t got a lot of cards left to play,” Mr Slater told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers.
“If Burnham does get into Westminster, it’s pretty clear the MPs will line up behind him; it’s pretty clear that the Labour membership will line up behind him.
“I think Keir Starmer’s living on borrowed time."
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- White House gunman revealed to have allegedly attempted to breach the complex before
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- 4:29
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater reveals the White House gunman had allegedly attempted to breach the complex before.
“What we know is that there was this shooting outside of the White House, the suspects in this case was shot by the Secret Service. He was killed,” Mr Slater told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers.
“He actually attempted to get into the White House not that long ago, I think it was only July 2025.
“Given the fact that this happened only a month after the attempted assassination of Trump at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner … it’s another reminder of the elevated threat that seems to exist in America.”
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- ‘Lottery winners’: One Nation surge leaves Coalition on life support
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- 8:22
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Sky News host James Macpherson claims conservatives are abandoning the Liberals in droves as support for One Nation explodes in new polling projections.
“One Nation supporters are beginning to behave like lottery winners who've checked the numbers three times and still can't quite believe what they're seeing,” Mr Macpherson said.
“According to seat-by-seat projections … Pauline Hanson's party would win 53 seats if an election were held today.
“The Coalition? Just 12. 12. That's not an opposition. That's a netball team.
“Many conservative voters no longer trust that the Liberal Party's instincts align with their own.
“If the Coalition wants to stop the bleeding, it needs more than a new economic package. It needs to convince conservatives that it actually believes in conservative principles.”
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- Australia turning on Labor for ‘taxing everything kids might invest’
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Sky News host James Macpherson claims Labor’s tax agenda is crushing aspiration even as the Coalition spirals toward political extinction.
“Polling that predicts the Labor Party's major political rival of the past 70 years will be decimated … also has the Government losing 18 seats,” Mr Macpherson said.
“How does Anthony Albanese manage to look this unpopular, even as his main political opponent is busy reenacting the extinction of the dinosaurs?
“Taxing away the returns on everything my kids might invest in doesn't exactly scream reach for the stars.”
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- Aussies turn to nuclear and fossil fuels as net-zero costs bite
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Australian’s Environment Editor, Graham, discusses polling showing Australian support for nuclear energy and fossil fuel projects.
“People are rightly shocked at the cost of the transition [net-zero] … it’s a lot more expensive than they were told it was going to be,” Mr Graham told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers.
“The war in Iran has reminded people about the essential role that fossil fuels still play in our energy sector."
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- ‘Reanchor to reality’: UN backflips on climate change scare
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- 6:45
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Australian’s Environment Editor Graham Lloyd says the United Nations is seeking to “reanchor” its climate change approach “back into reality,” and shifting away from “catastrophic scenarios”.
“People who are doing climate models, they should use much less extreme scenarios,” Mr Graham told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers.
“There is a need to take action, but there needs to be a much better understanding of what the probabilities are.
“This really is a signal that the debate is being reanchored, it’s going away from catastrophic scenarios."
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- ‘Clueless’: Albanese government slammed over ‘anti-business’ budget
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- 10:23
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Sky News host Jaimee Rogers accuses the Albanese government of being “clueless” on business, blasting its “anti-business” budget as one that will take “half of everything they build”.
“Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down what many are calling the worst federal budget since Paul Keating's in 1993. The centrepieces? Removing the capital gains tax discount,” Ms Rogers said.
“This budget is a warning that this government no longer sees Australians building businesses as partners in prosperity, but as revenue streams to be harvested.”
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- ‘Larger picture’: Trump’s Iran war part of global power shift
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- 5:14
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Former Navy SEAL and FBI special agent Jonathan Gilliam says there is a “larger picture” at play, arguing US President Donald Trump’s strategy on Iran extends far beyond the Middle East.
“When you look at Maduro, Iran, Cuba, and all the players that work with them, that includes China and Russia, I think you’re seeing a tremendous move of power to regain America’s standing amongst,” Mr Gilliam told Sky News Australia.
“This movement has really hampered the United States in business and in national security.”
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- Police kill armed man during a confrontation in Queensland
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Police have shot dead a man after he allegedly approached them with a firearm north of Brisbane overnight.
Police say they were first responding to a domestic violence incident that occurred between a man and a woman.
When officers arrived, they were confronted by a 48-year-old man who was armed with a gun and making threats toward them.
The man dies at the scene despite officers performing CPR on him.
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- Hi-vis thief brazenly steals $60,000 bronze statue
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A valuable statue on public display has been allegedly stolen in central Adelaide.
Located outside the Walkerville Council chambers, the bronze piece called 'The Sponge' is worth $60,000.
At around two am May 23, a thief dressed in hi-vis removed the statue from its position, before placing it in a wheelbarrow.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
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- Man dies after shark attack in Far North Queensland
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- 0:20
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A 39-year-old man has died after a shark attack off the coast of Far North Queensland.
The incident occurred at Kennedy Shoal, about 160km south of Cairns, just after midday on Sunday.
The man was reportedly bitten by a shark in the surf and was pulled from the water on a vessel and taken to shore, where he died from his injuries.
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- ‘Gunman is dead’: Trump responds to White House shooting
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Donald Trump has responded to the White House shooting in a post to Truth Social.
“Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House,” Mr Trump posted on Truth Social.
"[He] had a violent history and possible obsession with our country's most cherished structure.
“The gunman is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service agents near the White House gates.”
