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Shock, chaos and a hollow win: What it's like to do a tariff deal with Trump

July 31, 2025 - 10:35pm
It's been a fraught process for many countries - with little detail about what exactly has been agreed.
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Shock, chaos and a hollow win: What it's like to do a tariff deal with Trump

July 31, 2025 - 10:35pm
It's been a fraught process for many countries - with little detail about what exactly has been agreed.
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Authorities jail 108 members of Imran Khan's party

July 31, 2025 - 9:54pm
Politicians denounced the rulings by the anti-terrorism court, which also disqualified six lawmakers.
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Authorities jail 108 members of Imran Khan's party

July 31, 2025 - 9:54pm
Politicians denounced the rulings by the anti-terrorism court, which also disqualified six lawmakers.
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Should teen sex be a crime? Indian woman lawyer mounts challenge

July 31, 2025 - 8:43pm
India's age of consent is being challenged in court, renewing conversations around the criminalisation of teen sex.
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Should teen sex be a crime? Indian woman lawyer mounts challenge

July 31, 2025 - 8:43pm
India's age of consent is being challenged in court, renewing conversations around the criminalisation of teen sex.
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A sinkhole revives debate about migrant workers' rights in Singapore

July 31, 2025 - 6:00pm
A group of workers who rescued a driver from a sinkhole have drawn praise - and reignited debate.
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How a sinkhole revived a debate about migrant workers' rights in Singapore

July 31, 2025 - 6:00pm
A group of workers who rescued a driver from a sinkhole have drawn praise - and reignited debate.
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More than 30 killed in nursing home hit by Beijing floods

July 31, 2025 - 7:23am
Local officials admit "loopholes in emergency planning" and say the incident is a painful lesson that serves as "a wake-up call".
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Trump's tariffs could deal a blow to India's growth and exports

July 31, 2025 - 1:12am
The effect on India's GDP is unclear as Trump announced an unspecified penalty in addition to 25% tariffs.
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Finger painting by artist with nerve injury wins Australian art award

July 31, 2025 - 12:33am
"Without a brush, painting was almost painless," said Filipina-Australian artist Loribelle Spirovski.
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Trump announces deal to impose 15% tariff on South Korea

July 30, 2025 - 7:39pm
The agreement comes just a day before a 1 August deadline for countries to strike deals with the US or be hit with higher tariffs.
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First Australian-made rocket crashes shortly after lift-off

July 30, 2025 - 6:10pm
The company behind the country's first orbital rocket called the launch a 'giant leap' despite crashing after only 14 seconds.
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Why Australians celebrate Christmas twice a year

July 30, 2025 - 6:09pm
The Australian tradition was born in the 1980s after a group of Irishmen became homesick for a winter Christmas.
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Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific

July 30, 2025 - 3:00pm
Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.
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Trump to hit India with 25% tariffs - plus 'penalty' for trade with Russia

July 30, 2025 - 12:33pm
The US president said the measures would take effect from from 1 August, the US deadline for a trade deal.
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Olympic star Dahlmeier dead after climbing accident

July 30, 2025 - 9:56am
Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan.
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Air India watchdog audit reveals 51 safety violations

July 30, 2025 - 8:55am
India’s aviation regulator details safety lapses at Air India amid scrutiny after last month's deadly crash.
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Air India watchdog audit reveals 51 safety violations

July 30, 2025 - 8:55am
India’s aviation regulator details safety lapses at Air India amid scrutiny after last month's deadly crash.
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India and US launch 'first-of-its-kind' satellite

July 30, 2025 - 8:42am
Nasa-Isro joint mission Nisar will record the minutest of changes in the land, sea or ice sheets.
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