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Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid

Verdict is fresh blow for former French president who was released from prison only this month in connection with separate conviction

The Guardian - UK

Americans helping Ukrainian war effort call US peace plan a ‘betrayal by Trump’

US volunteers who have poured into Ukraine to help amid war are dismayed by Trump’s continuing pressures on Kyiv

The Guardian - US

Von der Leyen warns against ‘carving up’ of Ukraine amid crunch US-led talks

Commission president says undermining of sovereign European nation would ‘open the doors for more wars’

The Guardian - UK

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Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses

The Guardian - US

Kremlin confirms US envoy's visit as Russia-Ukraine peace talks gain momentum

A senior Kremlin official confirms that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week

The Independent UK

Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day

If Labor cannot reach deal on Thursday, it will mark second time in 12 months that it has failed to secure planned EPBC Act reforms

The Guardian - AU

Local councillor quits over late-night strip club beer

A local councillor who tried to expense a beer at a strip club to ratepayers has resigned amid accusations he misrepresented his military service to voters.

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Former NSW Labor staffer gives secret evidence to MPs about 2014 phone call from Chris Minns querying fundraiser donations

Premier ‘absolutely rejects’ any suggestion of wrongdoing and says Icac has already investigated

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats

President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating harassment and espionage

The Guardian - AU

Corruption allegations levelled at Nauru in Senate

Nauru's President David Adeang and Foreign Minister Lionel Aingimea have been allegedly linked to suspicious financial activity involving Australian funds.

AAP

Easey Street accused to face double murder trial

A magistrate has tossed out a rape charge as he committed a man to stand trial over the cold case double murder of two women nearly half a century ago.

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Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

A new search has failed to find a missing boy on his family's remote outback farmhouse, almost two months after the four-year-old disappeared.

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Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

An Aboriginal public servant says it is incredibly disrespectful to be invited to play music in parliament, then be punted for expressing anti-genocide views.

AAP

Wallabies say konnichiwa to coach Kiss with Japan Test

With Joe Schmidt overseeing the Wallabies for three Tests of the new Nations Championship, Les Kiss will take over for a home and away series against Japan.

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Backflip on plans to charge pedestrians using underpass

Locals and tourists will no longer be charged for touching on and off between two connected CBD train stations as long as they don't board a train.

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Premier denies decade-old election corruption links

A state premier says any suggestion he was involved in an illegal donation scandal is "completely wrong", accusing a committee of leaking against him.

The Guardian - AU

Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burqa stunt as Mehreen Faruqi says parliament ‘drips in racism’

One Nation leader suspended for seven days after members of Labor, Greens and crossbench vote to censure

The Guardian - AU

Matildas bubble not burst yet, claims Asian Cup chief, as big venues approach sell-outs

Organisers of the Women’s Asian Cup feel vindicated in their decision to schedule Matildas matches in some of Australia’s biggest stadiums

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Veteran Khawaja backed by contender to keep Test spot

Matt Renshaw might be close to gaining a Test recall but the Queensland opener believes under-fire veteran Usman Khawaja still has what it takes in the Ashes.

The Guardian - AU

Virginia Giuffre died in Australia without a valid will – now the legal battles can resume

WA court appoints administrator to oversee estate after Jeffrey Epstein victim’s lawyer and carer contest Giuffre’s sons being granted authority

The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe joins critics of ‘outrageous’ expansion of police search powers in Melbourne as premier defends move

Jacinta Allan says warrantless pat-down powers that last until May 2026 are consistent with Victoria police plan to be more visible

The Guardian - AU

Bondi Junction stabbings: warrantless ‘wanding’ among recommendations considered by NSW coroner

NSW police scanning people for weapons in ‘crowded places’ and tighter protocols around weaning schizophrenia patients off medication are among the draft recommendations

The Independent UK

Basketball Australia joins with online safety platform to combat social media abuse

Basketball Australia and its men's and women's professional leagues have unveiled an online safety platform to help athletes and teams protect themselves from social media abuse

The Independent UK

Woman gets life sentence for killing children in New Zealand’s ‘suitcase murders’ case

Hakyung Lee attempted to kill herself and her children but woke up to find them unresponsive

AAP

Accused CBD stabber's long list of alleged offending

Details of a woman's previous alleged offending have been revealed after her bail was denied for allegedly stabbing a worker on a city street.

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