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Global alarm growing over Amazon fires

The French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for an urgent meeting at the G-7 summit on the climate threat from fires burning in the Amazon.

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Israel hit Iraq arms depot: US officials

US officials have confirmed Israel was responsible for the bombing of a weapons depot in Iraq as Benjamin Netanyahu hints his country was behind recent strikes.

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Russia frees Kremlin critic Navalny

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has predicted protests will grow after the opposition politician walked free after 30 days in prison for encouraging a protest.

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Russia frees Kremlin critic Navalny

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has predicted protests will grow after the opposition politician walked free after 30 days in prison for encouraging a protest.

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Rohingya refugees shun Myanmar return

Nearly 300 refugee Rohingya Muslim families have refused to go back to Myanmar, almost a year after a similar effort failed amid protests.

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Sanders proposes US ‘Green New Deal’

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has unveiled a climate change strategy to help the US generate all its electricity from renewable energy by 2030.

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NZ watchdog blasts ANZ over property sale

ANZ Bank should have disclosed the sale of a property to the wife of its former chief executive, New Zealand’s financial watchdog has ruled.

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22 Aug 2019

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Banks in Hong Kong condemn violence

Newspaper ads have been taken out by some of Hong Kong’s biggest banks calling for the preservation of law and order and condemning violence.

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22 Aug 2019

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Bolsonaro blames NGOs for Amazon fires

A record number of fires in the Amazon has sparked bitter debate, with Brazil’s president accusing NGOs of burning down the rainforest to hurt his government.

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22 Aug 2019

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Don’t expect big Brexit changes: Macron

France’s president has told new UK prime minister Boris Johnson there could not be a “reshuffling” of the deal the leave the European Union.

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22 Aug 2019

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Danish ex-PM slams Trump in Greenland spat

A former Danish prime minister has weighed in to an escalating spat between the US and Denmark after President Donald Trump scrapped a visit to the country.

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22 Aug 2019

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Vatican could try Pell under Church law

The Vatican says George Pell “has always maintained his innocence” but could also try the cardinal over the sex abuse charges in a trial under Church law.

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21 Aug 2019

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Trump not losing sleep over Aust report

Donald Trump says China or any other nation does not come close to challenging the US military.

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21 Aug 2019

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Migrants disembark rescue ship in Italy

A stand-off between a Spanish charity and the Italian government has ended with African migrants allowed off a rescue ship at the island of Lampedusa.

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21 Aug 2019

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US farmers struggle to compete with Aust

US President Donald Trump says American farmers back his China tariff battle and TPP exit, but cracks are forming among his base as their markets dry up.

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21 Aug 2019

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Trump talking to Democrats about gun laws

President Donald Trump says his officials are in talks with Democrats about meaningful gun laws but he still insists mass shootings are a mental health issue.

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21 Aug 2019

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‘Somebody had to take on China’: Trump

US President Donald Trump is looking at possible tax cuts but not right now, as he explained any short-term pain from his trade war with China is “irrelevant”.

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21 Aug 2019

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Boris optimistic on Brexit deal, EU baulks

The EU being “a bit negative” on renegotiating the Irish backstop because they believe parliament will block a no-deal Brexit, British PM Boris Johnson says.

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21 Aug 2019

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Italy PM Conte resigns amid political row

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has resigned, denouncing his deputy and League party chief Matteo Salvini for sinking the government to advance his own interests.

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21 Aug 2019