US and Iran close to nuclear deal, Trump says – BBC

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  1. US and Iran close to nuclear deal, Trump says  BBC
  2. Trump says the US and Iran have ‘sort of’ agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal  AP News
  3. As Trump snubs Israel, Gulf states flex their lobbying for an Iran deal  Middle East Eye
  4. Trump Says Negotiations on Iran’s Nuclear Program Are ‘Very Serious’  The New York Times
  5. In final Qatar stop, Trump hopes for Iranian nuclear deal, ceasefire in Ukraine  The Washington Post
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Bayesian crew unaware wind speeds of over 73mph could topple yacht, report finds – BBC

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  1. Bayesian crew unaware wind speeds of over 73mph could topple yacht, report finds  BBC
  2. Dramatic New Details Released in Sudden Sinking of Bayesian Yacht That Killed 7  People.com
  3. Bayesian Superyacht Carrying Mike Lynch Sank After ‘Extreme’ Wind Gust, Report Says  The New York Times
  4. Diver dies in preliminary operations to recover tech tycoon’s sunken superyacht  CNN
  5. Inside the Bayesian’s final moments: extreme winds sank superyacht, interim report finds  CNN
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Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It. – The New York Times

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  1. Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It.  The New York Times
  2. One kilometer long, 8 stories deep: Captured Hamas terrorists lead IDF to major Rafah tunnel  Ynetnews
  3. IDF says terrorists near defeat in Rafah, fighting now limited to one neighborhood  The Times of Israel
  4. IDF Says It's Closing In On Last-standing Hamas Stronghold In Rafah | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
  5. ‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction  +972 Magazine
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Ukraine Unveils Killer MAGURA Sea Drones After Destroying 17 Russian Targets, Forcing Fleet Retreat – Kyiv Post

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  1. Ukraine Unveils Killer MAGURA Sea Drones After Destroying 17 Russian Targets, Forcing Fleet Retreat  Kyiv Post
  2. Our Best Look Yet At Ukraine’s AIM-9 Sidewinder-Toting Magura-7 Drone Boat  The War Zone
  3. How new drones are sneaking past jammers on Ukraine’s front lines  The Economist
  4. Ukraine Is Adding Anti-Drone Cages To Drones  Forbes
  5. Drone superpower: Ukrainian wartime innovation offers lessons for NATO  Atlantic Council
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Larissa Waters urges Labor to be bold while Liberals in ‘electoral wilderness’ and says Greens hurt by ‘Trump effect’

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New federal Greens leader says current political climate an opportunity for ‘real reform’ on environmental protections

Larissa Waters has urged Labor to be bold on environmental protections, saying the Liberal party being left in the “electoral wilderness” means now is the time for the Albanese government to go against its “timidity”.

The new federal Greens leader – who was elected unopposed on Thursday – has also acknowledged her party was a casualty of the Trump effect, sending voters “into the arms of Labor”.

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Live updates: Trump attends state dinner at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi – AP News

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  1. Live updates: Trump attends state dinner at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi  AP News
  2. UAE's president bestows highest civilian honor on Trump  Fox News
  3. Donald Trump live: US president touts strong relations, AI deal in UAE  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump Live Updates: Latest News on U.A.E Visit, Immigration and More  The New York Times
  5. Trump’s Middle East trip: President visits UAE after stops in Qatar and Saudi Arabia  CNN
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Juror discharged from mushroom lunch trial as child protection worker reveals what Erin Patterson told her

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Victorian supreme court judge says he received information the juror had been discussing Patterson’s case with family and friends

A juror has been discharged from the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, after Justice Christopher Beale said he had received information the person had been discussing the case with family and friends.

Beale told the jury he had received information the juror had been discussing the case with family and friends contrary to his directions.

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Judge suggests NSW police had ‘absolutely no evidence’ to justify main strip-search in class action

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Justice Dina Yehia says manner force conducted its defence ‘is a matter, I’ll be quite honest with you, of grave concern to me’

A Sydney judge says the way the New South Wales police force defended a claim it unlawfully strip-searched a woman at a music festival – including a last-minute admission – was “of grave concern to me”.

Justice Dina Yehia made the comment in the NSW supreme court during closing arguments in a class action against the police.

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Endangered New Zealand bird caught fighting ‘at risk’ reptile in rare footage

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A video shows the large flightless takahē bird in hot pursuit of the tuatara – but the tables soon turn

Two of New Zealand’s most rare and beloved animals – a large flightless takahē bird and an ancient tuatara reptile – have been captured chasing and nipping at one another during a bush-floor melee.

Nick Fisentzidis, a department of conservation ranger on the pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island near Auckland, saw the takahē attack the tuatara and quickly grabbed his phone to capture the rare footage.

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