Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago

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Divers in race against time to unearth wreck of the Dannebroge before seabed becomes construction site

More than 200 years after being sunk by Adm Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed of Copenhagen harbour by marine archaeologists.

Working in thick sediment and almost zero visibility 15 metres (49ft) beneath the waves, divers are in a race against time to unearth the 19th-century wreck of the Dannebroge before it becomes a construction site in a new housing district being built off the Danish coast.

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‘It’s amazing’: stolen 2,500-year-old Romanian gold helmet has been found

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Priceless artefact snatched in Netherlands museum heist has been recovered, ending international search

A priceless gold 2,500-year-old helmet from Romania, stolen last year in the Netherlands, has been recovered, according to a Dutch art detective.

“It’s amazing. It’s the best news we could have got,” Arthur Brand said on Thursday, confirming that the Helmet of Coțofenești had been found.

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First Thing: Trump claims Iran war is ‘nearing completion’ in address to nation

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Democrats criticize speech as doing little to answer Americans’ ‘most basic questions’. Plus, how rap lyrics were used to help sentence a man to death

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Donald Trump declared the month-long US-Israeli war against Iran a success “nearing completion” in his prime time address to the nation on Wednesday evening – despite the conflict wreaking global economic chaos, damaging transatlantic alliances and hitting his approval ratings.

What is the significance of Trump’s comments on HEU? The apparent decision to leave it appears to conflict with his assertions that a key war aim was to ensure Iran could never make a nuclear bomb.

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What has Houston said about the rocket’s deployment? Flight controllers confirmed that all four solar arrays, which will provide the spacecraft with continuous electrical power throughout its lunar journey, were deployed successfully.

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2,500-year-old golden helmet found over a year after it was stolen from Dutch museum, art detective says – CBS News

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  1. 2,500-year-old golden helmet found over a year after it was stolen from Dutch museum, art detective says  CBS News
  2. ‘It’s amazing’: stolen 2,500-year-old Romanian gold helmet has been found  The Guardian
  3. Priceless ancient golden helmet recovered more than a year after theft from Dutch museum  The Hill
  4. 'Extraordinary News': Dutch Recover Stolen Gold Romanian Helmet  Barron's
  5. Breaking News: The Helmet from Coțofenești has been recovered  ArtDependence
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‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on

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Last April, the president unleashed a tidal wave of tariffs on ‘liberation day’. Analysts say the policy has failed, even by the Trump administration’s own terms

Before Donald Trump declared “liberation day” on 2 April 2025 and shocked the world by raising import tariffs on nearly every country the US did business with, he had spent almost three months causing chaos in Washington.

The wholesale slashing of government jobs under Doge (the “department of government efficiency”) and the defunding of US aid agencies had shown White House watchers that the US president was in a hurry to upset institutions he considered profligate or useless.

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Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

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Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimony

Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions.

It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high-profile vacancy before a successor is ready could cause unhelpful political distractions.

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Moira Deeming to secure top spot on Victorian Liberal ticket

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Reversal of fortune comes just one week after she was dumped in favour of Dinesh Gourisetty, who then withdrew his nomination

Moira Deeming will secure a top spot on the Victorian Liberal party’s upper house ticket unopposed – less than a week after members voted to dump her – after the withdrawal of candidates from a re-run ballot.

Deeming was on Sunday ousted from the number one spot for the western metropolitan region by Dinesh Gourisetty.

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Iran army chief tells commanders to prepare for any attack, state media reports – yahoo.com

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  1. Iran army chief tells commanders to prepare for any attack, state media reports  yahoo.com
  2. Iran threatens to ‘rain fire’ on US troops as possible ground war looms  CNN
  3. Iran warns the US against a ground invasion as regional powers meet in Pakistan  AP News
  4. Iran says it's 'waiting' for a possible U.S. ground assault as 3,500 troops arrive in Middle East  NBC News
  5. Iran says its forces 'waiting' as US troops arrive in region  BBC
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From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan’s remarkable makeover – Reuters

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  1. From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan's remarkable makeover  Reuters
  2. Pakistan to continue with Iran-US mediation despite ‘obstacles’  Al Jazeera
  3. Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East  The Guardian
  4. Analysis: Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict  CNN
  5. Pakistan is playing peacemaker in one war while fighting another  NBC News
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Office Hours: What will be the BIGGEST long-term consequence of Trump’s war in Iran? – Robert Reich | Substack

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  1. Office Hours: What will be the BIGGEST long-term consequence of Trump's war in Iran?  Robert Reich | Substack
  2. What the Iran War Could Mean for Stocks, Bonds and Growth  nytimes.com
  3. The Trump team’s ever-changing list of 4 goals in Iran  edition.cnn.com
  4. Niall Ferguson: How Great Powers Lose Wars They’re Winning  The Free Press
  5. What’s Next for the Iran War?  foreignpolicy.com
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Alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram denied suppression order over identities of family members

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Lawyers for accused had argued names of family members should be suppressed due to fears for their mental and physical safety

The alleged Bondi attacker has been denied a suppression order over his family member’s names and home and work addresses after a collective of media organisations won a challenge against the bid.

In the Downing Centre local court on Thursday, judge Hugh Donnelly decided to deny the request for a 40-year suppression order, ending an interim suppression order that was granted for Naveed Akram’s mother, brother and sister in early March which banned the publication of their names and addresses.

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‘It all depends on the crop’: Gulf crisis hits South Asia farmers – Al Jazeera

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  1. ‘It all depends on the crop’: Gulf crisis hits South Asia farmers  Al Jazeera
  2. US Fertilizer Traders Eye Windfall Abroad as War Upends Markets  bloomberg.com
  3. U.K.’s Food Inflation Could Triple by Year End Due to Middle East War, Trade Group Says  WSJ
  4. High Fertilizer Prices Suggest Reconsidering Application Rates  farmdoc daily
  5. How the Iran war could shatter global food security  NBC News
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Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill 13 civilians – army – BBC

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  1. Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill 13 civilians - army  BBC
  2. Burundi says at least 13 killed, dozens injured in military base blast  Al Jazeera
  3. Burundi says 13 killed in explosion at military ammunition depot  Reuters
  4. Burundi's main city rocked by blasts after electrical fire at military store  France 24
  5. Fire and explosions cause panic near military camp in Burundi  KVUE
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Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime time address

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Markets sink after president offers little detail on how he intends to wind down conflict over next two to three weeks

Donald Trump used a prime time address to the nation on Wednesday evening to declare the month-long war in Iran a success “nearing completion”, despite a spiraling conflict that has caused economic turmoil across the globe, fractured transatlantic alliances and eroded the president’s approval ratings.

In remarks from the White House, Trump argued that the US’s “little journey” to Iran had nearly accomplished “all of America’s military objectives”, but offered little clarity on how he planned to wind down the conflict over the next “two to three weeks”.

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