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Political leaders gathered in Washington to pay tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham, highlighting his hawkish foreign policy and influential role in US politics.
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson updated her parliamentary register to reveal mining magnate Gina Rinehart paid for her flights from London to Sicily during a July trip, while Hanson covered other expenses herself.
ABC Australia News | Jul 28, 2026, 6:14 PM
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ASIC review reveals widespread issues with mortgage offset accounts across major banks, leaving borrowers paying more interest than expected.
ABC Australia News | Jul 28, 2026, 5:13 PM
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US President Donald Trump publicly expressed irritation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over leaked intelligence on Iran, highlighting tensions before their Oval Office meeting.
ABC Australia News | Jul 28, 2026, 5:08 PM
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China’s record-breaking biotech out-licensing deals have raised alarms in the US, prompting new legislation and heightened scrutiny over pharmaceutical supply chains and technological leadership.
South China Morning Post World | Jul 28, 2026, 3:26 PM
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Newly released documents reveal claims of a coordinated effort by scientists, intelligence officials, and Dr. Anthony Fauci to suppress evidence supporting a possible lab origin of COVID-19.
Fox News Latest | Jul 28, 2026, 3:12 PM
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Two powerful earthquakes hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu island on Tuesday, triggering building collapses, fires, and multiple casualties, with rescue operations underway.
Al Jazeera | Jul 28, 2026, 2:38 PM
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Authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands as firefighters confront unprecedented wildfires worsened by extreme heat and dangerous conditions.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 6:28 PM
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At HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, the UK pledges new drone protection technology and ongoing defence collaboration with Ukraine amid continued conflict.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 5:37 PM
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The challenge targets Queensland legislation banning phrases deemed antisemitic, raising questions about political communication rights.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 1:27 PM
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ChangXin Memory Technologies raises $8.6 billion in Shanghai listing, becoming mainland China’s most valuable exchange-listed company amid AI-driven chip demand.
Washington Times News | Jul 27, 2026, 12:32 PM
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China denies US claims of technology theft and vows to protect its interests as AI rivalry intensifies.
CNA Latest News | Jul 27, 2026, 12:28 PM
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A player in his 20s was hospitalized after being punched during a Lower South West Football League game between Kojonup and Bridgetown, prompting a police inquiry and tribunal referral.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 12:23 PM
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Nylastex Tooling Pty Ltd and its directors face charges following the 2024 death of a worker allegedly struck by a metal object at their Edwardstown plant.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 11:46 AM
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Julie Elizabeth Fallon was sentenced to a community-based Intensive Corrections Order after being found guilty of culpable driving causing death.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 10:03 AM
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Despite being often associated with the Middle Ages, the plague continues to cause significant illness and death in parts of the world, including Madagascar.
Deutsche Welle | Jul 27, 2026, 10:00 AM
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The UK government banned the voices of Irish Republican Army members and Sinn Fein leaders on radio and TV, leading to a unique censorship workaround.
Al Jazeera | Jul 27, 2026, 9:56 AM
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An agreement between the National Trust of South Australia and its Moonta branch ends months of dispute, allowing key heritage sites to reopen.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 9:02 AM
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Gianni Infantino urges critics to focus on football rather than spreading negativity, addressing controversies including political tensions and officiating disputes during the 2026 World Cup.
BBC World | Jul 27, 2026, 9:00 AM
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An Italian contractor is accused of exposing workers to serious injury risks by ordering the use of a broken drill during tunnelling operations in the Snowy Hydro expansion.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 8:06 AM![The National Guard State Partnership Program is increasing understanding between African countries and the United States, the president of Senegal said here Sept. 19. “Each country can learn something from another,” President Abdoulaye Wade said in an interview here at the end of a two-day visit to Vermont. “The National Guard … will know better Africa, because to know a country is to know the people. You should have contact with the people. “We have invited the National Guard to Senegal. At any time, they would be welcome.” The West African country is paired with Vermont in the almost 20-year-old, 62-nation National Guard State Partnership Program. The SPP initially focused primarily on former Soviet Bloc countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It has expanded into Africa with the establishment of U.S. Africa Command and Defense Department emphasis on building partnership capacity. Wade’s visit here en route to the United Nations in New York included cultural visits and meetings with Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas; Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard; and other elected and appointed state and local leaders, business executives and private citizens. It was Wade’s second visit to the United States and his first to his nation’s partner state. “I did not know where was Vermont,” Wade said, speaking in English, a second language after his native French, the official language stemming from 19th century French colonization. Senegal gained independence in 1960. “I am very, very happy to be here,” Wade said. “I regret only to have not been here before. … Now I think that beyond the [official partnership], we have an opportunity to establish relations between the Vermont private sector and Senegalese private sector.” The SPP has enriched Wade’s understanding of the United States, he said. “Generally, … we talk only to the federal people,” he said. “I had the opportunity to meet the governor. … I met also the mayor [of Burlington] and the [state legislative] representatives. “From this … I note that the officials of Vermont are very interested in knowing more about Senegal and to establish very good cooperation.” The warmth of Vermont Guardmembers and civilians, the green landscape and the prosperity of the 200,000-plus resident area were all striking to Wade, who quizzed civic leaders about the state’s economic model. “I was wondering how [this] number of people … could create this city which has the same level of development as the great cities of the states,” Wade said. Leaders explained the contribution of business, services and tourism to Vermont’s quality of life, Wade said. “I’m sure that coming back to my country I’ll take benefits from this short experience,” he said. Ambassadors have said that one of the benefits of the SPP – one program among combatant command and State Department tools – is that it establishes long-term relationships at the more personal state level, giving partner nations a better understanding of the United States. An individual state with one or two partnerships can develop closer relations than at the federal level, where government must juggle contacts with 193 sovereign states and additional states with de facto or emerging sovereignty. Vermont’s relationship with Senegal started as a purely military-to-military partnership that Wade characterized as very strong and based on mutual cooperation. Until the partnership’s establishment, the president was unaware of the American National Guard. “This was for me a surprise,” he said. “I did not know that the governor had the National Guard. … I was very impressed by the people. … I was impressed by the presence of women in this army, and the size of [the Guard’s] … military capacity. Senegal’s army will really benefit from cooperation with the [Vermont] National Guard.” Since it’s pairing with Vermont, the Senegalese military has introduced females into the noncommissioned officer ranks and also increased the profile of NCOs, for example by including NCOs in leadership meetings they previously were not invited to attend. The Vermont National Guard has contributed training and experience to Senegal’s army, Wade said. Among the president’s goals, with which he said the SPP can help, are: “First of all, the strengthening of the cooperation with our army,” he said. “We need many things. We need arms, we need trucks … we need training of our soldiers. We need also cooperation between the two armies for military exercises.” Wade also expressed interest in sending members of the Senegalese armed forces to U.S. military schools, and in pilot training. The president wants to improve the education of all Senegalese, he said. “Education is the most important thing we have to do,” he said. “It’s the basis of development. Senegal is the one country in the world that spends 40 percent of its budget on education. … This is to win long-term development.” That level of education spending might not be sustainable because of the need to invest in health and other sectors, he said. The president said he is interested in developing exchanges between Vermont professors and students and their Senegalese counterparts: academic researchers and medical assistance provider and educators. “I believe in research,” Wade said, especially related to agriculture, industry and production. Wade wants to establish stronger relations between Senegal’s emerging private sector and the United States, and increase Senegalese exports and U.S. business investment. The president talked with Vermont leaders about the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a decade-old U.S. initiative that offers tangible incentives to African countries to continue opening their national economies to the world at large and building free markets. Although Senegal is included, “We have not exported to the United States because … the state of our economy do not allow us,” Wade said. “We have not the capacity. … I call Americans … to come to Senegal, to invest in Senegal, to benefit from the AGOA advantages given by their own government.” Wade invited Vermont business leaders to visit Senegal, which he called “the jewel of Africa.” Senegal is also the African country geographically closest to the United States, being merely a seven-hour flight to the capital city of Dakar. Unlike many African nations, Senegal has a convertible currency pegged to the Euro, Wade said. It is a member of the 15-nation, 300-million population Economic Community of West African States. A 94-percent Muslim nation, Senegal, is one of the most stable democracies in Africa, according to the CIA World Factbook. To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at <a href=" http://www.usaraf.army.mil " rel="nofollow">www.usaraf.army.mil</a> Official Twitter Feed: <a href=" https://twitter.com/usarmyafrica " rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica</a> Official YouTube video channel: <a href=" https://www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica " rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica</a>](/assets/images/2026-07-27T07-16-36-471Z-senegal-s-president-bassirou-diomaye-faye-launches-new-political-party-deepening-wikimedia-480.webp)
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The creation of the Republican Patriots party marks a clear split between President Faye and his former ally, Ousmane Sonko, ahead of the 2029 presidential election.
Africanews | Jul 27, 2026, 7:16 AM
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St Kilda's key forward Max King suffers a hamstring strain in his first AFL game in over two years, ending his 2026 season.
ABC Australia News | Jul 27, 2026, 7:14 AM
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Australian court upholds ruling that One Nation leader racially discriminated against Senator Mehreen Faruqi by telling her to return to Pakistan.
South China Morning Post World | Jul 27, 2026, 7:06 AM
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Typhoon Noul caused widespread flight cancellations and delays at Hong Kong International Airport, leaving some travelers stranded as operations gradually resume.
South China Morning Post World | Jul 27, 2026, 6:20 AM