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In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?
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In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why is Seoul so uneasy?

Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quartersAt their first summit, in August last year, the South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung, told Donald Trump: “If you, Mr President, become the peacemaker, then I will assist you as the pacemaker.”The remark at the Oval Office captured the thrust of Lee’s approach to North Korea: di...

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In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?
The Guardian •

In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?

President Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quartersAt their first summit, in August last year, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung told Donald Trump: “If you, Mr President, become the peacemaker, then I will assist you as the pacemaker.”The remark at the Oval Office captured the thrust of Lee’s approach to the North: ...

9 killed in Indian budget hotel fire after suspected air-con explosion
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9 killed in Indian budget hotel fire after suspected air-con explosion

At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday, a senior fire department official said. “Nine people were killed, including a child, in the fire that broke out early on Wednesday,” said Anuj Sharma, the fire services director of West Bengal state. “Thick smoke enveloped the hotel. Some victims were found in the bathrooms....

Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears
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Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears

Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bankThe chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has denied he performed a factory reset on a work phone and iPad to wipe critical evidence for an investigation into allegations of corruption in the New South Wales Liberals, an inquiry has heard.On Wednesday, Dallas McInerney r...

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War and heatwaves threaten to push bread and pasta prices higher

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Global food prices are expected to increase by double digits in 2026 as Russia's escalating war in Ukraine worsens the impact of other food price shocks, according to Oxford Economics. Wheat is expected to face the greatest pressure, likely pushing up bread and pasta prices.

UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report

UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report

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Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is importedThe UK is vulnerable to food price shocks because of its dependence on imports of fruit and vegetable from countries even more exposed to the climate crisis, researchers say.Much of Britain has sweltered under a record five heatwaves this year and endured drought and wildfires, with the hot, d...

NSW judge says anti-Israel graffiti case went ‘haywire’ when vandalism was labelled antisemitic

NSW judge says anti-Israel graffiti case went ‘haywire’ when vandalism was labelled antisemitic

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Mohommed Farhat spray-painted slogans and torched a car in Woollahra. He pleaded guilty but supreme court judge says case appears to be a ‘miscarriage of justice’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor almost two years, Mohommed Farhat has been in prison after he pleaded guilty to 15 offences in connection with property damage, including spray-painting “Fuk Israel” on cars i...

EU-backed electricity link to Cyprus stalls amid regional tensions

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The nearly €2 billion Great Sea Interconnector subsea cable would connect Cyprus to the EU's electricity system and end Nicosia's energy isolation. However, Turkey's maritime ambitions and financing issues have been stalling the project, which was meant to become operational in 2024.

Australia politics live: Coalition accuses Labor of treating veterans ‘with contempt’; Victorian Liberals pledge to ‘throw open doors to gas’

Australia politics live: Coalition accuses Labor of treating veterans ‘with contempt’; Victorian Liberals pledge to ‘throw open doors to gas’

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Follow today’s news liveFollow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Collapsing confidence’ in housing market, Wilson saysTim Wilson has jumped on that reporting around rent increases and says there has been a collapse in confidence since the budget which is hurting renters.We’ve had, since the budget, collapsing confidence, a lack of will to invest in housing that is going to be...

Southeast Asia’s landmine clearers face closure as global aid shifts to new wars

Southeast Asia’s landmine clearers face closure as global aid shifts to new wars

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En Poy was minding cattle in a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in Cambodia when he set off his first landmine. The blast from the rusty relic he picked up cost him an arm and an eye. It also inspired his career with non-profit organisation Cambodian Self Help Demining, which clears landmines and unexploded ordnance across the country, deadly remnants of wars from the last century. Groups like Poy’s ...

John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86

John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86

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The director’s BBC hit opened the door to Hollywood action films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw DealJohn Irvin, the British film-maker who directed the Bafta-winning BBC miniseries Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as well as films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal, has died aged 86.Irvin died “peacefully at home” on 11 August, surrounded by his family, his produce...