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World/ North America
David Crary,Peter Smith,Steve Peoples
The US president’s verbal assault on Pope Leo XIV,followed by the release of a now-deleted post portraying himself as a Christ-like saviour,has riled the American religious right.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-testing-the-true-believers-with-his-antics-amid-flagging-polls-20260414-p5znu7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +1000
Trump testing the true believers with his antics amid flagging polls
World
Trump blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins,with US warships stationed off Iran.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/donald-trump-blockade-of-iranian-ports-begins-20260414-p5znmi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 18:33:52 +1000
Donald Trump blockade of Iranian ports begins
World
The Duchess of Sussex meets a group of women at the McAuley Community Services for Women.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/meghan-serves-food-for-women-at-community-service-20260414-p5znwb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 17:00:36 +1000
Meghan serves food for women at community service
World/ Europe
Fiona Parker,Martin Evans,Charles Hymas
A public inquiry into the 2024 killings of three young girls in the British town of Southport has found that the killer Axel Rudakubana’s father and mother failed to raise the alarm.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/killer-s-parents-could-have-stopped-southport-massacre-inquiry-finds-20260414-p5znsi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +1000
Killer’s parents could have stopped Southport massacre,inquiry finds
World/ Middle East
Emily Kaine,Ellen Connolly,Isabel McMillan
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-s-blockade-of-strait-of-hormuz-takes-effect-trump-deletes-image-of-himself-as-jesus-christ-tehran-wants-a-deal-very-badly-says-us-president-20260413-p5znin.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 12:38:29 +1000
US-Iran war as it happened:Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz takes effect;Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus Christ;Tehran wants a deal ‘very badly’,says US president
World/ North America
Peter Baker
Crazy like a fox … or just plain crazy? Even some former allies and advisers are now questioning whether the US president has grown increasingly unbalanced.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-s-erratic-behaviour-and-head-spinning-outbursts-whip-up-fears-about-his-mental-health-20260414-p5znm7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 11:50:54 +1000
Trump’s erratic behaviour and head-spinning outbursts whip up fears about his mental health
World/ Middle East
John Ismay
There’s little precedent for such a major operation in recent decades,but previous US Navy actions in the Gulf and elsewhere could provide clues on what will unfold.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/what-the-naval-blockade-of-iran-might-look-like-20260414-p5znob.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 11:43:55 +1000
What the naval blockade of Iran might look like
World/ Middle East
Bruce Wolpe
The Trump brand is in retreat right around the world. The timing couldn’t be worse.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/on-america-s-most-important-day-trump-may-have-little-to-celebrate-20260414-p5znox.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +1000
On America’s most important day,Trump may have little to celebrate
World/ North America
The US president maintained it was the media’s fault for construing the image as blasphemous.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-claims-post-of-himself-as-jesus-showed-him-as-doctor-20260414-p5znq5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 10:32:56 +1000
Trump claims post of himself as Jesus showed him as ‘doctor’
World
Donald Trump has personally taken a food delivery at the White House in a televised moment to spruik his tax policies.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/donald-trump-has-taken-a-white-house-food-delivery-20260414-p5znmw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 07:25:45 +1000
Donald Trump has taken a White House food delivery
World
Pope Leo says he is not afraid of criticising the Trump administration after the president's spray.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/pope-hits-back-at-extraordinary-trump-attack-20260414-p5znmj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 06:15:56 +1000
Pope hits back at extraordinary Trump attack
World/ North America
Michael Koziol
The president accused the media of deliberately misconstruing the “blasphemous” meme while he accepted a lunchtime delivery of McDonald’s at the Oval Office.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-deletes-post-of-himself-as-jesus-claims-it-showed-him-as-a-doctor-20260414-p5znm4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 05:45:22 +1000
Trump deletes post of himself as Jesus,claims it showed him ‘as a doctor’
World/ Middle East
Peter Hartcher
Both men have looming deadlines – national elections.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/trump-and-netanyahu-started-the-war-together-only-one-is-determined-to-keep-fighting-20260413-p5zngp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +1000
Trump and Netanyahu started the war together. Only one is determined to keep fighting
World/ North America
Michael Koziol
The president said he intended to re-file the lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over an article that revealed he contributed to a “birthday book” for Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-s-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over-epstein-birthday-card-dismissed-by-judge-20260413-p5znlx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 03:41:06 +1000
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch over Epstein story
World/ Middle East
Samy Magdy
Trump continued his threat to attack any Iranian ships that try to enter the Strait of Hormuz,although it was unclear if the blockade he announced on Sunday has officially begun.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/us-military-prepares-to-blockade-iran-s-ports-as-shipping-stops-in-crucial-strait-20260413-p5znjw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Tue,14 Apr 2026 01:21:02 +1000
Trump vows to hit Iran’s ships as deadline passes for Strait of Hormuz blockade
World/ Middle East
Emily Kaine,Ellen Connolly,Melissa Cunningham
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-trump-says-us-will-blockade-the-strait-of-hormuz-after-peace-talks-failed-over-iran-s-nuclear-ambitions-20260413-p5znba.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Mon,13 Apr 2026 16:51:59 +1000
US-Iran war as it happened:Trump says US will ‘blockade’ the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks failed over Iran’s ‘nuclear ambitions’
World/ North America
Michael Koziol
Minutes after ranting about Leo being “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy”,the US president posted an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/get-your-act-together-trump-lashes-pope-exposes-his-own-god-complex-20260413-p5znh4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Mon,13 Apr 2026 15:46:14 +1000
Trump tells Pope to ‘get his act together’ – and exposes his own God complex
World
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/pope-leo-xiv-says-trumps-threat-to-destroy-iran-civilization-is-unacceptable-20260413-p5znh8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Mon,13 Apr 2026 12:57:39 +1000
Pope Leo XIV says Trump's threat to destroy Iran civilization is'unacceptable'
World/ Europe
David Crowe
It’s tempting to see Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungarian election as a seismic shift against populist conservatism,but that’s not what cost him his job as prime minister after 16 years in power.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/how-a-former-orb-n-ally-toppled-the-populist-right-wing-leader-20260413-p5znf2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Mon,13 Apr 2026 12:20:54 +1000
How a former Orbán ally toppled the populist right-wing leader
World/ Europe
David Crowe
The emphatic election victory for challenger Peter Magyar appears set to install a new government with enough seats in parliament to overturn Orbán’s laws.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/trump-backed-viktor-orb-n-swept-from-power-in-hungary-after-16-years-20260413-p5znbf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world
Mon,13 Apr 2026 09:46:43 +1000
Trump-backed Viktor Orbán swept from power in Hungary after 16 years