Meet the new boss,same as the old boss:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was apparently earmarked for a return to the top in Iran until events intervened.

Astonishing early Iran war goal:Hand power back to the man who wanted Israel to be ‘wiped off the map’

Soon after killing Iran’s supreme leader and other top officials,the US and Israel reportedly considered installing hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a more pliable replacement.

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Xi delivered a carefully crafted spectacle designed to project China’s status as the foremost peer to the US.

Trump’s China tinkering won’t end the trade war

While the US president declared last week’s summit meeting with Xi Jinping a success,his “fantastic” deals changed nothing structural or material in their hostile trade relationship.

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Grandmother dies after stepping out of car into open New York City manhole

Surveillance camera footage appeared to show that the cover was dislodged by a truck that drove over it about 12 minutes before Donike Gocaj,56,fell in.

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Trump’s oldest sons,Donald Jr and Eric,have been raking in cash from business deals across the globe.

‘Get-out-of-jail-free card’:Trump lawsuit deal bars tax probes against him or his family – forever

Trump could have been liable for a tax bill exceeding $US100 million,plus interest and potential penalties,if he lost an IRS audit.

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Extending the lives of the Collins submarines could have been avoided if a replacement project was started a decade earlier.

Australia’s $11 billion upgrade to keep subs afloat while navy waits for AUKUS

Collins class submarines will get a scaled-back upgrade to keep them at sea while Australia waits for the first nuclear submarines to be delivered.

  • James Massola andBrittany Busch
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Trump ‘holds off’ on planned Iran strikes as Gulf states take lead on deal

A full-scale military attack on Iran was still possible at a moment’s notice,the US president warned,if an agreement was not reached.

  • Michael Koziol
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Two women embrace near the scene of the San Diego shooting.

​‘Worst nightmare’:Teen’s mum warned police ahead of deadly mosque attack

Authorities are now piecing together the horrific hate crime that left five people dead – including the two suspected teenage gunmen – and has rocked California and the US.

  • Michael Koziol
Elon Musk arrives at the US District Court in Oakland,California.

‘Hypocrite’:Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI

Elon Musk has lost his landmark case over OpenAI,with a jury finding the world’s richest person filed his claim too late.

  • Madlin Mekelburg,Isaiah Poritz andRachel Metz
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One key takeaway from Trump’s China visit should worry Australia

US President Donald Trump went to Beijing in a weakened state. China’s President Xi Jinping took full advantage.

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Trump’s war is crippling one of the world’s richest nations

Qatar quickly turned from a pearl-diving backwater into one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Now it has been paralysed.

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