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Under-fire firm still has ethics, leadership contracts

A major consulting firm still has a million-dollar contract to train public servants on ethics, despite senior figures being accused of accessing confidential information.

June 27, 2026 3:40 pm
 

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Police barricade accused ISIS bride as she's bailed

An accused ISIS bride has been given a police barricade as she walked from court and into the arms of her loved ones.

June 27, 2026 2:43 pm
 

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SpaceX eyes U.S. mobile market with new Starlink service

SpaceX (SPCX.O), opens new tab has told investors it plans to launch a Starlink mobile service for U.S. ​consumers, the Financial Times reported on Friday, in ‌a move that could allow the Elon Musk-led company to compete directly with Verizon (VZ.N), opens new tab, AT&T (T.N), opens new tab and T-Mobile (TMUS.O), opens new tab.

June 27, 2026 2:26 pm
 

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Trump plans new tariffs over EU digital services tax

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday a 100% tariff on all goods from any country that imposes a digital services tax on American companies, inflaming transatlantic trade tensions a day after ​European Union countries met Trump’s July 4 deadline to cut tariffs on U.S. goods.

June 27, 2026 1:26 pm
 

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Venezuela faces rebuilding after major earthquakes kill thousands

Venezuela’s strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez’s early leadership but could also allow the interim president to stamp ​her authority on a fractured government and begin rebuilding a broken country.

June 27, 2026 12:26 pm
 

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US strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

The ​U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, further ‌straining the fragile peace deal agreed last week between the two countries.

June 27, 2026 11:33 am
 

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Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Disturbing revelations of widespread sexual harassment at Fortescue’s remote mining camps should result in criminal prosecutions where applicable, company boss Andrew Forrest has told his employees.

June 27, 2026 10:50 am
 

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Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Australia’s world-first social media ban for young people has sparked warnings it was never strict enough, with experts saying the restrictions have always needed strengthening.

June 27, 2026 9:30 am
 

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Rescuers comb Venezuelan quake rubble

Rescuers worked through the night to save hundreds of Venezuelans trapped in rubble and find thousands ​more missing after two of the biggest earthquakes in Latin America’s modern history smashed areas in and around the capital Caracas.

June 26, 2026 5:04 pm
 

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Europe on high alert as killer heat spreads

Health authorities across Europe were on high alert as a killer heatwave ​progressed across the continent, prompting alcohol bans in France and cracking road surfaces open in Germany.

June 26, 2026 3:30 pm
 

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Japan braces for double storms

Japan grappled with transport disruptions while bracing for more torrential rain and ‌risks from two approaching tropical storms that spurred authorities to issue high-level landslide warnings and order the evacuation of 1 million people.

June 26, 2026 1:28 pm
 

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Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel

President Donald Trump’s administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over the past week, especially on the subject of Israel.

June 26, 2026 11:05 am

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