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Political leaningsSexy stars get political for US election

From thirst traps to racy selfies, the US presidential election is a non-stop celeb-fest from encouraging voter turnout to serious campaigning.

Nadia Salemme and David Mills

Crisis pointUK may impose national lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering imposing new national lockdown measures next week, amid concerns hospitals across the country are overwhelmed by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

Latest updatesAndrews takes a break, as the UK faces another ‘crippling’ lockdown

Australia continues to confidently emerge from COVID-19 lockdown as the UK is set to shutdown again, affecting the lives of tens of millions.

Tiffany Bakker, Angie Raphael, Jack Paynter, Ellen Ransley, David Cartwright and James MacSmith

EXCLUSIVEShane Warne banned from driving in the UK

The former Aussie cricketing legend has landed in hot water in the UK over a series of speeding offences.

Stephen Drill in London

LatestAussie academic found in Iran jail

University of Melbourne academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert who disappeared from the Iranian prison system without a trace has been found.

Stephen Drill, Anton Nilsson

How they faredTech giants report higher profits

Five technology giants reported their earnings in the US overnight, providing the latest indication of whether they are rebounding from an economic slowdown earlier this year.

LatestShock details of beheading terrorist emerge

More details have emerged of the young immigrant, who killed three people – beheading one – in a terrorist attack in Nice, after Scott Morrison condemned the act.

Stephen Drill in London, Tiffany Bakker, Mitchell Van Homrigh

Hit-run caseFBI fugitive secretly flown from Adelaide to US

An American fugitive has been secretly extradited from Adelaide to the US to face trial over the 2017 hit-run death of a father-of-four.

Andrew Hough

‘Vicious’ actPM slams terror attack as victim’s final words revealed

Scott Morrison has condemned the Nice terror attack as details of how one victim left one final message emerged. A father-of-two was also named among the dead.

Stephen Drill in London, Tiffany Bakker, Mitchell Van Homrigh

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Two-way NZ travel back before Christmas

Australians wishing to fly overseas won’t have to put a trip to New Zealand in their letters to Santa, with quarantine-free travel between the nations expected before the end of December.

Lanai Scarr

LATESTRudd’s denial of Epstein donation ‘not credible’, says minister

It is ‘not credible’ ex-PM Kevin Rudd didn’t know about a ‘massive’ $US650,000 in donations from sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to his think-tank, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says.

Clarissa Bye, Anna Caldwell and Mitchell Van Homrigh

Church slayingThree dead, woman beheaded in French ‘terror’ attack

A knife-wielding attacker shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ has beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a suspected terrorist attack at a church in the French city of Nice, police and officials say.

OpinionWhat US election means for Australia and China

Australia would not have taken tough strategic decisions if the Trump administration were the hopeless superpower some suggest it is, writes John Lee.

John Lee

Diamonds foreverTiffany agrees heavily discounted sale to LVMH

Tiffany & Co.’s board has reportedly approved an agreement to revive its sale to LVMH, giving the French luxury conglomerate a sizeable discount from the original price.

Angelina Rascouet and Kim Bhasin

Hastie decisionMPs snub Qatari ambassador dinner over strip searches

A group of senior Federal MPs have knocked back a dinner invitation from the Qatari ambassador following the invasive search of 13 Australian women at a Doha airport.

Lanai Scarr

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Why it’s more important than ever to eradicate polio

The worldwide pandemic that we are collectively experiencing right now makes it easy to forget the unfinished fight against another virus.

Tony Stuart

Foreign affairsDFAT warning on Chinese moves to sow ‘division’

Australia must be must wary of efforts by China to sow “division” between Australian Chinese communities and politicians, according to a senior Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official.

Sarah Ison

Savage blowBoeing to cut another 7000 as COVID throttles travel

Boeing has been whipsawed by falling revenue since its 737 Max was grounded in March 2019 after two deadly crashes, and then a coronavirus pandemic that caused air travel to plunge.

QATAR SCANDALVideo of baby found dumped in bin

New footage shows the infant at the centre of a Doha Airport strip-search scandal moments after it was found abandoned in a garbage bin.

Jade Gailberger

Royal battleNew twist in Meghan’s court case

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has asked a judge to find in her favour in a blockbuster court case to avoid the matter going to trial.

Stephen Drill

‘It brand’Tupperware profits soar as shut-ins store leftovers

Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. In the 21st century, it is social distancing that is fuelling sales.

COURTNZ murder suspect to face extradition from Qld

A New Zealand man living in Brisbane will be extradited from Queensland after being linked to a vicious alleged murder in Auckland.

PATRICK BILLINGS

Virus crisisVictoria records three COVID cases as Europe locks down

Victoria has reported three new coronavirus cases, and as Melburnians enjoy long-awaited freedoms, European nations are set to reintroduce tough lockdown measures as infections surge.

David Aidone, Maria Bervanakis, Tiffany Bakker, Clare Armstrong, Merryn Johns, Zoe Smith, Katy Hall, Anthony Piovesan