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US President Donald Trump deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders.
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Iran remains defiant as US deadline for Hormuz blockade passes
US President Donald Trump said United States forces would block any ships that had paid a toll for passage through the strait.
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No deal: JD Vance leaves Pakistan after US and Iran fail to reach peace agreement

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'Beaten' and 'subject to mock executions': How protesters are being forgotten in war

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Why Pakistan is hosting the highest-level US-Iran talks in almost half a century

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Iran and US still at odds on truce terms as negotiating teams arrive in Islamabad

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'Beaten' and 'subject to mock executions': How protesters are being forgotten in war

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They were cleaning their homes in hope. By morning, the bombs had fallen

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This industry faced near total collapse in Australia. How did it come back from the brink?

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There were once throngs of pilgrims. Now silence fills Jerusalem's streets

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The simple initiative helping migrants and refugees step into their new life

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A local program in Darwin is helping refugees and new migrants connect with their community while building life-long friendships. The walking group may be simple, but organisers say at a time when more people are facing conflict and displacement, the initiative provides a welcome escape.

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'You need to be a breadwinner': The parenting views dividing young dads

Life

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'Hurting and humiliating us': Iraqis meet the US veterans who shattered their childhoods

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Australia has strict gun laws but is now a hotspot for this type of gun — just like the US

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Lea says she and her sister didn't talk for a year. This is why estrangements are common

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Locals and refugees are stuck in housing limbo in this city. It's fuelling a deep divide

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'Grief and rage': This Nowruz, celebrations hide a 'devastating' reality for Iranian Australians

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'A piece of living history': How Greek milk bars changed the way Australians meet and eat

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The cost of war: How the Middle East conflict could worsen food insecurity in Australia

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As the threat of war heightens distress, help may be just a phone call away

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Names are more than just labels; they are deeply linked to our identity and shape how we move through the world. In this uplifting episode of Insight, host Kumi Taguchi asks our guests: “Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?”

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After the US intervention in Venezuela, Colombia was warned it could be next. Dateline investigates plans to uproot its vast cocaine crops and meets farmers stuck in the middle of a deadly drug war.

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