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Anthony Albanese: Australia's dog-loving, Tory fighting PM

Anthony Albanese: Australia's dog-loving, Tory fighting PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a craft beer afficionado who loves "fighting Tories", clawing his way to the nation's highest office from hardscrabble blue-collar beginnings.

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Trump may have aided Australian PM's election victory: analysts

Trump may have aided Australian PM's election victory: analysts

Donald Trump's stinging trade tariffs may have helped Australia's left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding election victory Saturday, analysts say.

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Right-leaning Australian opposition leader loses election, and seat

Right-leaning Australian opposition leader loses election, and seat

Australia's right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his parliamentary seat Saturday, adding humiliation to a night of crushing defeat for his conservative coalition.

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India blocks Pakistani celebrities on social media

India blocks Pakistani celebrities on social media

New Delhi widened tit-for-tat measures against Islamabad on Saturday, blocking access to the social media accounts of Pakistani actors and cricketers, as well as extending trade blocks and stopping postal services.

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Left-leaning PM triumphs in Australian election

Left-leaning PM triumphs in Australian election

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and Donald Trump.

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Ancelotti says he will reveal future plans at end of season

Ancelotti says he will reveal future plans at end of season

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has been heavily linked with the Brazil post, said Saturday he will reveal his future plans on May 25 after their final La Liga game.

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India-Pakistan tensions hit tourism in Kashmiri valley

India-Pakistan tensions hit tourism in Kashmiri valley

Hotels are empty and roads deserted at the start of what is normally peak tourist season amidst the towering peaks and lush valleys of Pakistan's Kashmir valley, as the threat of attack from India looms.

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Left-leaning incumbent PM triumphs in Australian election: projections

Left-leaning incumbent PM triumphs in Australian election: projections

Left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in Australia's general election, according to media projections, prevailing in a vote shaped by inflation woes and Trump tariffs.

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Bangladesh Islamists rally in show of force

Bangladesh Islamists rally in show of force

Thousands of Bangladeshi Islamists rallied in Dhaka on Saturday, one of their biggest public shows of strength in years as religious activism surges.

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Zelensky says won't play Putin's 'games' with short truce

Zelensky says won't play Putin's 'games' with short truce

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire.

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