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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hosting Pacific leaders from Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea at the State of Origin rugby league match in Brisbane as part of diplomatic efforts to strengthen regional defence ties. The meeting comes as new defence treaties are being pushed with Samoa and Tonga, the Pukpuk defence alliance with Papua New Guinea comes into force, and China test-fired a JL-2 missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads into the South Pacific.

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Former Australian cricket star Stuart MacGill has had his appeal rejected by three judges, upholding his conviction for helping to arrange a $330,000 cocaine deal. MacGill was found guilty last year and ordered to complete hundreds of hours of community service in a case that has spanned five years.

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The Telstra network experienced a widespread outage caused by a timing issue affecting nodes in two data centres in Sydney and Melbourne. The disruption impacted rail networks, commuters, and resulted in numerous failed triple zero calls, prompting welfare checks.

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Five runners sustained injuries during the opening run of the annual Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain, as six bulls charged through the city streets. Three participants were hospitalised with bruising while two others received treatment at the scene. The week-long festival attracts thousands of participants and spectators for daily bull runs through Pamplona's historic centre.

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A high-rise building under construction in midtown Manhattan is in danger of partial collapse after workers discovered structural columns and steel beams had buckled on the 21st floor. The former Pfizer Pharmaceuticals world headquarters, currently being converted into apartments, has entire floors sagging and appears to have a slight lean. Multiple buildings including hotels, schools and restaurants have been evacuated while emergency stabilisation works are underway, expected to take several days.

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Prince Harry has lost his privacy case against Associated Newspapers Limited, publishers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. A judge ruled that all 14 of his claims, along with those of six other claimants including Sir Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, were baseless due to insufficient evidence of phone tapping and illegal information gathering over approximately 20 years. Prince Harry called the decision a "complete and obvious whitewash" and expressed disappointment at the lack of justice and accountability.

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A 15-year-old boy has been charged after five people broke into Burwood Westfield shopping centre and deliberately turned on a fire hose, flooding the David Jones store. The water damage exceeded $250,000, and the teenager appeared in court while police continue searching for the remaining four offenders involved in the Monday night incident.

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A major Telstra outage has disrupted mobile and data services across Australia, affecting payment systems, train networks, and triple zero emergency calls. The outage, caused by a timing issue in data centres in Sydney and Melbourne, has prompted investigations and political debate about network security. Telstra faces potential fines of up to $30 million under new penalties for major blackouts.

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Victoria Police has confirmed a trial to deploy solo highway patrol officers on major roads, with officers working in separate cars but in close proximity to each other for greater visible presence. The Police Association has strongly opposed the plan, warning of serious safety risks to officers. Solo patrols were previously abolished in 2015 for safety reasons, though Force Command states the trial is not related to vacancy numbers.

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Donald Trump arrives in Turkey for a NATO summit where he criticises the Western alliance for failing to support the US in its war in Iran and threatens to remove US troops from Europe over Greenland ownership disputes.

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