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This photo taken on October 7, 2017 and released on October 8, 2017 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attending the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Real reason for Kim’s letter

NORTH Korea has sent an “unprecedented” letter to the Australian Government, imploring us to turn against our biggest ally. It’s a very revealing move.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 21, 2017 shows Anthony Scaramucci, named Donald Trump's new White House communications director speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. Fiery White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, appointed just 10 days ago by President Donald Trump, is out of a job, US media reported on July 31, 2017. Scaramucci courted controversy with an eye-watering attack on his colleagues -- one targeting chief of staff Reince Priebus, who left his job last week, and chief White House strategist Steve Bannon. The New York Times reported that Scaramucci was dumped on the request of new chief of staff John Kelly, who was sworn in Monday, and tapped by Trump to bring some stability to an at times chaotic White House. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

Mooch hits out over Soprano links

ANTHONY Scaramucci, aka “The Mooch”, gave an electric speech in the UK — where he accused the US media of “racially profiling” him.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, October 19, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

PM: We’re not apologising to NZ

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed why “no apology” is necessary and how Australia can work with New Zealand’s new leader, Jacinda Ardern.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks about Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie before caucus on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, has died. He was 53. Downie died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, "with his beloved children and family close by," the band said in a statement on its website Wednesday morning. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Justin Trudeau is crying again

IT’S HARD to imagine Trump or Putin shedding a tear in public. Malcolm Turnbull wouldn’t sob either. So what’s in Justin’s eye?

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Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at a forum sponsored by the George W. Bush Institute in New York, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bush’s thinly-veiled attack on Trump

GEORGE W. Bush has delivered a veiled denunciation of Trumpism, saying “bigotry seems emboldened” in the US.

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(FILE) This file photo taken on September 11, 2015 shows a Chinese flag flying near apartment buildings in Beijing. Chinese household debt has risen at an "alarming" pace as property values have soared, analysts say, raising the risk that a real estate downturn could send shockwaves through the world's second largest economy. / AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER

China’s 30-year deadline to rule

CHINA’S leader has laid out his ambitious plans for a superpower in a three-hour speech with huge implications for Australia.

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NZ Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and PM Bill English

‘Rubbish’: Bishop hits out over Ardern

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has hit back at claims it would be awkward for her to work with Jacinda Ardern after the citizenship saga.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during an announcement for Labour's new provisional caucus members at Parliament on September 25, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. With results too close to call, no outright winner between National's Bill English and Labour's Jacinda Ardern has been able to be announced following the general election on Saturday 23 September. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Who is New Zealand’s new PM?

SHE was an amateur DJ who likes whisky and used to work for British prime minister Tony Blair. This is New Zealand’s new Prime Minister.

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A Korean Central News Agency image showing Kim Jong-un inspecting a North Korean shoe factory.

Kim’s violent outburst at Trump

KIM Jong-un’s back on the world stage. This time he’s slinging more threats at Donald Trump as tensions with the US intensify.

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N Korea ‘won’t survive a year’

A NORTH Korean defector says the country could be wiped out within 12 months as the noose tightens around Kim.

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Salim Mehajer is being taken to Westmead Hospital following an accident in Lidcombe. Picture: Seven News

Salim allegedly linked to NRMA fraud

NSW police have confirmed that they are investigating insurance claims made by controversial former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer’s companies referred to them by NRMA insurance.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, sits with former Chinese President Hu Jintao, fifth left, and Jiang Zemin, fifth right, after delivering his speech at the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Xi on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic development to better address "grim" challenges facing the country as he opened a twice-a-decade national congress. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Calls for ‘more forceful’ Communist Party

THE Chinese President has urged the Communist Party to take a more forceful role in society and economic development.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with representatives of foreign business at the Far Eastern Federal University at Russky Island, outside Vladivostok, on September 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev

The secret life of Putin’s ‘chef’

HE’S served former US Presidents in his role as Mr Putin’s chef. But he is also believed to have had a hand in Mr Trump being elected.

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Azuki, the tiny Japanese hedgehog who goes on big adventures. Source: hedgehog_azuki

Hedgehog is bigger than the PM

INSTAGRAM is going wild for this camping Japanese hedgehog who has amassed a huge following of more than 174,000 fans.

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Trump plunges on Forbes rich list

DONALD Trump still hasn’t released his tax returns but Forbes has calculated that he has plummeted almost 100 spots on the list of richest Americans.

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The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with the Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

PM dodges power bill question

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has suggested household power bills would fall under his new energy policy, but he couldn’t guarantee it.

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US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence speak to the press on August 10, 2017, at Trump's Bedminster National Golf Club in New Jersey before a security briefing. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm

Why Trump impeachment is bad news

SOME critics claim a Trump impeachment is what the US needs. Others point out a presidency under his conservative deputy could be far, far worse.

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Watch Trump at peak creepiness

DONALD Trump brags about his weakness for young, beautiful women in newly unearthed footage from his pre-presidential days.

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Austria's Foreign Minister and leader of Austria's centre-right People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz speaks to supporters during the party's election event following the general elections in Vienna, Austria, on October 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR

All about this hot new world leader

YOU might not have heard of this guy before, but he’s about to become a pretty big deal. Question is, is he crazy?

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Attorney General Senator George Brandis speaking at the Coalition Parliamentarians for ÔYesÕ launch event at Parliament House with Members and Senators at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Brandis’ brutal attack on Abbott

GEORGE Brandis has delivered a stinging smackdown of Tony Abbott after his controversial speech on climate change.

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Austria's Foreign Minister and leader of Austria's centre-right People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz arrives to attend the party's election event following the general elections in Vienna, Austria, on October 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR

The world’s youngest ever leader

AUSTRIA is set to elect a young, 31-year-old politician to lead the nation, who has already got near-rock star status for his policies.

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FILE - In this June 5, 2017 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks in Baltimore. Clinton says she's "shocked and appalled" by the revelations of sexual abuse and harassment being leveled at Harvey Weinstein. She says in a written statement on Oct. 10, that the behavior being reported by women "cannot be tolerated." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Assange attacks ‘creepy Clinton’

JULIAN Assange has hit back after Hillary Clinton accused the WikiLeaks founder of colluding with Russia in an Australian TV interview.

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Australia ‘not main target’ for N Korea

JULIE Bishop has responded to Pyongyang’s threats towards Australia after the rogue nation sent a chilling warning of ‘disaster’ to come.

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the annual Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shorham Hotel on October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump is the first sitting president to address Values Voter Summit. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Trump had a meeting … with himself?

DONALD Trump says he had a meeting with the President of the Virgin Islands. But there’s just one problem with that.

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FILE- In this undated file photo distributed on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Kim is calling President Donald Trump "deranged" and says in a statement carried by the state news agency that he will "pay dearly" for his threats. The statement is carried by North's official Korean Central News Agency. It responds to Trump's combative speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim’s luxury show of power

AS HIS people starve, Kim Jong-un is investing massive amounts of money into a luxury resort next to where North Korea is launching missiles.

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the press during a meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office October 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump answered a range of questions during the portion of the meeting that was open to the press, including queries on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Donald Trump is a ‘kettle about to blow’

THE US President is wrecking alliances as those close to him say he’s lashing out, even at his own shrinking inner circle.

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27-09-17 - Federal Energy minister Josh Frydenberg, Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney today. Major gas producers have told Mr Turnbull they can help meet the immediate shortfall in gas supply but want him to meet with state leaders to fix the longer-tem problems in energy policy. Ryan Osland/The Australian

Joyce ‘prepares for the worst’

BARNABY Joyce has revealed his private thoughts about the citizenship case as he waits for the High Court to determine his fate in parliament.

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This undated picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on March 7, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un supervising the launching of four ballistic missiles by the Korean People's Army (KPA) during a military drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Nuclear-armed North Korea launched four ballistic missiles on March 6 in another challenge to President Donald Trump, with three landing provocatively close to America's ally Japan. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Mystery behind Korean quake

AN EARTHQUAKE has been recorded in North Korea. It could have something to do with this man’s disappearance.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on September 24, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump while boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey. President Donald Trump is planning to decertify the landmark Iran nuclear pact negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama, paving the way for potentially reopening sanctions, two leading US dailies said October 6, 2017. Trump will argue that the agreement is not in the interest of the United States, the Washington Post reported, quoting four people close to the president. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

US military could be black-listed

PRESIDENT Trump faces two critical decisions with enormous consequences, that could lead the US army being black-listed.

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One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts during the debate on the Media Reform Bill in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, September 14, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

High Court leaves citizenship MPs in limbo

THE High Court has said Malcolm Roberts and six other federal MPs may not learn for some time if they will be disqualified from Parliament.

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