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Leaders

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.

Leaders

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.

Innovation

Satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard as examined by 38 North. Picture: 2017 Planet Labs, Inc. cc-by-sa 4.0

What is North Korea up to now?

SATELLITE images of North Korean Shipyard show the regime has been busy working on an experimental ballistic missile submarine.

North America

Broken windows that Stephen Paddock fired from in the The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino are seen in Las Vegas, Nevada, is seen October 4, 2017. The attack that left 58 people dead in Las Vegas could impact America's tourism capital, but only in the short term, experts say, predicting a full recovery within months. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck

Vegas cop backtracks on ‘lost minutes’

THE FBI says Las Vegas police have been providing wrong information about the mass shooting. Now the top cop has had to backtrack.

Asia

This Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking during a meeting of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. The granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opened itself to a clear interpretation across Asia: When it comes to the nuclear-saturated war of words on the Korean Peninsula, attention must be paid and treaties must be signed. And it must be done in a preventative way, at top speed, before something happens that can't be undone. Looming in the background of the award announcement Friday, Oct. 6, was the sometimes scalding, sometimes tepid, never silent geopolitical scuffle this year between the young leader of the third-generation Pyongyang regime and the always voluble president of the United States. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea ‘on brink of nuclear war’

NORTH Korea says it has a “final score” to settle with the United States and is on the cusp of raining a “hail of fire” down on its enemies.

Leaders

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington. Senior administration officials have said Trump is expected sign an executive order this week to expand the use of health plans offered through associations. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s whopping North Korea myth

DONALD Trump keeps repeating a huge myth about the North Korean crisis, and used it to call for more action. Here’s why he’s wrong.

Innovation

The nuclear monitoring stations in Australia are keeping an eye on Kim Jong-un's bombs. Picture: Picture: CTBTO / The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Tiny Aussie towns that could stop Kim

THE key to stopping North Korea’s nuclear technology could lie in Australian towns you’ve never even heard of.

Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the presidential council for physical culture and sports on the preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Alexey NIKOLSKY

US ‘pretending to fight IS in Syria’

MOSCOW has just taken a huge swipe at Washington, accusing the Pentagon of deliberately ruining its plans to push IS out of Iraq and Syria.

Leaders

This handout photo taken and released by the US Air Force on July 30, 2017 shows a US Air Force pilot join up with Republic of Korea air force F-15s during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula. North Korea on August 8, 2017, said that it is considering strikes near US strategic military installations in Guam with its intermediate range ballistic missiles, state news agency KCNA reported. The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury" over its missile program and days after the UN Security Council levied new sanctions on North Korea over its growing nuclear arsenal. / AFP PHOTO / US AIR FORCE / Kamaile CASILLAS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US AIR FORCE / KAMAILE CASILLAS " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

‘Big mistake’ that could start WWIII

A FORMER Pentagon chief has warned what will happen if Donald Trump makes the “mistake” of ordering a pre-emptive strike on North Korea.

Marriage

First lady Melania Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Hispanic Heritage Month event in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s wives clash over comment

AS IF Donald Trump doesn’t have enough to worry about, now his wife and ex-wife are feuding.

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