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Television

Director Oliver Stone clashed with Stephen Colbert in scenes that didn't make it to air.

Director’s ‘painful‘ TV interview spat

OSCAR-winning director Oliver Stone has copped a battering after defending Russian President Vladimir Putin during a fiery interview with Stephen Colbert.

Leaders

MILWAUKEE, WI - JUNE 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare after arriving at General Mitchell International Airport on June 13, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After the brief remarks Trump greeted guests on the tarmac before departing the airport for a tour and roundtable discussion at Waukesha County Technical College. Trump is also scheduled to attend a fundraiser with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker while in Milwaukee. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

‘How can I call Trump my friend?’

DONALD Trump has been blasted in stinging interview by the Qatar Airways CEO saying he no longer considers the US President a friend.

NSW & ACT Crime

Shots have been fired during a dispute at a petrol station car park on Forest Road, Bexley. Police have also established a crime scene on nearby George Street where they have located three handguns that were disposed of after the incident. Bullets and magazines containing more rounds were also located. Pics Bill Hearne

Shots fired in Sydney gang fight

POLICE are hunting for groups of men involved in a gun fight outside a suburban Sydney service station this morning.

Current Affairs

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 11, 2001 shows a hijacked commercial plane approaching the World Trade Center shortly before crashing into the landmark skyscraper in New York. The Twin Towers collapsed later on that day. September 11, 2016 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the event. / AFP PHOTO / SETH MCALLISTER

Inside the worst terror groups

A MAN who watched on as the Twin Towers fell has dedicated his life finding out what makes terrorists tick.

Current Affairs

Aust drug smuggling suspect Matthew Norman after Australians strapped heroin to their bodies in attempt to smuggle narcotic drugs out of Bali, Indonesia. trafficking smuggler.

The forgotten Bali Nine member

MATTHEW Norman was just 18 when he agreed to act as a drug mule for just $15,000. It was a decision that would change his life.

Asia

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures with a fist bump during his visit to the Philippine Army's Camp Mateo Capinpin at Tanay township, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine president has apologized to Jews worldwide after his remarks that drew comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and Hitler and the Holocaust sparked shock and outrage. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Bizarre twist in Islamic State fight

THE US has stepped in to help the Phillppines in its battle against a dangerous terrorist insurgency. But the country’s President says they were never invited.

News Life

Prisoner freed after 17 years after lookalike found

Freed after 17 years once lookalike found

RICHARD Anthony Jones spent 17 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. It was only when his lookalike was found that he was freed.

World Economy

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 09, 2009 shows the cityscape of the Qatari capital Doha. Gulf states on June 5, 2017 cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than a month after US President Donald Trump visited the region to cement ties with powerhouse Saudi Arabia. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR

Great Saudi hypocrisy revealed

QATAR’s neighbours cited one reason for cutting diplomatic ties in an unprecedented move. But Saudi Arabia, it turns out, is no better.

World Economy

FILE - In this May 14, 2010 file photo, a Qatari woman walks in front of the city skyline in Doha, Qatar. Saudi Arabia and three Arab countries severed ties to Qatar on Monday, June 5, 2017 and moved to cut off land, sea and air routes to the energy-rich nation that is home to a major U.S. military base, accusing it of supporting regional terror groups. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Saudi Arabia issues Qatar smackdown

SAUDI Arabia and its allies say they have proof to support the cutting of diplomatic ties with gas-rich Qatar. This it.

Football

Fans horrified by Saudi ‘disrespect’

AUSSIE football fans have slammed Saudi Arabia for not observing a minute’s silence at the start of its World Cup qualifier in Adelaide calling the move disgusting and disrespectful.

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