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A 150-year-overdue book resurfaces in a library, found bricked in a fireplace
Jul 30, 2026 - World 
A public library in Australia has had a book returned an estimated 150 years late
Monsoon rains trigger house collapse in Lahore, killing 9 family members
Jul 30, 2026 - World 
Monsoon rains have collapsed the roof of a multistory house in eastern Pakistan, killing at least nine family members and injuring several others
French authorities say 4 people have died trying to cross the Channel
Jul 30, 2026 - World 
French authorities said four people have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in small boats
‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart
Jul 30, 2026 - World 
Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t opposed’ to work of conservative groupFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA member of a group of young conservative Liberal power brokers being investigated for allegedly soliciting illegal donations has compared their factional work to Mel Gibson’s Braveheart – and said they “didn’t think the law applied to us” when it came to political funding.The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Thursday heard from Robert Assaf, the first witness from the conservative right Liberal factional group the Reformers to give evidence. Continue reading...
Ukraine's drone war is coming to American factories
Jul 30, 2026 - World 
Modern wars are won by those who can turn battlefield lessons into mass-produced technology faster than their adversaries.
