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Family makes shock discovery of unknown Captain Flinders portrait
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Family makes shock discovery of unknown Captain Flinders portrait

The painting, worth more than $1 million, has gone on public display for the first time this week ahead of a reburial service for the explorer, the first person to circumnavigate Australia.

  • by Rob Harris

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World of photos, July 13, 2024
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World of photos, July 13, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

King allows public to see other side of famous palace balcony for first time

King allows public to see other side of famous palace balcony for first time

Inside the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace, a first group of visitors will be allowed to peer out at where crowds gather for jubilees, royal weddings and birthdays.

  • by Hannah Furness
Children in a cancer hospital are not soldiers of war
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Children in a cancer hospital are not soldiers of war

The Russian missile attack on a Kyiv paediatric hospital has brought worldwide condemnation yet Russia blamed Ukraine air defences.

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Despite its issues, Britain’s answer to Vegas keeps bringing in tourists

Despite its issues, Britain’s answer to Vegas keeps bringing in tourists

Years of under-investment, deprivation, unreliable weather and boozy stag and hen parties haven’t stopped Blackpool being fun for all the family.

  • by Steve McKenna
France’s far right did not win vote but are still waiting in the wings

France’s far right did not win vote but are still waiting in the wings

France faces chaos as President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble to stop the hard right forces him to consider sharing government with the far left.

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Trump redux a clear and present challenge to our foreign policy

Trump redux a clear and present challenge to our foreign policy

The problem facing Australia’s foreign policy under another Donald Trump presidency? Many of his utterances seem shaped by 1950s American daytime games shows.

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The English created one of the world’s greatest culinary experiences

The English created one of the world’s greatest culinary experiences

A full English breakfast is a glory to behold – a fry-up that will make you want to put off lunch until tomorrow.

  • by Ben Groundwater
King’s birthday parade a huge moment for Charles, Catherine and the family

King’s birthday parade a huge moment for Charles, Catherine and the family

There had been no guarantee that either the King or the Princess of Wales would make an appearance at Trooping the Colour, yet here was the royal family united.

  • by Hannah Furness
The country house goes wild: A rarefied retreat without the stuffiness

The country house goes wild: A rarefied retreat without the stuffiness

From the table to the spa, Heckfield Place infuses luxury with the natural world.

  • by Ute Junker
The world’s largest collection of living plants is an extraordinary place

The world’s largest collection of living plants is an extraordinary place

You’ll find magnificent examples of exotic flora in London’s famous 265-year-old gardens.

  • by Brian Johnston