Aust climber's body among those retrieved

It's believed the body of an Australian climber is among the seven retrieved by rescuers after the mountaineers were killed in an avalanche near India's second-highest mountain late last month.

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Trump warns Iran, then offers negotiations

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that war would lead to "obliteration like you've never seen before" but insists he is willing to negotiate without preconditions.

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Houthis hit Saudi airport in drone attack

Yemen's Houthi movement launched an attack on Abha civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia, killing one person and wounding seven others, the Saudi-led coalition battling the group in Yemen says.

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Naming Sessions AG biggest mistake: Trump

US President Donald Trump says if he could have one "do-over", it would be "personnel" decisions, including naming former senator Jeff Sessions as his first US attorney general.

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US Mideast peace plan faces wide rejection

Arab politicians and commentators have greeted US President Donald Trump's Middle East $US50 billion ($A72 billion) economic vision with a mixture of derision and exasperation, although some in the Gulf called for it to be given a chance.

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Ethiopia's army chief killed in coup bid

Ethiopia's army chief of staff and the regional president of the northern state of Amhara were killed in two related attacks when a general tried to seize control of Amhara in an attempted coup, the prime minister's office says.

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Czechs demand PM quit in huge protest

An estimated 250,000 Czechs have rallied in Prague to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, the biggest show of public discontent since the 1989 Velvet Revolution which overthrew Communism.

Australian Associated Press