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'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

Israel's ambassador to Australia says they have yet to see request from federal police for help in an investigation into the treatment of Australian activists.

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

AFP to probe treatment of Australian flotilla activists

An independent investigation could be held into the detention of almost a dozen Australians taken by Israel while trying to deliver aid to war-torn Gaza.

Violence in N.Ireland is racist thuggery: UK minister

Violence in N.Ireland is racist thuggery: UK minister

Violence in N.Ireland is racist thuggery: UK minister

Violence in N.Ireland is racist thuggery: UK minister

Northern Ireland's ethnic community is living in fear after days of anti-immigrant violence, the province's minister says, as he slams the "appalling" riots.

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Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

US President Donald Trump is expected to ask for China's help to resolve the costly and unpopular conflict with Iran, which he launched in late February.

Clan feuding leads to man's death at remote community

Clan feuding leads to man's death at remote community

Extra police and investigators have been sent to a remote island community where a 26-year-old man was killed in a large-scale disturbance.

Peru election marred by delays as Fujimori leads count

Peru election marred by delays as Fujimori leads count

Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, narrowly leads Peru's national election - a vote hit by delays as it heads to a run-off.

Man charged over plan to fight in Myanmar's civil war

Man charged over plan to fight in Myanmar's civil war

An Australian faces the prospect of life in prison after being charged with intending to join an armed group to fight in a southeast Asian nation's civil war.

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Concerns grow over Solomon Islands political impasse

Concerns grow over Solomon Islands political impasse

Concerns grow over Solomon Islands political impasse

Concerns grow over Solomon Islands political impasse

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is refusing to recall parliament and insists there's no crisis, as the opposition claims a majority of MPs.

Don't panic: motorists warned against stockpiling fuel

Don't panic: motorists warned against stockpiling fuel

Don't panic: motorists warned against stockpiling fuel

Don't panic: motorists warned against stockpiling fuel

Australians are being told not to panic-buy petrol at the bowser or stockpile fuel as the war in Iran widens and causes oil prices to soar globally.

Minister tight-lipped on Middle East military request

Minister tight-lipped on Middle East military request

Minister tight-lipped on Middle East military request

Minister tight-lipped on Middle East military request

Australia is considering whether to send resources to the Middle East to protect against Iranian attacks, but officials are yet to reveal key details.

Protest curbs eased as watchdog asks public for footage

Protest curbs eased as watchdog asks public for footage

Protest curbs eased as watchdog asks public for footage

Protest curbs eased as watchdog asks public for footage

Controversial restrictions on protests have been lifted a week after a violent response by police as a probe seeks evidence of misconduct from demonstrators.

Mass arrests in bid to stop brawls in outback township

Mass arrests in bid to stop brawls in outback township

Mass arrests in bid to stop brawls in outback township

Mass arrests in bid to stop brawls in outback township

Police have made multiple arrests and locked up alleged offenders in a troubled outback township in a bid to stop clan feuding and mass brawls.

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Investigations into violent police tactics to break up a mass protest must be comprehensive, without delay and public, civil liberties groups say.

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

A massive crackdown appears to have quelled protests that rocked Iran, which a rights group says killed more than 3000 people.

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Iran protests appear to abate after deadly crackdown

Iran's security forces seem to have quelled the country's nationwide protests, residents and rights groups says, while fears of a US attack have retreated.

Wait and see: Trump sees Iranian crackdown easing

After warning the US could intervene on behalf of Iranian protesters, President Donald Trump now sees the regime's repression and killings subsiding.

More cars torched in remote community unrest

Hostile confrontations have continued in a troubled outback town where cars have been torched and brawlers brandished bladed weapons, police say.

Iran warns of retaliation if US and Trump strike

With Iran's leadership trying to quell domestic unrest, Tehran is seeking to deter US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to intervene.

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Iran warns of strikes on US bases if attacked

Deaths from Iran's protests have risen to almost 2600 as Tehran warns it will attack US bases if President Donald Trump follows up threats of military action.

Trump urges Iran to keep protesting, 'help on its way'

More than 2000 people are reported to have been killed in Iran's protests that were sparked by the country's dire economic conditions.

Hundreds killed in Iran protests, UN rights office says

The UN puts the number of Iranian protesters killed by security forces in the hundreds, as its rights chief says "horrific violence" in Iran cannot continue.

Aussie ex-detainee's dire warning for 'vulnerable' Iran

Tehran's decades-old dictatorship could be about to topple, says an Australian expert who was jailed for 804 days by the Iranian regime.

Trump weighs tough response to Iran protest crackdown

US President Donald Trump says he is considering options, including military action, against Iran as mass protests pose a major challenge to clerical rule.

Iran vows to strike back if US intervenes over protests

Activists say the death toll in nationwide protests challenging Iran's government has reached at least 116 people as Tehran warns the US from getting involved.

Army warning as Iran seeks to quell growing unrest

The Iranian regime is stepping up efforts to stem the nation's biggest protests in years, while Washington says the US supports "the brave people of Iran".

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