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Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's oil export hub

Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's oil export hub

US President Donald Trump has warned of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island as he pressures allies to send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

More Iranian women soccer players to leave Australia

More Iranian women soccer players to leave Australia

More Iranian women soccer players to leave Australia

More Iranian women soccer players to leave Australia

Some of the Iranian women soccer players granted asylum to Australia have reneged on staying and will head back to Iran at a highly volatile time.

Six killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine

Six killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine

Six killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine

Six killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine have killed six people as Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Moscow would try to exploit the Middle East conflict to inflict more damage.

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Protesters attack Cuba communist party office in riot

Protesters attack Cuba communist party office in riot

People in a city in Cuba have taken to the streets in a protest over power cuts that turned into a riot targeting the local communist party office.

Trump threatens to cripple crucial Iranian oil hub

Trump threatens to cripple crucial Iranian oil hub

US forces have "obliterated" military targets on an island vital to Iran's oil network, Donald Trump says, as he issues an ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz.

Deadly Russian strike on Kyiv with peace talks stalled

Deadly Russian strike on Kyiv with peace talks stalled

Russia has struck Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing ‌at least four people, as peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv remain postponed.

Fuel stockpile topped up as minister says supply secure

Fuel stockpile topped up as minister says supply secure

Australia has stockpiled more than a month's supply of fuel and is as "prepared as possible" as the war in the Middle East continues to impact global supply,

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Eleven dead, more than 20 injured in Sudan drone strike

Eleven dead, more than 20 injured in Sudan drone strike

Eleven dead, more than 20 injured in Sudan drone strike

Eleven dead, more than 20 injured in Sudan drone strike

A attack on the Adikong market near Sudan's eastern border in Chad is the second deadly drone strike there in less than a month.

Iran's new leader 'wounded, likely disfigured', US says

Iran's new leader 'wounded, likely disfigured', US says

Iran's new leader 'wounded, likely disfigured', US says

Iran's new leader 'wounded, likely disfigured', US says

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran's new supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured", while President Donald Trump vows to keep hitting Iran.

Explosions in Tehran after Iran launches fresh strikes

Explosions in Tehran after Iran launches fresh strikes

Explosions in Tehran after Iran launches fresh strikes

Explosions in Tehran after Iran launches fresh strikes

Intense air strikes have landed around Tehran after a new wave of Iranian attacks in the region and President Donald Trump threatened Iran's "deranged" leaders.

More than $200b evaporates from Aussie market since war

More than $200b evaporates from Aussie market since war

More than $200b evaporates from Aussie market since war

More than $200b evaporates from Aussie market since war

The Middle East war continues to wreak havoc on equities as surging oil prices hammer global growth hopes and light a match under inflation expectations.

Servos under the pump over quickfire fuel price hikes

Servos under the pump over quickfire fuel price hikes

Servos under the pump over quickfire fuel price hikes

Servos under the pump over quickfire fuel price hikes

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked dramatically almost straight after war broke out in the Middle East, the consumer watchdog has found.

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Sexual assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped

Israel's military has dropped charges ‌against five soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war at a notorious prison.

Ukrainian drones hit oil hub in southern Russia

Ukrainian drones hit oil hub in southern Russia

Ukrainian drones hit oil hub in southern Russia

Ukrainian drones hit oil hub in southern Russia

A Russian oil pumping station has been hit in a drone attack as Ukrainian forces seek to cripple Moscow's main source of war funding.

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Australia orders staff to leave Israel and UAE

The federal government has told non-essential officials to get out of Israel and the UAE "due to the deteriorating security situation" in the Middle East.

World faces largest-ever oil disruption on Mideast war

A global energy watchdog has released a record emergency release of crude as it warns the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing the biggest oil shock in history.

Tankers burn as Iranian strikes defy Trump's 'victory'

Massive fireballs have lit up the sky over the Gulf as Iranian attacks on oil tankers flout President Donald Trump's claim the US has won its war with Tehran.

'Police state': hate speech laws arrests spark anger

A government has been accused of overseeing an "authoritarian police state" after the Australia-first arrests of activists for reciting banned slogans.

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Iran group's terror listing backed after firebombings

A committee has endorsed listing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism over its role in anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.

US to release 172 million barrels of oil from reserve

The US will ‌begin releases from its strategic petroleum reserve next week in a bid to reduce oil prices.

Russia accuses Ukraine, UK of 'terror attack' on city

A Ukrainian strike ‌on a city in Russia's west that local authorities say killed six people has been condemned by Russian officials.

Euro summer dreams still alive for hopeful jetsetters

As some travellers are forced to change their overseas plans at the last minute, travel agents are urging those with future bookings to hold their nerve.

Iran fires at bases and ships despite intense strikes

Explosions have rung out across the Mideast as Iran launched strikes and shook energy supplies, even after the US and Israel's most fierce attacks of the war.

Sydney rules as Slow Horses author visits Down Under

Spy novelist Mick Herron is among the authors coming to Sydney in a packed line-up for the city's writers' festival.

Israeli army kills three in southern Gaza Strip tunnel

The Israeli army says it has killed three armed men near Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.

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