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Donald Trump has announced a major breakthrough in the war after issuing a shoot and kill" order for the Strait of Hormuz.
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Anthony Albanese is updating the states and territories on Australia's fuel security as Asia and Europe embark on a buying blitz.
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A new manoeuvre from the US navy has served as both a flex of power and a massive kick to Iran's defiant leadership.
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CCTV has captured the horror moment a knife-wielding man randomly" stabbed a diner - before he bravely fought back.
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Donald Trump has ordered an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, telling the US Navy to act with no hesitation".
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Donald Trump has told the US navy to shoot and kill" while calling Iran's so-called moderates as crazy" with still no sign of peace talks. Follow live.
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Beijing now controls the supply chains of a massive list of crucial minerals. And now we know it is absolutely willing to exploit them.
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Donald Trump has made a new and deadly order to the US navy while calling Iran's so-called moderates as crazy" with still no sign of peace talks. Follow live.
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Donald Trump has made a new and deadly order to the US Navy while calling Iran's so-called moderates as crazy" with still no sign of peace talks. Follow live.
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The cause of death for millionaire Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella has been revealed.
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Iran is being utterly decimated as a result of its war with the US and Israel, as the nation's officials reveal what's happening.
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Footage shows rows of men sitting in prison as a mass trial of 486 suspected members of a powerful gang accused of 29,000 homicides begins.
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The Pentagon has provided a grim update on the state of affairs in the Gulf, forcing back optimistic estimates for a return to normalcy.
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As Iran gloats over its latest acts of aggression in the Strait of Hormuz, the US has conspicuously fired the head of its navy.
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has published gloating footage of its attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tension is at absolute fever pitch in the Gulf today after three commercial vessels were targeted by Iranian forces retaliating to the US blockade.
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China is experimenting with wolf packs" of AI-controlled hunters to prowl the alleys, basements and attics of our cities. What could possibly go wrong?
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Now Iran has begun seizing ships in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions deepen while there is little sign of talks resuming between Tehran and DC. Follow live.
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The tech billionaire was a no-show in Paris, where he was summoned to attend a voluntary interview with prosecutors as part of an X probe.
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Australia risks being exploited by the predatory" behaviour of international superpowers as the world order is eroded, a damning new human rights report has found.
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Incredible footage circulating online has shown hundreds of Iranians appearing to celebrate at a rally featuring ballistic missiles.
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has stepped up diplomacy with Lebanon and Pakistan as the deadline of a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East looms.
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Apple has announced its chief executive Tim Cook will step down after nearly 15 years in the top job.
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A few days before Donald Trump extended the ceasefire, America sent Iran a new list of demands. What followed was worse than a rejection.
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Donald Trump may have extended his ceasefire with Iran, but the regime does not appear to be in a particularly conciliatory mood.
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Donald Trump's extension of the ceasefire with Iran has resolved nothing, an expert has warned, as efforts to hold peace talks keep stalling.
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One tourist has been shot dead and several other people injured after a gunman open fired at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids.
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Donald Trump has announced an extension to his ceasefire with Iran. He also said the US made a not nice" China find on board an Iranian vessel.
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Donald Trump has ruled out extending the ceasefire with Iran as the US stops another Iranian ship with surprise cargo on board.
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Peace talks between the US and Iran are reportedly on hold" while Donald Trump has lashed out at Beijing after a discovery on an Iranian ship. Follow live.
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Donald Trump has lashed out at Beijing after a discovery on an Iranian ship. He added that the US expects to be bombing" if peace talks fail. Follow live.
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Donald Trump has lashed out at Beijing after a discovery on an Iranian ship. He added that the US expects to be bombing" if peace talks fail. Follow live.
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The eight kids killed in the US' worst mass shooting in two years have been identified as new details about the incident emerge.
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Donald Trump has fired off on Truth Social again as the world tentatively waits for a deal to extend the delicate ceasefire.
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A chilling new threat has been hurled by a senior Iranian figure, casting further doubt as the ceasefire finish line approaches.
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A chilling new threat has been hurled by a senior Iranian figure, casting further doubt as the ceasefire finish line approaches.
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A chilling new threat has been hurled by a senior Iranian figure, casting further doubt on a peace deal as the ceasefire finish line approaches.
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Queensland's premier wants to drill and refine more oil but says federal red tape is blocking the way. Canberra says otherwise.
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As the ceasefire between Iran and the United States draws closer to expiring, the White House is focused on complaining about the media's coverage of the war.
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With the ceasefire between Iran and the US due to expire imminently, Donald Trump seems confused about his own chief negotiator's movements.
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Anthony Albanese has confirmed he will convene national cabinet over the latest Middle East conflict developments - making a major point on what the impact means for Australia.
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As mediators rush to set up negotiations with Iran behind the scenes, Donald Trump is publicly raging at traitors" within his own country.
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One tourist has been shot dead and four other people injured after a gunman open fired at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids.
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Apple has announced its chief executive Tim Cook will step down after nearly 15 years in the top job.
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There are concerns peace talks may not even happen between the US and Iran but a powerful voice in Tehran has made a surprising declaration. Follow live.
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Iran's president has pushed against the grain as war-torn Iran stares down the barrel of an enormously expensive task.
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Liam Bartlett has continued his long-running renewables crusade, taking Energy Minister Chris Bowen to task again over Australia's fuel crisis.
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If Donald Trump keeps obstructing peace", Iran has warned that mankind will be powerless to stop their next move. Follow live.
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There are concerns peace talks may not even happen between the US and Iran but a powerful voice in Tehran has made a surprising declaration. Follow live.
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Iran's President has pushed against the grain as war-torn Iran stares down the barrel of an enormously expensive task.