MIDDLE EAST AT WAR

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Senior ADF source confirms Australian Army preparing for war

A confidential source has told The Nightly that the Army has begun preparing for deployment, despite Foreign Minister Penny Wong ruling out combat operations.

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Fears grow for Iran's women's football team as they face returning home.

Iranian soccer players in a precarious position

Should they seek asylum in this country, their families in Iran face imprisonment or worse. If that has not happened already.

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