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Any US strikes on Iran will be "tantamount to all-out war", President Masoud Pezeshkian warns. (AP PHOTO)

‘All-out war’: Iran’s chilling warning to Trump

Iran’s President has delivered a chilling threat to US President Donald Trump, as the death toll from deadly protests across the nation climbs to 5000.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and One Nation member for New England Barnaby Joyce place flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

‘New opposition leader’: One Nation rises in poll after Bondi

Latest newspoll results show One Nation has risen above the Coalition on primary vote, in the first poll since the Bondi terror attack.

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World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

Trump invites Albanese, Australia to join Board of Peace

World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump tours the assembly line at the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. Trump is visiting Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's tariff threats attract EU counter-measures on Greenland

The EU is debating unprecedented counter-measures in response to US President Donald Trump's tariff threats against allies over Greenland.

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President Donald Trump makes his way to the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday.

In Iran crisis, Trump confronts limits of US military power

Donald Trump has come face to face with the unpredictability of potentially destabilising another Middle Eastern country and the limitations of even the vast American military machine.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House.

Opposition working through new hate groups law reform

The Federal Opposition insists it is working ‘in good faith’ with the Government to reach a consensus on hate groups laws Anthony Albanese hopes to pass this week.

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Nations invited to join a Donald Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace’ are reportedly being asked to pay $US1 billion to stay in the position.

Trump wants $1b from nations to stay on peace board: report

Nations invited to join a Donald Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace’ are reportedly being asked to pay $US1 billion to stay in the position.

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Politicians are set to return to the capital weeks early to vote on snap laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

‘Get on board’: Labor calls on Ley to back Bondi laws

Politicians are set to return to the capital weeks early to vote on snap laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

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Britain's Keir Starmer says the UK will be pursuing the US administration over Donald Trump's tariff plan.

'Wrong': European leaders slam Trump's tariff threat

European leaders have hit back at Donald Trump's vow to impose tariffs over Greenland, with the UK's Prime Minister calling the move ‘completely wrong’.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s now up to the Coalition to justify its position should it oppose amended hate speech legislation.

Albanese demands Coalition’s position on hate speech

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it's now up to the Coalition to justify its position should it oppose amended hate speech legislation.

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Donald Trump, Greenland The Nightly

‘World peace at stake’: European allies hit by Trump tariff

The United States will impose tariffs on countries that have sent troops to Greenland in recent days, Donald Trump has declared, dramatically escalating his effort to acquire the Danish territory.

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President Donald Trump made clear this week who he preferred out of Delcy Rodriguez and Maria Corina Machado.

A tale of two meetings: Trump chooses oil over democracy

One has US sanctions imposed on her for undermining democracy. The other just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Both want to lead Venezuela.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scrapped plans to introduce new hate speech laws into the Federal Parliament.

Senate ambush derails Prime Minister’s hate speech reforms

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced into an embarrassing backdown on hate speech reforms, having to remove proposed racial vilification laws.

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Lucy Bowen and Ashlan Braines with their dogs. Ruby and Mickey.

Dire consequences of Australia’s record low pet adoption

Australia is facing its most severe pet adoption downturn on record, placing unprecedented strain on rescue centres and forcing many happy, healthy animals to be euthanised. 

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Protesters have gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the death of Renee Good. (AP PHOTO)

US Justice Dept probes officials amid anti-ICE protests

As protests over a woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota continue, the US Justice Department is probing the state governor and others.

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