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Australia has ruled out participating in the unfolding conflict in the Middle East as key ally the UK offers up bases for the United States and Israel to continue their joint air attack on Iran. 

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser says China and Russia may be in a weaker position to cause trouble as a result of the US strikes on Iran. 

Iranians worldwide have celebrated the US-Israel strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with dancing, chanting, and flag-waving in cities from London to Sydney.

It’s believed more than 100 children who were in classes at a girls’ elementary school were killed after a reported airstrike in southern Iran.

US President Donald Trump has taken the biggest foreign policy gamble of his presidency, one fraught with risks and unknowns.

‘All I want is freedom for the people,’ Mr Trump said in a brief interview when asked what he hopes his legacy will be as a result of the military action and a push for regime change in Iran.

The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran following failed negotiations and a crackdown on mass protests against the Islamic republic. Here are the key actors in the crisis.

Troops from Afghanistan and Pakistan have clashed along the shared border following airstrikes by the latter earlier this week.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spoken to reporters after hours of denying any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities, insisting she ‘did not know’ the convicted sex offender.

A dance troupe that said it was the target of a bomb hoax involving Anthony Albanese’s residence has long complained of harassment from Beijing.

European leaders pledged continued support for Kyiv as the Russia-Ukraine war entered its fifth year, despite divisions over sanctions and financial aid.

The US-backed operation to nab cartel kingpin El Mencho risks further violence in Mexico.

Anthony Albanese has urged other Commonwealth countries to follow Australia’s lead and cut former prince Andrew from the line of succession but has ruled out holding a referendum to abolish the monarchy.

Donald Trump has demanded Netflix sack one of its board members or ‘pay the consequences’ at the same time the streamer faces a government investigation into its proposed deal with Warner Bros.

The United States and China have many points of contention that could ruffle, or at worst derail, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s upcoming summit.