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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifelife would close its LGBTQ+ Youth Specialised Services program on July 17.

An Israeli hospital has been damaged and an Iranian heavy water reactor hit as the escalating Middle East crisis enters the seventh day with Donald Trump still weighing up US involvement.

Another group of Australians are set to be evacuated from Israel in the coming hours, as the Government acknowledges it will be ‘complicated’ and ‘risky to get people out of Iran. 

NICOLA SMITH: The Prime Minister should not miss chance to be heard by peers, regardless of whether Donald Trump attends.

AARON PATRICK: Whether you agree or disagree with bombing Iran, at least US President Donald Trump helped the world follow the story.

JACKSON HEWETT: On the brink of a Middle East conflagration about to impact the world’s energy supply, Donald Trump appears to have taken his eye off his attempt to completely remake the global trading system. 

Rushing to overthrow Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could lead to chaos instead of peace.

The US President has convened a high-level meeting in the National Situation Room hours after blunt posts on social media raised expectations he was considering American military intervention. 

ELLEN RANSLEY Anthony Albanese staking a crucial first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of a major summit like G7 was always going to be risky.

Iran’s hardened, underground nuclear sites are impervious to most conventional weapons — except the US-made 30,000-pound, deep-penetrating bomb.

British lawmakers have approved an amendment to a broader crime bill that would prevent women from being criminally punished under an antiquated law.

Israel said Tuesday it targeted military sites in Iran and killed a senior commander in fresh strikes, prompting Tehran to fire missiles in retaliation on the fifth day of escalating clashes.

AARON PATRICK: After being snubbed by Donald Trump, the Prime Minister will head back to Canberra with his tail between his legs and little to show from his hyped trip to the G7 summit.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The EU’s first-ever Commissioner for Defence and Space has vowed Europe will be a reliable partner to Australia today and always amid growing uncertainty over the AUKUS agreement.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking ‘trusted’ partners in an ‘uncertain world’ as he prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump at a major international summit.