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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 2025.

Trump gives Saudi Arabia edict on Israel for nuclear deal

BREAKING: The US President has told the Kingdom it will have to drastically change its stance towards Israel, a significant condition not previously mentioned when the deal was announced.

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Oil prices are continuing to surge after more attacks on tankers in the Red Sea.

Oil prices hit $US100 mark after Red Sea attacks

THE WASHINGTON POST: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Houthis were being ‘suckered’ by Iran into joining their fight.

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Senior Australian military officials have skipped a celebration of the People’s Liberation Army held at Canberra’s Chinese embassy (pictured). Inset: Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

ADF leaders snub China’s army bash as missile tensions soar

EXCLUSIVE: Senior Australian military officials have snubbed a major celebration held at the Chinese embassy as tensions between both nations simmer following Beijing’s missile test in the Pacific this month.

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Parts of the Navy and Air Force budgets drained by the Iran war are set to run out within weeks.

Congress passes $1.15t bill, tees up funds for US-Iran war

The trillion dollar defence policy bill passed with Republicans steamrolling Democrats, who argued that Congress is failing to restrain the Trump administration’s expansive use of military force.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office in November.

US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal opens path to enriching fuel

The Trump administration has not released details but acknowledged it includes a waiver that exempts the Saudis from the aggressive international inspections required in deals with other countries. 

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A British MP will attend the ALP conference, keen to take back lessons to help PM Andy Burnham.

‘Listen and learn’: Albanese becomes the model for UK Labour

Fresh from replacing a prime minister, British MPs will be watching on from the sidelines of Labor's national conference, hoping to find borrowed strategies.

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Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 20, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Kyiv’s new commander has a mandate for change & a major test

Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi faces a balancing act between asserting the independence favoured by military reformers and accommodating political input on battlefield strategy.

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The AI race between the US and China is narrowing ... and there are major implications for Donald Trump and his approach to the revolutionary technology.

As China advances in AI, Trump faces a new test in tech race

A wave of new releases from China is testing Washington’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence.

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Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad.

Toll rises as US identifies third soldier killed in Iran war

The Pentagon said that it believes that Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Queens, New York, died on Friday during an Iranian attack that killed two other soldiers in Jordan.

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 US Central Command completed another round of strikes against Iran at 9pm ET, July 20.

Iran’s strike on Israel doorstep sparks fear of war widening

Tehran’s missile and drone attack on Jordan’s city of Aqaba, within sight of Israel’s Eilat, raised concerns over a further widening of the conflict

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OpenAI claims it was testing an AI agent when it went rogue and attacked tech firm Hugging Face.

OpenAI says its AI went rogue in ‘unprecedented’ hack attack

The incident follows recent concerns in Silicon Valley and at the White House that AI models are becoming dangerously good at identifying security flaws in software.

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The repainted Abrams tank.

Fears ADF tank stunt could further inflame China relations

EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s army has been forced to defend its distinctive paint job on ‘enemy’ tanks during a warfare exercise in Victoria.

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In April 2015, WA was rocked by revelations that young Perth doctor Tareq Kamleh had joined terrorist organisation Islamic State in Syria.

The hidden life of Australia’s ‘Dr Jihad’ revealed

He went to a normal school, became a respected doctor and lived ‘a lifestyle not consistent with ... a practising Muslim’. Here’s the inside story into how Tareq Kamleh become an Islamic State terrorist.

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Image released by US Central Command to with the caption 'Every operational success in the Middle East begins and ends with service members focused on their missions, including the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of July 21, U.S. forces have redirected 8 commercial vessels and disabled 1 to fully enforce the blockade.'

Hegseth demands more war dollars as Pentagon fears shortfall

Donald Trump warned the US was “not finished” attacking Iran as strikes continued for an 11th-consecutive night as Houthi rebels threatened to blockade Saudi ports

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The United States’ war in Iran has cost $US37.5 billion ($A53.4 billion) so far, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says, an increase of nearly $US8 billion since the last public estimate.

Pete Hegseth puts price tag on cost of US-Iran war

The Defence Secretary told politicians at a hearing in Washington the figure included certain aspects of the war as well as anticipated costs through September 30.

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Donald Trump spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires during the World Cup.

Trump threatens to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canada

President Donald Trump has given Canada 30 days to drop what the administration called “discriminatory” trade barriers against US products.

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