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A man holds a children's backpack as rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran.

Children killed after airstrike hits Iranian school

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.

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Donald Trump's decision could become the biggest US military campaign since Afghanistan and Iraq. (AP PHOTO)

Trump's Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble

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

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US President Donald Trump posts to Turth Social regarding Israeli defence ministry announcing a ‘preventive strike’ on Iran.

Trump: Iran’s ‘freedom’ goal of ‘major military operation’

‘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.

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US President Donald Trump during a previous meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran. (AP PHOTO)

All the key players in latest Iran conflict revealed

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.

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A Taliban security personnel stands next to the debris of houses destroyed during an overnight Pakistani airstrike at the Balish village in Urgun district, Paktika Province earlier in the week.

Pakistan says Kabul air strikes combating ‘Taliban’s open aggression’

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

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks after testifying before US House lawmakers as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

‘Never went to Epstein’s island’: Clinton speaks after probe

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.

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The bomb threat has been linked to pressure on Chinese dance stage show Shen Yun.

Could China be behind the bomb threat against Albanese?

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.

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Ukrainians are marking four years since Russian forces invaded the nation on February 24, 2022. (AP PHOTO)

Europe vows to support Ukraine as war enters fifth year

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

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

Killing of Mexico’s most powerful narco will please Trump

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

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Anthony Albanese pushing the commonwealth to cut ties with former prince andrew

PM urges allies to cut all ties with disgraced former prince

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.

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US President Donald Trump is not giving up on his trade tariffs despite a US Supreme Court ruling. (EPA PHOTO)

Trump’s ultimatum to Netflix with $US83bn deal on the line

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.

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The upcoming summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could be derailed by many topics.

Tariffs and Taiwan loom over Trump’s summit with Xi

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.

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HMS Anson has arrived at Perth’s HMAS Stirling naval base

UK’s only operational nuclear submarine arrives in WA

One of the United Kingdom’s only operationally available nuclear submarines has docked at Perth’s HMAS Stirling naval base following a slight delay caused by the annual Rottnest channel swim.

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Disturbing images have surfaced showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor playing with a novelty ball alongside a toddler inside his Windsor home more than a decade ago.

Royal scandal deepens as disturbing images emerge

Images have surfaced showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor playing with a novelty ball shaped like a breast alongside a toddler.

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Iraqi security with suspected IS militants in a Baghdad prison.

Government to monitor Australian fighters linked to ISIS

Intelligence officers could soon interrogate Australian fighters with suspected links to ISIS, after they were transferred from Syria to Iraq during a recent US-led military operation. 

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