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Poland's military says an object entered the country's airspace in early hours of Thursday. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Reckless’: Missile hits NATO nation amid Ukraine attacks

NATO head Mark Rutte says he spoken with Polish officials after a flying object, suspected by the government to be a Russian missile, crashed near the border.

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Renewed attacks by the Houthi rebels are making the Bab al-Mandab Strait export route less secure.

Saudi Arabia forms Red Sea alliance as fighting escalates

Saudi Arabia's government says an international coalition has been created tasked with ensuring the security of routes in the Red Sea.

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In a late-June meeting with more than a dozen of the nation’s top defense technology firms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an urgent message: The Pentagon needed their help to rapidly replenish America’s weapons arsenal.

Shrinking weapons stockpile is tests Pentagon’s new strategy

THE WASHINGTON POST: In a meeting with the US’s top defense technology firms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an urgent message: The Pentagon needed their help to rapidly replenish its weapons arsenal.

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The U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect.

U.S. hits dozens more targets in Iran as violence widens

THE WASHINGTON POST: U.S. forces launched a new wave of airstrikes against Iran overnight as violence widened, including an Iranian attack in Kuwait and a drone attack that hit a U.S. tanker in Egypt.

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The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries. Pictured inset with Julia Roberts (above) and Sir Elton John (below).

Doctor and his diary: What Fauci’s private musings reveal

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries.

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Winston Peters dismissed critics of his comments about an MP, calling them "pearl-clutchers". (EPA PHOTO)

‘Back to your own country’: China slams minister's MP jibe

Beijing has made its displeasure known after New Zealand’s Foreign Minister told a Chinese-born MP to ‘go back to your own country’.

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The worst damage in Lviv from a Russian missile and drone attack was to two residential buildings. (AP PHOTO)

Children among victims of Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine

Russia launched more than 70 missiles and more than 280 drones across at least 10 Ukrainian regions in a deadly wave of overnight attacks.

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Iraqis inspect damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq.

‘We’re going to smack ‘em a little bit’: US strikes back

US forces  launched waves of airstrikes against Iran today, one night after Tehran launched a ballistic missile attack on US military positions that were thwarted by air defences, US defence officials said.

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Donald Trump has unleashed a foul-mouthed threat against Iran after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Jordan, prompting a joint American and Saudi response. 

Trump unloads in foul-mouthed Iran rant after missile attack

Donald Trump has unleashed a foul-mouthed threat against Iran after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Jordan, prompting a joint American and Saudi response. 

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At a hearing on COVID-19, former infectious-disease official Anthony S. Fauci said he would avoid answering contentious questions.

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in COVID Senate hearing

At a hearing on COVID-19, the former infectious-disease official said he would avoid answering contentious questions.

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Volodymyr Zelensky met US senators while in Washington, where Ukraine's successes have played well.

Ukraine strikes Russian refinery hours after Trump talks

Ukrainian forces hit one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries in its latest deep strike as Kyiv extended economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow.

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Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has released a video of jet fighters during an announcement of joint US strikes on Iraq.

Saudi strikes spark fears of a new front in US-Iran war

The rare joint operation in Iraq underscores the risk that the Iran conflict could expand. It came after Iran fired missiles at a US base in Jordan.

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US President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Netanyahu returns to a sceptical Trump as Iran war grinds on

Israeli Prime Minister meets with President in the White House with the question of how to manage the war hanging over them five months since the first missiles were launched.

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Trump should have been almost done negotiating with Iran under the terms of the MOU.

Donald Trump is stalling for time in the war with Iran

The latest round of talks is most likely to deliver a loose patch for a threadbare deal.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump have held talks at the White House.

Netanhyahu’s insight into first meeting with Trump since war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sat down in a closed-door meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington for the first time since the war kicked off.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was closed to the media.

Trump drops major Ukraine peace talks update

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have met at the White House.

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