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The Pentagon has released dramatic test footage that shows how bunker-buster bombs work.

Dramatic vision of ‘bunker busters’ US used in Iran released

The Pentagon has released dramatic test footage that shows how bunker-buster bombs work, like the ones used against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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Israeli Ambassador Amir Maimon and Iranian Ambassador to Canberra Ahmad Sadeghi.

Iran, Israel ambassadors reveal views on war, nuclear threat

Ambassadors to Australia from Iran and Israel have revealed their thoughts on the conflict and their hopes for the future.

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President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speak to media at the start of the second day of the 2025 NATO Summit.

What NATO’s defence spend surrender means for Australia

ELLEN RANSLEY: The US President has long called for Europe to lift its defence spending. So it was little wonder Donald Trump claimed credit in doing ‘something that no one really thought possible’. 

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Head of the Armenian Church, Karekin II, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

World leader’s shock offer to show penis to head of Church

The prime minister made a highly unorthodox offer to prove a point — freeing his manhood from his pants in front of the Church.

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ADF medial personnel check on Australians aboard a RAAF plane out of Tel Aviv this week.

‘Cherish life’: More Aussie mercy flights leaving Israel

A group of Australians have landed in Sydney, and more are on the way, after being repatriated from Tel Aviv as a ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds.

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LATIKA M BOURKE: Donald Trump often entertains in his media performances and NATO was no different.

NATO leaders should not waste US reprieve

LATIKA M BOURKE: Donald Trump often entertains in his media performances and NATO was no different.

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Zohran Mamdani emerges as frontrunner for NYC Mayor

“Hot commie Summer”: Mamdani shakes up NYC politics

Billionaires are panicking, Wall Street is bracing — and a 33-year-old democratic socialist just upended NYC politics.

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US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind NATO.

‘Monumental victory’ as Trump backs NATO

LATIKA M BOURKE: US President Donald Trump says he no longer believes NATO is a rip-off now that European leaders have pledged major increases to their defence spending. 

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The Mark Rutte text reveal may make Anthony Albanese grateful that he can’t score Donald Trump’s mobile phone number, but there is a lesson to be learnt.

NATO chief’s fawning texts to Trump a lesson for Albo

LATIKA M BOURKE: The NATO chief’s embarrassing text incident may make Albanese grateful that he can’t score Trump’s mobile phone number, but there is a lesson to be learnt.

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A four-day search on Indonesia’s Mount Rinjani has ended in tragedy.

Tourist found dead on volcano after falling 1600 feet

A four-day search on Indonesia’s Mount Rinjani has ended in tragedy after rescue teams recovered the body of Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins, who slipped from a cliff during a hike. 

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Oil prices have dropped.

Ceasefire good for motorists, but there’s a condition

JACKSON HEWETT: The expectation there will be an end to Middle East hostilities has sent the oil price plunging.

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Israeli soldiers and a rescue team search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings.

Trump’s moment of truce lasts less than three hours

Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said Iran had ‘completely violated’ the ceasefire, brokered by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, AEST, and Israel in response would ‘respond forcefully’. 

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain must navigate an "era of radical uncertainty".

PM unveils Britain's biggest defence shift in years

The Prime Minister has confirmed a significant increase in Britain’s defence budget — its biggest shift since the Cold War — as pressure mounts from NATO allies.

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Maxar satellite imagery provides a second close-up view of the Isfahan nuclear facility showing severe damage after the airstrikes. Multiple buildings are visibly damaged or destroyed.

Israel targets Iranian nuclear site in wake of US strikes

The Israeli military confirmed on Monday that it struck roads around the Fordo facility to obstruct access to the site. 

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Australian officials, including Australia’s Ambassador to Iran, Ian McConville, providing consular assistance at the Iran-Azerbaijan border crossing over the weekend.

Thousands of Aussies seek repatriation from Iran and Israel

More than 3000 Australians have sought repatriation from Iran and 1200 in Israel, as Anthony Albanese has expressed fears of ‘reprisal attacks’ on allies after the US strikes. 

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