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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.

JACKSON HEWETT: Whether Iran and Israel’s conflict escalates into all-out war may hinge on whether a 2.5-magnitude seismic event near Qom confirms the destruction of Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear site.

Even though Iran had about 2000 long-range missiles before the war, it did not have enough trucks to get them to launch sites, Israel analysts realised.

The famed Iron Dome defence system is under it’s greatest ever threat as Iran sends hundreds of missiles and drones into the sky intent on delivering maximum carnage within Israel.

The Israel-Iran conflict is already dominating the meeting of G7 leaders in Canada, with Anthony Albanese discussing the global response with Canada’s PM Mark Carney.

Law enforcement agents recovered several AK-style firearms from the suspect’s vehicle, and he was believed to still be armed with a pistol, a person familiar with the matter told AP

Anthony Albanese will need to perform deft diplomatic manoeuvres at G7 summit in the first major foreign policy test of his new term.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has labelled the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel as ‘alarming’ and vowed Australia would do everything necessary to keep its citizens safe.

The Air India jet that tragically crashed and caused such a large loss of life was in Australia just days earlier.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is the subject of a new film, Prime Minister, in theatres Friday, which aims to humanise politicians.

A former senior Australian defence bureaucrat with close ties to the Trump administration has revealed what he believes sparked a review of the AUKUS agreement.

AARON PATRICK: The action against two Israel ministers panders to Hamas supporters and could trigger more violence against Australian Jews.

European Union Ambassador Gabriele Visentin labelled China’s military scale up as a ‘worrying sign’ of conflict in the Indo-Pacific and flagged the EU’s interest in growing as ‘a strong security actor’.