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Donald Trump says the US wants to fight more than Iran.
Middle East
Max Corstorphan

‘Within four minutes’: Trump’s brutal Iran ultimatum

President Donald Trump has given a blunt update on the war with Iran, saying Iranians now have just two choices.

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Spent drones and missiles at a ‘missile cemetary’ in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Middle East
Latika M Bourke

Zelensky holds the cards and answers Trump call on Iran

Iran’s barrage of retaliatory strikes is a wake-up call for countries that have pretended the Russian-Ukraine conflict was a faraway concept.

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Iranian warship IRIS Dena in Indian waters in February and medical staff move bodies and the injured into a hospital in Sri Lanka after the ship was sunk.
The New York Times
The New York Times

Torpedoed Iranian warship a political mess for India

The US strike on Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, which killed at least 84 of those on board has become a political nightmare for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Hizb ut-Tahrir has been listed as a prohibited hate group.
Politics
Tess Ikonomou

Radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir banned under new hate laws

Australia has banned radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir under tough laws that were quickly brought into effect following the fatal Bondi terrorist attack.

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Two people have been injured and an airport damaged by drone strikes in Azerbaijan with the country’s leader blaming Iran for the attack.
Middle East
Staff Writers

‘Act of terror’: Azerbaijan fury after suspected Iran drone hit

The Azerbaijan army is on alert as they accuse Iran of a drone attack on its territory while Iranian officials deny its forces were responsible.

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"We want to be involved in the process of choosing" Iran's leader, US President Donald Trump says.
Middle East
Staff Writers

‘Somebody great’: Trump wants say over new Iran leader

US President Donald Trump says the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba is an unlikely choice to take over as Iran's leader.

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Another Iranian navy vessel hit by US.
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Middle East
Amy Cavender, Max Corstorphan and Matt Shrivell

Tehran bombarded as US warns strikes to ‘surge dramatically’

IDF says no casualties following Iranian strikes

Flight from Dubai to Perth mostly empty

Four taken into custody in London

Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian vessel

South Korea to receive 6 million barrels of oil from UAE

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Ousted Kristi Noem had always been one of US President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Ted Hesson, Nolan D. McCaskill, Richard Cowan and Jasper Ward

Trump fires Kristi Noem as US homeland security chief

US President Donald Trump has sensationally fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, two days after she faced a parliamentary inquiry.

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US and Israeli backed Kurdish fighters are being armed by the CIA.
Middle East
Matt Shrivell

Iran at a glance: CIA arming Kurds, Tehran blanket bombed

The CIA is providing arms to Kurdish forces as President Donald Trump says the US military will shadow their ground forces to facilitate an uprising in Iran.

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Donald Trump struck Iran when he did because he sensed two key weaknesses.
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The New York Times

Donald Trump struck Iran because he sensed weakness

There are two key weaknesses the US president saw in Iran before launching joint strikes with Israel.

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Six Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Crisis Response Teams began departing for the Middle East.
Politics
Katina Curtis

More Aussies flying home as planes take off from Dubai

Australia sent two military passenger planes to the Middle East earlier this week and six DFAT crisis response teams are on their way as the Government makes contingency plans to help people leave the war zone.

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Senator Ralph Babet is defying parliamentary orders to attend behaviour workshops for ‘using racist, homophobic, sexist or other language’ to demean others.
Politics
Caitlyn Rintoul

Senator defies orders to attend behaviour workshops

United Australia Senator Ralph Babet is defying parliamentary orders to attend behaviour workshops for ‘using racist, homophobic, sexist or other language’ to demean others.

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Shocking dogfight footage of an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet getting shot down by an Israeli F-35I fighter jet.
Middle East
Katherine Kraayvanger, Eloise Budimlich, Max Corstorphan and Matt Shrivell

Tehran attacked as Iran death toll rises to 1,230

IDF tells residents in Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate immediately

IDF says new wave of Iranian missiles targeting country

More Aussies on way home from Dubai

Lebanon death toll rises to 77, health ministry says

Tehran sports hall hit by Israeli strike

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Penny Wong is refusing to say whether Australian personnel were on board a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship overnight.
Politics
Andrew Greene

Wong refuses to say if Aus sailors were on killer US sub

Penny Wong is refusing to say whether Australian personnel were on board a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship overnight, insisting the Government does not discuss deployments.

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Jim Chalmers is considering replacing capital gains tax.
Politics
Stephen Johnson

Chalmers to hold secret meeting on capital gains tax changes

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is holding a Chatham House rules event with economists on Friday, including an advocate who wants to replace the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount on investment properties.

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