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Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia has been asked for military assistance.

Wong says Australia considering military aid in Middle East

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is considering sending military assistance to nations being hammered by Iranian drone and missile strikes.

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Double child murderer Ian Huntley is fighting for life after a horrific prison attack

Notorious child killer dies after brutal prison bashing

A former school caretaker convicted of killing two children has died in hospital after a brutal prison bashing in the UK.

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Kharkiv officials say deadly Russian attacks damaged 19 residential buildings.

Ukraine says Russian ballistic missile hit unit block, 10 killed

Kharkiv's mayor says a Russian missile struck a five-storey residential building, killing at least 10 people.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian had apologised for Iran's attacks on neighbouring countries.

Hardliners attack Iranian president after apology

Two Iranian MPs have criticised President Masoud Pezeshkian for apologising to neighbouring countries over attacks in recent days.

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Several areas in the Middle East have come under drone and missile fire from Iran this past week.

Saudi Arabia warns Iran of retaliation if attacked

Saudi Arabia is open to any form of mediation aimed at de-escalation of the war in Iran, but warns it will fight back if it is attacked.

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Israeli attacks have destroyed several buildings in Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut.

Israel hammers Beirut, warns Lebanon of 'heavy price'

Israel has warned Lebanon it needs to rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah as it pounded the group’s strongholds with air strikes and mounted a deadly airborne raid.

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Donald Trump says the next wave of attacks on Iran could lead to complete destruction after Dubai airport was struck.

‘Complete destruction’: Trump’s chilling threat for Iran

‘Certain death’: Donald Trump has issued a dire warning for Iran after they said surrender was a ‘dream’ the US would ‘take to their graves’.  

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Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

US approves 20,000 more bombs for Israel

The US State Department is declaring an emergency with the war in Iran to bypass congressional approval and sell more than 20,000 bombs to Israel, valued at nearly $US660 million.

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The area around Tehran’s airport has been bombed.

New wave of air strikes battering Tehran

The Israeli military has launched ‘a broad-scale wave of strikes’ on Iranian Government infrastructure, with reports that the attack had hit the area near Mehrabad Airport in Tehran.

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Ben Stiller is upset over the use of a clip from Tropic Thunder.

Ben Stiller, White House go toe-to-toe over Tropic Thunder

The White House has earned the ire of one of Hollywood’s biggest names after they used a clip from the movie Tropic Thunder to glorify war efforts in the Middle East.

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Former prince Andrew is eighth in line to the British throne but a push is under way to remove him.

New push to dump Andrew from line of succession

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has weighed in on calls to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession.

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The federal government is stepping up efforts to bring Australians home from the Middle East.

Aussies bus-hopping across borders to escape Iran warzone

Efforts to assist Australians to return from the Middle East conflict are being stepped up by the federal government, with buses to cities with open airspace.

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Cruz Beckham (L) says he hopes to reunite with brother Brooklyn (2nd R), amid the family's feud.

Cruz Beckham’s olive branch amid bitter feud with Brooklyn

Brooklyn Beckham's younger brother Cruz has revealed he's hoping for a reconciliation with his estranged sibling following the family's public feud.

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Donald Trump

Stunning battle figures released as Trump rates Iran war

One week into the US-Israel war on Iran, Donald Trump says America is now ‘respected’ more than ever as the US release stunning figures on the scale of the attacks.

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President Vladimir Putin has reportedly spoken to Iran’s leadership.

Russia 'giving Iran information on US military targets'

Russia has been accused of providing intelligence that could help Iran attack the US military, while Vladimir Putin has had a phone call with Iran's president.

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