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Two oil tankers were struck in Iraqi waters.

Iran war could be won or lost in Strait of Hormuz

Gulf States may look to cut a deal with regime once the war is over as Tehran strangles vital waterway.

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A dramatic shift in the economic outlook will fundamentally change the Albanese Government’s second term - and leave it with hard choices.

The war in Iran is redrawing Australia’s political landscape

A dramatic shift in the economic outlook will fundamentally change the Albanese Government’s second term - and leave it with hard choices.

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Market strategists are warning an extended war in Iran will ruin returns for share market investors.

Investors count the painful costs of two weeks of war

Uncertainty about interest rates and higher fuel bills has left strategists cautious about buying shares, despite big falls.

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A video purporting to show a huge fire at the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station.

Ukraine drone strike devastate Russian oil hub

A Russian oil pumping station has been hit in a drone attack as Ukrainian forces seek to cripple Moscow's main source of war funding.

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Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William visited a London brewery where they got behind the bar.

Kate reveals major lifestyle change since cancer scare

The Princess of Wales says she has had to give up something she once enjoyed during a whirlwind day out in London with William.

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Australia’s biggest provider of jet fuel has cut exports, leaving the country’s airports with an uncertain future.

China cuts jet fuel to Australia amid oil crunch

Australia’s biggest provider of jet fuel has cut exports, leaving the country’s airports with an uncertain future.

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Fishermen buy fuel at a riverside gas station a day before a major fuel price surge  in Hagonoy, Bulacan province, Philippines.

‘This really is the big one,’ warns energy guru

The widening war in Iran has delivered a stunning punch to a worldwide economy that has already been walloped.

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Australia orders diplomatic and expat exit from Middle East

Australia orders diplomatic and expat exit from Middle East

Australia has now ordered all non-essential officials and their families from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave the Middle East as the US-Israel-Iran war escalates. 

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A senior Iranian diplomat secretly defected in Australia.

Secret defection by senior Iran diplomat revealed

A senior Iranian diplomat quietly walked away from the regime while stationed in Canberra — a dramatic move only now coming to light.

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Damaged vehicles after Israeli missile strikes on the Corniche, the waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon on March 12.

‘World exploded’: Strikes haunt displaced Lebanese families

Across Beirut, the Lebanese capital, the signs and sounds of the war are everywhere.

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Security has been stepped up after an FBI alert about an unverified report about a plan by Iran to launch surprise drone attack.

Oscars on high alert after FBI’s ‘surprise attack’ warning

Security has been ramped up for this year’s Oscars, days after the FBI warned of a potential ‘surprise attack’ by Iran on California.

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This undated photo in an unidentified location provided by the US Justice Department on December 19, 2025 shows former UK Ambassador in the US Peter Mandelson (L) and Jeffrey Epstein (R).

Australian link emerges as Starmer faces Epstein scandal

LATIKA M BOURKE: Newly released files have revealed a surprising Australian connection to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal engulfing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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The Israeli army issued a warning before striking a building in Lebanon's capital Beirut  (AP PHOTO)

Israeli air strikes hit building in heart of Beirut

Israeli air strikes have hit ‌a building in central Beirut about a ‌kilometre ‌from ⁠the Government's headquarters.

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Australians should not be travelling to the United Arab Emirates, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia orders staff to leave Israel and UAE

The Federal Government has told non-essential officials to get out of Israel and the UAE ‘due to the deteriorating security situation’ in the Middle East.

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