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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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Donald Trump, here attending the World Cup draw, says it's not appropriate for Iran to compete.

‘Not appropriate’: Trump warns Iran over World Cup safety

Donald Trump has questioned whether Iran’s national football team should attend the World Cup in the United States, citing concerns for the players’ safety.

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Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, seen in 2019, has made his first statement since his appointment.

Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep strait closed

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as Tehran fights the United States and Israel

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Police surrounded a synagogue in Michigan after reports of a shooting.

Explosives discovered in car of synagogue attack suspect

Reports say explosives were discovered in the car of a suspect who rammed a vehicle through the doors of a synagogue before opening fire.

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Labor still dodging questions of Aus involvement in war

Labor has continued to obfuscate basic questions about what military or logistical support the United States has asked Australia to provide in the US-Israel-Iran war. 

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Oscars host Conan O'Brien is rolling out the red carpet as organisers roll out tighter security.

Oscars at centre of Iran drone attack fears

Following an FBI alert warning of a possible Iranian drone attack targeting the US west coast, Oscars organisers say security for the ceremony is tight.

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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are being ‘shunned’ in the wake of their father’s public downfall.

‘BARRED’: Andrew’s princess daughters face huge repercussion

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are experiencing a new blow as a result of their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s public downfall.

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Jeffrey Epstein once spoke about the “mother of my child” to one of his victims.

‘Mother of my child’: Epstein confessed to fathering child

Newly released Justice Department files claim Jeffrey Epstein told a victim that a blonde woman in a photo was ‘the mother of my child’.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae test-firing a new pistol at a shooting gallery.

Latest clue on who could succeed despot revealed

Kim Jong Un’s daughter is increasingly being wheeled out with her father, this time she was locked and loaded at a pistol range

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A 65-year-old Swiss man is believed to have started the fire after boarding the bus.

Swiss bus blaze kills six as man 'set fire to himself'

Swiss police say a man is believed ⁠to have boarded a bus before dousing himself in flammable material, causing a fire that killed six people.

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The message to Aussies still in the Middle East is to leave now before it is too late.

Aussies in Middle East warned flights will ‘dry up’ soon

Australian expats in the Middle East have been urged to leave the region on commercial flights before they ‘dry up’.

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Two oil tankers have been struck in an “unidentified attack” in Iraqi waters.

Iran vows revenge as nations agree to release oil reserves

The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil, it’s largest ever release as Iran threatens to send oil prices to $200 a barrel.

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