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Kuwait has suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack hit the country’s airport.
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The Washington Post

Iranian strikes on Kuwait turn deadly as US hits back

A fatality has been reported at Kuwait International Airport where drone and missile strikes from Tehran has forced the Middle Eastern air hub to suspend commercial flights.

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The US Government believe Iran’s Supreme Leader is alive and becoming more involved.
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Max Corstorphan

Major US update on Iran’s ‘missing’ Supreme Leader

The US Government has shared a bombshell new claim about Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen since his father was killed in February.

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Anthony Albanese will be facing new pressure as productivity falls and the economy slows.
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Max Corstorphan and Madeline Cove

‘More than 400 per cent’: Albo’s tax plan revealed

Anthony Albanese brands Angus Taylor ‘Temu Abbott’

Trump plan to hit Aussie goods with extra 12.5 per cent tariff

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New ADF Chief says minister’s office ‘directed’ him to speak at lobbyist event

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Middle East on edge as Trump-Iran deal hangs by a thread.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Trump’s Iran peace gamble enters make-or-break territory

As Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten to further derail peace talks between the US and Iran, President Donald Trump denies they have halted altogether.

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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly shared a fiery call.
Middle East
Max Corstorphan

‘Everybody hates you’: Trump erupts at Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump has reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘crazy’ in a tense phone call over the deteriorating position in the Middle East.

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Iran is the latest battlefield where Donald Trump’s predictions of an easy American military triumph have been subverted.
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World
The New York Times

Trump’s international interventions hit a stinging stalemate

In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, the US President’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.

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A view of burnt car after an Israeli drone strike in Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon on May 13, 2026.
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Max Corstorphan and Matthew Quagliotto

‘All shooting will stop’: Trump’s shock call questioned

US President Donald Trump has revealed details of an urgent call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Iran reportedly walked away from ceasefire talks over Lebanon.

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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 31, 2026. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on May 31, calling it a "dramatic shift" in the campaign against Hezbollah. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
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BASSEM MROUE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and NATALIE MELZER (Associated Press)

Israel orders strikes on Beirut as Hezbollah hits back

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister cited Hezbollah’s repeated ceasefire violations as they ordered the IDF to strike targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The US has revealed its latest strikes on Iranian radar and drone sites.
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JON GAMBRELL

US bombs Iranian military sites in new attacks

The US has revealed that it has attacked Iranian radar and drone sites in retaliation for Tehran striking an American drone in the latest test for the region’s shaky ceasefire.

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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon.
Middle East

Iran’s trust thin on the ground as Trump toughens terms

Peace deal negotiations continue with Iran considering US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal as Israel pushes further into southern Lebanon despite ceasefire.

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The Beaufort Castle fortification sits on a cliff above the Litani River in southern Lebanon.
The New York Times
The New York Times

Israel captures crusader castle evoking bitter memories

The seizure of Beaufort evokes bitter memories in both countries of deadly fighting during Israel’s nearly two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon.

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The capture of the castle marks a major gain for Israel since the war with Hezbollah began in March (EPA PHOTO)
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Staff Writers

Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon

Israel's air force and artillery have moved deeper into Lebanon, capturing a strategic mountain housing a Crusader-built castle in the south.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is reportedly seeking an immediate resignation.
Middle East
Max Corstorphan

Iranian president reportedly submits resignation letter

Unconfirmed reports have emerged claiming that Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei he wants to resign.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has blamed Reserve Bank interest rate rises, and not the Budget, for auction clearance rates hitting a six-year low.
Politics
Kimberley Braddish, Chloe Maher and Max Corstorphan

Chalmers blames RBA for six-year low auction clearance

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Donald Trump’s Iran tactics have been given a glowing endorsement.
Middle East
Max Corstorphan

‘Trump on the edge of history’: Deal sitting with Iran

A former US House speaker has given Donald Trump’s Iran tactics a major endorsement, as Tehran shares an update on negotiations with the White House.

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