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Aussies visiting or passing through the US have been warned they could be in for some serious delays. 

New advice issued for Aussies heading to travel hotspot

Smartraveller has issued updated advice for Australians visiting or passing through this popular destination.

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Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, was preparing to drive his kids to school in the Dallas area on Friday when agents in unmarked vehicles allegedly surrounded him and arrested him in front of his children.

Afghan special forces soldier’s shock death in ICE custody

An asylum seeker who worked alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan has died after being arrested by ICE agents in Texas while taking his children to school.

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Synagogue attacker Ayman Mohamad Ghazali died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an exchange of gunfire with security guards.

US synagogue attacker wanted to avenge brother’s war death

The Israeli military says the brother of the man who drove a truck into a synagogue in Michigan last week was a Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this month.

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In a symbolic gesture of hatred, nails are hammered into a mock American flag-draped coffin during a rally on Iran’s Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), an annual pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionism event, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026. Ever since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, which toppled a brutally repressive, staunch American ally, the two country’s governments have repeatedly cast the other as evil. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)

‘Iran has been picking a fight’ since 1979 hostage crisis

The 1979 Tehran hostage crisis set the tone for the US-Iran relationship, with each decade marked by a cycle of confrontation.

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Pete Hegseth has made contempt for what he calls ‘stupid rules of engagement’, and has boasted that he unleashed the military to use ‘maximum authorities on the battlefield’ in the Iran war.

Hegseth pledges ‘maximum’ engagement in Iran war

Pete Hegseth has made contempt for what he calls ‘stupid rules of engagement’, and has boasted that he unleashed the military to use ‘maximum authorities on the battlefield’ in the Iran war.

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All three major US stock indexes have logged daily and weekly declines. (AP PHOTO)

Wall Street closes lower as war fuels inflation worries

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 119.38 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 46,558.47. The S&P 500 lost 40.43 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 6,632.19.

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High-energy lasers are increasingly viewed as the most cost-effective way to defend against drones and missiles launched by Iran at oil refineries and US bases across the Middle East.

What to know about the US lasers used to counter attacks

High-energy lasers are increasingly viewed as the most cost-effective way to defend against drones and missiles launched by Iran at oil refineries and US bases across the Middle East.

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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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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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Donald Trump ‘s administration is investigating what it says are unfair trade practices of dozens of countries.

New front on Trump’s trade war as China, EU ‘investigated’

The US is investigating what it considers unfair trade practices by dozens of countries, opening the door to further tariffs as Donald Trump seeks to replace duties struck down by the Supreme Court.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a briefing at the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Leavitt said the administration “had a strong game plan” before the war in Iran broke out. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Iran’s aggressive response has caught Washington on the hop

US officials have had to adjust plans on the fly, from hastily ordering the evacuation of embassies to developing policy proposals to reduce gas prices.

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The FBI has warned California about Iran's alleged plan to strike the US.

REVEALED: Iran’s alleged plan to strike US homeland

Iran’s aspiration to conduct a surprise drone strike on the United States has been revealed, with the FBI urgently warning local law enforcement over the threat.

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Superstar couple Rihanna and A$AP Rocky and their children were home when the property was shot at. (AP PHOTO)

Kids at home when woman tried to kill Rhianna

A 35-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder and 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after shots were fired at Rihanna's LA home.

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High school prank goes wrong after teacher killed.

Family speak out after teacher dies in school prank

‘This is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring’.

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Drew alerted the US president to the Iranian women’s soccer team’s plight.

The ‘annoying’ Brisbane activist influencing Donald Trump

Professional online poster Drew Pavlou alerted the US president to the Iranian women’s soccer team’s plight, although his claim to have saved them is disputed by the Government.

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