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    A satellite view shows the destroyed base after U.S. and Israeli strikes, at Konarak, Iran. Photo...

    More strikes as Trump set to talk with new Iran leadership

    Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran overnight and Iran responded with more missile barrages.

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    Power vacuum feared

    Demonstrators holding posters of late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shout slogans...

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    Power vacuum feared

    A power vacuum in Iran could be chaotic on the ground, an Otago expert on the Middle East says.

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    Ayatollah’s death brings ‘tears of joy’

    People and rescue workers search through rubble after an Israeli airstrike hit a school in Minab,...

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    Ayatollah’s death brings ‘tears of joy’

    Some in Dunedin’s Iranian community have "cried tears of joy" at the military intervention in Iran, while others are concerned about what’s next given the West’s record of interfering in the Middle...

    Australia supports US action in Iran: PM

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File photo

    Australia supports US action in Iran: PM

    Australia is throwing its support behind the people of Iran as Israel and the United States launch major military attacks against the nation.

    Radiohead urges Ice to take down video using its song

    Radiohead's Thom Yorke. Photo: Bang Showbiz

    Radiohead urges Ice to take down video using its song

    British rock band Radiohead said on Friday it wanted a promotional video for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that used their song to be taken down.

    Alleged terror plot arrest 'deeply shocking': Albanese

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty

    Alleged terror plot arrest 'deeply shocking': Albanese

    Australia's Prime Minister says the arrest of a Western Australian man over an alleged terror plot targeting mosques, police and a parliament building was "deeply shocking".

    'I saw nothing,' Clinton tells Epstein inquiry

    Former US president Bill Clinton gestures during the 2025 Clinton Global Initiative in New York...

    'I saw nothing,' Clinton tells Epstein inquiry

    Bill Clinton said he "saw nothing that gave me pause" when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as he gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender.

    Iran strikes unleash global travel chaos

    Stranded passengers wait at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal after all evening flights to...

    Iran strikes unleash global travel chaos

    "You will have hundreds of thousands of people being stuck in wrong parts of the world without any certainty as to when they can move."

    Danger that strikes might 'resuscitate the regime'

    Debris lies around a building hit during the US-Israeli strikes in Tehran. Photo: Amir Kholousi...

    Danger that strikes might 'resuscitate the regime' in Iran

    An international relations academic says he does not foresee swift and peaceful regime change occurring in Iran if "the United States and Israel continue to bomb the country".

    All of South Australia on flood watch after bone-dry summer

    A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

    All of South Australia on flood watch after bone-dry summer

    A weather system hovering over the Australian interior all week is set to move south, delivering badly needed rain to farmers.

    Iranian media confirm Supreme Leader's death

    Iranian media confirm Supreme Leader's death after strikes

    Multiple Iranian state media are confirming the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following a barrage of joint US-Israeli strikes on the nation.

    Colours of faith

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    Colours of faith

    A man daubed in colours participates in "Lathmar Holi" celebrations at Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India, yesterday, which marks the triumph of good over evil. 

    Paramount wins bid

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    Paramount wins bid

    Netflix bowed out of the Warner Bros. Discovery sweepstakes yesterday, conceding the prize to Paramount Skydance.

    Thousands leave US

    Thousands leave US

    For the first time in about 90 years the United States has seen more people moving out of the country than moving in.

    Embarrassing defeat for Starmer as Greens take seat

    Embarrassing defeat for Starmer as Greens take seat

    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour has suffered an embarrassing election defeat to the left-wing Green Party in an area of Manchester it had dominated for almost a century.

    Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she never met Epstein

    Hillary Clinton tells congressional panel she never met Epstein

    Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a congressional committee that she didn't recall ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no info about his criminal activities.

    'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

    'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

    Beloved Australian comedian Magda Szubanski says she is breathing a sigh of relief after announcing her rare blood cancer is in remission.

    New boss for Louvre after humiliating heist

    French CRS riot police officers walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French...

    New boss for Louvre after humiliating heist

    France has appointed a new boss of the Louvre, to turn around the world's most-visited museum after a humiliating jewellery heist and staff strikes.

    Cuba says four people shot dead on US speedboat

    Cuba says four people shot dead on US speedboat

    Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-based speedboat that entered Cuban waters and opened fire on a Cuban patrol.

    Pair charged after grandfather kidnapped and killed

    Pair charged after grandfather kidnapped and killed

    Two men have been charged over the kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather after his remains were found in New South Wales bushland.
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