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Iran war could tank the UK economy, affect billions around the world

Iran war could tank the UK economy, affect billions around the world

Tehran said it will ‘set ablaze’ any ship that attempts to cross the Strait of Hormuz — and that may send household energy prices soaring, Robin Pagnamenta, of The...

Trump rejects settling war with Iran

President Donald Trump salutes as military staff carry a case containing the remains of six army...

Trump rejects settling war with Iran

US President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of the war against Iran ending only once that country no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power.

Blast at US embassy in Norway

The US embassy in Oslo has been hit by an explosion, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police say.

Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

Canadian backpacker Piper James had been working on K'Gari before the attack. Photo: Supplied

Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner

A young Canadian backpacker drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes, a coroner has determined.

Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs in Lebanon on Friday. Photo:...

Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" - a dramatic escalation one week into the war he launched alongside Israel.

US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school

An aerial view of a graveyard during funerals held for students and staff from a girls' school,...

US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school

US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children.

Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies

Smoke rises above the city, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...

Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies

US President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader as the war escalated further.

Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on...

Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss

Kristi Noem, who oversaw an aggressive immigration crackdown and faced bipartisan criticism in hearings, will leave her role as homeland security chief at the end of the month.

Watch: US sub torpedoes Iranian warship

The sinking of the submarine. Photo: Screengrab

US sub torpedoes Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors, as NATO destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey.

Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together

Mark Carney has used his platform as Canadian Prime Minister to rally middle powers, including...

Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together

Canada's Prime Minister has signed Australia up to a powerful global alliance of critical minerals producers and urged the nations to boost their co-operation on a range of fronts.

Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies

A Dunedin man allegedly never delivered a laptop he sold on Facebook marketplace. Photo: Getty...

Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies

Australia's social cohesion is under "sustained pressure", a new report warns, as terrorism, foreign conflict and the lingering effects of Covid-19 intensify pre-existing fractures in trust.

Hot air balloon flight hits a snag

Hot air balloon flight hits a snag

A woman swings to the safety of emergency personnel after being stuck with another person in a balloon that hit a cellphone tower, in Longview, Texas, earlier this week.

Rising lights mark end of Lunar New Year

Rising lights mark end of Lunar New Year

People release lanterns yesterday during the Lantern Festival to mark the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations at Shifen Square in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

People stand near the destroyed building of Iran's Assembly of Experts in Qom, Iran. Photo:...

Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran

US has shut embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon and markets tumble as as Middle East energy is disrupted.

Young girl fourth Aussie to die on Japanese ski slopes this year

A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.

'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer

President Donald Trump has castigated one of the US' closest allies, comparing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unfavourably to Sir Winston Churchill over Britain's limited support for US strikes on Iran.

Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism over speedboat attack

Six people have been charged with "crimes of terrorism" in connection with an incident last week in which Cuban forces killed four Cuban exiles aboard a speedboat.

Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge

Colin Gray at an earlier court hearing. He faces the possibility of more than 100 years in prison...

Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge

A man who gave his troubled son a rifle for Christmas that the boy allegedly later used to kill four people at a US high school has been convicted of second-degree murder in a rare legal case.

Time for plain talk from NZ over Iran strikes

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran after Israeli and US strikes on Iran. Photo: Reuters

Global Insight: Time for plain talk from NZ over Iran strikes

New Zealand should speak plainly about the United States and Israel’s “flagrant violation of international law”, Professor Robert Patman says.

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