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Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:11:02 +1100Warning as US and Israel bombard Iran’s capital
The United Nations Chief is warning the situation in the Middle East could spiral beyond anyone's control, as the US and Israel continue to bombard Iran's capital city.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:04:43 +1100Claims Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran
There are claims the Kremlin has been assisting Iran, by sharing intelligence that's allowing its forces to locate American military targets.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:59:31 +1100New pathways out of the Middle East open
New ways to get home for Australians from the Middle East are opening but it remains a long, expensive journey home for stranded Australians.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:35:16 +1100US-Iran war live updates: Operations partially resume at Dubai airport as missile threats continue; Iran’s president rebuffs Trump’s demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Flights to and from Dubai have partially resumed after a day of disruptions as the UAE faced further missile threats. Tehran has also come under intense bombardment with the US and Israel continuing to trade blows with Iran. Follow our rolling covera...
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:33:47 +1100Bulletproof vests and Rolex watches: The rise and fall of Kristi Noem
The former governor of South Dakota has had an incredible two-year arc in which she went from a contender for vice president to the first Cabinet member to be ousted from Trump’s second stint in the White House.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1100On Trump’s gilded stage, history has no worth – even if he understood it
Donald Trump’s complaints about Britain and European nations being “uncooperative” with his attack on Iran are ignorant and hollow when viewed against the light of 20th century history.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:24:59 +1100Missing Epstein files with Trump allegations finally out in the open
The pages released this week had been withheld from the trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein because they were incorrectly determined to be duplicates of other records.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:48:03 +1100Israel launches new wave of attacks on Iran
Israel has launched a new wave of attacks on Tehran, targeting a bunker with 50 fighter jets.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:47:51 +1100Russia reportedly sharing intelligence about US military with Iran
Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to AP sources.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +1100I went to the US’s peak MAGA conference to gauge the state of movement. Here’s what I found
A year into Donald Trump’s second term as president, a visit to the annual conservative AmericaFest convention reveals a splintering of the MAGA movement.
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +1100Trump has laid out a ‘dim sum menu’ of reasons for attacking Iran. There’s one key thing missing
Donald Trump has shown little appetite for finding an off-ramp to the Iran war, even as concerns among Western allies rise and the conflict spreads further.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +1100‘World’s thugs’: In Indonesia, resentment about the Iran war is everywhere
Politicians and pundits in Australia tell Muslims it is inappropriate to publicly mourn Iran’s dead supreme leader. There are no such qualms in Jakarta.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:24:02 +1100Flights arrive in Sydney from Middle East with hundreds of empty seats
Two more repatriation flights have arrived in Australia but with hundreds of empty seats.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:17:30 +1100Najah and Hajar and their children walked for hours to flee the bombing. As night fell, they were no closer to shelter
An Israeli evacuation alert spread panic through Beirut’s southern suburbs, forcing people to move north to escape the attacks and search for places to stay, choking highways and overloading shelters.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:14:07 +1100Thousands attempting to flee Middle East as tensions rise
Tensions are at boiling point in the Middle East as hundred of thousands of people try to evacuate the region.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:50:16 +1100US strikes Iranian drone ship 'the size of WWII aircraft carrier'
US Central Command has released footage of its forces striking an Iranian drone-carrying vessel.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +1100How the royal ‘Trump whisperers’ will be key to winning back Washington
With British PM Keir Starmer’s reputation state-side at a low, the King and Queen will have to work their magic on their latest visit.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:16:53 +1100US-Iran war live updates: US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil; Three Australians on US submarine that sank Iranian ship, PM confirms; People ordered to evacuate southern Beirut
The conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, as reports of drone strikes spread across the region, and Iran vows revenge after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship. Follow our rolling coverage.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:58:33 +1100‘MAGA warrior’, ex-MMA fighter: This is Trump’s pick to run homeland security
Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin has been a staunch defender of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:45:00 +1100I covered the Middle East when Saddam was America’s friend. The bloodletting hasn’t stopped
Iranians deserve better than the ayatollahs – and they deserve better than an illegal war waged by a felonious, feckless president with no plan for what follows.