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Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:21:57 +1100
US-Iran war live updates: Israel vows to take down Khamenei’s successor; Trump considering putting ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran
The conflict in the Middle East has entered its second week as Israel and the US continue to attack Iran, Israel launches a new offensive in Lebanon, and Iran retaliates on US-allied neighbours. Follow our rolling coverage.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:04:24 +1100
‘Would you like to hear why I can’t sweat?’: Andrew’s disastrous alibi planned in private meeting
Three days before sitting down for the interview that triggered his downfall, the former Duke of York pulled a journalist aside and revealed the strategy he thought would clear his name.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:09:04 +1100
Israel and US target iran’s fuel sites
Israel and the United States have shifted the focus of their war with Iran, with IDF forces targeting the country's fuel sites.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:08:00 +1100
Trump says US wasn’t at fault over school strike
President Trump is doubling down on his threat to Iran, as he claimed America wasn't at fault for a strike on a primary school.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:53:47 +1100
Trump blames Iran for deadly strike on girls’ school, rejects idea of settling war
The US president has raised the possibility that the war will end only once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:12:23 +1100
Internally Displaced Person - Beirut
Families are jammed into tents across the concrete pavement of an old school in Beirut that is packed with more than 1200 people who fled their homes after a new outbreak of war with Israel.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +1100
Trump officials ‘asked why Australian Jews aren’t carrying guns’
Australian Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin says the White House is continuing to take a significant interest in the spread of antisemitism in Australia.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +1100
Forget Margot and Jacob, this is Wuthering Heights, MAGA-style
A Washington scandal involving sex is never very sexy but this one has echoes of Emily Bronte’s classic.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +1100
What the US and Israel have targeted in their Iran blitz
The waves of bombings reveal a broad effort to ravage the country’s leadership and security services.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:48:25 +1100
Ian Huntley, one of UK’s most notorious child killers, dies days after prison attack
The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman transfixed Britain after the best friends left a barbecue to buy candy and vanished in 2002.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:55:49 +1100
‘It’s lifting houses!’ At least six dead as suspected tornadoes hit Michigan, Oklahoma
Photos and videos posted on social media showed flattened homes and downed trees.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:50:59 +1100
US ground invasion of Iran may not be enough to oust Iran’s regime: report
The findings of a classified report by the National Intelligence Council have raised doubts about Donald Trump’s stated objective of electing the next supreme leader of Iran.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +1100
Unfinished business: Why Trump floated a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba
The US has extracted Venezuela’s leader and launched attacks on Iran’s regime this year. Now Donald Trump says Cuba will fall too. The island nation is in crisis. What’s next?

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:12:16 +1100
China hits back at claims of 'unsafe' encounter with Australian forces
Beijing called it a "complete distortion of the facts" after the ADF claimed a Seahawk had to take "evasive action" when a Chinese aircraft moved too close.

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:11:02 +1100
Warning 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 +1100
Claims 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 +1100
New 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 +1100
US-Iran war news 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 +1100
Bulletproof 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 +1100
On 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.

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