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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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Trump vows to bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war from the White...

Trump vows to bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'

President Donald Trump says the US military has nearly completed the goals it set out to accomplish in its war with Iran and that the conflict will soon be ending.

NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket...

NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

Four astronauts blasted off from Florida this morning on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade

Aussies asked to take public transport, don't stockpile fuel

People using trams in Melbourne this week. Photo: Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty...

Aussies asked to take public transport, don't stockpile fuel

Australia's PM has warned economic shocks of the war in the Middle East would be felt for months and encouraged citizens to take public transport in a rare address to the nation.

Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash

Tiger Woods 'stepping away to seek treatment' after crash

Tiger Woods says he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in Florida last week.

Fugitive cop-killer's body formally identified

Fugitive cop-killer's body formally identified

Double police-killer Dezi Freeman has been officially confirmed as the man killed in a hail of bullets outside a shipping container in a rural hideout.

Australia mulls fuel support for diesel-dependent Pacific

Australia mulls fuel support for diesel-dependent Pacific

Australia is considering aid options to ensure Pacific nations have access to fuel.

Iran war could end in two to three weeks

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

US could end Iran war in two to three weeks: Trump

President Donald Trump said the US could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and that Tehran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite.

Parents 'took sword off son' a day after boys slain in Melbourne

Parents 'took sword off son' a day after boys slain in Melbourne

The parents of an accused murderer confiscated a sword off the teen a day after two young boys were stabbed to death, a court has been told.

Answers sought after fugitive shot dead

Dezi Freeman was the focus of a massive manhunt after he killed two police officers in Porepunkah...

Community searches for answers after fugitive shot dead by police

Unanswered questions are reverberating through an Australian border community after alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman was found on an isolated bush block.

Loaded oil tanker hit in Dubai port

The Kuwaiti crude oil tanker, Al Salmi, was fully loaded at the time of the attack. Photo:...

Loaded oil tanker hit in Dubai port

Iran has attacked a fully-loaded crude oil tanker at Dubai Port's anchorage, setting it ablaze and damaging its hull, Kuwait's state news agency says.

US threat to 'obliterate' Iran energy sites

President Donald Trump has repeated his warning to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz that...

US threat to 'obliterate' Iran energy sites

President Donald Trump warns the US will obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran described US peace proposals as "unrealistic" and attacked Israel.

Probe into tech giants for possible age ban breach

Probe into tech giants for possible age ban breach

Five social media platforms are under investigation for potentially breaching Australia's world-first social media age limit.

Vaping likely causes cancer, Australian review finds

Vaping likely causes cancer, Australian review finds

People who vape are at higher risk of cancer than those who do not, a landmark study has found, casting doubt over whether the habit is safer than smoking.

Russell Brand sex trial delayed

British actor and comedian Russell Brand's trial on seven charges of rape and sexual assault relating to six women will take place in October, a judge says.

At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says

At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti, a human rights group says, significantly higher than official estimates.

Celine Dion announces comeback

Céline Dion is best known for her powerful ballads. Photo: Getty Images

Celine Dion announces comeback in Paris

Canadian singer Celine Dion chose her birthday to announce she'll return to the stage, with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris from September.

Trump 'quite interested' in asking Arab allies to pay for war

Fighter jets take off from the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of America's Operation Epic Fury...

Trump 'quite interested' in asking Arab allies to pay for war

US President Donald Trump would be interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost of the Iran war, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, adding that she thinks Trump would have more to say on the issue.

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse stolen

Cup and Plate of Cherries by Paul Cezanne. Photos: Magnani Rocca Foundation

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse stolen

Paintings by French masters Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse, worth a combined $18m, have been stolen from a private museum in Italy.

Golden toilet mocks Trump decor

Golden toilet mocks Trump decor

A large throne with a golden toilet has been placed on the National Mall in Washington in a critique of US President Donald Trump's renovations to the White House.

'Alarming': Fiji's HIV cases climb towards 1 percent of population

'Alarming': Fiji's HIV cases climb towards 1 percent of population

The number of Fijians who are HIV positive has risen to at least 9000 - almost one percent of the population - and infections are surging.

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