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Hegseth Says Number of Iranian Missiles Fired Hit Lowest Point Since Start of War
‘Our job is to ensure that we compel Iran to realize that this new regime ... is in a better place if they make that deal,’ the Pentagon chief says.
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Trump Tells Allies to Secure Strait of Hormuz
The president pressed allies to assume responsibility for enforcing access in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit waterway that Iran has been controlling.
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US May ‘Reexamine’ NATO’s Merit After Iran War Snub, Rubio Says
The secretary of state made the comments after Spain closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in the conflict
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France, UK, Germany, Australia Urge Israel to Rethink Terrorist Death Penalty by Hanging
Israel says more deterrence is needed against terror attacks.
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Israel Prepares for Possible Increased US Military Activity Against Iran
Trump has threatened to intensify strikes against Iran while pursuing a negotiated settlement.
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Tehran Attacks Oil Tanker Off Dubai After Trump Threatens to Escalate Strikes
Iran continues to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which around 20 percent of the world’s oil and LNG travels.
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Big Tech Warned as ‘Substantial’ Volume of Teens Bypass Australia’s Social Media Ban
‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.
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Fugitive Freeman ‘Unlikely’ to Have Been Taken Alive
Former hostage negotiator Vincent Hurley said Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, was never going to surrender of his own free will.
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Deal Brokered to End ABC Staff’s Pay Stand-Off
A pay increase of 4 percent in the first year, followed by a pair of 3.25 percent rises, had been agreed, according to ABC management.
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Lawyer of Mysterious Chinese Heiress Says Case Process Taking Too Long
‘I can’t think of any plausible, rational explanation for them to be taking this long,’ said lawyer John Korn.
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Wong Says Australia Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russian Oil
‘We maintain our sanctions on Russian oil. That’s because we don’t want to fuel Mr. Putin’s war machine,’ said Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
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US Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The resumption of operations marks the first full U.S. diplomatic presence in Venezuela in seven years.
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US Gas Price Hits $4 per Gallon Amid Iran War
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose to $5.454, up from $3.758 last month.
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Physical Violence Against School Principals Nearly Doubles in 15 Years: Report
An Australian Catholic University survey showed that 47.8 percent of school principals experienced physical violence in 2025, up from 27.3 percent in 2011.
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Young Australian Workers to Receive Full Adult Pay Under New Ruling
Those aged 18 to 20 will gradually transition to full adult pay.
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CCP Officials’ Corruption Involved More Than One Trillion Yuan in 2025, Insider Says
The CCP’s record-high amount of corruption money represents its extreme exploitation of the Chinese public, an analyst said.
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Hegseth Says Number of Iranian Missiles Fired Hit Lowest Point Since Start of War
‘Our job is to ensure that we compel Iran to realize that this new regime ... is in a better place if they make that deal,’ the Pentagon chief says.
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Trump Tells Allies to Secure Strait of Hormuz
The president pressed allies to assume responsibility for enforcing access in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit waterway that Iran has been controlling.
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US May ‘Reexamine’ NATO’s Merit After Iran War Snub, Rubio Says
The secretary of state made the comments after Spain closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in the conflict
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France, UK, Germany, Australia Urge Israel to Rethink Terrorist Death Penalty by Hanging
Israel says more deterrence is needed against terror attacks.
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Israel Prepares for Possible Increased US Military Activity Against Iran
Trump has threatened to intensify strikes against Iran while pursuing a negotiated settlement.
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Tehran Attacks Oil Tanker Off Dubai After Trump Threatens to Escalate Strikes
Iran continues to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which around 20 percent of the world’s oil and LNG travels.
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Big Tech Warned as ‘Substantial’ Volume of Teens Bypass Australia’s Social Media Ban
‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.
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Fugitive Freeman ‘Unlikely’ to Have Been Taken Alive
Former hostage negotiator Vincent Hurley said Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, was never going to surrender of his own free will.
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Deal Brokered to End ABC Staff’s Pay Stand-Off
A pay increase of 4 percent in the first year, followed by a pair of 3.25 percent rises, had been agreed, according to ABC management.
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Lawyer of Mysterious Chinese Heiress Says Case Process Taking Too Long
‘I can’t think of any plausible, rational explanation for them to be taking this long,’ said lawyer John Korn.
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Wong Says Australia Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russian Oil
‘We maintain our sanctions on Russian oil. That’s because we don’t want to fuel Mr. Putin’s war machine,’ said Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
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US Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The resumption of operations marks the first full U.S. diplomatic presence in Venezuela in seven years.
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US Gas Price Hits $4 per Gallon Amid Iran War
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose to $5.454, up from $3.758 last month.
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Physical Violence Against School Principals Nearly Doubles in 15 Years: Report
An Australian Catholic University survey showed that 47.8 percent of school principals experienced physical violence in 2025, up from 27.3 percent in 2011.
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Young Australian Workers to Receive Full Adult Pay Under New Ruling
Those aged 18 to 20 will gradually transition to full adult pay.
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CCP Officials’ Corruption Involved More Than One Trillion Yuan in 2025, Insider Says
The CCP’s record-high amount of corruption money represents its extreme exploitation of the Chinese public, an analyst said.
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