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Queen mocks Trump after NATO boss ‘Daddy’ comment

The Queen of the Netherlands has gone viral for appearing to ridicule Donald Trump after NATO’s chief referred to him as ‘daddy’.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts as he addresses members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe following the signing of an agreement for establishing a special tribunal to try top officials responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 25, 2025. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)

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Zelensky wears surprise outfit for Trump meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dressed to impress, ditching his usual military gear to meet with Donald Trump. See the photos.

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Israeli emergency services and security officers search for casualties in the rubble of a building hit by an Iranian missile in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. US President Donald Trump announced a phased 24-hour ceasefire process beginning at around 0400 GMT on June 24, which Israel said it had agreed to. Iran has not formally accepted a ceasefire. (Photo by John Wessels / AFP)

US, Iran to resume talks; White House fumes over leak

The US and Iran have quietly reopened talks on Tehran’s nuclear program after a furious Donald Trump dropped the F-bomb and a report into the impact of US strikes on Iran was leaked.

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FILE - In this March 25, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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‘Do not drop those bombs’: Trump call that saved ceasefire

A call between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump stopped Israel from firing on Iran, but wary Iranians doubt the pause will hold. Here’s what you need to know.

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Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Iran launches new attacks, Trump doubles down on strike deadline

Donald Trump said Iran had a “maximum” of two weeks to avoid US airstrikes as Tehran said it was “ready to consider diplomacy” but attacks between Israel and Iran continued. Follow the updates.

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Australian Army Soldiers board a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in support of Operation Beech, at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Australian Defence Force personnel and aircraft have deployed to the Middle East in non-combat roles under Operation Beech 2025 to assist Australian Government efforts to support Australians seeking to leave the region. This is as a precautionary measure to support Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade led whole-of-Australian-Government contingency planning and delivery of support to Australian citizens and approved foreign nationals in the region. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are the lead agency for Australian consular assistance and support.

Aussies get a step closer to home as air force jets arrive in UAE

Two Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemasters have arrived in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the start of repatriation flights for Australians out of the Middle East.

NETWORK SPECIAL. NO NEWS,COM OR AUS, PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. Paul Hakin runs Nippers in Israel and said the latest conflict between Israel and Iran has taken its toll on him and his family and disrupted his ability to teach children water safety and rescue skills in Israel during the peak summer season. Paul Hakim at Coogee Beach surf life saving club on Christmas Day in 2023.

Australian icon canned in Israel amid Iran missile attacks

Paul Hakim, who moved to Israel in 1987, brought an iconic part of Aussie culture to the beaches near Tel Aviv. Now his family of four and their dog spend more time in their bomb shelter.

Each time the sirens sound across Tel Aviv warning of an incoming barrage of Iranian rockets, May Dohand is gripped by the crippling fear she will soon be dead.

‘I imagine I’m going to die soon’: Israelis’ gripped by fear

One woman from Tel Aviv who speaks for many Israelis says she is sleep deprived and traumatised as air raid sirens don’t stop sounding across the capital warning of constant danger.

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(FILES) This combination of pictures created on June 18, 2025 shows: US President Donald Trump pumping his fist as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on March 7, 2025; Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivering a speech in Tehran on June 4, 2007; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gesturing as he delivers a speech in Jerusalem on August 27, 2014. The UN nuclear watchdog said Israeli strikes on June 18 destroyed two buildings making centrifuge components for Iran's nuclear programme near Tehran, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day. Hours after US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's surrender, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed his country would show

Aussie ‘defence assets’ headed for Iran; Tehran embassy shut

ADF personnel and aircraft are being deployed to the Middle East as Australia ordered all officials and their families to leave Iran.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House as members of Italian soccer club Juventus pay a visit in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2025. Juventus will play Emirati club Al-Ain in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Washington's Audi Field later in the day. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

What could happen if Trump bombs Iran

The world is on edge. The Iran and Israel conflict threatens to turn into an all-out war. Any strike raises serious questions about what happens next.

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RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL - JUNE 18: People take cover in an underground train station transformed into a public shelter following reports of an incoming missile fired from Iran, on June 18, 2025 in Ramat Gan, Israel. Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Email reveals Aussies’ 55-min warning to escape Israel

As tensions with Iran reach new heights, Australians trapped in Israel have revealed the “shambolic” DFAT effort to get them out.

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A woman is evacuated from the site of a direct hit from an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

‘Direct hit’: Israeli hospital bombed in missile strike

A hospital in Israel’s south has been hit in the latest Iranian missile strikes, with reports of “extensive damage” in some areas and injuries. Follow updates.

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Middle East tensions have ramped up after Donald Trump says the US knows where Iran’s supreme leader is ‘hiding’ in a warning that he will be ‘taken out’ if any Americans are killed. Follow updates.

‘The battle begins’: Ayatollah’s ominous response after Trump’s warning

Iran’s Supreme Leader has threatened Israel after US President Donald Trump said the US would spare him from assassination “for now.”

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TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Heavy traffic builds up as vehicles attempt to leave Tehran following Israeli airstrikes, on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's foreign minister said the country would respond

Extraordinary scenes as Iranians flee after Trump’s order

Tehran’s main highways have become choked with traffic as residents fled the city, following Donald Trump’s dramatic evacuation warning. See the video.

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