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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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119 Australians have been evacuated from Tel Aviv with the help of DFAT. Picture: Penny Wong/X/Twitter

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Aussies on mercy flight from Tel Aviv as airspace reopens

The fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire has offered some lucky stranded Aussies a brief window of opportunity to flee the two warring countries.

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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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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. Iran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities early on June 16, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

Can Israel really wipe out Iran’s nuclear program?

Israel’s strikes on Iran have targeted several of its nuclear facilities, but has the conflict removed the alleged weapons threat? Here’s what we know.

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Fresh attack on Tel Aviv, nuclear plant damaged.

Earthquake near Iran’s key nuclear plant after ‘huge blast’

Loud explosions have been heard near a key Iranian nuclear plant after an Israeli strike, as Iran launched a new barrage of missiles on Tel Aviv.

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The Dubai skyscraper caught fire. Picture: X

Dubai skyscraper with thousands of residents bursts into flames

A massive blaze has engulfed a 67-storey residential tower in Dubai’s luxury Marina district, forcing thousands to flee.

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Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg talks to journalists upon her arrival to Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, as she left Israel on a flight to Sweden via France, after she was detained along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, on June 10, 2025. Thunberg departed Israel on a flight from Tel Aviv to Sweden (via France). Of the 12 people on board the Madleen carrying food and supplies for Gaza, five French activists were taken into custody after they refused to leave Israel voluntarily. (Photo by Hugo MATHY / AFP) / âThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Hugo MATHY has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [---] instead of [---]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.â

‘World needs more angry young women’: Greta shrugs off Trump

Deported climate activist Greta Thunberg dismissed Donald Trump’s criticism and told French reporters she was “kidnapped on international waters” by Israel.

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Smoke rises in the sky following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel demands Hamas accept hostage deal or be ‘annihilated’

Israel has threatened Hamas with ‘annihilation’ if the Palestinian militant group refuses to accept a hostage deal as US President Donald Trump announces a ceasefire deal is ‘very close’.

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A picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing above destroyed buildings in the background during Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory on May 22, 2025. The UN said on May 22 it had

Gaza rescuers say 50 killed as Israel orders evacuations

The latest evacuation warning for Gaza has come just hours after the United Nations said it had begun distributing truckloads of aid as Israeli strikes continue, killing 50. Follow live updates.

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A woman holds the body of a baby ahead of a funeral procession of victims of an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2025. Gaza's civil defence agency said at least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes on the war-battered Palestinian territory on May 14. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Israel accused of ‘deliberate catastrophe’ to eradicate Gaza

Doctors Without Borders has slammed Israel for creating a “deliberate humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and accused it of a forced displacement of Palestinians. Follow updates.

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