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Alex began as a sport reporter at news.com.au before shifting to news in recent years. He has a keen interest in global affairs, painfully obscure rock music, Italian meats and Formula 1. As an eternal pest, he spends most of his time deleting sentences that simply won’t fly in civilised society.

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Middle East

(FILES) Hamas leaders Rawhi Mushtaha (C) and Khalil Al-Hayya (R) walk outside the VIP hall at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on March 15, 2021. The Israeli military said on October 3, 2024, that a strike three months ago killed three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza, including Rawhi Mushtaha, the head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, where the army has been battling the Palestinian militants for nearly a year. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

‘Eliminated’: Hamas leader killed in airstrike

Israel says it has killed senior Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha who was the “right hand man” to the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks.

Middle East

This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during a gathering of Iranian top scientific talents in Tehran on October 2, 2024. Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel late on October 1, 2024 in what it said was in response to Israel's killing last week of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, as well as the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a Tehran bombing in July widely blamed on Israel. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===

Iran’s stark message to West: ‘Get lost’

Iran’s supreme leader has said western nations are liars and told them to get out of the region as fears of a regional war spread.

Middle East

Ex-leader drops bombshell spy accusation

The former president of Iran has shared details of what he claims was a high-stakes infiltration involving subterfuge and nuclear secrets.

Middle East

A picture taken from northern Israel, along the border with southern Lebanon, on September 30, 2024 shows a fire following Israeli bombardment on an area of south Lebanon. A Lebanese security official said Israel had conducted at least six strikes on south Beirut in the night from Monday to Tuesday, after Israel's army called on residents in the Hezbollah stronghold to evacuate. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Iran ‘preparing imminent strike on Israel’

Iran is “preparing an imminent strike on Israel”, according to a US official. Any attack will have “severe consequences”, they added.

Security

Popular electric vehicle manufacturer BYD responds to claims Atto 3 has a sim card that can ‘call you’ without knowing.

Chinese owned EVs ‘are listening to you’

The Australian government “don’t know” what capabilities are hidden inside Chinese-made EVs, but one owner claims to have uncovered a secret.

Military

A Russian missile once heralded as the “world’s deadliest weapon,” failed to launch for the fourth time on Saturday, exploding during refueling at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, around 500 miles north of Moscow.

‘Deadliest weapon ever’ explodes in mishap

A terrifying mishap involving the ominously named “Satan-2” missile has completely obliterated its surroundings in a botched test in Russia.

UpdatedWorld

Terrorists using ‘rocket launcher rooms’

A former Israel Prime Minister has made serious allegations following the most recent conflict with Hezbollah, which has already left 500 dead.

Asia

South Korea’s military has warned that it may respond with force if North Korea’s ongoing use of “trash balloons” causes any casualties.

‘Shameful’: Kim’s poo balloon saga escalates

South Korea has put its foot down following the disturbing North Korean trash balloon saga, warning Kim Jong-un of serious retaliatory measures.

Social Media

Anti-woke commentator Matt Walsh has torn into Australia again, furiously berating the country for a “crime against humanity”.

‘Woke’: Aussie version of The Office trashed

Right-wing commentator Matt Walsh has torn into Australia again, taking aim at what he described as a “woke” remake of the hit sitcom The Office.

Middle East

’All out war’: Warning from Israel’s neighbour

A neighbouring country to Israeli has warned of an “all out regional war” after hundreds died when Hezbollah positions were bombed.

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