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US President Donald Trump said America would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

Trump calls Middle East ‘a dangerous place’ as US evacuates embassy staff

The moves come as Trump’s efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran appear to be deadlocked and US intelligence indicates that Israel has been making preparations for a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

  • Matthew Lee, Tara Copp and Jon Gambrell

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The end of Flight 149: The British Airways Boeing 747 was eventually destroyed on the ground in Kuwait.

‘Cover-up’: How a brief stopover turned into horror ordeal for passengers on Flight 149

The British Airways Boeing 747 was about to take off from Heathrow when a mystery group of men were ushered on board. Hours later, all hell would break loose.

  • Ed Cumming
Graham Arnold and the Socceroos have some huge thinking to do.

‘I get mobbed’: Arnold opens up on brave new adventure in soccer-mad Iraq

After parting ways with the Socceroos seven months ago, some thought that may be the end for Graham Arnold. But he’s back, swept up in a tidal wave of support in Baghdad.

  • Vince Rugari
Warfare, co-directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, tells the story of a real-life battle in Iraq, drawn from the memories of those who were there.

Ever wondered what war is like? This film goes where you don’t want to

Alex Garland’s Warfare puts us in the room as a group of Navy SEALs come under fire in Iraq. It’s not easy to watch.

  • Karl Quinn
President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump is running America the way America ran Iraq

The first days of the second Trump term are reminiscent of the disastrous administration George W. Bush put in place after invading Iraq.

  • Michelle Goldberg
Health Minister Mark Butler said the government would always look at ways to strengthen Medicare.

Coalition haunted by its anti-Medicare history

Liberal spokesperson Anne Ruston claims that “the Coalition always has, and always will, invest in Medicare”. Well, except when under Malcolm Fraser they demolished Medibank and opposed any changes to the ramshackle health scheme we had.

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John Howard on one of his election campaign morning walks in 2004. The victory was perhaps the high point in his entire term.

He crushed Latham in 2004, but unlocked cabinet papers reveal the problems Howard could not fix

John Howard’s victory at the 2004 election remains one of federal politics’ most remarkable achievements. But cabinet papers from that year show it was the start of the end.

  • Shane Wright
An Iraqi security officer follows the prayer session led by Pope Francis for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, Mosul, Iraq, in 2021.

Assassination plot: Pope reveals British intelligence saved his life

Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations of a twin suicide bomb plot against him.

Illustration by Simon Letch

Voters laboring under gutless government

Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.

Syrian opposition fighters ride along the streets in the aftermath of the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, on Friday.

Countries close borders after rebels’ stunning advance against Assad

A collection of rebel groups aiming to depose the Assad regime are advancing towards the capital, Damascus, making Iran and others nervous.

  • Raja Abdulrahim, Farnaz Fassihi and Thomas Fuller

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