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Jamming and spoofing: The threat airlines deal with every day

We rely on GPS for everything from Uber rides to finding our lost mobile phone, but malicious interference of the technology poses a regular challenge to commercial pilots.

  • Chris Zappone

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Netanyahu has an eye on his own political future as the future of Israel.

‘Everything will turn to dust’: As Gaza crumbles, its fate lies knotted to that of one man

When it comes to ending the war, Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future is as much a factor as the demands of Israel and Hamas.

  • Nick O'Malley
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised speech, after Israel attacked Iran.

Iran’s supreme leader claims victory over Israel in first address since ceasefire

In his first appearance since the ceasefire began, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said his country had “delivered a hand slap to America’s face”.

Donald Trump arrives for dinner during the NATO summit on Tuesday.

Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Trump to hold talks with Iran next week; NATO chief defends calling US President ‘daddy’

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran is holding. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says Iranian and American officials will meet next week.

  • Penry Buckley and Hannah Hammoud
Since Middle Eastern hubs are often used by Australian travellers, we have been among the most affected.

The question every Australian flying to Europe is asking

I’ve had many conversations about travel to the Middle East and whether it’s safe to fly there.

  • Lee Tulloch
President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Trump likens strikes on Iran to Hiroshima; Ceasefire between Iran, Israel holds

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now “in effect”, the US President claimed, after both sides were accused of violating the agreement – and drawing the ire of its architect.

  • Cassandra Morgan, Hannah Hammoud and Angus Thomson
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Iranian State TV aired footage showing Kylie Moore-Gilbert at an airport in Tehran after her release.

‘Rise up’: Strike on notorious prison carried message for Iranians, released Australian says

Kylie Moore-Gilbert was held captive in Iran for more than two years, including at Evin Prison. She says Israel’s strike on the facility overnight is a symbolic blow to a weakened regime.

  • Nick O'Malley
Carriers have spent the past 12 days avoiding airspace near Iran. Overnight, Qatar’s airspace temporarily shut as Iran struck a United States military base.

I have an overseas trip booked. Do I need to rethink my travel plans?

What happens when disaster strikes on holiday? Here’s how you can prepare before takeoff to prevent pain once you land.

  • Bronte Gossling
Trucks line up at Fordow last week, before the US strikes on the facility.

Did a fleet of trucks remove Iran’s nuclear assets before US strikes?

Satellite photos show trucks lined up last week on a road to Iran’s nuclear mountain. What they were doing there is one of the key questions experts are now keen to answer.

  • Nick O'Malley
The US has bombed Iran’s nuclear sites and Tehran has warned of “everlasting consequences”.

US attacks Iran as it happened: Albanese government supports Iranian nuclear facility bombings; Trump threatens regime change, promises to ‘Make Iran Great Again’

The world waits on the fallout after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. Follow all the latest developments.

  • Angus Thomson, Lynette Eyb and Brittany Busch

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