War
On the edge of danger, children laugh in quiet defiance of Putin and his missiles
This city is under near-constant bombardment. Every night, sirens wail and explosions shake buildings. Yet life persists. And nowhere is that tenacity more visible than in a group of children gathered in a bunker classroom.
- Rob Harris
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As missiles and drones fly overhead, Tatyana refuses to stop planting
In a town about 30 minutes’ drive south-west of Kyiv, a garden blooms defiantly. Nailed to a wooden gate are three signs – and one of them is specially for Putin’s army.
- Rob Harris
Iran puts Trump ‘the gambler’ on notice as US warns against choking crucial oil shipping route
Iran’s parliament has endorsed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the bombing of its nuclear facilities, as US leaders say the strikes are an opportunity for Tehran to return to the negotiating table.
- Michael Koziol
How the US pulled off ‘Midnight Hammer’, the secret attack Iran didn’t see coming
The US strikes that targeted Iran’s nuclear sites involved a decoy mission and the largest-ever deployment of B-2 stealth bombers, the Pentagon says.
- Tony Capaccio
Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Australia deploys ADF to Middle East to evacuate citizens after embassy in Tehran closes; Trump to decide on US involvement ‘within two weeks’
The world is waiting to find out if US President Donald Trump will authorise American strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Look back at the day’s events.
- Cassandra Morgan, Lachlan Abbott, Anthony Segaert and Lynette Eyb
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict: Trump goes to ground after National Security Council meeting, weighs US involvement; Iranian nuclear, weapons facilities attacked in Israeli strikes
The world waits to see what – if anything – US President Donald Trump will do to intervene in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Follow along for all the latest developments.
- Cassandra Morgan, Hannah Hammoud, Lachlan Abbott, Olivia Ireland and Lynette Eyb
‘We had to beat the drones’: The race for Australians caught in Israel-Iran conflict
More than 1200 Australians are trying to get out of Israel and Iran as the conflict between the two nations escalates.
- Sherryn Groch and Patrick Begley
The teenage chef, the rice farmer – and the day that changed their lives forever
Ko Khant and Min Aung once lived in vastly different worlds, hundreds of kilometres apart. Then came February 1, 2021.
- Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty
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- Middle East at war
Israel’s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger goal: toppling the regime
Israel’s surprise assault had an obvious aim of disrupting Tehran’s nuclear program, but the scale and the choice of targets suggest a longer-term objective.
- Crispian Balmer, Michael Martina and Matt Spetalnick
Gaza doctor begged to hold daughter’s body after strike killed nine of her children
Alaa Najjar’s husband was severely wounded and their only surviving child, an 11-year-old son, is in a “moderate” condition.
- Sally Abou Aljoud and Samy Magdy
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