LIVE: Israel at warWorldHezbollah has fired more projectiles into Israel while the IDF has targeted northern Gaza, ahead of a phone call between Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden about Israel’s plans over Iran.
LIVE: Israel at warUS PoliticsIsrael has expanded its offensive into the western part of Lebanon’s south and killed the Hezbollah headquarters commander plus Hamas operators in Gaza, as Hezbollah’s deputy says the Iran-backed group has ‘overcome ‘painful blows’.
Israel at WarWorldJoe Biden and Kamala Harris have marked the one year anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel as a day of ‘mourning’ and endorsed the right of the Jewish state to defend itself.
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Israel at warWorldThe first Australians fleeing the conflict in Lebanon land in Cyprus as a senior US official admits an Israeli strike on Iran could come on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
newsNewsWireThe US President has been warned there is “no time to wait” on a security deal involving Australia given the “grave and imminent threat” of China in the Indo-Pacific.
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LIVE: Israel at warWorldIran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defended his military’s missile attack against ‘our enemy’ Israel as he led Friday prayers for the first time in five years | FOLLOW LIVE
RetaliationWorld‘The answer is no,’ the US President said when asked whether he would support such retaliation after Iran fired some 180 missiles at Israel.
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‘Hurricane Helene’US PoliticsThe US President and his deputy see the destruction first-hand as thousands of federal responders joined all-out efforts to rescue residents and care for millions in the disaster.
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Israel at warPoliticsAnthony Albanese is urging Israel to prioritise diplomacy over military action, as Labor comes under pressure to offer more explicit support after Joe Biden declared he was ‘fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel’.
Israel at warWorldIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing retaliatory strikes against Iran, warning it ‘will pay’ for a major missile attack on the Jewish state.
Israel at warWorldPresident Joe Biden said the US was ‘fully supportive’ of Israel and he would discuss a response with PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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LIVE: Politics NowPoliticsPeter Dutton has portrayed himself as a leader with ‘moral clarity and courage’ who can restore social cohesion after declaring the Coalition ‘will not waver’ in its support for Israel and Australians of Jewish faith.
WorldAs many as 600 people are feared dead as a result of Hurricane Helene, with the response to the disaster fuelling a political brawl.
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One hot war, the other one frozen: US President Joe Biden’s inaction has played a key role in both.
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Ukraine warWorldJoe Biden promised an increase in US support for Kyiv, including nearly $US8bn ($11.6bn) in military aid and new munitions.
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US electionNationFormer ambassador to the US Joe Hockey says Kamala Harris faces significant hurdles, as he also offers to assist Labor in working with Donald Trump should the former president win.
How Biden keeps helping Trump: The president plans to annoy voters by touring the nation to tout his record.
middle east conflictThe Wall Street JournalThe Biden administration is urgently pressing for Israel and Hezbollah to pause their escalating cross border aerial attacks, hoping to head off a full-scale ground war.
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Joe Biden urged Israel to negotiate a ceasefire with its enemies in the Middle East, at the same time urging the world to keep backing Ukraine in its war against Russia. This is sheer hypocrisy.