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The F/A-18 Hornet under the Aperture in the Middle East Gallery, seen during a visit to view construction work of Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Wednesday 2 July

From Black Hawks to $2 pool noodles: Inside the new Anzac Hall

Engineering and architectural nous is behind the controversial expansion of the Australian War Memorial, which will include helicopters, armoured vehicles and an F/A-18A Hornet.

  • Julie Power

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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
Embattled Ukraine is among the countries US diplomats have approached to take US deportees.

America’s most unwanted and the urgent cable that reveals where Trump wants them to go

The global dealmaking efforts show the measures the US president is willing to take to fulfil his aspirations for mass deportations, even if it means flying immigrants into danger.

  • Edward Wong, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Minho Kim
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Trump ceasefire plan falters as Israel accuses Iran of launching more missiles

Israel’s defence minister said Tehran had violated the ceasefire just hours after it began but Iranian state media said reports of fresh missile strikes were false.

  • Michael Koziol
In this photo released by Iran’s army, a missile is launched during a military drill in southern Iran.

How Iran could hit back after US strike

US defence chiefs will have war-gamed Iran’s possible retaliation, and tens of thousands of troops in the region are now on high alert.

  • Joe Barnes and Cameron Henderson
Iranians participate in an Eid al-Ghadir ceremony and a protest march on Saturday against the Israeli attacks.

Celebration, trepidation and anger: Iranians have conflicting emotions over Israeli airstrikes

While some Iranians view the attacks as a means to salvation, others are terrified of the unpredictable consequences of war.

  • Yeganeh Torbati
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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
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

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