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sraeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran.

Israel and Iran bomb each other as nuclear talks tank

Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defences to strike buildings in the heart of the country.

  • JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN and JULIA FRANKEL

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Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home.

Like school shootings, political violence is becoming part of life in the US

The shootings of two politicians and their partners this weekend are part of a trend. Slowly but surely, political violence has moved from the fringes to an inescapable reality.

  • Lisa Lerer
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch fireworks following a parade to honor the Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

America was already divided – Trump’s $69m military extravaganza did not help

For many, a parade of 6000 soldiers and 128 tanks was a fitting way to celebrate the US Army. For others, it was a gauche display of militarism more suited to Pyongyang.

  • Michael Koziol
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Trump celebrates birthday with grand military parade through Washington

It is the parade the US president has been wanting for years, and he spent his 79th birthday on a special viewing stand to watch the display of American military might.

  • Lolita Baldor and Michelle Price
Senator John A. Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman.

Democratic politician assassinated, another wounded in targeted overnight shootings

A large-scale manhunt is under way for a suspect who posed as a police officer to shoot and kill a lawmaker and her husband in their home, while wounding two others.

  • Michael Koziol
Anthony Albanese is expected to meet Donald Trump for the first time at the G7 Summit in Canada this weekend.

Anthony Albanese locks in meeting time with Donald Trump

The prime minister has outlined his priorities for his meeting with the US president, which is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of next week’s G7 meeting.

  • James Massola
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Joe Rogan’s audience skews heavily to men and is popular with all kinds of men.

Joe Rogan’s message can be rambling and unpolished, yet men idolise him. This might be why

The US presenter hosted Australia’s most popular podcast last year – is his influence something to be worried about?

  • Jordan Baker
US marines detain Marcos Leao, a 27-year-old veteran, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles.

US marines detain first civilian in LA before expected ‘unprecedented’ protests

It’s a rare domestic use of the military force ahead of expected nationwide demonstrations this weekend, in what may be the biggest backlash to US President Donald Trump since he returned to power.

  • Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
Donald Trump is facing his biggest test yet.

Trump desperately wants to play ‘peacemaker’. This is the time to prove he can

Donald Trump promised to end the world’s hottest conflicts and usher in global peace. Now those hopes appear to be in shambles.

  • Gram Slattery and Matt Spetalnick
Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies are dividing America.

‘Tearing families apart’: The Californians fighting Trump as his ICE agents terrorise a city

It’s at the places that make this city tick – the shops, the bars, the school gates – that the real impact of Trump’s deportation agenda can be seen and felt. But Los Angeles is fighting back.

  • Michael Koziol

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