By Annika Burgess and Ahmed Yussuf https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/iran-targeting-uae-dubai-gulf-states-us-israel-war/106436816 (ABC-Australia) Within hours of the war breaking out in the Middle East, the gleaming skylines that define cities across the United Arab Emirates were filled with smoke. More than a week on, shards of broken glass are still littering upscale neighbourhoods in Dubai. The menacing whirr of approaching […]
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How Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are selling the Iran war to Americans
By Jade Macmillan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/trump-hegseth-white-house-frame-iran-middle-east-war-as-a-game/106427790 (ABC-Australia)Day after day since the war in Iran began, the US defense secretary has taken an unapologetic tone about Operation Epic Fury. “They are toast and they know it,” Pete Hegseth said of the Iranian regime last week. “This was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not […]
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War widens as Iranian warship is sunk near Sri Lanka, NATO shoots Türkiye-bound missile
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC and Bridget Rollason in Jerusalem, with wires In short: (ABC-Australia) The US-Iran war has widened after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka. An independent UN mission on Iran criticised the US-Israeli strikes as the Trump administration said it still did not […]
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American service members killed as Iran strikes back against US-Israel attack
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC with wires In short: The US military says three personnel have been killed and five injured in the Middle East, but little further information been released. Donald Trump says 48 Iranian leaders have been killed and the US-Israeli military operation is “ahead of schedule”. What’s next? The US president […]
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Pro-democracy Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s fraud offence overturned
In short: (ABC-Australia) Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had his conviction of a fraud offence overturned by a Hong Kong court. Three judges said in the judgement that they allowed the appeal application from Lai and another defendant in the case. Lai remains in prison after he was found guilty of using his independent […]
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Japan faces ‘most significant structural changes since WWII,’ Foreign Minister Motegi tells Diet
TOKYO, 23 FEBRUARY 2026 (PACNEWS) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has warned that the world is undergoing its most significant structural changes since the end of World War II, pledging a “Responsible Japanese Diplomacy” to safeguard peace and prosperity. Addressing the 221st Session of the Diet on Friday, Motegi said the global security environment […]