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US F-35 hit by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing - sources
The incident would be the first time Iran has hit a US aircraft in the war which started in late February.
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What is vaginismus and how do you know if you have it?
43 minutes agoThis condition could be more common than you might think.
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'Colonial-style arrogance': NZ statement draws China's ire
19 Mar 2026The Chinese Embassy says the comments were 'inexplicable', unwarranted and inappropriate. Audio
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Luxon's office draped in US flags in protest
19 Mar 2026A sign that reads 'Trump War Minerals HQ' with a cutout of a bald eagle preying on a Kiwi bird were erected.
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US and Israeli war aims in Iran are not the same, US spy chief says
3 minutes agoUS Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Israel wants to disable Iran's leadership, while US President Donald Trump is focused on destroying its missile programme and navy.
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Six allies ready to help 'efforts to ensure safe passage' through Hormuz Strait
5:00 am todaySix major international powers condemned "in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf".
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Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field
19 Mar 2026The escalation heightens the unprecedented disruption of global energy supplies that has raised the political stakes for Trump, who joined Israel in attacking Iran nearly four weeks ago.
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Cyclone watch declared for Australia's NT communities
19 Mar 2026Parts of the Northern Territory have been issued a cyclone watch with Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle expected to make landfall from Saturday as a category three system.
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Did cigarette butts cause devastating inferno? Hong Kong inquiry starts
19 Mar 2026The blaze killed 168 people in November.
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Aussie island considers total ban on all new pet cats
19 Mar 2026Kangaroo Island is protected as nature reserves but it has been battling a feral cat problem, with over 50 native species on the island predated on by cats.
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Cuban president defiant in face of US threats
19 Mar 2026Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accused Washington of now using economic weakness as an "outrageous pretext" to seize it.
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What is South Pars, the Israeli target that escalated war with Iran?
The bombing and Iran's retaliation mark a significant point of escalation in the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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Men can get out of the manosphere - former incels on why they left
19 Mar 2026A new study highlights the experiences of men who left toxic online spaces.
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Iran targets Gulf energy sites after intel chief killed
19 Mar 2026Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the attack on its key energy site could have uncontrollable consequences.
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Takeaways from US intelligence officials' testimony amid war with Iran
19 Mar 2026Analysis - Officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, repeatedly either contradicted Trump and the administration's claims about the war, or failed to back them up.
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Three women dead in first Iranian attack to kill Palestinians in West Bank
19 Mar 2026The Israeli military said it understood the strike was caused by a cluster munition, a warhead that splits and scatters into tiny bomblets.
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Conan O'Brien funded Sona's IVF, so she made him Godfather of twins
19 Mar 2026Sona Movsesian writes about making the comedian and his wife "de facto family" in her upcoming book The World's Worst Mom.
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Iran vows revenge as world's largest natural gas deposit hit in strike
19 Mar 2026It has already caused "extensive damage" at an LNG plant in Qatar and attacked Saudi Arabia with several missiles. Audio
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US Fed holds rates steady
19 Mar 2026Officials took stock of economic risks from the US and Israeli war with Iran.
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Phantom flight: Iran war creates 9100-km round trips to nowhere
Around 30,000 flights to and from the Middle East have been cancelled in the weeks since the conflict began.
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Which key Iranian figures have been killed in US-Israeli strikes?
19 Mar 2026US-Israeli strikes on Iran have killed several senior political and military figures.
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Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
19 Mar 2026At least seven merchant sailors have been killed due to the conflict.
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King Charles US visit in question as Trump berates UK
19 Mar 2026Given the venom of Trump's broadsides against Britain, a growing number of lawmakers are questioning whether it would be wise for Charles to visit the US this spring.
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Cyclone to deliver 'hurricane-force' winds when it makes landfall in Queensland
19 Mar 2026Authorities are warning residents within the zone to urgently prepare their homes, boats and cyclone kits for the severe event.
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The capture of a croc made famous by Steve Irwin could become a human rights case
19 Mar 2026Neither the environment department nor Australia Zoo will confirm whether Old Faithful is still alive.
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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
19 Mar 2026Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday (local time) to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak.
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France looks to suspend Shein over childlike sex dolls
19 Mar 2026A Paris appeal court will weigh the government's push to suspend the Chinese-based marketplace after sex dolls resembling children were found on its site.
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Iran's chokehold on Hormuz threatens India's beloved samosas and chai
Traditional Indian cuisine and electromagnetic coils are not entirely compatible.
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