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Anthony Albanese will call on US business leaders to respect free and fair trade.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAlbo’s pointed push to US business leaders ahead of G7 Trump talk

Anthony Albanese will call on US business leaders to respect free and fair trade, with the PM under increasing pressure to secure a tariff exemption for Aussie exports.

Jess Wang

Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, says she was meant to be on the flight.

The Nightly‘Miracle’: Reason woman missed doomed flight by minutes

A woman who was meant to be on the Air India flight that crashed killing all but one person on board has revealed she missed boarding by just 10 minutes.

Peta Rasdien

Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, says she was meant to be on the flight.

World NewsComments‘Miracle’: Reason woman missed doomed flight by minutes

A woman who was meant to be on the Air India flight that crashed killing all but one person on board has revealed she missed boarding by just 10 minutes.

Peta Rasdien

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World NewsPremium‘Like a movie’: Aussies facing Iranian bombs

Former Olympian Nova Peris and media personality Erin Molan are trapped in Israel as Iranian rockets rain down on the Jewish state.

Duncan Evans and Brendan Kearns

Le Désespoir (Despair) by French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

ARTCommentsFamily’s ‘fake’ art piece sells for more than $1.5 million

‘I realised in a second that it was real.’

Jack Guy

Parts of Israel and Iran have been left devastated.

World NewsVideoIsrael and Iran trade blows as drone attacks intensify

LIVE UPDATES: Israel has blocked Iranian drones over the Red Sea, while Iran claims it has shot down enemy reconnaissance drones.

Troy de Ruyter and Peta Rasdien

Israeli authorities say some sites were affected from "shrapnel from the interception operations".

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US helps Israel fend off attack as Iran retaliates

Israel has launched fresh strikes against Iran and is itself again under attack from the pariah state as military action steps up.

Peta Rasdien

The price of crude oil has spiked in recent days. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

MoneyPremiumWhy Aussie shouldn’t worry about oil prices

The price of crude oil is on the rise but Australians should remain calm until the impact is known.

Cameron Micallef

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Fiji and meets with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rambuka. picture: PMO

newsPremiumAlbo defiant against Trump’s AUKUS call

Speaking from Fiji, the Prime Minister knocked back claims the AUKUS defence pact had been derailed after the Pentagon announced a review into the program.

Jessica Wang

Flight AI 379 was diverted after receiving a bomb threat.

FLIGHT THREATVideoAir India flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

The bomb threat was received onboard the plane.

Demi Huang

The moments before Prateek Joshi and his whole family were killed in the Indian air crash

THE NIGHTLYHaunting image as entire family killed on Air India flight

Years of sacrifice were wiped away in moments after a family of five on the trip of a lifetime was killed - right after posting an image from inside the doomed Air India flight.

Matt Shrivell

The moments before Prateek Joshi and his whole family were killed in the Indian air crash

World NewsVideoCommentsHaunting image as entire family killed on Air India flight

Years of sacrifice were wiped away in moments after a family of five on the trip of a lifetime was killed - right after posting an image from inside the doomed Air India flight.

Matt Shrivell

The Australian Government has told Aussies in the middle east to shelter or prepare to do so.

World News‘Shelter’: Urgent warning for Aussies in Middle East

Smartraveller has issued an urgent warning to Australians in the Middle East as military strikes hit Iran and Israel declares a state of emergency over feared ‘terrorist attacks’ and retaliation.

Max Corstorphan

Travis Decker are closing in on Travis Decker, wanted for the murder of his three daughters.

World News‘One mistake’: Cops close in on dad who ‘murdered’ daughters

Police say they are closing in on a man wanted over the gruesome murders of his three young daughters. 

Peta Rasdien

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

World News‘Severe punishment’: Iran Supreme Leader’s chilling threat

Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed revenge on Israel from strikes on Tehran and nuclear sites, saying ‘the powerful hand of the Islamic Republic’s armed forces’ is ready.

Max Corstorphan

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is sending lava hundreds of metres into the air as a new aviation alert is issued.

World newsCommentsFlight warning as volcano spews lava 300m into air

One of the world’s most famous volcanoes has erupted violently, producing a rare phenomenon and prompting aviation authorities to raise the travel threat level.

Matt Shrivell

Jamie Meek and partner Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek were among those on flight AI171, which plummeted to the ground shortly after taking off.

THE NIGHTLYInfluencer couple’s eerie final video before fatal flight

A wellness influencer couple is among the victims of the tragic Air India plane crash, which claimed the lives of hundreds.

Amy Lee

Air India plane bound for London with 242 people onboard crashes near Ahmedabad Unknown

World newsVideoDoomed jet flew to and from Australia just days earlier

The Air India jet that tragically crashed and caused such a large loss of life was in Australia just days earlier.

Troy de Ruyter

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief commander Hossein Salami has reportedly been killed.

Middle EastCommentsIran military commander-in-chief killed by Israeli strike

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Hossein Salami has reportedly been killed by the Israeli airstrikes on the capital of Tehran, along with two top nuclear scientists.

Max Corstorphan

Leaders from Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have met in New Zealand for independence talks. (HANDOUT/New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

World NewsPremiumBougainville firm on independence after latest talks

Representatives from Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have concluded their latest round of talks on independence for the wantaway province.

Ben McKay

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is calling for calm after Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strike’ on Iran. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

POLITICSPremium‘Shelter in place’: Warning to Aussies in Iran

Australians in Iran are being urged to “shelter in place” following a major escalation with nuclear-armed Israel.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer and Jessica Wang

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Israel and Iran on brink as Tehran’s uranium facilities hit

Israel has attacked Iran’s capital in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two adversaries.

David Johns and Max Corstorphan

Senator Alex Padilla was forced out of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's media conference.

North AmericaCommentsWATCH: US senator forcibly removed from LA press briefing

Shocking footage has surfaced showing a US senator being forcibly removed from a press conference led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles, amid ongoing protests.

Amy Lee

China Premier Li Qiang greets Prime Minister Chris Luxon during a visit to New Zealand in June 2024. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

World NewsPremiumNZ PM Luxon secures Xi Jinping meeting in China

The New Zealand prime minister has announced a first visit to China, travelling to Beijing and Shanghai next week.

Ben McKay