International news and global affairs
Iran's football chief has declared his country cannot look forward to the FIFA World Cup after US-Israeli strikes. Australian sport is caught in the crossfire.
Mitchell Tan 
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has triggered Iran's second-ever supreme leader succession, with a three-person interim council holding power as US-Israeli strikes continue.
Oliver Pemberton 
Joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered mass airspace closures across the Middle East, stranding Australians in Qatar, the UAE and beyond with little recourse from insurers.
Yuki Tamura 
Airspace closures across the Middle East have left Australians stranded at home and abroad, with over 1,200 flights cancelled from Dubai alone following Iranian strikes on Gulf aviation hubs.
Zara Mitchell 
Australians are stranded in Dubai and across the Middle East after Iranian retaliatory strikes closed airspace over the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain, with Penny Wong warning of "difficult days ahead".
Riley Fitzgerald 
A missile launched in full view of an Australian TV crew in Eilat signals the sweeping regional reach of Operation Epic Fury, now in its second day.
Mitchell Tan 
Three US troops killed in Kuwait as joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran enter their second day, with the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei reshaping the Middle East.
Daniel Kovac 
As bombs fell on Tehran, prediction platform Polymarket recorded $529M in bets on the strikes. Six new accounts appear to have known the date in advance.
Andrew Marsh 
Australia has backed joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with the government now urgently trying to locate thousands of Australians stranded as Middle East airspace collapses.
Samantha Blake 
More than 1,800 flights cancelled, airports struck, and Australian travellers stranded. The conflict's aviation fallout is now Canberra's consular emergency.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Australia backed the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but refused to assess their legality, drawing criticism from international law experts who warn the stance undermines the rules-based order.
Daniel Kovac 
The joint US-Israel strikes on Iran have rattled global markets, with oil prices tipped to spike sharply and Australian motorists warned of significant pain at the bowser.
Andrew Marsh 
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead after a joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran. Australia backs the operation as oil markets brace for severe disruption.
James Callahan Kalshi voided bets on Khamenei's ouster after his killing in US-Israeli strikes, while rival Polymarket paid out in full. The episode has reignited a fierce debate about death-linked trading.
Andrew Marsh 
The US-Israeli strike that killed Ayatollah Khamenei reshapes the Middle East overnight. For Australia, the fallout is only beginning.
Daniel Kovac 
Scenes of celebration and quiet grief unfolded across Australia's cities as Iranian-Australians absorbed the confirmation that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed.
Ella Sullivan 
The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a coordinated US-Israeli strike has sent shockwaves through global energy markets and forced Canberra into one of its most consequential foreign policy moments in years.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israeli strikes threatens to send oil prices above $100 a barrel and expose Australia's indirect fuel dependency.
Mitchell Tan 
Australia has endorsed the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Khamenei, as Canberra weighs its strategic obligations against mounting legal and economic risks.
Daniel Kovac 
DeepSeek has reportedly shut Nvidia and AMD out of early access to its V4 model, giving Huawei and Chinese chipmakers weeks to optimise their hardware first.
Yuki Tamura