International news and global affairs
The Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr finds Lebanon gripped by conflict, with more than a million displaced and critical humanitarian needs mounting across shelters and makeshift camps.
Mitchell Tan 
The Iranian women's football team has returned home after a dramatic turn involving asylum applications, with five of seven members who initially sought refuge in Australia changing their minds.
Patrick Donnelly 
A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles encountered sudden severe turbulence on approach to Sydney, resulting in eight people being treated and three cabin crew hospitalised.
Megan Torres 
RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and cameraman Ali Rida were injured by an Israeli airstrike near Al-Qasmiya Bridge in southern Lebanon. Both survived but the incident has prompted accusations and denials about whether journalists were deliberately targeted.
Oliver Pemberton 
Israel's expansion into southern Lebanon marks a critical escalation with over one million displaced. The strategy reveals deeper tensions between security imperatives and diplomatic resolution.
Priya Narayanan 
The Iran war has exposed the Persian Gulf's hidden vulnerability: near-total dependence on desalination technology now under military attack. The region's real crisis is water, not fuel.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Pakistan's airstrike on a Kabul drug treatment centre has killed hundreds according to Afghan authorities, marking the deadliest escalation in a conflict between two nuclear-adjacent powers that threatens wider regional stability.
Daniel Kovac 
Israel has struck Iran's South Pars gas field for the first time in the war, prompting Tehran to threaten attacks on energy facilities across the Gulf region.
Sophia Vargas 
Most members of Iran's women's football team have returned home after withdrawing asylum applications, leaving only two players in Australia.
Jimmy O'Brien 
As Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz cripples global energy supplies, world leaders are proving reluctant to join Trump's naval coalition to reopen the vital waterway, leaving the crisis unresolved.
James Callahan 
The Ministry of Defence will fund a remotely-operated satellite monitoring facility in Cyprus to detect threats to UK secure communications. The move follows rising pressure from adversaries targeting space assets.
Oliver Pemberton 
Australia is the only advanced IEA member failing to meet 90-day fuel reserve requirements, a crisis laid bare by Middle East turmoil. But renegotiating that obligation may be more pragmatic than endlessly chasing an arbitrary target.
Daniel Kovac 
President Trump has declared he does not need allied military support for the Strait of Hormuz as most countries including Australia refuse to join his proposed coalition. Meanwhile, Iranian missiles have struck the Australian military headquarters in the UAE.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Iran's most senior surviving security official has been killed in Israeli airstrikes, marking a significant blow to Tehran's leadership as the conflict intensifies across the region.
James Callahan 
The UN human rights office is calling for investigations into deadly Israeli strikes on displaced people and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, saying the attacks may amount to war crimes.
Sarah Cheng 
An Iranian missile struck near a military base in the UAE where 100 Australian personnel are stationed, but all troops escaped unharmed. The incident underscores growing security risks as Australia deploys additional military assets to the region.
Aisha Khoury While Middle East conflict dominates headlines, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are executing a massive energy transition worth hundreds of billions. The shift has major implications for global energy markets and Australian exporters.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
The US administration claims oil tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz signals Iran's declining capacity, but the reality reveals selective Iranian permitting and a war timeline that remains uncertain.
Yuki Tamura 
The European Union has imposed asset freezes on Iranian hacking group Emennet Pasargad and two Chinese companies accused of targeting critical infrastructure across six member states, marking a significant show of transatlantic coordination on cyber threats.
Rachel Thornbury 
Iran's 18-day internet blackout reveals a calculated two-tier system: state officials and loyalists get unfiltered access while ordinary citizens remain offline, unable to verify information or reach the outside world.
Riley Fitzgerald