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US strikes Iranian drone carrier (Video)

The Central Command has shared footage of explosions onboard the large vessel. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a video of what it said...

Petrol prices break $3 barrier

The cost of petrol has climbed sharply across parts of New Zealand, with 95-octane fuel now topping $3 a litre in areas including Kapiti,...

‘Who Gave You the Right?’: Dubai billionaire slams Trump for dragging Gulf states into Iran War

Dubai blllionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor has issued a strongly worded open letter to Donald Trump, accusing the US president of dragging the Middle East...

India denies its ports are being used by US Navy

New Delhi has refuted a report suggesting that American warships are refueling in the South Asian country as “fake and false”. India has denied a...

Anti-Iran war protester breaks arm during fight in US Senate (Video)

A scuffle broke out on Capitol Hill involving a former Marine, Republican senator, and police. An anti-Iran war protester was injured in a scuffle with...

Government prepares to evacuate citizens from Middle East

The Government continues to explore all options for assisting New Zealanders stranded by conflict in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence...

Spanish PM blasts ‘servile following’ over US-Israeli war on Iran

Pedro Sanchez doubled down on Madrid’s opposition to the conflict despite Trump’s threat to cut off trade with Spain. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has...

Tehran claims control of Strait of Hormuz as US and Israel pound Iran and Lebanon

Fresh missile and drone strikes reported across Iran, Israel and the Gulf. The US and Israeli bombardment of Iran and Lebanon has continued on Wednesday,...

Trump to cut off ‘all trade’ with Spain

The US president has said that doesn’t “want anything to do with” Spain after US forces were banned from joint military bases. The US will...

Israel hits Qom clerical body during reported Supreme Leader succession vote

Israel has struck Iran’s Assembly of Experts building in Qom as senior clerics were reportedly counting votes to appoint a new Supreme Leader, according...

Americans warned to leave Middle East

The State Department has urged US citizens to leave over a dozen countries immediately amid escalating Iranian retaliatory strikes. The US State Department has issued...

Trump claims US can wage war ‘forever’

The Pentagon has “virtually unlimited” ammo stockpiles, the president has asserted. The US is prepared to fight a war “forever” with its “virtually unlimited” ammunition...

Bureaucrats say NZ has ample fuel reserves amid Middle East tensions

Government officials and fuel retailer Z Energy have sought to reassure the public that New Zealand has sufficient fuel reserves despite escalating conflict in...

Trump dismisses negative polling on Iran attack

The president said he doesn’t care about public opinion surveys as he defended the new war in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump has...

Lebanon bans Hezbollah’s military activities

The government has ordered the Iranian-backed militant group to surrender its weapons. The Lebanese government has outlawed all security and military activities of Iranian-backed militant...

US strikes on Iran not supported by majority of Americans – poll

Most respondents believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force. Only one in four Americans approves of the US military campaign against...

Kuwait shoots down three US warplanes (Video)

The F-15E fighter aircraft were taking part in the attack on Iran, the Pentagon has said. The Gulf country hosts a major US airbase from...

Gas prices spike amid fears of Middle East supply shock

European benchmarks have leapt over 50% as fighting increases shipping risks through the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Gas markets around the world were rattled on...

Middle East conflict widens, travel chaos deepens

The rapidly expanding conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has intensified across the Middle East, with mounting casualties, widespread infrastructure disruption, and...

Three U.S. troops killed in Iranian airstrikes

Three American service members have been killed and five others wounded during ongoing US military operations against Iran, US officials confirmed, marking a shift...

New Iranian leadership council installed as 40 days of mourning begins

Iran has entered a 40-day mourning period following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in strikes carried out by...

Iran confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strike

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been “martyred,” state news agencies have announced. Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

Reports say Khamenei killed in airstrikes

Reports circulating in Israel and the United States suggest Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, may have been killed following recent US and Israeli...

NZ monitoring Middle East situation – Peters

The New Zealand Government says it is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East following ongoing military strikes across the region, with officials...

Iran accuses Israel of bombing girls’ primary school

Dozens of civilians have reportedly been killed after an Israeli airstrike struck a girls’ primary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab as...

Has WWIII just started?

The US-Israel strikes against Iran could provoke a global economic crisis as well as a war in the Middle East. The US and Israel have...

Why are Americans killing and dying for Israel, again?

The US doesn’t benefit from a war with Iran in any way, but you know who does? Israel and its US auxiliaries have attacked Iran....

Iran launches retaliatory strike on Israel

The Jewish State and the US earlier started a “pre-emptive” attack on the Islamic Republic after nuclear talks failed to deliver a breakthrough. The Iranian...

US ‘defending American people’ by striking Iran – Trump

Tehran maintains it is not developing nuclear weapons, insisting its research program is for peaceful purposes only. US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Washington...

Israel declares nationwide emergency after strikes on Tehran

The announcement comes as West Jerusalem carried out what it described as a preemptive attack on the Iranian capital. Israel has declared a nationwide state...

Israel launches ‘pre-emptive’ strike on Iran

Air raid sirens rang out across Israel early this morning as the government confirmed it had launched what Defence Minister Israel Katz described as...

Muslim states condemn Huckabee over remarks on Israel’s ‘biblical rights’

Mike Huckabee earlier argued that scripture entitles Israel to control much of the Middle East. Arab and Muslim-majority countries have condemned US Ambassador to Israel...

Israel has biblical right to Middle East – US envoy to Tucker Carlson

“It would be fine if they took it all,” Mike Huckabee said. Israel has the right to almost the entire Middle East because the Bible...

Trump wants Russia and China on ‘Board of Peace’

Moscow has said it is open to the idea, while Beijing has declined to join, citing commitment to the UN-centered international system. US President Donald...

Tucker Carlson says he was ‘detained’ in Israel

The US journalist had arrived in the country to interview the American ambassador, Mike Huckabee. US journalist and podcaster Tucker Carlson has said he was...

Israel moves to reclassify large areas of West Bank as State Land

Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans to designate significant parts of the West Bank as “state property,” marking the first move of this scale...

Australia seeking criminal charges over aid workers slain by IDF in Gaza

A 2024 Israeli drone attack on the Palestinian enclave left several foreigners dead. Canberra is demanding criminal charges over an Israeli drone attack on Gaza...

Sydney protest over Israeli president’s visit turns violent

Violent clashes occurred during a protest in Sydney’s CBD against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, with police arresting 27 people, including 10 for assaulting...

Top Israeli general visits Pentagon

Israel is reportedly concerned that President Donald Trump could reach a deal with Tehran without ordering military strikes. A senior Israeli military delegation led by...

Luxon declines invitation to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed New Zealand will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, saying the government has decided...

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