WHO warns of rising respiratory infections in Gaza as heavy rains worsen health risks
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday (13 November) of surging respiratory illnesses in Gaza, ...
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Canberra supports the U.S. strike on Iran and calls for de-escalation and diplomacy.
Speaking to reporters in Canberra on Monday, Albanese stated: “The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon, and we support action to prevent that.”
He stressed that Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 percent was clear evidence of a program beyond civilian use.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on 31 May that Iran had enough 60% enriched uranium for nine nuclear weapons if further enriched.
Australia closed its embassy in Tehran on Friday after Foreign Minister Penny Wong consulted with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Following the U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Australia suspended bus evacuations from Israel but is preparing for possible evacuations if airspace reopens.
Two Australian defence planes have been deployed to the Middle East in non-combat roles to assist with civilian evacuations.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday (13 November) after a communications failure at air traffic control centres caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
More than 30 people have been taken to hospital after a cargo ship collided with a passenger cruise docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday (13 November).
Europe will send a team of diplomats to Ukraine peace talks rather than a single envoy, EU leaders agreed on Friday at the end of a summit in Dublin.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh and three drones in its oil-rich Eastern Province on Sunday (15 November), as Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed separate attacks on a U.S. military facility in Bahrain.
Türkiye and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday, November 13, aimed at strengthening collective security and regional stability. The two countries pledged to take a united stance against any external armed attack on either nation.
Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users' photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
SpaceX's spacecraft on Saturday returned from a 22-hour voyage in orbit and descended for the first time into the grasp of giant mechanical arms at the Texas tower it was launched from a day earlier, a catch that is essential to the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
The Philippines and Australia signed a new defence cooperation arrangement in Manila on Sunday, aimed at accelerating joint military activities and strengthening security ties amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
Southeast Asian leaders opened the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila Sunday, with Myanmar's crisis, security and economic uncertainty dominating talks. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for continued engagement with Myanmar and urged a stronger response to conflict and energy disruptions.
U.S. air travel is not expected to return to normal schedules until late on Sunday (15 November), the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry.
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