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Iran has spent decades building the largest and most diverse ballistic missile stockpile in the Middle East and is refusing US demands to put limits on the weapons program. Source link

The Autonomous Bougainville Government signs a secretive deal to reopen the huge Panguna gold and copper mine that sparked a catastrophic civil war three decades ago.  Source link

US officials say a sudden 10-day ban came into effect around El Paso International Airport after cartel drones from nearby Mexico breached American airspace. Source link

Xi Jinping’s comments were the first public admission of issues in China’s armed forces since an investigation was launched into senior members of the body that overseas the country’s military. Source link

Under questioning in Senate estimates, the chief of the Australian Defence Force reveals that a Chinese flotilla sailed within seven nautical miles of Australia’s 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone. Source link

Australia’s exchange rate with Japan has grown increasingly favourable to tourists, which have surged to record numbers and topped more than one million visitors in 2025. Source link

Democrats level a litany of complaints against the heads of America’s immigration agencies during a rare hearing in Washington. Source link

Australia’s first identified First Nations surgeon, Dr Kelvin Kong spoke about his Malaysian Chinese heritage during the annual Wang Gungwu lecture at Parliament House. Source link

As talks between Washington and Tehran over a nuclear deal continue, fractures within the regime are starting to emerge. Source link

While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to “continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state”. Source link