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Mar 31, 2026 - World

Karoline Leavitt, asked at a news briefing whether Arab countries would step up to help pay for the war, said she would not get ahead of the Republican president but that it was an idea that Trump had.

Mar 31, 2026 - World

Trump has repeatedly claimed to be making diplomatic progress - though Tehran denies negotiating directly - while ramping up his threats and sending thousands more US troops to the Middle East.

Mar 31, 2026 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the war on Iran had achieved more than half its aims, without putting a timeline on when it would end.

Mar 31, 2026 - World

Paying users will also get more control over which accounts are permitted to see photos or videos they share in Story posts on the popular social network.

Mar 31, 2026 - World

Follow today’s news liveZomi Frankcom’s brother demands audio of deadly Israeli strike but ambassador says ‘it’s in the IDF’s hands’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhat’s the trigger for stage three under the national plan?The energy minister, Chris Bowen, says we’re still on stage two of the national plan agreed to at yesterday’s national cabinet, reiterating that so far any cancelled fuel shipments have been replaced (he’s referring to the six tankers that he announced were cancelled on 22 March).The trigger … says ongoing supply disruptions mean we will focus on getting fuel where it’s needed most. Now, ongoing supply disruptions really means the fuel supply to Australia has been impacted. That hasn’t happened.Early on in this conflict, I reached out to counterparts in the region who are our primary suppliers of liquid fuels … I reached out to Korea, to Singapore, to Malaysia, but we’ll continue to do that.We believe we’re reliable, and we ask for reliability in return. Continue reading...