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Personalise the news andstay in the knowEmergencyBackstoryNewsletters中文新闻BERITA BAHASA INDONESIATOK PISINFind any issues using dark mode? Please let us knowTopic:Unrest, Conflict and WarSmoke rises after an apparent drone strike on Dubai's international airport. (Supplied: Reddit)I'm ABC global affairs editor Laura Tingle and I'm in Dubai.Here's my daily update to help you quickly understand what's going on […]

By Andrew Haffner Mar 12, 2026 As airstrikes from the United States and Israel continue across Iran, questions abound for what comes next—from the future of Iran’s leadership to the fears of a wider war.We asked University of Chicago experts to weigh in on the crisis: UChicago Law JSD candidate Pegah Banihashemi, an Iranian Constitution […]

Personalise the news andstay in the knowEmergencyBackstoryNewsletters中文新闻BERITA BAHASA INDONESIATOK PISINFind any issues using dark mode? Please let us knowTopic:Unrest, Conflict and WarTwo tankers caught fire in Iraqi waters on Thursday, marking a possible intensification of Iranian attacks. (Reuters: Mohammed)Hi, I'm ABC global affairs editor Laura Tingle, and I'm in Dubai.This is the last of my […]

Diplomatic norms, law and institutions have proven to be no hindrance to the US president. Can he really do anything he wants?SaveShareThe decision by United States President Donald Trump to launch a war on Iran has left many international law experts questioning if the world order established after World War II is actually working.In his […]

US president declares he can do ‘anything I want’ after oil blockade plunges country into darknessDonald Trump expects to have “the honour of taking Cuba”, he declared, after a US-imposed oil blockade plunged the country into darkness under a total power blackout.The US president claimed on Monday that he could do “anything I want” with […]