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UAE, Saudis report drone incidents amid Iran deadlock
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (568+ words) A drone strike has caused a fire at a nuclear "power plant in the United Arab Emirates, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones, as US President Donald Trump warned Iran must act "fast" after efforts to end the US-Israeli…...
Bulgaria welcomes home Eurovision winner Dara | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (277+ words) Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags have welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home. Visibly tired but smiling, the 27-year-old singer arrived at Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport waving the Eurovision trophy. Bulgaria's major television stations made…...
Bulgaria wins Eurovision with infectious party anthem
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (433+ words) Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time "in a final overshadowed by five countries' boycott over Gaza, claiming a dramatic "victory despite another big public vote for Israel that secured it second place. Acts from 25 countries…...
Lebanese PM says Israel controls 68 villages in south
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (210+ words) The Israeli military currently controls 68 locations in southern Lebanon, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says. Prior to the recent war, there were only five locations occupied by Israel, Salam told the DPA news agency. "Israel now controls 68 villages," he said....
Blast hits HQ of Netherlands' largest political party
1+ week, 3+ day ago (153+ words) An explosion has damaged the headquarters of the largest party "in the Dutch parliament, D66. Police "said a suspect had been arrested following the explosion, which happened at the party office in the centre of The Hague shortly "after 9pm on Thursday....
US and Iran closing in on memorandum to end war
1+ week, 4+ day ago (631+ words) The United States and Iran are closing in on an "agreement on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf, a source from mediator Pakistan familiar with the negotiations says. The Pakistani source said a report by US…...
Israeli court extends two flotilla activists' detention
1+ week, 5+ day ago (569+ words) An Israeli court has extended by another six days the detention of two activists arrested aboard a Gaza Strip-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near "Greece. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish citizen, and Brazilian Thiago…...
Austrian police brace for Eurovision protests in Vienna
1+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) Vienna police say they expect protests against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest to include "blockades and disruption "attempts," calling the competition in the Austrian capital one of the biggest security events they "have faced. A celebration of pop…...
Truce in doubt as US, Iran fight for control of strait | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW
1+ week, 5+ day ago (635+ words) The fragile truce in the Middle East is in jeopardy after the US and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestle "for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The US military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats,…...
Anti-Semitism 'interlaced' with actions of Israel
1+ week, 5+ day ago (610+ words) Jewish Australians should not be held accountable for the actions of the Israeli government, despite most holding a strong attachment to the country itself, an inquiry has been told. Members of Australia's Jewish population were shocked to see the response…...