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A summary of the latest news and events in Australia, covering politics, weather, and social issues, as reported in the Morning Mail edition for Wednesday.
Tensions between Iran and Israel have intensified following a strike that killed a key Iranian leader, causing oil prices to spike amid fears over the Strait of Hormuz.
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A federal judge has struck down an Arkansas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, reigniting debates over religion in government institutions.
A Kurdish family in Gulp village, near Halabja, prepares iftar during Ramadan, with celebrations shadowed by concerns for relatives across the border in Iran's Saqqez.
Former history teacher Aaron Waterworth, 33, admitted inciting a child to watch a sexual act after grooming a teenage boy on Grindr and Snapchat, receiving a suspended sentence.
Pakistan's conflict with the Taliban intensifies as strikes kill 400 in Kabul. Other global stories include UAE airspace closures, Kenya ant smuggling, Nigeria bombings, and a Russian cattle emergency.
Reenactors in 18th-century attire filled Boston's historic St. Augustine Chapel before firing muskets and marching through South Boston streets to commemorate the 250th anniversary of British evacuation on March 17, 1776.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross issues a stark alert as aid reductions coincide with escalating conflicts across Africa, highlighting neglected humanitarian needs and strained international law.
Shigeaki Mori, the Japanese historian and atomic bomb survivor famously embraced by Barack Obama, has passed away at 88. His research confirmed 12 American POWs died in the Hiroshima bombing.
Selina Avalon, dubbed the 'new Baba Vanga', forecasts worsening Iran conflict resembling World War 3, with Donald Trump as a war leader and a timeline split in April.
Shigeaki Mori, the Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian known for his research on American POWs and his emotional embrace with President Obama, has died at age 88.
A parent of a child with special needs condemns Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson's accusation that lawyers exploit families, arguing legal action is essential to secure rightful support.
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Cuba's electrical grid has collapsed, leaving 10 million without power due to a US oil blockade, sparking protests and highlighting the island's energy crisis.
Donald Trump escalates demands for European support in Iran conflict, facing pushback. In Australia, experts advocate electric vehicles to enhance energy security amid oil market volatility, while One Nation gains ground in South Australia.
Nigeria has become the first African country to deposit cultural and historical records in the Arctic World Archive, a secure facility in a decommissioned Svalbard coalmine designed to preserve data for millennia.
New research exposes how British companies and citizens illegally enslaved people in Brazil decades after the 1833 Abolition Act, with cases like St John d'El Rey mining firm renting captives.
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Finnish artist Kari Kola's monumental light installation, Lighting the Sound, transforms King George Sound in Albany, Western Australia, into a canvas of light inspired by Menang culture and history, visible for miles.
Muslims worldwide anticipate Eid al-Fitr, marking Ramadan's end with prayer, feasting, and family. Learn common greetings like 'Eid Mubarak' and explore diverse customs from Indonesia to the US.
Rescue crews race through rubble after a Pakistani airstrike hits a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing at least 400 people. The conflict between the two neighbours enters its third week with no ceasefire in sight.
A UN human rights report raises alarm over possible ethnic cleansing as Israel accelerates West Bank settlements, displacing over 36,000 Palestinians amid increased violence.
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Pope Leo XIV embarks on a landmark four-nation Africa tour, visiting Algeria's Great Mosque, leading peace meetings in Cameroon, and comforting victims across the continent.
The mother of a 15-year-old girl stabbed at Thorpe St Andrew School describes the terrifying ordeal of being abroad during the attack. A boy has been charged with attempted murder.
A UN investigation finds Israel's 2025 strike on Tehran's Evin prison, which killed over 70, constitutes a war crime, warning of escalating repression amid ongoing bombings.
Emergency crews are urgently searching through the wreckage of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul after a Pakistani airstrike reportedly killed hundreds overnight, with recovery efforts continuing into Tuesday morning.
Llanishen High and Eastern High in Cardiff were closed after police received threats via live chat. Armed officers were deployed as investigations continue, with schools expected to reopen Wednesday.
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