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Opposition leader says he wants ‘Australia to look like Australia’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Mike Burgess says he’s really concerned about the level some nation-states, like Iran, could go to cause harm against Australians. Speaking to ABC RN Breakfast, the spy boss says the security level is worsening and we could see an Australian killed at the hands of a foreign government. Targeted killing … that could be a prominent Australian that is killed or everyday Australians just about going about their business. So I am really concerned about the actions of some nation-states, Iran in particular, and the level they will go to. That’s why we describe our security environment as degraded because some nation-states will plumb the depths and go to extreme levels that we would find unacceptable and horrible. At this point in time with a dynamic, diverse integrated security environment, we are really concerned about this. To talk about multicultural Australia is to just talk about modern Australia, to talk about who we are and who we’ve always been. And I find it really odd. I saw Angus Taylor unable to answer the question. Like it’s a really simple question. Continue reading...

Homes and buildings collapse in first magnitude 7.1 earthquake, with tremors felt in neighbouring Colombia A strong earthquake shook north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, west ⁠of Caracas, with residents in neighbouring Colombia also reporting feeling tremors. The earthquake registered at ⁠a magnitude 7.1 ⁠in ​Venezuela, about an hour west of the city Valencia at a depth of 13km (8 miles), according to the ⁠US Geological Survey. Continue reading...

Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.

After initially challenging the results, Colombia's leftist candidate conceded a razor-thin loss to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.

Senator Bill Cassidy said he confronted president over Iran war and Trump ‘did not particularly care for my comments’ Trump abruptly cancels signing of bill aimed at lowering housing cost Sign up for the Breaking News US email A man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday’s elections in New York . The answer from voters was emphatic: they prefer Mamdani and his brand of democratic socialism to the Democratic party establishment and its lukewarm version of capitalism. America’s biggest city has swung even further to the left. This is a battle between the establishment and this insurgency. And the roof is collapsing on the Democratic party establishment tonight … This is no longer a movement; this is a movement and a machine at the same time. Continue reading...

Government supporters are showing off new ties with alleged former dissidents in a bid to show that they can withstand enemies at home as well as abroad.

Experts warn the U.S. must remember Hezbollah has American blood on its hands as Iran nuclear talks include Lebanon ceasefire as a key condition.

Mayor’s office grants extra 12 months to run pilot while London force procures long-term supplier The Metropolitan police have been granted a 12-month extension to a pilot project with the spy-tech firm Palantir while the force carries out a procurement process. The development comes weeks after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, blocked a £50m deal between the Met and the US company to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. Continue reading...

Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is "working on modalities" but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.