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Christopher Pyne: Qasem Soleimani assassination is the biggest escalation in the US-Iran conflict
The death of Soleimani is the most important recent development in the escalation of the US and Iran conflict – but Iran’s full reaction remains to be seen, writes Christopher Pyne. Who is Qasem Soleimani and why is his death significant? For the past 15 years there has been a significant shift in the regional…
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‘Incredible trauma’: Shock rise in anti-Jewish attacks
Hate crimes have increased in America, but the group being targeted most — by attackers ranging from white supremacist groups to left-wing extremists — is the Jewish community. When the bullets started flying in the gritty Jersey City neighbourhood of Greenville on a cold afternoon a couple weeks before Christmas, it was first reported as…
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I Had Never Seen a TV Family Like Mine — Until The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Came Along
Thanks to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I now have the best, most encapsulating way to describe my family: exactly like the show, except 90 percent less funny. At a time where representation is finally gaining traction in Hollywood, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is, for me, TV validation at its finest. It’s one thing to love a show, but it’s…
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Trump threatens Iran with ‘fast and hard’ response on 52 targets
Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. The series of tweets came as the White House sent to Congress a formal…
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Keeping the faith alive: Judaism in Bendigo, central Victoria
Last weekend, a group of people gathered in Castlemaine to celebrate on the final evening of chanukah. They are among central Victoria’s small but long-lived Jewish community, whose roots date back to the gold rush era. Former Supreme Court judge and central Victoria resident Howard Nathan said a congregation was first founded in Bendigo in…
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World leaders largely condemn the deadly US drone strike on an Iranian general as a ‘dangerous escalation,’ while the UN says the move is likely unlawful
A host of world leaders, including from Russia, Turkey, and several European countries, condemned the US drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the powerful leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, late Thursday. Iranian leaders promised “forceful revenge” against the US, and Iraqi leaders said the strike violated the country’s sovereignty and international laws. The…
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Huge crowds honour slain Iranian general
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered for a funeral procession in the town of Ahvaz to commemorate Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian general whose death in a US drone strike has stoked fears of a new war in the Middle East. A sea of mourners dressed in black gathered in the south-western city, some holding…
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US’s major blow against Iran
Donald Trump has gone where Barack Obama and George W. Bush shied away from in ordering the strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani, who for years has been the notorious mastermind behind Iran’s terrorist onslaught across the Middle East and beyond. Mr Obama and Mr Bush both concluded that assassinating the commander of Tehran’s deadly…
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Donald Trump defends Iranian general assassination as Tehran vows vengeance
Iran has promised vengeance after a United States air strike in Baghdad killed Qassem Soleimani, Tehran’s most prominent military commander. Soleimani, a 62-year-old general who headed the elite Quds Force, was regarded as the second most powerful figure in Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The overnight attack, authorised by President Donald Trump, was…
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With hours’ notice, US fast-response force flies to Middle East
Fort Bragg: Hundreds of US soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the US killing of a top Iranian general. Lieutenant Colonel Mike Burns, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division, told The Associated Press 3500 members of the division’s quick-deployment…