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IRGC strikes US targets in Kuwait a day after US hits Iran: Latest events
Iran says it struck Kuwait in retaliation for US strikes on multiple locations in Iran, including Qeshm island.
Hamas agrees to phased disarmament in Gaza
Hamas has agreed to gradually disarm in Gaza as part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

Weather tracker: Wisconsin battered by rare tornado and meteotsunami
Unusual atmospheric phenomena causes widespread damage in US state, while heat continues to grip Europe A rare and powerful tornado developed over north-east Wisconsin on Monday, lasting 26 minutes and carving a 12-mile…

Fifa says 'nobody selling football' as plan continues
Football's governing body Fifa plans to continue the consultation process after Uefa threatens to boycott World Cups.

Spain sending troops as thousands enter enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
At least 18 people drown as migrants try to swim to Spanish territory amid scenes of chaos at the border.

Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle
Israel claims army blew up Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon, amid reports of blasts near UNESCO-listed fortress.

Icac hears of friendship breakdown between Reformers members – as it happened
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast eSafety commissioner says court action against Telegram ‘very significant’ Julie Inman Grant, the eSafety commissioner, spoke to the…

‘Rob has the bucks cash’: NSW Liberals used Reformers funds to pay for ‘personal expenditure’, Icac hears
Robert Assaf separately tells anti-corruption inquiry money funnelled through lobbying firm to create ‘maximum benefit from a tax perspective’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…

Liberia burns 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine after record drug seizure
Liberian authorities burned 4.2 metric tonnes of cocaine worth about $336 million.

FIFA defiant over World Cup investment plan, despite UEFA’s vote to boycott
European football's governing body has voted to boycott FIFA if World Cup plans pursued, but global body undeterred.

Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program
Hancock Prospecting says chair Kim Williams among those ‘on notice’ for failing to remove program that joked about turning Rinehart’s insides into a sausage roll Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
Move will end six decades of production in area, as new CEO tries to simplify firm and cut debt Business live – latest updates BP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale as it looks to end six decades of…