Liberal senator breaks with party to urge ‘mercy for the children’ of IS-linked Australian women in Syria

State’s attorney general Sonya Kilkenny confirms she is seeking advice. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Liberal senator says military assets should be used ‘if necessary’ to repatriate Australians The shadow defence minister, James Paterson, says the Middle East is a “challenging” environment for commercial airlines to fly in, with airports in the region being struck by Iran. If those commercial options are not available, then every other op

Anonymous bets hours before attacks on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Khamenei have raised concerns of insider trading.

US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war's success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.

A fire is still raging at an oil depot in Fujairah, UAE a day after falling debris from a drone ignited the blaze.