Australia news live: Labor refuses to confirm if Australian sailors were on submarine that sank Iran warship; more Middle East flights return

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05/03 22:30 - Trump says Zelensky ‘has to get on the ball’ to reach Russia deal 05/03 22:24 - Australia news live: Labor refuses to confirm if Australian sailors were on submarine that sank Iran warship; more Middle East flights return 05/03 22:23 - Middle East crisis live: Israeli military begins strikes on Beirut suburbs; Trump demands say in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader 05/03 22:13 - Live updates: Trump wants role in picking Iran’s leader; Israel warns Lebanese to flee for their lives 05/03 22:12 - Democrats say ‘good riddance’ to Kristi Noem after Trump fires her; DHS replacement pick calls nomination ‘pretty humbling’ – live 05/03 22:03 - Far north Queensland residents told to seek higher ground as tropical low heads for coast 05/03 21:59 - House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran 05/03 21:56 - US House rejects war powers resolution to end Trump’s hostilities with Iran 05/03 21:30 - Israeli army announces start of airstrikes on southern Beirut suburb 05/03 21:28 - Why has Hezbollah joined Middle East war? 05/03 21:28 - Why has Hezbollah joined Middle East war? 05/03 21:07 - Son of last shah tells Russian pranksters Europe should join ‘crusade’ against Iran 05/03 20:54 - Dubai influencers warned over posts depicting war damage 05/03 20:49 - US and Middle East countries seek Ukraine's support in drone protection 05/03 20:34 - US House of Representatives to vote on latest effort to halt Iran war 05/03 20:34 - US House of Representatives to vote on latest effort to halt Iran war 05/03 20:26 - Trump unlikely to ever commit ground US forces to Iran, expert says 05/03 20:25 - No UK government ministers to attend Paralympic ceremonies 05/03 20:22 - US claims Iran's missile capabilities 'severely degraded' 05/03 20:10 - Israeli evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs sparks panic 05/03 20:03 - Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens 05/03 19:54 - Israel behind Azerbaijan drone provocations to frame Iran – envoy 05/03 19:50 - Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels 05/03 19:41 - Ukraine, Russia free 200 POWs each in latest swap amid stalled peace talks 05/03 19:41 - Ukraine, Russia free 200 POWs each in latest swap amid stalled peace talks 05/03 19:41 - RFK Jr urges medical schools to increase nutrition education training 05/03 19:37 - Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven 05/03 19:35 - Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices 05/03 19:24 - Israelis back war with Iran despite uncertainty and fatigue 05/03 19:12 - How vulnerable is the Gulf? Iran war escalation undermines energy security 05/03 19:08 - Sri Lanka evacuates crew from Iranian navy vessel days after warship was destroyed by US 05/03 18:58 - Defence secretary accuses Tory and Reform MPs of ‘unpatriotic’ behaviour 05/03 18:40 - Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence 05/03 18:36 - 'This is war': BBC speaks to Iranians at border 05/03 18:25 - UK firms pull fixed energy deals as Iran war pushes up prices 05/03 18:19 - US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says 05/03 18:03 - US war on Iran has no Plan B, warns Scott Lucas: 'Trump just wants to kill people and blow stuff up' 05/03 17:50 - At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says 05/03 17:41 - 'We will dismantle the stronghold of Hezbollah': Israel's permanent representative to UN 05/03 17:34 - In maps: Six days of strikes across the Middle East 05/03 17:29 - ‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran 05/03 17:29 - ‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran 05/03 17:25 - News24 | Oman insists: ‘There are off-ramps available’ in war, rejects Iran ‘imminent threat’ idea 05/03 17:17 - Iranian artists in exile speak out as war shakes their homeland 05/03 17:10 - Iranians ‘ready to disgrace’ US troops if they invade, top official says 05/03 17:10 - Iranians ‘ready to disgrace’ US troops if they invade, top official says 05/03 17:00 - How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s 05/03 16:58 - What satellite images reveal about war in Iran 05/03 16:56 - War in the Middle East: Iranian artists react to current events 05/03 16:43 - Bombing rages in Iran as war widens in Middle East 05/03 16:42 - Israel orders people to leave swathe of Beirut 05/03 16:38 - Pentagon releases names of final two soldiers of six killed in Kuwait 05/03 16:30 - Iran conflict is 'not a justified war': Former US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley 05/03 16:11 - Nissan ‘says Sunderland plant could close’ if UK excluded from Made in Europe rules 05/03 16:11 - Does the Iran War Put America First? 05/03 16:10 - ‘What happened in Texas is a warning’: advocates say Republicans suppressed votes in the primaries 05/03 15:44 - ‘Panic and fear’: Iran’s political prisoners face increasing danger amid US-Israel war 05/03 15:44 - US preparing for months-long war with Iran – Politico 05/03 15:29 - War in the Middle East: Iran under heavy attack 05/03 15:15 - Churchill wasn’t the first: Europe’s war on Russia is centuries old 05/03 15:13 - ‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war 05/03 15:13 - ‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war 05/03 15:01 - Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform 05/03 15:01 - HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry raise rates on fixed mortgages amid Middle East crisis 05/03 15:01 - 23 Tiny Gifts To Give Yourself When You Want A Little Burst Of Dopamine 05/03 15:00 - REPLAY: UK PM Starmer holds press conference on Middle East war 05/03 14:47 - Azerbaijan accuses Iran of ‘terrorist’ drone attack on airport that injured four people 05/03 14:47 - US Senate rejects war powers bill to halt attacks against Iran 05/03 14:46 - 'Very tense situation here': Israel's fresh strikes hit Beirut 05/03 14:33 - News24 | Azerbaijan vows retaliation after Iran's 'terrorist' strikes 05/03 14:30 - Russia Returns to Venice Biennale, in Latest Sign of a Cultural Comeback 05/03 14:23 - Zelensky issues military threat to Orban (VIDEO) 05/03 14:20 - Make Some Random Choices And I'll Tell You Which Universe You Belong In 05/03 14:04 - ‘This is a needless war’: Americans share their thoughts on the US-Israel attacks on Iran 05/03 14:01 - Three women found dead in rural Utah as police search for suspect 05/03 14:00 - She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it 05/03 13:50 - Iran war is now 'a logistical battle': Former head of the French military mission to the UN 05/03 13:48 - EU unlikely to extend protection scheme for Ukrainians – envoy 05/03 13:33 - While US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warning 05/03 13:33 - While US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warning 05/03 13:29 - Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media 05/03 13:29 - Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media 05/03 13:26 - Israel puts a target on the back of the rules-based order 05/03 13:26 - Israel puts a target on the back of the rules-based order 05/03 13:25 - Iraqi-based Kurdish groups a ‘long-running threat’ to Tehran 05/03 13:24 - Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and a Tariff Refund Update 05/03 13:24 - European nations step in to protect Cyprus as UK warship delay criticised 05/03 13:23 - Israel keeps up Lebanon strikes, more than 83,000 people displaced 05/03 13:23 - Trump and Rubio out of step on reasons for Iran war 05/03 13:22 - Iran pummeled by intensive airstrikes as war enters day six 05/03 13:14 - 'No to Israel': US veteran violently dragged from Senate during protest 05/03 12:59 - Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran? 05/03 12:59 - Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran? 05/03 12:54 - Ministers discuss ways to offset energy price surges caused by Iran war 05/03 12:53 - Middle East war spirals as Iran hits Kurds in Iraq 05/03 12:53 - Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plans to mobilise Kurds gathers pace | First Thing 05/03 12:49 - How War in the Persian Gulf Could Spill Into the U.S. Economy 05/03 12:14 - Trouble in MAGA paradise over war with Iran 05/03 12:14 - In Just 10 Words, Trump Blew Up The GOP Claim That The US Is Not At War With Iran 05/03 12:12 - Kurds chomping at the bit as they prepare for war against Iran regime