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"More Nations Should Step In": Israel On What Can End Hormuz Chokehold
Mar 19, 2026 - World 
As fast as more countries come and step to the plate to engage with this effort to restore order and to send a very clear message to this regime - that what they are doing is unacceptable - the crisis will end sooner," Israel's Ambassador to India R
Israel Jets Strike Multiple Iranian Naval Ships In Caspian Sea
Mar 19, 2026 - World 
The targeted Iranian ships were also equipped with aerial surveillance systems and anti-submarine missiles.
In Big Step On Hormuz, UK, France Say Ready To "Contribute" To Safe Passage
Mar 19, 2026 - World 
Iran-Israel War: In Big Step On Hormuz, UK, France Say Ready To "Contribute" To Safe Passage
Australia news live: Queenslanders in path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle bunker down as wind gusts forecast to hit 250km/h
Mar 19, 2026 - World 
Tropical cyclone expected to make landfall in far north Queensland within hours. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Eerie feeling’ as water shut off and electricity to be lost in far north QueenslandFar north residents in the path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle say they have taken shelter as winds begin to swirl in the remote Cape York Communities.The wind has really started to pick up, you can hear a couple of things moving around outside. Until the wind started it was so still. It was raining but it was really still. That’s not like Coen, when it rains it pours and the wind moves about.In Coen there are a lot of old properties that have been through cyclones in the past, they are standing but they’re not cyclone rated by any means. Continue reading...
Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200bn to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ – US politics live
Mar 19, 2026 - World 
President says there are a ‘lot of reasons’ for extra funding without going into details about those reasonsSign up for the Breaking US News US emailAnswering a reporter’s question on Iran’s missile capabilities, considering the country has managed to strike numerous states in the Gulf, Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, said Tehran retains “some capability” to attack American assets.“They came into this fight with a lot of weapons.,” he said, adding that the US continues to be “as aggressive and assertive” in striking Iran. Continue reading...