WASHINGTON: The US on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven people and four companies in China, Russia and Turkey who officials allege are connected with the development of Iran’s drone program. The US accuses Iran of supplying Russia with drones used to bomb Ukrainian civilians as the Kremlin continues its invasionContinue Reading
A plane carrying five Americans freed by Iran landed in the United States on Tuesday, a day after they were swapped for five Iranians detained in the U.S. and the unfreezing of $6 billion in Iranian funds, in a rare deal between the arch enemies.US broadcaster CNN reported that theyContinue Reading
There are warnings that foreign governments are targeting Australians in their own homes. And cyber security experts have said that the smartphones we carry in our pockets are becoming even juicier targets for authoritarian regimes. Last week, home affairs minister Clare O’Neill said foreign interference was now a bigger domesticContinue Reading
Australia has slapped tough new sanctions on Iranian police and state media following the death of a young woman which triggered global outcry over the countries’ oppressive regime. Nearly one year after the death of Mahsa “Jina” Amini, the Albanese government has unveiled new sanctions and travel bans to targetContinue Reading
In an ominous new move, Russia and North Korean leaders have accelerated diplomacy between the two nations — with Kim Jong-un set to take a rare trip abroad to discuss potential military cooperation. The partnership has been described as a “food for guns deal”, as North Korea grapples with anContinue Reading
More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US navy said on Monday. The deployment adds to a growing US military buildup in tense Gulf waterways vital toContinue Reading
An American college student was given three years probation for stabbing her blind date at a Las Vegas hotel in retaliation for a deadly US drone strike that targeted an Iranian commander. Nika Nikoubin, 23, was indicted on attempted murder and other charges for stabbing her Plenty of Fish datingContinue Reading
A father and son duo who arrived in Australia without knowing a word of English and just $500 to their name have managed to turn the tables by creating a flourishing family business. Faraz Darabi and his dad Manuch arrived in Australia in 1989 to escape the Iranian Revolution, bringingContinue Reading
An Australian DJ has shared his shocking overseas experience after a critical mistake stranded him in an airport in Vietnam. Sydney-based DJ Levi Neufeld took to social media this week to reveal he had been sleeping in a transit room in Ho Chi Minh Airport.. He had been on hisContinue Reading
A mother whose son and husband drowned after rock fishing at a popular Sydney beach has issued a stark warning about the dangers of the sport. Hasti Masoumi, her husband Payam and their 10-year-old son Mahan, were enjoying the last day of the school holidays at Little Bay in JanuaryContinue Reading