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Mar 20, 2026 - World

Interim president announces changes after firing defence minister, who was close to Maduro, the leader ousted by US Venezuela’s interim president has said she has replaced all her senior military commanders, the latest in a flurry of changes since the US ousted Nicolás Maduro.Delcy Rodríguez announced the changes in a social media post a day after firing the long-serving defence minister, who had been close to Maduro, and replacing him with a former intelligence chief. Continue reading...

Mar 20, 2026 - World

Second landfall expected over weekend in NT as Queensland premier says relatively limited damage so far ‘an incredibly good news story’Live updates: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle – latest newsCyclone Narelle path tracking mapHow did global heating fuel Tropical Cyclone Narelle?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Narelle weakened in intensity on Friday evening after barrelling into far north Queensland as one of the state’s fiercest cyclones in living memory – downing trees, ripping off roofs and swelling rivers.As of 4pm local time, the Bureau of Meteorology downgraded Narelle from a category 3 to category 2 storm, meaning while it was less severe there were still destructive winds near the centre of 100 km/h and wind gusts up to 150 km/h. Continue reading...

Mar 20, 2026 - World

The Israeli military said it launched strikes against Syrian military positions in the southern Sweida province to defend Druze civilians against alleged attacks by Damascus.

Mar 20, 2026 - World

Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missiles nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran's top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries.

Mar 20, 2026 - World

With U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against his neighbor that could put even more pressure on Kyiv.