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Mar 11, 2026 - World

Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighb...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Iranian officials warn of ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies are throttledMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships and targeting Dubai’s international airport as US and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes on the Islamic Republic.Senior Iranian officials struck a defiant tone, warning of a long “war of attrition” that would threaten global economic chaos as energy supplies from the region were throttled. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

A fortnight after its opening hearing, Dennis Richardson resigns, telling the ABC he felt ‘surplus to requirements’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former spy chief Dennis Richardson says he resigned from the antisemitism royal commission because he felt “surplus to requirements”, claiming changes to the inquiry into the Bondi terror attack were different to the job he signed up for, and that he was being “way overpaid”.Richardson said the royal commission, led by the judge and lawyer Virginia Bell, would still be valuable and praised Bell strongly. But in his first comments since Wednesday’s surprise announcement that he had abruptly departed the inquiry, Richardson appeared to hint he had been left without much work to do – despite being tasked to deliver an interim report by the end of next month. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

There might be only one way to put an end to President Donald Trump's war in Iran — something Supreme Court Justice John Roberts pointed out years earlier, according to a report Wednesday. Roberts has been questioned over his views on the unitary executive theory, the idea that the president should have broad control over the government, and Roberts has even helped grant this administration multiple Supreme Court wins. But Roberts previously took a firm stance on how presidents can control the government and who can ultimately stop wars, The Lever reported. As the United States has entered the 12th day of joint strikes with Israel against Iran, questions have surfaced over who can end the conflict and Roberts had offered a legal basis for war and congressional war powers. "But in this era of judicial deference to executive authority, Congress’ power to limit spending remains largely unchallenged, even by some of the most hardline proponents of presidential authority, such as U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts," according to The Lever. "As a Reagan administration lawyer, Roberts told his bosses in 1985, 'Our institutional vigilance with respect to the constitutional prerogatives of the presidency requires appropriate deference to the constitutional prerogatives of the other branches, and no area seems more clearly the province of Congress than the power of the purse,'" The Lever reported.Congress could throttle Trump's power to continue the conflict. "This contrast — between the weakness of Congress’s non-budgetary legislation and the supremacy of its spending power — explains why modern presidents’ ill-advised wars tend to only conclude when lawmakers threaten to use the latter," according to The Lever.

Mar 11, 2026 - World

A new report on Wednesday revealed that more American service members were left with serious injuries — including brain trauma, burns, shrapnel wounds and at least one person requiring a limb amputation — than the Trump administration initially reported following a targeted Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that left six troops dead.Multiple sources told CBS News about the "grim and chaotic scene" following the strikes at a tactical operations center at Shuaiba port on March 1 that has now left more than 30 American military members hospitalized with injuries. "Smoke quickly filled the building, making it difficult to rescue those inside," according to CBS News.About 20 of the injured service members were taken on a C-17 military transport aircraft to Landstuhl, Germany on Tuesday with injuries designated as 'urgent' by the military, requiring their evacuation. Those injuries included traumatic brain injuries, memory loss and concussions, three sources told CBS News. More than 100 medical personnel were sent to Germany to help the injured military members. "Defense Department officials initially didn't specify how many had been hurt in the Kuwait attack, but said on March 1 that five were seriously wounded and 'several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions,'" according to CBS News. Two military members who went missing after the attack were found under the rubble. One other service member was killed in Saudi Arabia on March 1 during a separate strike. It was unclear how many other people were injured.The Pentagon announced Tuesday that 140 American service members had been injured so far in the 11 days of the war. The details around their injuries were not revealed. "The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty. Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care," Sean Parnell, Pentagon spokesperson, said in a statement.