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The U-S has enforced a blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports.
The blockade has been implemented after a deadline passed for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
NATO allies - and Australia - say they will not get involved in Donald Trump's plan.
Meanwhile the US President has continued to threaten dire consequences if Iran does not do what he wants.
"Right now there's no fighting. Right now we have a blockade. They're doing no business. I didn't like seeing boats come out if they were doing business with Iran, but if there weren't, no boats came out. So now they're doing, Iran is doing absolutely no business, and we're going to keep it that way, very easily."
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Still in the US, and Donald Trump is refusing to apologise for criticising Pope Leo.
He says he stands by his remarks where he called the Pope terrible, and argued he is catering to what he called the "radical left" and not doing a very good job.
"I think he's very weak on crime and other things. So I'm not… I mean, he went public. I'm just responding to Pope Leo."
Trump's remarks have infuriated a range of European leaders, especially in Italy where Italian political and church figures have rallied behind the pontiff.
Leo himself says he has no fear of the Trump administration and will continue to criticise the war in the Middle East.
"I'm inviting all people to look for ways of building bridges for peace and reconciliation, of looking for ways to avoid war, anytime that's possible. To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the gospel is."
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Russia says it hopes good relations with Hungary continues after Prime Minister Victor Orban was swept from power over the weekend after 16 years.
Incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar is pro-EU and more wary of Russia - and Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmity Peskov says Russia is watching to see what direction Mr Magyar will take.
As the transition of power begins, Mr Magyar has accused the outgoing government of shredding important documents relating to sanctions.
Mr Magyar says outgoing Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has been at government offices, and that the outgoing government is not being fully co-operative.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is travelling to South East Asia today in another effort to shore up fuel supplies for Australia.
Mr Albanese will meet with Bruneian Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah first, before moving on to Malaysia, where he'll sit down with Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim.
Both countries are important suppliers of refined fuel and fertiliser for Australia.
The PM says he wants to build on the success of his recent trip to Singapore.
"We are living in very uncertain times. And when you have that, what you have to do is to act with certainty. What we are acting, with certainty, is to maximise Australia's opportunities to secure supply."
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Labor has appointed Victoria's first commissioner for preventing violent extremism.
Forensic psychologist Dr Kelly Mischel has been named to the role.
She will lead the delivery of the state's official strategy to prevent and counter radicalisation through early intervention programs and community partnerships.
Police Minister Anthony Carbine says the appointment has been made following the Bondi terror attack last December that claimed 15 lives, and amid a deeply troubling rise in racist and antisemitic incidents nationwide.
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A new art exhibit called Ngura Pulka or Epic Country has opened at the National Gallery of Australia, after a three-year delay.
The exhibit was supposed to open in 2023 - but was delayed after allegations were made in the media that non-Indigenous people were helping paint artwork in the A-P-Y lands.
An investigation by the National Gallery found the works are authentic.
There are 30 paintings by artists from the A-P-Y lands, Coober Pedy and Tarntanya Adelaide, and artist Sandra Pumani has told NITV they feature stories about the land, law and ceremony.
"It's about my home, I talk about my home where I grew up. Now I look back it was really precious that I've, you know, experienced so much in that life growing up, in beautiful place."
