Rashida Yosufzai

US-Israel strikes hit Iranian oil depots | More than 40 people killed in Israeli stikes on Lebanon YouTube video by SBS News

From Israeli-struck oil depots in Iran turning night to day and the chilling sound of a C-RAM firing into the dark.

What a weekend as international news editor - catch it all here:

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'War of choice': Even if he wins against Iran, will Donald Trump lose?
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"They're going into a war in which most people don't want," he told SBS News from the United States.

"I think there's a burden on Trump, and he has to do a lot to get a better outcome as far as the standing with the American people."

Bruce Wolpe, a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre, said Trump has a few weeks to renew voter confidence in him — and that's amid a risk of unintended consequences like friendly fire incidents and American casualties.

The decision to plunge the US into another war has been described as the US' biggest foreign policy gamble in decades — and a major political risk for the Republican Party in November's midterm elections.

'War of choice': Even if he wins against Iran, will Donald Trump lose? Polls suggest Americans are not keen on a protracted war with Iran — and experts say it may cost Donald Trump in the mid-term elections.

'War of choice': Even if he wins against Iran, will Donald Trump lose?

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Were the Israeli-US strikes on Iran legal under international law? These experts say no The government's refusal to publicly assess the legality of the strikes risks "trashing" international law, an expert says.

"....there was no evidence to suggest that Iran was going to strike the US in any way such that it would justify the US striking them."

Were the Israeli-US strikes on Iran legal under international law? These experts say no
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Muslim worshippers say NSW police 'came in like a wrecking ball' at Sydney protest Muslim worshippers who were praying at a Sydney protest say police intervened during a vulnerable moment of prayer.

Muslim worshippers say NSW police 'came in like a wrecking ball' at Sydney protest

Please tune into SBS News tonight to watch our story on the Australian search for justice for Zomi Frankcom.

David Pocock is among those asking qs in parliament over her killing, by an Israeli drone in 2024, as Israel's president touches down in Canberra:
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He said he has written personally to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the invitation.

"I did send him a message and to Foreign Minister [Penny] Wong's office, just letting them know that my family were quite disappointed in the decision to invite him given the case remains ongoing."

Zomi Frankcom's brother seeks answers from Israel's president over her death in Gaza Mal Frankcom says "missing puzzle pieces" remain in the investigation into the killing of his sister, aid worker Zomi Frankcom.

Exclusive: The brother of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza, says his grieving family is disappointed by the government's invitation to the Israeli president Isaac Herzog www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents The Albanese government is giving the Trump administration and agencies like ICE access to Australians' biometric data — and we're not being told anything about it.

Crikey reports US agencies will be handed access to Australians’ biometric data, ID documents
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Mr Bunny ...

He shook his head when asked what the Afghan community could expect in the coming months.

When asked what services the embassy was providing, Waissi said: "I'm not answering that question."

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This is what happened when SBS News asked the exiled ambassador last year about the future of the embassy: youtu.be/iOyvKORGrfA?...

After months of speculation, the Australian government has confirmed that the Afghan embassy in Canberra is to close
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

Ardern withdraws from Writers' Week; Adelaide Festival board faces fresh questions Former NZ prime minister pulls out of event. Meanwhile, a past Writers' Week director has questioned the Adelaide Festival board's viability after resignations.

* Questions raised over whether the board is still functional in its current composition.
* SA Premier Malinauskas concerned about reputational damage to festival and the economic hit.
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All here:
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Also today:

*Organisers issued a statement to say AWW and Festival have received a "significant community response" and "are navigating a complex and unprecedented moment and will share further updates as soon as we are able."

Ardern withdraws from Writers' Week; Adelaide Festival board faces fresh questions Former NZ prime minister pulls out of event. Meanwhile, a past Writers' Week director has questioned the Adelaide Festival board's viability after resignations.

Jacinda Ardern withdraws from Adelaide Writers' Week as former director Jo Dyer says this year's event is untenable

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I have a video of it Andy - can send.

Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters - BBC News Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed or injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.

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Board members quit from Adelaide festival as fallout from dropped author grows SBS News can confirm three board members have now resigned from the Adelaide Festival, amid growing controversy over a decision to drop a Palestinian Australian author and academic.

Exclusive: SBS News can confirm three board members resigned following a crisis meeting of the Adelaide Festival board on Saturday. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Polio outbreak confirmed in PNG, World Health Organization says The World Health Organization says the PNG outbreak is linked to strains circulating in Indonesia, posing a serious risk to other countries in the region.

Terrible news.

Polio outbreak confirmed in Papua New Guinea, World Health Organization says
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Denied citizenship by the country he died for, this Anzac Day Aboriginal war hero Bill Allan is being honoured by France The Australian soldier who rushed four German machine-gun nests has been named an honorary citizen of the Somme

Denied citizenship by the country he died for, this Anzac Day Aboriginal war hero is being honoured by France www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...

'We don’t notice it': Meet the Aussie twins taking the internet by storm for speaking in unison Australian twin sisters Bridgette and Paula Powers hope their resurgent fame from a viral video will help raise awareness about their efforts to save seabirds and pelicans.

'We don’t notice it': Meet the Aussie twins taking the internet by storm for speaking in unison
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Update: Australia calls for 'independent' investigation into Gaza paramedic killings
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Backlash over silence on aid worker mass grave in Gaza An independent candidate challenging a minister is pointing to Labor's silence on a mass grave found in Gaza...

"No statements were issued by Anthony Albanese or Penny Wong despite Australia spearheading an initiative to protect international humanitarian workers alongside other countries at the UN. The opposition has also been silent."

Via AAP:

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Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, eyewitnesses say Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime Some of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave nine days ago in Gaza, were found with their hands or legs tied and had gunshot wounds to the head and chest, according to two eyewitnesses. The witness accounts add to an accumulating body of evidence pointing to a potentially serious war crime on 23 March, when Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance crews and civil defence rescue workers were sent to the scene of an airstrike in the early hours of the morning in the al-Hashashin district of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city. Continue reading...

Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, eyewitnesses say

Australian doctor describes dire situation from Gaza hospital YouTube video by SBS News

Australian doctor in G@za describes "carnage" as surrounding bombs go off in this interview
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