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Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered his country's armed forced to be ready to respond to any attacks with an immediate and impactful response.
The comments from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei come as Iranian negotiators held talks in Doha with Qatari mediators to discuss paths out of war in the Gulf, according to a source speaking to Reuters.
The source says the talks follow more than 12 hours of discussions on Friday between Iranian and Qatari envoys in Tehran.
Diplomats are trying to avert a new outbreak of fighting after the US midterm elections this week.
The Iranian military later announced it was taking steps to improve its readiness.
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says President Donald Trump has not decided whether to launch new strikes against Iran, but would prefer to resolve the conflict diplomatically.
A dolphin has tested positive for H5 bird flu in South Australia, after being found dead at Encounter Bay on the state's Fleurieu peninsula.
It is the third common dolphin in South Australia confirmed to have died with the deadly virus.
Authorities warn the disease is now permanently established in the state's wildlife, with 340 registered bird flu events.
The state's chief veterinary officer says there is a low risk of an extensive outbreak among dolphins, but warns there is concern for land-based sea mammals like seals and sea lions.
Riot police in Poland have stopped protesters from gaining entry to one of the country's top courts, as a political stand-off over control of the judiciary escalates.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Poland's Constitutional Court early on Saturday, after far-right tribunal president Bogdan Swieczkowski was suspended.
President Karol Nawrocki is accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk of staging a forced takeover of the court.
The tribunal said on Friday that its longest-serving judge Anna Korwin- Piotrowska had suspended Swieczkowski, an appointee of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's far-right predecessor, and taken charge of the court.
Chief of Cabinet Pawal Szefernaker says the government is urgently working to restore order.
“In light of the threat to the internal security of the Republic of Poland, I am convening urgent consultations for today, involving representatives of parliamentary forces, with the aim of stabilising the political situation and restoring constitutional order.”
Prime Minister Donald Tusk earlier said restoring the rule of law is his government's duty, accusing his predecessors, the Law and Justice Party, of lawlessness.
Pope Leo the 14th has become the first pontiff to vote in a U-S election.
The Chicago-born Pope voted by mail ahead of Tuesday's midterms.
The Vatican says he has always exercised his right to vote as an American citizen, describing participation in democracy as both a right and a duty.
Indigenous filmmaker Kieran Satour says he hopes his latest documentary helps audiences connect with the people behind the statistics on incarceration and deaths in custody.
The 'Facing the Numbers' documentary explores the experiences of Aboriginal people and families affected by incarceration.
In 2024, Indigenous people accounted for 36 per cent of Australia's prison population, despite representing 3.8 per cent of the national population.
Mr Satour tells NITV, the Sydney premiere at the Sydney Opera House this week was well-received, with a sold-out audience of more than 400 people.
"We're also telling stories that didn't end up deaths in custody. Police brutality stories, especially against young Aboriginal men. And I think that is really important because those are the stories that don't get told. As blackfellas, we hear about those stories. We experience them ourselves with police. But they are not things that make the news. They don't necessarily get told. So I think that is an important thing for us to understand these stories and how they're impacting people across the country."
Australian captain Pat Cummins says change may be needed after Australia lost the third test against South Africa in Cape Town, also losing the series and the number one Test ranking.
Australia was bowled out for 111 in pursuit of 288 for series victory on Saturday.
It's the second batting collapse for the side in two weeks.
Cummins admitted after the 176-run capitulation that it was effectively done from the end of the first over, with Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne both dismissed in Kagiso Rabada's opening six balls.
Spinner Simon Harmer then took 6 for 16, ending the match just before tea when he bowled Josh Hazlewood.
In all, four Australians scored ducks, while Travis Head and Cameron Green were the only recognised batters to reach double figures as the tourists fell to 8 for 62.
