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Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?

June 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could last for at least two weeks. His timing seems precise for a reason. The Israel Defence Forces and the country’s intelligence agencies have ... <a title="Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/15/netanyahu-has-two-war-aims-destroying-irans-nuclear-program-and-regime-change-are-either-achievable-259014/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?">Read more</a>

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Israel’s attacks on Iran are already hurting global oil prices, and the impact is set to worsen

June 15, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joaquin Vespignani, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Tasmania The weekend attacks on Iran’s oil facilities – widely seen as part of escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran – represent a dangerous moment for global energy security. While the physical damage to Iran’s production facilities ... <a title="Israel’s attacks on Iran are already hurting global oil prices, and the impact is set to worsen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/15/israels-attacks-on-iran-are-already-hurting-global-oil-prices-and-the-impact-is-set-to-worsen-259013/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s attacks on Iran are already hurting global oil prices, and the impact is set to worsen">Read more</a>

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As war breaks out with Israel, Iran has run out of good options

June 14, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University The scale of Israel’s strikes on multiple, sensitive Iranian military and nuclear sites on Friday was unprecedented. It was the biggest attack on Iran since the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s. As expected, Iran responded swiftly, even as ... <a title="As war breaks out with Israel, Iran has run out of good options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/14/as-war-breaks-out-with-israel-iran-has-run-out-of-good-options-258916/" aria-label="Read more about As war breaks out with Israel, Iran has run out of good options">Read more</a>

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News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. Here’s how to make sense of the risk

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University simonkr/Getty Images On Thursday afternoon local time, an Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad. There were reportedly 242 people onboard, including two pilots and ten cabin crew. The ... <a title="News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. Here’s how to make sense of the risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/news-of-the-air-india-plane-crash-is-traumatic-heres-how-to-make-sense-of-the-risk-258907/" aria-label="Read more about News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. Here’s how to make sense of the risk">Read more</a>

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Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major war – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University; and Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University Alarmed by an intelligence assessment that Iran will be able to produce nuclear weapons within months if not weeks, Israel has launched a massive air campaign ... <a title="Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major war – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/why-did-israel-defy-trump-and-risk-a-major-war-by-striking-iran-now-and-what-happens-next-258917/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major war – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?">Read more</a>

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Just one man survived the Air India crash. What’s it like to survive a mass disaster?

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead (Paramedicine), La Trobe University Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British citizen returning from a trip to India, has been confirmed as the only survivor of Thursday’s deadly Air India crash. “I don’t know how I am alive,” Ramesh told family, according to ... <a title="Just one man survived the Air India crash. What’s it like to survive a mass disaster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/just-one-man-survived-the-air-india-crash-whats-it-like-to-survive-a-mass-disaster-258905/" aria-label="Read more about Just one man survived the Air India crash. What’s it like to survive a mass disaster?">Read more</a>

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Speculation about the cause of Air India crash is rife. An aviation expert explains why it’s a problem

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Heap, Program Director for the Bachelor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland It has only been a few hours since Air India flight AI171 crashed in Ahmedabad, killing more than 260 people, yet public speculation about the causes of the disaster is already rife. Parts of ... <a title="Speculation about the cause of Air India crash is rife. An aviation expert explains why it’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/speculation-about-the-cause-of-air-india-crash-is-rife-an-aviation-expert-explains-why-its-a-problem-258911/" aria-label="Read more about Speculation about the cause of Air India crash is rife. An aviation expert explains why it’s a problem">Read more</a>

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What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guido Carim Junior, Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Griffith University The back of Air India flight 171 after it crashed into a residential building in Ahmedabad. Sam Panthaky / AFP via Getty Images An Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in northwest India on Thursday ... <a title="What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/what-do-we-know-about-the-air-india-crash-how-did-one-man-survive-what-now-an-aviation-safety-expert-explains-258910/" aria-label="Read more about What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains">Read more</a>

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Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Corben, Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence, University of Sydney Ahead of a prospective meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit Canada, two key developments have bumped defence issues to the top of the alliance agenda. First, in ... <a title="Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/trump-may-push-albanese-on-defence-spending-but-australia-has-leverage-it-can-use-too-258811/" aria-label="Read more about Trump may push Albanese on defence spending, but Australia has leverage it can use, too">Read more</a>

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How long is a vagina? And how do I know if mine is ‘short’?

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keersten Fitzgerald, Lecturer in General Practice, University of Sydney Jarrod Simpson/Getty We often use the word vagina to describe everything “down there”, but that’s not actually anatomically correct. The vagina is the stretchy, muscular tube that connects the external genitalia, or vulva, to the cervix, which is ... <a title="How long is a vagina? And how do I know if mine is ‘short’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/how-long-is-a-vagina-and-how-do-i-know-if-mine-is-short-256206/" aria-label="Read more about How long is a vagina? And how do I know if mine is ‘short’?">Read more</a>

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As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Honorary Senior Fellow in Ecology, University of Wollongong When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put. The existence of emperor penguins seems all but ... <a title="As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/as-antarctic-sea-ice-shrinks-iconic-emperor-penguins-are-in-more-peril-than-we-thought-258807/" aria-label="Read more about As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought">Read more</a>

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NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean

June 13, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Conrad Pilditch, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images For the past fortnight, the city of Nice in France has been the global epicentre of ocean science and politics. Last week’s One Ocean Science Congress ended with a unanimous call for action ... <a title="NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/nz-has-a-vast-sea-territory-but-lags-behind-other-nations-in-protecting-the-ocean-258470/" aria-label="Read more about NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean">Read more</a>