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Australia Accuses Iran of Directing Antisemitic Arson Attacks

The government abruptly severed diplomatic ties and ejected Iran’s ambassador, saying the country had orchestrated attacks in Sydney and Melbourne last year.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, and Mike Burgess, Australia’s intelligence chief, at a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday.
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Australia to Recognize Palestinian Statehood

After similar announcements by France, Britain and Canada, Australia said it would act at the United Nations General Assembly session next month.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, right, and Penny Wong, the country’s foreign minister, at a news conference in Canberra on Monday.
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