Australia's long-standing military alliance with US forces is expanding. RAAF Base Tindal south of Darwin is being expanded so it can host six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers. Osprey aircraft used by US marines will remain in Australia for the first time, following an annual rotational force. And as part of its military cooperation with the US and Australia, the federal government says Japan will also deploy soldiers to Darwin soon. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hBqF2q | SBS News

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told parliament he is "horrified" by Israel's military escalation in Gaza, repeating calls for a ceasefire. Foreign secretary David Lammy then announced the UK had paused free trade talks with Israel and announced further sanctions on three individuals, two 'illegal' settler outposts, and two organisations it says support violence against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank. Read more: https://ow.ly/nJBs50VW5b6 | SBS News