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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: calls for talks as waves of missiles target Iran; scrutiny on ‘less lethal’ police projectiles; Australia’s energy hungry datacentres

An explosion rises in Tehran amid further waves of missiles strikes by the US and Israel against Iran.
An explosion in Tehran amid further waves of missile strikes by the US and Israel against Iran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

Good morning. As the death toll rises across the Middle East while the US and Israel exchange missile attacks with Iran’s forces, Donald Trump says talks with Tehran are on the cards despite reports that dozens of Iran’s leaders have been killed.

In Australia, “less lethal” weapons such as bean-bag and foam baton rounds are meant to provide police with less harmful options – but fatal incidents involving the projectiles in New South Wales and Victoria have now come under scrutiny.

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