Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz is declared open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of a 10-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
The US and Iran feel good about resuming talks to end the Middle East war, but differences remain over Iran's nuclear program.
An international conference has pledged billions of dollars of humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Sudan, promising the conflict has not been forgotten.
President Donald Trump is talking up the chances of the Iran war ending amid revived peace talks, while US forces continue their blockade of Iranian ports.
Efforts are under way for a second round of US-Iran talks that might resume within days as the showdown in the Strait of Hormuz showdown endures.
A showdown looms as the US prepares for a blockade of all Iranian ports and Iran warns that no port in the region will be safe if American forces carry it out.
Iran and the US are set for talks while their truce remains shaky, as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire and Tehran keeps its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has acknowledged for the first time Ukraine's role helping countries down Iranian drones during the Middle East war.
US President Donald Trump's fragile ceasefire is teetering as Israel continues it bombardment of Lebanon and Iran continues to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran, the US and Israel have reached a two-week truce as President Donald Trump pulls back from his threats and Tehran pauses its blockade of a vital waterway.
US President Donald Trump warns that a "whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran doesn't capitulate to his deadline, while Tehran shows no sign of budging.
The race is on to find a US pilot after two planes were shot down over Iran and the Gulf in a dramatic development as the war enters its sixth week.
President Donald Trump is threatening US attacks on Iranian infrastructure while other nations try to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the Mideast war rages on.
Fresh produce is likely to go up in price as higher fuel costs flow through the nation's supply chains, but relief to petrol shortages is on the way.
Iran's military has mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal, vowing "not now, not ever" even as it receives Washington's plan for talks to end the war.
Iran has fired more missiles at Israel and trashed President Donald Trump's claim the US is in talks to end the war, saying he's just manipulating the markets.
Measures to help more diesel flow into the domestic market have been announced as hundreds of service stations across Australia run dry.
US President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, delaying power plant strikes after "productive" talks with Tehran.
Israel and Iran have launched fresh attacks on each other, a day after Tehran struck an Israeli oil refinery.
One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, 'El Mencho', has been killed in a military raid, sparking a violent reaction from the cartel.
Deaths from Iran's protests have risen to almost 2600 as Tehran warns it will attack US bases if President Donald Trump follows up threats of military action.
The collapse of France's government in just hours makes things even tougher President Emmanuel Macron, who faces calls to quit or hold a snap election.
France's prime minister has slammed the "egos" of opposition politicians as he quit just a day after naming his government and after only three weeks in office.
Family members of Australians detained while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza are calling for action as their relatives face deportation from Israel.
Fears are rising for Australians on board an international aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces as it attempts to deliver help to Gaza.
Nationwide protests have welcomed Sebastien Lecornu as he begins his first day as France's prime minister while the nation's political crisis rolls on.
"Nothing is left" inside Nepal's parliament building after it was set ablaze amid deadly protests, as troops patrol the capital's streets to restore order.
France's government has toppled in a confidence vote, a new crisis that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for his fifth prime minister in two years.
Japanese leader Shigeru Ishiba, who has faced a split within his ruling party, has pitched the world's fourth-largest economy into fresh political uncertainty.
Political veteran Anutin Charnvirakul has easily won a vote against Thailand's once-dominant ruling party to become the turmoil-hit nation's new prime minister.
Israeli air strikes have pounded Gaza City as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet prepares to meet to discuss its planned offensive.
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