China's Xi Jinping has praised the progress of US trade talks but cautioned President Donald Trump that differences over Taiwan could result in confrontation.
Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.
Russia has pummelled Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a massive aerial attack, killing at least one person and wounding dozens more.
US and Iranian demands to end the war remain far apart, but President Donald Trump has played down the role China could have in resolving the conflict.
At the end of a three-day ceasefire Russia has launched hundreds of drones overnight, hitting civilian sites in Ukraine and damaging homes and infrastructure.
Tehran is trying to reassert its control over the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump slammed their latest peace proposal as "garbage".
President Donald Trump has dismissed as "garbage" Iran's position in peace talks, as Washington and Tehran are again at an impasse over how to end their war.
Despite a three-day cessation in hostilities, attacks in the Ukraine war continue with both sides accusing each other of breaking the ceasefire.
Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of disregarding US President Donald Trump's request to stop their attacks as their three-day ceasefire comes to an end.
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to a US plan as "totally unacceptable", causing oil prices to surge as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
Oil prices have surged higher after Donald Trump labelled Iran's response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war as "totally unacceptable".
An Islamic State-linked duo, charged with crimes against humanity after returning to Australia, will remain locked up after postponing their bid for bail.
An Israeli air strike has killed the head of the police force in Khan Younis and his aide, according to the Gaza Strip's Hamas-run interior ministry.
A Kremlin advisor says US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Moscow soon to discuss the Ukraine war.
Iranian media reports say the government has sent its response to a US ceasefire proposal to mediators and wants talks to focus on permanently ending the war.
A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid a state of relative calm in the waterway off Iran.
Vladimir Putin has indicated the Ukraine war will likely come to an end soon, but says "anyone who wants to meet me has to come to Moscow".
Israel has deported two activists detained under suspicion of having links to a terrorist organisation, after their Gaza Strip-bound flotilla was intercepted.
The chance to share their experiences of bullying, harassment and fear in the face of anti-Semitism has been years in the making for many Jewish Australians.
Iran says it is still weighing its response to the US peace proposal, but none was reported by mid-afternoon in Washington, just before midnight in Tehran.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, and President Donald Trump would like to see "a big extension".
Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones during a short ceasefire, Russia says, while Kyiv accuses Russia of breaking its own truce by striking Ukraine.
Hamas' exiled Gazan chief Khalil al-Hayya has lost his fourth son in the latest round of attacks by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV have discussed "topics of mutual interest in the Western Hemisphere," a US readout of the talks says.
One of the so-called "ISIS brides" who arrived from the Middle East has been denied bail on terrorism charges while two more wait to know their fate.
President Donald Trump has played down an exchange of fire between Iran and the US, while Tehran accuses the US of breaching their ceasefire.
Ukraine's army says it has struck a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea as its negotiator Rustem Umerov visited the United States for talks.
Russia has reported a massive wave of Ukrainian drone attacks amid uncertainty over the warring neighbours' rival ceasefires.
After much fanfare and controversy, crowds are marvelling at Khaled Sabsabi's work in Venice as he brings western Sydney's diversity to life on a world stage.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia has responded to a proposed ceasefire proposal only with "new strikes and new attacks"
Medics in the Gaza Strip say an Israeli air strike has killed a senior police officer in the Hamas-run interior ministry.
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