Unrest, Conflict and War

US President Donald Trump has announced a a great settlement of the war with Iran will be signed and the Strait of Hormuz will officially open.

Iran says a final decision has not yet been made on a possible peace agreement with the US, after Donald Trump claimed one could be signed this weekend. Read how events unfolded on Friday, June 12. 

Residents have been evacuated after protesters set fire to homes and vehicles in Belfast homes following a stabbing attack.

US President Donald Trump has sent a warning saying the US will be attacking Iran "very hard". 

UK Police have unleashed water cannons at protesters in Belfast as riots escalate after a stabbing attack by a Sudanese man. 

Struggled to keep up with the rollercoaster of controversies that plagued the build-up to this World Cup? We've got you covered.

On a park bench in Moldova, I meet a Ukrainian refugee who is planning to return home through a war zone for cancer treatment. We talk for hours.

Iran's new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz has confirmed a complete closure order for the strategic waterway until further notice. Read how events unfolded.

A look at the US Corsair sea drone used in a first of its kind mission to rescue two helicopter crew shot down near the Strait of Hormuz. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is "very worried" about fresh US strikes on Iran and has highlighted the difficulties for global markets responding to US President Donald Trump's repeated peace deal announcements.

Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges, saying they 'have to pay the price' for taking too long to negotiate. 

A Palestinian father promises to fight for justice for his seven-month-old son, who was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron.

US President Donald Trump accuses Iran of shooting down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, vowing to retaliate.

For the first time, Israel's military has warned the entire city of Tyre to evacuate, causing thousands of people to flee.

A UN report finds that Palestinians are being subjected to "mass atrocities" by Israeli forces and being "violently repressed and controlled by the very faction that claims to govern them".

Taipei sits at the physical centre of the global AI economy but remains shut out of the diplomatic rooms where its sovereign rights are negotiated, often by others.

Israel and Iran have agreed to hold off attacks but Iran says it will not "retreat from any threat" and Israel warns it too it will "respond with full force" if attacks resume.

Israel has launched strikes across Iran, despite a warning from US President, Donald Trump that Israel should not retaliate against an Iranian attack. 

The two countries traded large-scale missile attacks in the most direct fighting between the two warring powers since the implementation of April's ceasefire.

This was day 100 of this war, and it's left us with a tinderbox which could be about to explode, writes our correspondent Matthew Doran.