War

The Albanese government is paying an economic and political toll for an ongoing and deeply unpopular war.  

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 confirms reports of a US Apache helicopter crash near the Strait of Hormuz.

Poland is weighing whether to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of its top honour for renaming an army unit after Ukrainian nationalist insurgents who massacred Poles in World War II.

The US president is in deepening trouble and he does not seem to know how to get himself out of it. 

Amid new strikes, the future of the Strait of Hormuz has again been plunged into uncertainty, but ships are finding a way through.

Magen David Adom, an Israeli paramedic service, has released vision of damage to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

Iranians at a rally in support of the country's regime cheer as missiles fly in the night sky towards Israel.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released vision of missiles being launched towards Israel.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received the backing of the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in calling for direct ceasefire talks with Russia.

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.

Hundreds of men, women and children abducted by militant group Boko Haram have been rescued, according to the Nigerian military.

Lessons look a little different at some universities and technical colleges around Russia this year, as the Kremlin tries to entice students to enlist in the military to cover massive casualties in Ukraine.

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targets St Petersburg, with Russia intercepting 376 drones. 

As a major AI company warns of an increased risk of "humans losing control over AI systems", the Trump administration says it will accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence for national security applications. 

The US House of Representatives delivers President Donald Trump a rare rebuke, voting to halt military action in his war with Iran.

Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk says it is unacceptable for Russians to stay silent on the war, especially after Daria Kasatkina's defection to Australia.

Donald Trump's intervention in Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to strike Beirut goes to the heart of the relationship between the two sides, in that support may be limited, particularly if it threatens what the US president really wants.

Israeli forces have seized a 900-year-old castle in southern Lebanon as its incursion into the country continues.

Ukraine has developed AI-enabled drones capable of making precision strikes from hundreds of kilometres away, and it means using Russia's vital logistics routes has become a dangerous "lottery".