Rudi Maxwell is a journalist with ABC News Digital, based in Brisbane.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US will end the war in Iran quickly, because the US President Donald Trump "knows better" than to keep it going for a long time.
Tehran confirms that an Israeli attack killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, in the latest high profile attack on the regime's leadership. Read how the day unfolded.
Israel says it has killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, one of the country's most senior officials. Read how events unfolded.
US President Donald Trump says the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed.
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The US has confirmed its first deaths of the conflict, with three service members killed and five wounded after Iran launched retaliatory strikes against the joint US-Israeli attack.
US-Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted a string of retaliatory attacks and travel chaos across the region.
US TV host Savannah Guthrie has posted a video to Instagram offering a $US1 million ($1.42 million) reward for information leading to the recovery of her missing mother Nancy Guthrie.
The incident at Mr Albanese's Canberra residence led to the prime minister being taken to another location for several hours.
What began as a photo shoot with champagne, ice cream and humorous glamour shots of Amy Taylor, singer from punk band Amyl and the Sniffers, has escalated into a legal fight over copyright, the US Constitution and an application for a restraining order.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has returned to his Sandringham home after being arrested and questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
From the downright weird to the speech that soared, Australia's politicians are under constant scrutiny. Here are some startling moments when the politician became the meme.
New Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor says restoring voter confidence in the Liberal party will be challenging.
Law officials in Arizona say a person has been detained for questioning in relation to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says former ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson lied when asked about the nature of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
New Zealand has declined Donald Trump's invitation to join his Board of Peace and is calling for "clarity" over the proposal. Here's where other countries stand.
Topic:Explainer
A US aircraft carrier, supporting warships, fighter jets and air-defence systems have arrived in the Middle East, as the world waits to see to what action — if any — Donald Trump will take against Iran.
Topic:Explainer
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has taken out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to apologise for past behaviour, saying he had an undiagnosed brain injury and bipolar disorder.
Several people are missing after a landslide at a campsite in the tourism hotspot of Mount Maunganui, south-east of Auckland.
The US Democratic senator alleges the president and defense secretary are trying to intimidate him into silence for comments he made in a video calling on serving troops to defy illegal orders.
There will be a national day of mourning for the victims of the Bondi terror attack this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.
Firefighters continue to battle fires across the state after the grim news that a person had been found dead and at least 400,000 hectares burnt. Look back at our live coverage.
A mountain gorilla named Mafuko gives birth to twins, a "rare and remarkable event", in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Topic:Feel Good
The Democrats' Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, says he has received a classified briefing from the White House on Donald Trump's plans for Venezuela — and is dismayed by the lack of detail.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife face court in New York after being captured by US forces as House Democrats leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses US President Donald Trump of lying to the American people about the reason for the attack — as it happened.