Ukraine wants clarification from US President Donald Trump's team on details of Russia's short-term ceasefire proposal, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
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Tehran is warning Washington it faces a lengthy conflict if it attacks again, following reports the US has planned a "short and powerful" wave of strikes.
Timothy Gardner
Israel's navy has launched an operation against an international aid flotilla bound for Gaza, according to organisers.
Syria's information ministry says a group of the families with alleged ties to Islamic State have been told the Australian government refused to receive them.
Abby Sewell
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone as a Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil pumping station in Russia.
President Donald Trump says the United States will continue its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz until a nuclear deal is reached with Iran.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced withering questioning from Democrats in Congress about the Iran conflict.
Days of impasse over efforts to end the Iran war have spurred US President Donald Trump to make fresh demands on Tehran or face an extended blockade.
Western Australia has lost one of its greatest World War II veterans with the passing of Bill Grayden aged 105.
Malcolm Quekett
Three members of the Lebanese Civil Defence have been killed in a Israeli attack in southern Lebanon.
President Vladimir Putin has complained about a growing number of Ukrainian attacks on civilian sites in Russia, pointing to strikes on oil facilities.
Violence in Gaza has continued despite a ceasefire with five Palestinians killed following Israeli air strikes.
President Donald Trump says Iran has informed the US they are in a "state of collapse" and they want Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iran war is no closer to being resolved, with Tehran's proposal of leaving nuclear talks until later not going down well with US President Donald Trump.
Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland
Resolute Mining says its Syama gold mine in Mali remains operational as it monitors a fresh outbreak of violence in the country’s capital and several other regional centres.
Daniel Newell
Taiwan's defence ministry says a Chinese destroyer and a frigate have entered waters to the southwest of the Penghu islands.
Afghan officials say mortars and missiles fired from Pakistan struck a university and homes in northeastern Afghanistan, killing seven people and wounding 70.
Diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war stalled again with US President Donald Trump unhappy about the latest proposal from Tehran.
Russia's latest overnight barrage of civilian areas in Ukraine has wounded more than a dozen people in the city of Odesa.
Hanna Arhirova
Israel has extended a self-declared buffer zone, instructing Lebanese residents of seven towns to evacuate after a soldier was killed.
Iran's foreign minister has flown to Moscow to seek Russian support, while Donald Trump says Tehran can phone the US if it wants to discuss ending the war.
Steve Holland and Asif Shahzad
Mali's defence minister has been confirmed killed in an attack on his home during a wave of insurgent strikes across the nation.
At least 16 people have been killed by strikes in Ukraine and Russia on the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Samya Kullab
Mali's army says several hundred assailants have been killed after militants launched co-ordinated attacks in the capital and other cities.
