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US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan to enter into peace talks with Iran. Follow live.

For weeks, Israel has been intensifying its deadly strikes across Lebanon, and Donald Trump has had little to say. But now he has been forced to make it a priority.

Tens of thousands of small and commercial fishing vessels in Thailand are stranded on shore, no longer able to afford diesel, which has more than doubled in price since the Iran war began.

Iran claims to have littered a central shipping passage in the Strait of Hormuz with sea mines, in a move analysts say could be a "coercive threat" to maintain its grip on the crucial waterway.

A Qantas plane bound for Perth has landed unexpectedly at Adelaide Airport with paramedics on standby after passengers and crew noticed a strong smell.

Sydney FC are pushing to return to the top four as the Western Sydney Wanderers look to get off the bottom of the table in the final A-League Sydney derby of the season. Follow all the action.

A man is behind bars accused of being a key player in a Romanian gang that targets retirees in shopping centres.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

A Qantas plane bound for Perth has landed unexpectedly at Adelaide Airport with paramedics on standby after passengers and crew noticed a strong smell.

A man is behind bars accused of being a key player in a Romanian gang that targets retirees in shopping centres.

Three men are behind bars after a police chase through Sydney's west saw fuel cans hurled onto the M4.

A group of motorbike riders have chased down and attacked the driver of a car after he allegedly rammed them last night in Sydney.

A grandfather has been found gunned down and buried in a shallow grave on his own farm near Mildura in Victoria.

The four Artemis II astronauts who made history and took the world along for the ride, have splashed down to earth off the coast of California.

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

The US and Iran are trying to end to the six-week-old war despite a series of sticking points over the conflict in Lebanon and the still-closed Strait of Hormuz.

All four astronauts have splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after their 10-day journey to the moon. Source: NASA

From nowhere, the first lady has reawakened the Epstein saga just when it seemed to have died off.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.