Donald Trump has warned the US is "locked and loaded" and considering massive strikes on Iran following fresh attacks on US military bases across the Middle East.

Dozens of search and rescue teams have been deployed in a search operation covering approximately 300 square nautical miles of waters along and around Tomini Bay, a renowned marine tourism destination.

Donald Trump has announced he will run for president again, in a move that would breach the constitution.

About 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, as wildfires take hold across France and Spain.

The evening started with promise, but descended into failed jokes, recycled material and a truly awful attack by the US president on CNN host Kaitlan Collins.

The US president had flown to the summit in Ankara, Turkey, on the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 but had to use the older Air Force One to leave after the Secret Service’s warning.

The violence of fires, fuelled by high temperatures and the long-term effects of climate change, has caught authorities off guard, with firefighters in Spain admitting the fires were so fast that they could not be tackled head-on.

Three months after a gunman stormed the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Donald Trump is preparing for a redo of the event this morning under heavy security.

Gadi Eisenkot is not a slick operator and doesn’t ooze charisma, but he has emerged as the candidate most likely to defeat Benjamin Netanyahu this year.

Steve Bannon still has the ear of the US president. But he has his eyes on Australian politics, and has praise for the PM and advice for Pauline Hanson.

The Israeli and Ukrainian leaders are each scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington and attend Republican senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral.

The Australian government on Friday night raised the travel advice for Bahrain and Kuwait to Level 4 “do not travel” due to the deteriorating security situation across the Middle East.

Donald Trump has hit Australian exports with fresh tariffs, the US president lumping us in with Russia and China for not doing enough to combat modern slavery.

Tourism hotspots were evacuated in southern France, while Spain declared a national emergency.

Australia is among some 60 countries hit with higher US tariffs, announced under the guise of protecting human rights.

“And I want to be honest with you”, he said. “We have not been good enough, and we need to be better.”

Gold and jewels have been discovered off the coast of Croatia inside the wreck of a Byzantine Empire ship.

The Reform leader’s resilience in shrugging off brickbats means his opponents can’t simply rely on shouting down his arguments.

Donald Trump has been mocked by a man sitting directly behind him at a rally in Georgia.

Wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town as 20,000 people are moved to safety