Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s policy chief, said the Trump administration had tight, private discussions with the Albanese government about AUKUS, and the Australians “know what is required”.

The fruit that has Canberra talking, and put the prime minister in the hot seat, sells for about $160 in Australia. Is it worth it?

The so-called “Caspian Express” has become the backbone of Vladimir Putin’s effort to arm Tehran while allowing both countries to circumvent US maritime pressure in the Persian Gulf.

Trump praised the 28-year-old as a “real leader in the White House” and one of the best presidential press secretaries in the history of the office.

When the US president quietly slipped off his jet over a potential Iranian assassination threat, he was shuttled to another plane on a catering truck with some of his most loyal aides – but no cabinet officials.

President Donald Trump says Karoline Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, wants to spend more time with her family.

For the first time in 27 years, a solar eclipse can be seen in countries across Europe.

People across Europe have been treated to a rare solar eclipse.

People crowded cloudless cities and towns to witness the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunge parts of the planet into darkness.

The latest midterm election developments suggest Americans are generally savvy enough to reward reasonable candidates and reject those who don’t seem ready for prime time.

The death toll from Colombia's devastating earthquake has reached more than 250.

It's been revealed US President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkiye on an alternate military plane last month.

The Iranian strikes that killed three American soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

The latest grisly story out of Pattaya, where Australian Simon Carman allegedly killed a teenage girl, involves a whole new level of horror.

The switch involved the US president being secretly moved from one plane to another in a catering truck after a potential Iranian assassination threat.

The manufacturer says the devices function as a normal pair of gloves - until you press a switch to activate their electrical mode.

The US president has said he was only following instructions from the Secret Service when he sneaked off the presidential plane, over concerns of an Iranian attack on Air Force One.

Civil rights advocates expressed alarm, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force – including several deaths – with little oversight or accountability.

The president’s cryptic response to the idea of declaring a national security emergency ahead of the November elections gives oxygen to a call coming from his boosters in the right-wing media.