After a shutdown lasting more than a month and a half, Iran and the US have declared the Strait of Hormuz is open for business

The US president will read a passage from the Old Testament book of 2 Chronicles, a touchstone for many of his Christian supporters, in the coming America Reads the Bible event.

Trump says he has ‘to do what’s right’ as he pushes back against Pope Leo XIV on Iran war

The US president has declared the Strait of Hormuz is open and that Iran has agreed to all his demands. But the real picture is much more complicated – and there is a wildcard.

Our Europe correspondent joins the euphoric crowds in Budapest’s Batthyany Square as they celebrate the ousting of Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orbán after 16 years.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has managed to successfully weaponise the anxiety of voters and put the snap, crackle and pop back into populism.

Trump was re-elected with strong support from white American Catholics. Picking a fight with the pontiff is not in his political or ecclesiastical interest.

In a series of social media posts, Trump foreshadowed a deal with Iran to end the war, including the US taking Iran’s highly enriched uranium, and said he had banned Israel from bombing Lebanon any further.

It’s not clear how the agreement, which was announced by US President Donald Trump will work in practice as Israel is fighting the terrorist group Hezbollah, rather than the Lebanese state.

Forty nations will join the call to discuss how to ensure freedom of navigation as US President Donald Trump rails that his allies – including Australia – have let him down.

The story of how the US president quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch – to 50 per cent taller than Paris’ Arc de Triomphe – follows a now-familiar pattern.

After evading earlier capture attempts, the two-year-old wolf, named Neukgu, is back in a South Korean zoo, ending a saga that forced an elementary school to close and spawned a meme coin.

The duke and duchess's visit to Australia was labelled a “quasi-royal” tour. But, while in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, Harry and Meghan were not afraid to get personal.

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Psychiatrists are banned from diagnosing from afar. But for these experts, Donald Trump’s latest messages were too dangerous to ignore.

Leo took aim at “the masters of war” who spend billions of dollars on conflict. His unusually forceful remarks came just days after the US president attacked him on social media.

Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon agree to a 10-day ceasefire.

The four Artemis II astronauts have discussed their historic mission in a news conference.

At least 17 people have died in Ukraine by the deadliest Russian air attack this year.