The US is set to begin a blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas after the breakdown of peace talks in a move one Iranian official says “amounts to piracy”.

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Minutes after ranting about Leo being “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy”, the US president posted an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick.

Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law.

It’s tempting to see Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungarian election as a seismic shift against populist conservatism, but that’s not what cost him his job as prime minister after 16 years in power.

The emphatic election victory for challenger Peter Magyar appears set to install a new government with enough seats in parliament to overturn Orbán’s laws.

US forces will begin the blockade at midnight (AEST), enforced against any vessels entering or departing Iranian ports, while Tehran warned that any military vessels approaching the strait would be dealt with “harshly”.

A stampede at a heritage site in Haiti has left at least 30 people dead.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran fail.

Their goal – a “Greater Israel”, encompassing Gaza, the West Bank and more.

Queen Mary of Denmark's father, John Donaldson, has died at the age of 84.

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Historic talks on ending the six-week war have ended without agreement, leaving the fate of the fragile, 14-day ceasefire very unclear.

With neither Washington nor Tehran apparently willing to compromise, the economic and political shockwaves of this conflict loom again.

The first lady felt compelled to clear up how she and Donald Trump met, saying she was had not been introduced to him by child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Whatever the result of Hungary’s hard-fought election, the loser has already laid the groundwork for blaming a foreigner for shaping the outcome. Washington and Moscow are also watching closely.

Establishment Republicans have always loathed Donald Trump. More significant is the fracture of his MAGA base.

Artemis II crew give an emotional public appearance after successfully returning to Earth.

Artemis II Entry Flight Director Rick Henfling says Artemis II crew is 'happy and healthy' following successful re-entry.

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission explain how it felt to become the first humans to fly to the moon in over 50 years.