On another day of mixed signals from the US president, analysts are far from convinced that a peace deal between the US and Iran is achievable.

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

Investigators are also probing why the controller on duty returned to work immediately after mistakenly sending a fire truck into the path of the Air Canada flight.

US President Donald Trump said Iran gave the US an “oil and gas related” gift.

In a change to their usual tactics, Russia launched over 400 drones in a daytime attack, said the Ukraine military. The attack damaged historic buildings in the city's centre.

More than 550 drones were launched in a rare and deadly daytime onslaught that left the historic centre of Lviv aflame and damaged a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Lawmakers were nearing a solution to end a 40-day partial government shutdown that has crippled America’s major airports. But it’s a rare case of a deal Donald Trump doesn’t want to make.

Israel’s defence minister urged the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah or face even greater military assaults and a long occupation that could make it impossible for families to return to their communities.

Dayton James Webber, 27, is facing murder charges after being accused of shooting a passenger in the front seat of a car that he was driving during an argument.

Pakistan says it is willing to host peace talks to end the Iran conflict as fighting continues.

Trump didn’t follow through on his threatened attacks. The response by the Iranians shows they understand the constraints on the US president.

The Iranian regime rejected the US president’s claim that it “wants to make a deal”, but signs suggest both sides might be open to talks after Trump held off on attacking Iranian energy infrastructure.

US President Donald Trump has postponed strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Trump tours Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, a detour during the Iran war and airport turmoil.

The US president has taken a surprise pitstop at the home of Elvis Presley in Tennessee, professing his love for the late singer and wishing that he could have met him.

Even if the US president immediately pulls out of his war on Iran, he will leave behind tensions that are likely to destabilise energy security and global trade for years.

This uncompromising hardliner could, paradoxically, be the only person who can reach an agreement to end the war.

A firetruck responding to a different emergency drives in front of a landing Air Canada jet causes a collision resulting in the death of the pilot and co-pilot.

Audio reveals a controller desperately telling a fire truck to stop moments before the New York runway collision which claimed the lives of a pilot and co-pilot.

Solange Tremblay was found outside the aircraft having suffered multiple fractures but otherwise OK, her daughter said.