The US has withdrawn its naval blockade of Iran, after the signing of a peace deal which the Iranian Supreme Leader claims Donald Trump inked “out of desperation”.

The byelection result has demonstrated Andy Burnham’s ability to tackle the populist right-wing Reform UK party at a time of agonising national debate about British PM Keir Starmer’s performance.

The agreement, which punted many of the toughest issues to future negotiations, came after a last-minute scramble.

The 1200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, which is said to have sheltered legendary 13th-century bandit Robin Hood, hasn’t sprouted leaves this spring.

Blue material is seen peeling off in the newly-renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.

This lacklustre deal to end the Iran war brings no guarantees of lasting peace and leaves the US and its allies painfully exposed.

Bradley Howe, who moved to the US from country NSW, has run the Kangaroo and Kiwi bar for 25 years. Now, as the World Cup arrives, he is poised for his biggest trading day ever.

A drone strike on a Moscow oil depot has set off a fiery blast that sent the lid of a storage tank high into the air, in a new demonstration of Ukraine’s ability to reach targets deep inside Russia.

A three-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after an incident at a Cambridgeshire zoo.

JD Vance has excoriated Israeli criticism of the American-led peace deal with Iran, saying critics need to “wake up” to the country’s friendless reality.

A man has been arrested in the UK after a boy was injured inside a zoo's crocodile enclosure.

The US and Iran will begin further talks in Switzerland after the peace deal signing.

Hundreds of Ukrainian drones and missiles hit Moscow in one of the biggest strikes since the war began.

The US vice president said his boss, Donald Trump, was the only world leader still sympathetic to the Jewish state, and reminded Israel that most of its defensive weapons were American-made.

A Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow oil depot spread flames and black smoke throughout the facility, inflicting economic pain on the Kremlin.

The path to resuming traffic through the strait will be long, complicated and risky.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called for a reboot of the 32-nation organisation to turn it into a “NATO 3.0” capable of deterring any threat.

The US and Iran will start 60 days of talks after their leaders signed a deal.

US President Donald Trump walks away from Iran hardly covered with glory.

Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect who lived a secret life of violence for years before admitting he killed eight women, faces life in prison with no possibility of parole.