With the president turning 80 next month, recent repeat medical appointments and sightings of a severely bruised hand have done little to dispel rumours of declining health.

The US military said it carried out strikes against targets including boats attempting to lay mines “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”.

The deal on the table with Iran isn’t a nuclear deal, and it won’t limit Tehran’s missiles. It is about the best both sides can manage for the time being.

Cave rescue experts who took part in the dramatic rescue of 12 young soccer players from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 have joined the effort to save the stranded group.

The pope says the Catholic Church wanted to work with AI developers to discuss the proper use of the technology and said humans should maintain key controls of AI systems.

Looking for gold, a group of villagers went deep into a cave, but were blocked from exiting by a flash flood. Rescuers are now trying to extract them. Footage: Jakkrit Taengtang

Pope Leo calls for Artificial Intelligence to be 'disarmed' in his first major teaching document.

Major obstacles remain for US and Iranian negotiators trying to clinch a peace agreement.

In his first encyclical, Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate AI, warning about some autonomous weapons systems.

Powerful Asian leaders like Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are preoccupied by the prospect of young people upsetting the social order. They have legitimate cause for concern.

Fans noticed a thief’s resemblance to the pop megastar after police posted a mugshot on social media.

The US secretary of state said the US would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring “alternatives”.

Isaac Herzog warns extremist and inhuman behaviour is being normalised and even celebrated by some in Israel, and violent conduct is “threatening to enter the mainstream”.

US President Donald Trump says the nations could be close to a peace deal. The big issues at stake include the fate of Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

A video shot by a para-glider in Austria shows a light plane clipping her apparatus and sending him spinning through the air.

Russia has used a powerful hypersonic missile during a drone and missile strike on Kyiv that killed at least two people.

The US and Iran are inching closer to a peace deal, but Donald Trump says he is not rushing to sign an agreement.

The West has imposed widespread sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate Putin over his illegal invasion of Ukraine. They have been unsuccessful.

US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war in Iran was being negotiated this weekend and was on the verge of being signed.

Gemma O’Toole was the first of 11 Australians released by Israel to arrive home on Sunday night. She was greeted by her parents and supporters at Melbourne Airport.