It’s five long days between now and the proposed time for signing a deal between the United States and Iran which, from what we know at the moment, falls somewhere between a ceasefire and a peace deal. That’s a long time in the universe of this conflict — and in the sleep cycle of US President Donald Trump. It illustrates …

Envoys from the United States are set to arrive in the Pakistani capital to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations with Iran. However, Tehran’s representatives indicated they had no immediate plans to hold face-to-face talks. Already in Islamabad, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief and a key figure in the country’s mediation …

The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran as the US military prepares to call up at least 1,000 more troops to supplement the 50,000 already in the Middle East. According to a person briefed on the proposal, the plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington …

The US will temporarily run Venezuela after American forces captured the country’s president and first lady in an extraordinary military strike, US President Donald Trump says. Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized at their home, flown out of the country and placed on a US-bound warship to face a criminal trial in New York, Mr Trump said. …

The US will temporarily “run” Venezuela after American forces “captured” the country’s now-deposed president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores in an extraordinary military strike. The move has garnered celebration and condemnation across the globe. Here’s how world leaders have reacted: Australia Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government was “monitoring developments”. “We urge all parties to support …

The United States’ military operation to kidnap Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas was stunningly successful in achieving its ambition, and generated new levels of hyperbole from US President Donald Trump. “This was one of the most stunning, effective, and powerful displays of American military might and competence in American history”, he told a press conference at …

The Albanese government will spend $12 billion on building a submarine and naval shipbuilding facility under AUKUS, as doubts linger over the agreement’s future. For months, the Trump administration has been pressuring Australia to lift defence spending, while the Pentagon reviews AUKUS against Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. The government’s new multi-billion-dollar funding commitment, to be announced on Sunday, will support the …

A former top Pentagon official has urged Australia to give the United States more “concrete” commitments on how it would deploy Virginia-class nuclear powered submarines in the event of war, as the Defence Minister Richard Marles arrives in Washington DC for high level meetings with the Trump administration. Abraham Denmark — who served as senior AUKUS advisor to former US …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Canada ahead of this week’s G7 summit, during which he will meet with US President Donald Trump at a fraught time in world affairs. Albanese’s first meeting today was with G7 host, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney, shortly after touching down. “Canada is the eighth largest investor in Australia at the moment and there is the potential, I …

In just a week, Donald Trump has gone from sharing the almost blasphemous image of himself as a pope to posting the uncharacteristically subdued message congratulating Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost on his election to the head of the Catholic Church. Vice-President JD Vance has also been on his best behaviour, posting a message of congratulations, saying: “I’m sure millions of …