Oil prices jump back over $US100 a barrel as Middle East conflict widens
Oil prices have tipped back over $US100 a barrel ($143) for the first time in two months, as…
Iran launches ballistic missiles at American base as US hits Qeshm Island
The United States and Iran have launched missile attacks on several targets in the region, according to the…
Iran war live updates: Iran, Trump clash over US blockade during peace talks
21m agoFri 17 Apr 2026 at 10:26pm Disarming Hezbollah unlikely to be as easy as Trump suggests For…
Former CIA director David Petraeus backs Donald Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade but warns of confrontation
The former head of America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), retired army General David Petraeus, has backed US President…
‘Cuba’s healthcare system is being pushed to the brink by US blockades,’ says health minister
Published on 21/02/2026 – 9:11 GMT+1 Cuban officials say the debilitated healthcare system has been pushed to the…
US forces seize Russian-flagged oil tanker with Venezuela links in North Atlantic
The US military has boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean that has…
Mother of Australian arrested on Gaza flotilla pleads for government to ‘stand up for my son’
The mother of an Australian man detained while trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza says she…
Australian flotilla activists detained by Israel allege physical abuse
Australian activists detained by Israel after trying to deliver aid to Gaza claim they have been taunted and…
Israeli troops board Gaza-bound activist boat in international waters, two Australians aboard
Israeli troops have boarded an aid ship being sailed towards Gaza by the activist group Freedom Flotilla, taking…