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Iran offers deal to US to reopen Strait of Hormuz that Donald Trump has reportedly rejectedIran's proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week, according to its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, but Donald Trump has reportedly already rejected the deal.ABC News Australia
What happened when Xi Jinping met Donald Trump?Donald Trump hails a "truly great friendship" with President Xi. But the defining feature of their relationship remains a greater rivalry.ABC News Australia
'Ethical' hacker doubts Open AI will face charges over Medicare hackAs questions linger around whether OpenAI will face legal consequences for its Medicare hack, a man who faced decades in jail for alleged cybercrimes says Australian law comes down harder on individuals than organisations.ABC News Australia
At least four dead including child in reciprocal Ukraine Russia drone strikesAt least four people have been killed, including a 14-year-old boy, during drone attacks across Russia and Ukraine.ABC News Australia
Brazil’s big-name squad meets mega hype from soccer fanaticsFootball fans have welcomed some of the world's most famous players to a regional city known for its love of another code.ABC News Australia
Infantino calls for 'culture of dialogue' amid resignation callsThe FIFA president says he wants to create a culture that is "not about generating positive headlines" as federations call for him to step down.ABC News Australia
Breaking: Lenders pull out of Bathla group as construction work halts across sitesBuilding work has stopped at sites and company is down to skeleton staff.ABC News Australia
'Victims of terrorism': Iran's president tells UN 'we will never bow' to USIran's president delivers an unyielding speech at the UN, describing his country as "victims of terrorism" and declaring it will never surrender to US and Israeli aggression.ABC News Australia
China watchers split on what a Trump-Xi summit will deliverUS President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a highly anticipated summit in Washington. Some see the meeting as an opportunity to stabilise relations, while others caution that the carefully choreographed encounter could amount to little more than political theatre.ABC News Australia
EU to lift sanctions on two Russian oligarchsKyiv has argued the bloc should be ratcheting up pressure on Moscow after Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman were removed from a blacklist.ABC News Australia
Trump weighs 'big decision' on Iran, rejects AI push in major UN speech on 'American power'US President Donald Trump uses a speech at the UN to portray "American power" as the solution to the world's problems, defending his ongoing war with Iran and declaring he now has to decide whether to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic.ABC News Australia
As leaders meet in New York, the fate of the world may rest on Trump and XiA lot has changed since last year's United Nations General Assembly while conflicts in the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar and the Congo continue, raising the question of the UN's efficacy to end global conflicts.ABC News Australia
German leader Merz clings on after election 'disaster'Despite seeing his party tumble to its worst regional election defeat in post-war Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay in power after announcing the centre-left Social Democrats wanted to remain in a coalition with his conservatives.ABC News Australia
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue after being barred from White HouseReporters from the three major news outlets were blocked from the White House over reporting Mr Trump called "fake news".ABC News Australia
Another indecent assault charge dropped against Alan Jones, amid trialProsecutors told the court on Monday they would no longer press one count of indecent assault in relation to a reporter who alleged Alan Jones touched him indecently in public.ABC News Australia
Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBCCharles Spencer says Prince Harry and his wife should be given official security as the media treats them the same way they treated Princess Diana in the lead up to her death.ABC News Australia
Ed Sheeran to return to stage amid Palestinian controversyProtesters descend on a Philadelphia stadium as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage after becoming embroiled in controversy set off by his opening act's pro-Palestinian comments.ABC News Australia
Australian finalists for Prince William's Earthshot Prize 'nervous but excited'Seventy ranger teams across Central Australia manage bushfires, protect species and use land practices developed over tens of thousands of years. Now their environmental work has been recognised by Prince William.ABC News Australia
Regional businesses alarmed as Australia limits working holiday visasThe tourism, hospitality and agriculture sectors in regional Queensland say changes to Australia's migration system, including introducing a ballot system for working holiday makers, will have devastating impacts.ABC News Australia
Sydney woman sentenced to minimum three years' jail over husband's killingA woman who killed and dismembered her husband before disposing of his remains in bins around south-west Sydney has been handed a minimum jail term of three years.ABC News Australia
LA driver charged over bus collision before fatal news helicopter crashBailee Lynn Rios was speeding and drug-affected when she drove her SUV the wrong way down a busy avenue and struck a vehicle before ploughing into a bus, prosecutors say.ABC News Australia
Charles 'giddily elated' on night Diana was killed, her brother claimsPrincess Diana's brother has accused King Charles III of sounding "giddily elated, like a lottery winner" on the night his ex-wife was killed in a car crash almost three decades ago.ABC News Australia
NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime craterWider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered McGetchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.ABC News Australia
Driver accused of murder over bus collision before fatal LA chopper crashBailee Lynn Rios is accused of driving her SUV the wrong way down a busy Los Angeles avenue, running a red light, hitting a vehicle and a public bus, killing at least two people.ABC News Australia
Palace hits back over Charles Spencer's claim about Princess DianaKing Charles has taken the unusual step of responding to criticism from the brother of his late first wife, Diana, saying through a spokesperson that grief can affect reason, judgement, and memory.ABC News Australia
Major AI company Anthropic signs deal to use $32b Queensland data centreA $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.ABC News Australia
Breaking: At least three dead in LA helicopter crash near fatal bus accidentAt least three people have been killed in Los Angeles after a helicopter crashed near the site of a separate fatal bush crash, according to local authorities.ABC News Australia
Houthi drone shot down near Mecca, Saudi-led coalition saysSaudi authorities say a drone attack, which they claim was launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, was intercepted before it could reach the holy city of Mecca.ABC News Australia
Democrats probe Russian-funded wedding parties for Donald Trump's sonTwo lavish post-wedding parties for Donald Trump Jr and his wife, held in the Bahamas in May, were funded by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, who has strong ties to President Vladimir Putin, according to a report by US media outlet ProPublica.ABC News Australia
AI fears unite political enemies but Trump resists pressure to actFormer Trump strategist Steve Bannon and left-wing senator Bernie Sanders are among political adversaries pushing for regulation of AI, but Donald Trump continues to baulk at the calls for action.ABC News Australia
'Complete failure': UK baby killer inquiry findings handed downBritish nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies because of a "complete failure" to protect babies at the hospital at which she worked, and some of the deaths could have been avoided, the chair of an inquiry has said.ABC News Australia
Impact of colonisation on First Nations people far greater than previous estimates, research findsAustralia's Indigenous population was up to seven times larger before colonisation than previously estimated, but was devastated following the arrival of Europeans, new research reveals.ABC News Australia
Whyalla's steelmaking gap could last years as potential job losses mountA resumption of steelmaking in Whyalla could be several years away, following the announcement that hundreds of jobs will go because of the demise of the blast furnace.ABC News Australia
Designer to the stars Bob Mackie dies at 87Dubbed the Designer to the Stars, Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and was nominated for three Oscars, including one for Barbra Streisand's Funny Lady, in which she wore a sheer bat-wing gown.ABC News Australia
Donald Trump reiterates support for united Ireland, won't talk about Scotland 'yet'Donald Trump reiterates his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of Ireland.ABC News Australia
One Nation migration plan to cut students and migrant worker familiesOne Nation unveils its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years, with major cuts targeting international students and the families of skilled migrants.ABC News Australia
Team USA beat France in FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup final for fifth straight titleThe US women's team wins a fifth straight basketball World Cup, taking down France to continue their remarkable run.ABC News Australia
AI extinction is only one way the future is frighteningAfter a week of warnings from inside the artificial intelligence industry, its leaders are calling for scrutiny on development. But who has the power to make restraint work in a competitive world?ABC News Australia
Breaking: New world number one Rybakina dethrones Sabalenka in US Open finalElena Rybakina already took Aryna Sabalenka's world number one ranking, now she takes her US Open title as well.ABC News Australia
Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 76 as rescuers recover more remainsThe rescue mission comes after a deadly fire broke out on the MV June Aster ferry, carrying more than 130 people, as it sailed past tourist hotspot Palawan in the Philippines on Wednesday.ABC News Australia