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Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Mediators are trying to speed up US-Iran peace talks as Tehran weighs a response from Washington and President Donald Trump says he's willing to resume attacks.

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

President Donald Trump claims he came within an hour of restarting the US war with Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten a wider war if it's attacked again.

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

More than 400 activists who were part of a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza are now en route to Israel after being intercepted in the Mediterranean.

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Iran peace proposal includes reparations, US troop exit

Iran peace proposal includes reparations, US troop exit

US President Donald Trump claims he's held off a strike on Iran after Tehran issued a new peace proposal, saying there's "very good chance" of a nuclear deal.

Pakistan hands US revised Iran proposal for ending war

Pakistan hands US revised Iran proposal for ending war

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant, while Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones overnight.

Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza Strip: medics

Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza Strip: medics

Medics say eight people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip as the prime minister says its forces control 60 per cent of the territory.

Israel-US preparing to resume hostilities with Iran

Israel-US preparing to resume hostilities with Iran

There have been multiple reports that Israel and the US are preparing to resume strikes on Iran, with Donald Trump soon to make a decision.

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Israel kills Hamas military leader Haddad in air strike

Israel kills Hamas military leader Haddad in air strike

Israel kills Hamas military leader Haddad in air strike

Israel kills Hamas military leader Haddad in air strike

The Israeli military and Hamas have confirmed the death of the militant group's commander in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas military leader killed in Gaza air strike: Israel

Hamas military leader killed in Gaza air strike: Israel

Hamas military leader killed in Gaza air strike: Israel

Hamas military leader killed in Gaza air strike: Israel

Hamas military leader Izz ad-Din al-Haddad has been killed, Israel's ‌military says.

Iran would talk with US 'only if it is serious'

Iran would talk with US 'only if it is serious'

Iran would talk with US 'only if it is serious'

Iran would talk with US 'only if it is serious'

Iran's foreign minister says a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the United States.

Iran's military 'no longer a threat to neighbours': US

Iran's military 'no longer a threat to neighbours': US

Iran's military 'no longer a threat to neighbours': US

Iran's military 'no longer a threat to neighbours': US

The head of US Central Command says Iran's military - after being targeted by US-Israeli air strikes - no longer poses a threat to its neighbours.

Israeli nationalists hold parade in East Jerusalem

Israeli nationalists hold parade in East Jerusalem

Israeli nationalists hold parade in East Jerusalem

Israeli nationalists hold parade in East Jerusalem

Authorities have deployed thousands of police officers as thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's ‌walled Old City.

Attacks on ship near strait as Trump, Xi discuss Iran

Attacks on ship near strait as Trump, Xi discuss Iran

Attacks on ship near strait as Trump, Xi discuss Iran

Attacks on ship near strait as Trump, Xi discuss Iran

A ship near the Strait of Hormuz has come under attack as President Donald Trump seeks help from China's Xi Jinping to help break the deadlock over the war.

Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

US President Donald Trump is expected to ask for China's help to resolve the costly and unpopular conflict with Iran, which he launched in late February.

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Palestinian shot climbing West Bank barrier into Israel

Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.

Iran ceasefire 'on life support', says Trump

Tehran is trying to reassert its control over the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump slammed their latest peace proposal as "garbage".

Peace deal hopes fade after Trump rejects Iran reply

President Donald Trump has dismissed as "garbage" Iran's position in peace talks, as Washington and Tehran are again at an impasse over how to end their war.

Oil jumps as Trump dismisses Iran's reply to peace plan

President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to a US plan as "totally unacceptable", causing oil prices to surge as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

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Trump says Iran's response to US proposal unacceptable

Oil prices have surged higher after Donald Trump labelled Iran's response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war as "totally unacceptable".

Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza Strip, medics say

An Israeli air strike has killed the head of the police ‌force in Khan ‌Younis and ⁠his aide, according to the Gaza Strip's Hamas-run interior ministry.

Israel deports two detained over Gaza-bound flotilla

Israel has deported two activists detained under suspicion of having links to a terrorist organisation, after their Gaza Strip-bound flotilla was intercepted.

Arnold reacts as Iraq set Asian Cup date with Socceroos

Australia have drawn fellow World Cup-bound side Iraq, who will be led by the former Socceroos boss Graham Arnold, in next year's Asian Cup.

US waits for Iran reply, Qatari tanker heads for strait

A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid a state of relative calm in the waterway off Iran.

More clashes as US-Iran talks appear to stall

Iran says it is still weighing its response to the US peace proposal, but none was reported by mid-afternoon in Washington, just before midnight in Tehran.

Trump insists truce still holds after US-Iran flare-up

President Donald Trump has played down an exchange of fire between Iran and the US, while Tehran accuses the US of breaching their ceasefire.

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