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Apr 9, 2026 - World

Donald Trump on Wednesday vented his frustration with NATO as relations reached a crisis point over the Iran war, stating that the military alliance was not around when needed.

Apr 9, 2026 - World

Tehran is demanding that its blocked overseas assets be unfrozen before the two-week period is up.

Apr 9, 2026 - World

Speaking to NDTV, Azar said, "We don't trust the Pakistanis. And I think that, you know, don't get over-enthusiastic to the degree that the Americans trust them. It's a facilitation role, not more than that."

Apr 9, 2026 - World

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens senator David Shoebridge says Australia should cancel arms deals with Israel, a step that would be far more powerful than the foreign affairs minister Penny Wong’s statements that Australia is concerned about the country’s ongoing military assault in Lebanon.Shoebridge spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying:Penny Wong’s previous statements, whether it’s concerned or gravely concerned, have had no effect.But cancelling more than a billion dollars in Israeli arms contracts – that would not only respond to the moral situation of the appalling Israeli military attacks, it would also have the benefit of putting a very real material pressure on Israel to pull back from what is a disastrous, illegal, immoral war in Lebanon that is threatening the entire globe’s peace.We should not be buying weapons that have been tested by Israeli defence manufacturers in conflicts like Gaza and Lebanon, and we should not be contributing any weapons parts.Right now it also would have the important additional benefit of making it clear to Israel that this comes at a direct and real cost to them. Continue reading...

Apr 9, 2026 - World

Israeli prime minister’s remarks come shortly after Trump told US media he had asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’; IDF says it is attacking Hezbollah targetsIsrael’s bombing of Lebanon after US-Iran ceasefire prompts condemnationThe UK foreign minister, Yvette Cooper, has said Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement. In other remarks now being reported by Reuters, Cooper added that shipping through the strait of Hormuz must be toll-free.Amid ceasefire talks, Tehran has proposed fees or tolls on vessels to safely pass through the strait. Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the US and Iran could collect tolls in a joint venture, while the White House said the priority was reopening the strait without limitations.And my principles and values made sure that our decisions were that we wouldn’t get involved in the action without a lawful basis, without a viable, thought-through plan.” Continue reading...