US Politics

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says the country's ambassador to the United States will seek a ceasefire extension in talks with Israel in Washington DC.

A single directive from US President Donald Trump has raised the risk of open conflict in a waterway that powers the global economy.

A top Pentagon official has been fired by the Trump administration, but Australia’s Defence Minister insists the $368 billion bid to acquire nuclear-powered submarines remains ‘on track’.

The clock is ticking on the US’s war powers statute, which sets a 60-day limit on any president using military force without congressional authorisation.

A wild claim has emerged stating that US President Donald Trump was blocked from accessing the nuclear codes to use against Iran as his war rages on with no end in sight. Here’s what we know.

Talks between Israel and Lebanon will resume in Washington DC, US and Israeli officials say.

US President Donald Trump says the military has taken control of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship by blowing ‌a hole in its engine room.

Global fuel supply uncertainty has intensified after the Strait of Hormuz shut again, with Richard Marles warning tensions could disrupt energy markets.

Iranian authorities have reversed a decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reports say two Indian-flagged ships ‌came under fire in the waterway.

Kevin Rudd has shared a parting message after concluding his Washington posting as Australia’s ambassador to the US.