US Politics

US President Donald Trump has dramatically raised the stakes with Iran, firing back with a major new demand as hopes of a breakthrough fade.

A former prime minister and fierce critic of Donald Trump is calling for an AUKUS rethink, warning that ‘sucking up’ to the US is undermining Australia.

Iran says a crucial agreement is in its final stages, but reopening the Strait of Hormuz comes with a price.

Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has issued an update in the former US President’s battle with prostate cancer.

Iran has outlined a tough list of demands it wants the US to meet before an agreement can be made to open the vital waterway.

A newly released trove of Pentagon files reveals eerie reports of unexplained aerial phenomena.

The US appeals court has demanded work stop on President Trump's ballroom, saying he is ‘a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House’.

Donald Trump has made yet another move to crack down on ‘birth tourism’ in the US.

The US President was aboard Marine One when his helicopter came within an ‘unsafe’ distance of a passenger plane, triggering an FAA investigation.

Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen ‘very soon’ after an ‘all-day negotiation’ with Iran, as Tehran and Oman finalise a draft agreement to establish new shipping lanes through the waterway. 

The head of the NATO military alliance has spoken with Ukrainian ‌President Volodymyr Zelensky about the country accessing more air defence interceptors.

Police located multiple notebooks which contained ‘concerning statements’ during a search of his home.

Australia’s former top representative in Washington has revealed what it was like working with US President Donald Trump.

Mediators including Qatar, Pakistan and Oman are working to exchange draft peace proposals between the United States and Iran, officials say.