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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have met at the White House.

Donald Trump declared the war would be over in three weeks, instead it has led to staggering human loss, devastated Iran’s infrastructure and cost billions.

‘The tool of tariffs has to be put back in the shed and constrained to be used only in moments that actually serve our national security industries,’ the Senator urged.

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in jail at least two more weeks until their next hearing.

Russia says it has detained a man over alleged intelligence links.

ANALYSIS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with one eye on Iran and another on the coming elections back home.

THE ECONOMIST: The bombing may have paused, but energy supplies remain precarious.

The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is making a delayed but potentially consequential entrance.

The conflict in the Middle East has shown signs of widening as Saudi Arabia and the Houthis exchanged fresh fire while the US paused its attacks on Iran after 13 consecutive nights of strikes.

Donald Trump has declared the US has struck Iran ‘very hard’, insisting the conflict is going ‘extremely well’.

Tens of thousands of people have fled a wildfire in southern France while Spain has declared its first national fire emergency as extreme heat scorches Europe.

THE WASHINGTON POST: The massive effort, which began this summer and is expected to take years, comes as Trump urges Japan and other allies to take on a greater share of their defense and security.

In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, countries seek nuclear capabilities to hedge against aggressive neighbours and a receding Washington, potentially creating a more freewheeling era.

BREAKING: The US President has told the Kingdom it will have to drastically change its stance towards Israel, a significant condition not previously mentioned when the deal was announced.

THE WASHINGTON POST: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Houthis were being ‘suckered’ by Iran into joining their fight.

EXCLUSIVE: Senior Australian military officials have snubbed a major celebration held at the Chinese embassy as tensions between both nations simmer following Beijing’s missile test in the Pacific this month.