Middle East

Australia and Malaysia have backed Pope Leo’s call for peace after Donald Trump repeatedly attacked the Pontiff for speaking out about the number of innocent people being killed in the war.

Both the United States and Iran must compromise to protect the ceasefire and end this futile war.

Australia has been urged to condemn Israel and help create peace as the Lebanese diaspora pays tribute to those killed in the region's bombings.

Unemployment data for March will be the first glimpse of how the Middle East conflict is affecting the economy more broadly.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warns states could topple like dominoes in a dangerous new world of weapon proliferation.

Jim Chalmers says the government has all hands on deck as it seeks to secure Australia’s fuel supplies amid the global oil crisis arising from the war in the Middle East.

A three-year-old boy and a 14-year-old teen are among 11 people that health officials say have been killed in separate Israeli attacks in Gaza.

Australia's fuel supply will be front and centre during Anthony Albanese's audience with Brunei's uber-wealthy sultan.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israeli and Lebanese representatives engaged in talks in Washington DC are part of a ‘historic opportunity’.

The US Central Command has confirmed an enormous military presence is enforcing President Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Australian government’s refusal to join the US-led naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is being highlighted in the latest viral Iranian propaganda video featuring LEGO characters.

After Donald Trump hinted at pulling out of NATO, several allied countries have made a call on joining the US President’s blockade.