In a high-stakes move that has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially entered the "Oil War," ordering an immediate pivot of Russia's vast energy resources away from Europe.
Australia claimed impotence over Gaza but is now sending military support to the US-Israel war in the Gulf. Andrew Brown on the hypocrisy of a nation which prides itself on fairness.
Trump says US has won ‘but we haven’t won enough’
At a news conference, the US president downplays the spike in oil prices and says the Iran war will eventually result in lower prices.
Australian personnel aboard a US nuclear submarine during an attack on an Iranian vessel highlight the deeper implications of AUKUS – and the risk of Australia being drawn into American wars.
A congressional committee has voted to summon US Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Global oil prices have jumped above $110 (£82.74) a barrel and stock markets have slumped as the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran has fuelled fears of prolonged disruption to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was chosen to succeed him in a decision announced on Monday by the Assembly of Experts. Iran’s clerical body named Mojtaba as the country’s new supreme leader amid ongoing war and US-Israeli airstrikes.
