The prime minister says the conflict in Gaza has stolen "far too many innocent lives", repeating his desire to see a two-state solution after France moved to recognise a Palestinian state.
A top US Justice Department official spends hours interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as President Donald Trump struggles to tamp down a furore over his handling of the explosive case.
Britain says it will deepen its AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Australia through a new 50-year treaty that it expects to create jobs and boost British exports.
The former Liberal Party staffer is facing two rape charges in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, over an alleged incident in 2021 – to which he has yet to indicate a plea.