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Donald Trump, attending the G7 in Evian, France said it was unlikely he would stay in Europe to sign the peace deal.

Strait of Hormuz to open for 60 days, but long-term future still subject to negotiation

There are many unresolved issues to be worked through over the next two months after a deal to end the conflict was signed electronically on Sunday.

  • Michael Koziol

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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech at the US cemetery to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Hegseth uses D-Day memorial to rail against ‘invasion’ of Europe by migrants

The issue of European immigration has been a preoccupation of the Trump administration, with Vice President JD Vance also weighing in on the topic.

  • Michael Koziol
Keir Starmer issued a statement criticising people for “trying to interfere in our democracy” after Vance (right) posted on X describing the death of Henry Nowak as “tragic and enraging”.

British PM hits back at Vance over comments on teen’s stabbing death

Keir Starmer’s office has condemned social media comments by the US vice president in which Vance blamed immigration for the death of 21-year-old student Henry Nowak.

  • Jill Lawless
Trump returned to Washington for the long weekend instead of attending his son’s wedding or going to his golf club.

Iran breakthrough: Trump says deal to end war on cusp of being signed

US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war in Iran was being negotiated this weekend and was on the verge of being signed.

  • Michael Koziol
Law enforcement officers after Monday’s shooting in Washington.

Gunman shot after firing at Secret Service, triggering White House lockdown

Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade passed through the Washington Monument area “not long before” the incident, in which a teenage bystander was grazed by a bullet.

  • Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside the White House this week.

US chases a ‘Trumpian grand bargain’ with Iran as the message shifts again

US Vice President JD Vance maintains a deal to end the war can be achieved, while President Donald Trump says he would be comfortable walking away right now.

  • Michael Koziol
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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office.

On America’s most important day, Trump may have little to celebrate

The Trump brand is in retreat right around the world. The timing couldn’t be worse.

  • Bruce Wolpe
US Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

US-Iran war as it happened: Talks end with no agreement; Two US warships pass through Strait of Hormuz

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

  • Angus Dalton, Josefine Ganko and Brittany Busch
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Vance in Pakistan for Iran talks as impasse looms over Lebanon

The US and Iran are trying to end to the six-week-old war despite a series of sticking points over the conflict in Lebanon and the still-closed Strait of Hormuz.

Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press before flying to Islamabad.

US-Iran war as it happened: Iranian Speaker wants ceasefire in Lebanon before peace talks begin; Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ US; Trump lashes out over Strait of Hormuz

Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

  • Clare Sibthorpe, Ashleigh McMillan and Sarah McPhee