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Strait of Hormuz to open for 60 days, but long-term future still subject to negotiation
The matter is one of 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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Tipping in the US is out of control – now everybody wants one
Paying by card for anything in the US now means you’re likely invited – or pressured – to leave a tip. And 10 per cent doesn’t cut it any more.
- Robert Jackman
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran
The US president said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or control.
- David Crowe
UFC Freedom 250 as it happened: Gaethje stuns Topuria in co-main event as Trump celebrates 80th birthday with White House cage fight
The US president hailed an agreement to end the conflict in Iran hours before a celebration on the storied South Lawn that once would have seemed unfathomable.
- Tom Housden
Trump puts himself at centre of birthday spectacle – his own and America’s
Even in this setting, where the president could reliably expect a warm reception, his entrance was met with a mix of cheers and boos.
- Isaac Arnsdorf
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- Middle East at war
‘Let the oil flow’: Trump says Iran, US have reached peace deal
The details remain the subject of conjecture as Iran said the final agreement would be negotiated over the next 60 days, amid debate in Israel about whether Trump had given too much away.
- David Crowe
- Updated
- Air accident
‘Brutal’: Twelve people killed in Missouri skydiving plane crash
First responders checked the area under the flight path and did not find anyone who might have tried to jump out before the crash, authorities said.
‘Let these people talk’: After silencing Turkey, Irankunda turns to his American doubters
Nestory Irankunda and the Socceroos know the talk is going to continue but he and his teammates are fired up to prove critics in the USA wrong when the two nations meet in a pivotal group game.
- Vince Rugari
US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear
Donald Trump forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting but Tehran cast doubt over the timing.
- Phil Stewart, Eman Abouhassira and Saad Sayeed
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
‘Sports guy’ Trump works to project strength with UFC bout as political woes mount
Trump will celebrate becoming an octogenarian as he hosts an extravagant UFC showcase on the White House South Lawn on Sunday night.
- Catherine Lucey