War
With no end in sight to US-Iran war, Australia is getting oil from some unlikely places
Global trade is trying to rebalance due to the economic carnage of the US and Israel’s war with Iran. That means Australia is getting oil from some very unlikely places.
- Mike Foley
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‘Astonishing brutality’: Pope warns of unending war, weapons now beyond human control
In his first encyclical, Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate AI, warning about some autonomous weapons systems.
- Joshua McElwee
Trump says ceasefire ‘on life support’ as he meets with generals, slams Kurds
The US president lashed out at Iran’s “stupid” leaders and said their counter-proposal to end the war was a “piece of garbage” that he didn’t bother to fully read.
- Michael Koziol
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
RIP Project Freedom: Trump’s latest Iran plan didn’t make it past day two
Beyond the question of why Trump let his cabinet secretaries (and top military adviser) waste their time marketing a soon-to-be-jettisoned policy, there is the question of why he pressed pause at all.
- Michael Koziol
Trump not happy with latest Iran proposal to end war, US official says
Iran’s latest proposal would set aside discussion of its nuclear program until the war is ended and disputes over Gulf shipping are resolved.
- Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland
- Opinion
- Anzac Day
What do Winston Churchill and Pete Hegseth have in common? The answer came to me at Gallipoli
Anzac Cove is our place to commemorate the futility of running into a war when an imperial master clicks his fingers. How can you not choke back tears at all that loss?
- Malcolm Knox
Iran claims it has seized two ships after Trump extended ceasefire indefinitely
The US president said he had acceded to a request from Pakistani mediators to maintain the fragile truce as officials grappled with mixed messages from Iran.
- Michael Koziol
US-Iran war as it happened: Trump says he won’t be ‘rushed into making a bad deal’; Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan for peace talks with Iran as ceasefire deadline nears
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.
- Emily Kaine, Sarah McPhee and Angus Delaney
Kate McClymont has been threatened, ridiculed and abused. But that’s not what brought her to tears
Our youngest to our longest-serving journalists reveal what it means to work at the Herald and some of their big, memorable moments.