Iran weighs up retaliation against US

After the US Congress finally passed what he calls his "big, beautiful bill," the President Donald Trump has been celebrating with supporters in Iowa.

In New York, the music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been denied bail after being found guilty of two out of the five charges against him in his criminal trial.

Qantas is warning millions of customers a significant amount of data has been stolen in a major cyber attack.

One of Australia's biggest health insurers, Bupa, is repaying millions of dollars to members whose claims it wrongly rejected.

The European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to a big increase in defence spending as demanded by the US President.

The US President Donald Trump has angrily dismissed reports last weekend's bombing of Iran didn't destroy that country's nuclear program.

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran already appears to be breaking down, with Israel accusing Iran of violating it and now ordering fresh strikes of its own

Iran is warning the United States of "heavy consequences" for entering the war on Israel's side and bombing the Islamic Republic's key nuclear sites.

As the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its second week, many world leaders are urging both sides to pull back from the hostilities.

In the Middle East, Israel and Iran continue to trade missile strikes as the Trump Administration ponders its next move.