Former foreign minister Alexander Downer discusses the ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran as US President Donald Trump dramatically increases his rhetoric towards the regime.

Vice President JD Vance also said deal negotiations between US and Iran would “be messy” and take time. Follow along for live news updates.

Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway,

U.S. President Donald Trump says a deal on the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday or Thursday. An agreement could potentially help bring an end to the

European soccer’s governing body says it has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA apologizing for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

Infantino attends WAFCON amid FIFA controversy

Despite growing calls for Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA president following his controversial high-profile proposal to sell off commercial and operational rights to ​the World Cup, he retained the backing of FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and other members of FIFA management,

Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco.

Russia and Ukraine traded accusations on Tuesday that each side’s attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number,

In Yaroslavl, about 150 miles north-east of Moscow, huge clouds of black smoke could be seen over the Slavneft-Yanos refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.

At least 17 people were killed and 44 injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kiev and the surrounding region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

A Mexican social media influencer was fatally shot while filming a livestream with friends outside a fast food restaurant in the northwestern city of Culiacan. Video shows two men pull up next to Cesar Gastelum before firing a shot directly at him.

Influencer César Gastélum was shot and killed during a livestream in Culiacán, Mexico. Authorities have not identified a motive for the shooting. Mexico’s president said both the perpetrators and the mastermind must be arrested.

César Gastélum was streaming video from outside a KFC in Culiacán, a city in Sinaloa state, when he was gunned down on Tuesday.

Mexican influencer César Gastélum, 25, was shot dead while livestreaming outside a fast-food restaurant in Culiacán.

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday claimed that getting in touch with the country's new supreme leader was "very difficult" as speculation over Mojtaba Khamenei's whereabouts and health conditions continued.

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said communication with Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is very “difficult at the moment,” but his presence is a “great strength” for the country to continue its path.

Iranian President said that he had been able to hold meetings with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and was met with "kindness and very sound logic".

Pezeshkian defended his leader, insisting he had held productive meetings with him and had been met with "kindness and very sound logic."

The former prime minister said it was her duty to her people to return voluntarily despite facing a death sentence over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh this year, shrugging off a death sentence imposed on her after she fled into exile when her government was toppled by a student-led uprising in 2024.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she will return to her country after two years in exile in India, despite facing the death penalty. The 78-year-old, who was dramatically ousted following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024,

Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh despite facing a death penalty, telling supporters that fear could not decide her "duty to the people."