It will be the first time Vladimir Putin has met a sitting US president since he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The prime minister has urged his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to reconsider his decision to take control of Gaza’s biggest city “before it is too late”.

Israel’s military leadership has said it prefers a new ceasefire instead of renewed fighting, and the chief of staff has raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

The largest urban area in Gaza, it has already suffered extensive devastation in repeated Israeli raids. Here’s what could happen next.

The Solomon Islands prime minister said 21 donor countries wouldn’t be invited to the Pacific Island Forum, a move that follows pressure from China to exclude Taiwan from the meeting.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, whose failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie Apollo 13, has died at the age of 97.

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970 has died.

Living in the US, reminders of home are all around, even if a decent flat white is hard to find.

Donald Trump said he will meet with Vladimir Putin next week in the US state of Alaska.

The Wiggles performed a free set - for adults, mostly - at Old Mates Pub in New York City following their US tour.

The Canyon fire began on Thursday afternoon (local time) near Lake Piru and has burned through nearly 2000 hectares across the Ventura and Los Angeles counties, spreading east.

Volunteer medical staff on the ground in the conflict zone recount horrific injuries and a civilian population trapped without food.

Dallas real estate executive Asher Watkins was killed when the Cape buffalo he had been eyeing for his next trophy attacked him during a safari in South Africa.

The decision on Friday marks the latest effort in Israel’s 22-month military operation to wipe out Hamas, with the IDF to move into Gaza’s most populated city.

The worlds of politics, showbiz and business have converged over a jeans advertisement that’s sparked accusations of white supremacism. Only in America.

Israel’s lack of a genuine strategy for peace has helped some of its old Western friends, including Australia, to see the Palestine question with new clarity.

The Russian leader appears to believe that the US president is best positioned to deliver on his aims of keeping Ukraine out of NATO and preventing the alliance’s future expansion.

Critics blasted the “protective measures” as a sign of the vice president’s entitlement, particularly given the Trump administration’s focus on slashing government spending.

From above, much of the Palestinian city appears flattened. Analysis by independent researchers, and satellite photos, reveal the scale of the destruction.

People are putting jalapeños in sauvignon blanc. The TikTok trend has hit New York, and it’s coming to a bar near you.