2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (795+ words) By Phil Stewart and Enas Alashray, Reuters Iranian forces were hunting for a missing US pilot on Saturday from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, raising the stakes for Washington as the war entered its sixth…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (314+ words) Fiji's Cabinet has approved a contingency fund of FJD $1.96 million to support the possible evacuation of Fijians from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the wider Gulf region if the Middle East conflict worsens. There are currently 751 Fijian nationals living…...

6+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1578+ words) By Cason Ho, Mazoe Ford, Mychal Feraren and Som Patidar, ABC Interviews and first-hand accounts from sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf - under threat of drone attacks, missiles, and exploding boats - reveal an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis unfolding. Iran's blockade…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago  (841+ words) By Phil Stewart and Enas Alashray, Reuters Two US warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and US officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran's forces. The…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1282+ words) By Laura Tingle, ABC News Analysis - When you need something done, ask a busy man. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is now in the fifth year of a bitter and difficult war with Russia. But as the global economy reels from…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago  (469+ words) By Joshua McElwee, Reuters Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome's famed Colosseum on Friday evening (local time) that featured prayers for war orphans and deported immigrant children, and a warning to world leaders that…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1012+ words) By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Dubai and Sanaa Iran launched a hunt for the US crew whose jet Iranian media said had been shot down by the Islamic republic's air defence systems Friday, deploying troops and offering…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (827+ words) By Shaun Tandon, AFP Analysis: Threatening to destroy Iran's electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution, US President Donald Trump is shattering precedent by not just accepting but gloating about acts seen as potential war crimes....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (741+ words) Palmerston North's council is facing "the same upward pressure on prices that households and business are" as it spends an extra $2500 per day on fuel costs, the city's mayor says. With little relief in the Middle East in sight and…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (644+ words) By Steve Holland, Alexander Cornwell and Yomna Ehab, Reuters The United States will carry out aggressive strikes on Iran over the next two to three weeks and is nearing completion of its main strategic objectives in the war, President Donald…...