World - Monday, June 15, 2026

President Trump and Iran’s lead negotiator have signed an agreement that was expected to open the Strait of Hormuz. But the specific terms of the deal have not been released, and Israel’s leader appears not to be fully on board.

Shaun Evans says he was unaware he had made gesture at the time. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Gallagher on One Nation: ‘Opinion polls will come and go’ Katy Gallagher was also asked about the surge in One Nation, saying there was an obvious “reorganisation on the conservative side of politics”. I think there is a lot of uncertainty and worry about events that are happening across the world, the impact that has here. Cost of living is the No 1 issue with anyone you talk to right now, and the government just has to remain focused on that, and that’s what we intend to do. Opinion polls will come and go, they do. Our job is to make sure we’re making the right decisions for the right time and that it’s focused on the Australian people. And when there’s controversy about that, and we know we’ve had a lot of feedback around the budget, you know, our job is to front up and explain why we’ve taken those decisions. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closed. Gavin Newsom says Trump directed DoJ to investigate him and his wife Sign up for the Breaking News US email JD Vance also dodged the question when he was asked by CNBC who would be at the signing of the agreement on Friday. Without addressing who would be present for the US side, he said they “expect the negotiating team from the Iranian side is going to be the Speaker of the House [Mohammad Bagher] Ghalibaf, and also the foreign minister [Abbas] Araghchi, along with a number of security officials and people who represent the different constituencies within their country.” I think it’s a great day for the American people … our expectation is that the strait is going to be opened in a toll-free way for the long term . That’s the sort of thing that we’re going to figure out in these technical negotiations. There are a lot of very important details to figure out that we’re actually going to sit at the table and discuss together and figure out a path forward on these details. And what we’ve said is, OK, let’s talk about how exactly we’re going to do that. They want access to an unsanctioned economy. We’ve talked about, ‘OK, we’re open to that,’ but that would require a long-term commitment to the inspection and verification regime. Continue reading...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government planned to bar children under 16 from social media, following similar efforts in Australia and elsewhere.

Health advocates criticized Kennedy’s move demanding answers from journal that removed ‘flawed’ vaccine study Robert F Kennedy Jr , the US health secretary, is demanding answers from a medical journal that recently removed a paper suggesting a link between vaccines and infant death, saying their decision was “of great interest to me”. Public health advocates immediately criticized the move, and said Kennedy appeared to be trying to intimidate and influence the journal’s editorial process. The journal Toxicology Reports had removed the paper this spring after editors determined it was so seriously flawed it could harm patients and pose a risk to public health. Continue reading...

But overall interest in news has increased, particularly among women and young people, 2026 Digital News Report finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here The majority of Australian adults under 25 have never used newspapers or radio as a source of news, according to the 2026 Digital News Report which tracks the changing habits of news consumers. However, overall interest in news has increased, in particular among women and young people, after years of decline. Since 2024, the interest of 18 to 24-year-olds in news has risen sharply (+12) to 47%. Continue reading...

Welsh singer, best known for 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, had emergency intestinal surgery in May Welsh pop star Bonnie Tyler is no longer in a coma but remains “very unwell” in intensive care at a hospital near her home in Faro, Portugal. The 75-year-old singer received emergency intestinal surgery in May and was placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery. Continue reading...

After many false starts, this cease-fire plan could be different. That’s because the war really has become painful for both the U.S. and Iran.

The latest casualty in the war is a centuries-old cathedral. President Volodymyr Zelensky called it “one of the largest Russian crimes against Christian culture.”

Defense Minister Katz says IDF will remain in Lebanon security zones as Israeli leaders debate Trump-Iran deal's impact on national security interests.