A senior Hamas official reportedly killed by an Israeli strike marks the first targeted killing of a member of the Palestinian militant group since the war in the Middle East broke out.
The mammoth task of getting stranded Australians out of the Middle East is part of a fascinating story of backchannel diplomacy between Gulf countries and Iran that has implications for the likely breakout of broader conflict in the region.
As US-Israeli strikes shake Iran, the Iranian diaspora describe a turbulent mix of relief, grief and helplessness as they wait for news from loved ones and are met with silence.
Anthony Albanese and Mark Carney stop short of calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East as the war widens, with Iran launching missiles at Türkiye and a United States submarine sinking an Iranian navy vessel off Sri Lanka.
This week in Canberra, Tim Wilson did his best Billy Joel impression, the opposition leader went hard on the government over the cost-of-living crisis and the Canadian prime minister popped into Parliament.
