Australia will only receive used nuclear-powered submarines from the United States as part of an agreement to “streamline” the AUKUS deal, with the move branded yesterday as a “cost-effective” measure by Defence Minister Richard Marles.

Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi yesterday rejected accusations of “new militarism” by Tokyo and criticised China for rapidly expanding its military with little transparency, underscoring mounting tensions between the two countries.

Israel’s flag flew over the medieval fortress on Beaufort in Lebanon yesterday as it warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate a large area of the south of the country ahead of stepped up ground operations.

Iran’s chief negotiator warned yesterday the United States is not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secures Iranian rights.

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game “Doom” and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.

Myanmar has been mired in a civil war since the military grabbed power in a 2021 coup

Trump says his priorities include stopping Iran from any nuclear weapon development

Bodies of all nine missing workers recovered at paper mill as investigation continues

US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran

The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 pm (1806 GMT), the US space agency's deputy news chief Jennifer Dooren told AFP in a statement.

In May, China's foreign ministry called on Asia-Pacific countries to be vigilant and "jointly resist the reckless actions of Japan's neo-militarism"

The New York Times reported Trump's changes involved toughening the terms of the deal, and has sent the new framework back to be considered by Iran, according to officials familiar with the proceedings.

The White House had signaled Trump was close to a decision on a potential deal

The concerts were scheduled to kick off on June 25 as part of a major event on the National Mall

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days were freed yesterday, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day earlier, but two remained missing.

The Trump administration on Friday opened an unfair trade practices investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property protection policies and enforcement that may lead to new tariffs or other trade measures.

Russia says 127 drones shot down overnight

71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was stripped of his responsibilities as the chief custodian of a highly venerated ficus

Seven men were trapped after heavy rains triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit of the cavern

Speech contrasts with last year’s confrontational tone toward Beijing