ABC FeedsLive: Trump reviews new Iranian plan to end war stalemate
By Georgie Hewson
The White House says Donald Trump discussed the latest Iranian proposal with top national security aides, adding that the president will have more to say soon. Follow live.
Penny Wong confronts the limits of Australia's China strategy
By Bang Xiao
When Foreign Minister Penny Wong travels to Japan, China and South Korea this week, she will move through a region where relationships point in different directions at the same time.
#WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #GovernmentandPolitics #DefenceandNationalSecurity #Trade #TerritorialDisputes #UnrestConflictandWar #BangXiao
Live: Iranian foreign minister heads to Russia for meeting with Vladimir Putin
By Andrew Thorpe
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow later today, the country's ISNA news agency reports. Follow live.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/iran-war-live-blog-april-27/106609850
#War #UnrestConflictandWar #ForeignAffairs #GovernmentandPolitics #AndrewThorpe
A fascinating admission reveals truth beneath the chest beating in this war
By Matthew Doran
It's a ceasefire in name only between Israel and its targets in Lebanon, as the wait continues for more talks between the US and Iran.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/iran-israel-war-news-briefing/106602790
Bitumen standards lowered after supply caught in Strait of Hormuz
By Jenae Madden
Drivers could soon be travelling on roads built for US and European climates, as supply disruptions force governments to change the standard of bitumen used in Australia.
#Roads #UnrestConflictandWar #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #LocalGovernment #Transport #OilandGas #JenaeMadden
Third US aircraft enters waters near Iran carrying thousands more troops
By Annika Burgess
USS George HW Bush has arrived in the Middle East, bringing thousands more American troops and advanced fighter jets to the region.
#UnrestConflictandWar #MilitaryEquipment #DefenceandNationalSecurity #AnnikaBurgess
Live: Witkoff and Kushner heading to Pakistan for talks with Iran
It comes as fighting continues between Israel and militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon where an extended ceasefire is in place. Follow live.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/iran-war-live-updates-april-25-2026/106603020
Israel's killing of journalists in Lebanon highlights the impunity with which it acts
By Laura Tingle
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Israel Defense Forces have committed more targeted killings of journalists than any other government's military since 1992.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/israel-journalists-killed-lebanon-gaza/106582644
#WorldPolitics #Journalism #InformationandCommunication #UnrestConflictandWar #GovernmentandPolitics #MediaIndustry #PrintMedia #SocialMedia #CommunityandSociety #LauraTingle
Mapping the most critical shipping lanes in the world
By Ahmed Yussuf
Oil prices have spiked since the Strait of Hormuz was closed. With about 90 per cent of all traded goods shipped by sea, what are the other key shipping lanes in the world?
#Trade #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Economy #WorldPolitics #UnrestConflictandWar #AhmedYussuf
Italy dismisses 'shameful' idea to replace Iran at football World Cup
Italian officials say they are not interested in replacing Iran at the FIFA World Cup, after the idea was raised by a Trump ally.
