The World Today

US President Donald Trump to meet China's President Xi Jinping for the first time in six years on Thursday with a thaw in the trade war on the cards.

A 'mind-boggling' NBA poker rigging scam uncovered, more than 30 arrested including well known US basketball figures.

New US sanctions on Russia's largest oil producers precedes a meeting of EU leaders today.

Anthony Albanese says Kevin Rudd is an "outstanding Australian representative" and says the success the critical minerals deal with the United States comes down to Mr Rudd's hard work.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has successfully met with President Donald Trump in Washington DC, a meet somewhat marred by Trump's comments over Ambassador Kevin Rudd.

Israel says the ceasefire has resumed after a weekend of strikes in Gaza, as both sides blame each other for breaches.

It's a date - Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet again in Hungary to discuss the end to the war in Ukraine.

Fighting could resume if Hamas can't hand over the right bodies of Israeli hostages.

Hamas returns the bodies of four hostages, as fragile ceasefire holds.

Emotional reunions on both sides as hostages and prisoners are returned to their families, after a deadly two-year war in Gaza.

The countdown is on to the expected release of hostages, signalling an end to the war and success for the fragile US-brokered ceasefire.

Another step closer to peace - Israel's government approves phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Could peace in the Middle East be at hand? Israel and Hamas sign off on the first phase of a Gaza peace plan.

As the weather warms up - will summer bring floods or bushfires? And how confident can Australians be that their Triple Zero calls will go through in their time of need?

High level talks between Israel and Hamas are underway in Egypt, as Jewish communities around the world mark the second anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas.

A man is in custody in Sydney after an alleged two hour shooting spree from an apartment, and in WA, police collect 100 weapons from self-proclaimed sovereign citizens.

UK police declare a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue a terrorist incident, with the British Prime Minister calling for an end to the "rising hatred of Jewish people".

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson to appeal the jury verdict that found her guilty of three murders and an attempted murder.

House prices continue to climb around the country as the new first home-buyer scheme kicks in.

Israel agrees to the US President's Gaza peace deal, warning Hamas it must accept the 20 point plan, involving a hostage and prisoner swap but no certain path to statehood.

More pain for Optus and its customers with new problems calling triple-0, just ahead of a Government meeting with its parent company.

Tariff time again for US President Donald Trump, slapping a 100% mark-up on foreign-made pharmaceuticals - how will it affect Australia?

Anthony Albanese addresses the UN general assembly for the first time as Prime Minister.

Presidential u-turn — Donald Trump tells Ukraine it can win back its territory lost to Russia.

International momentum builds at the UN's General Assembly in New York as more countries recognise a Palestinian state.

Australia has joined the UK, Canada and Portugal in recognising the State of Palestine.

President Trump signed a new technology agreement with British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, but there were some sticking points, including the war in Gaza.

The Federal Government has announced Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target of 62 to 70 per cent.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fails to secure a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea during his visit today with Prime Minister James Marape.

50 years since Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia, will a treaty see the two nations come back together on defence?

Australia's first national climate risk assessment is warning 1.5 million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050.

The hunt for Charlie Kirk's assassin narrows, the FBI issuing CCTV footage of a person of interest.

The hunt for the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk at a university event in the US state of Utah is continuing.

There's outrage after Israel's bold strike on Hamas figures in Qatar, in a suddenly deepening rift in Middle East.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in Vanuatu amid uncertainty over Australia's ability to seal a $500 million development deal.

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole, for murdering three in-laws — and attempting to murder a fourth.

Thousands of mourners have gathered to remember the first of two Victoria Police officers who were fatally shot in  Porepunkah in the line of duty last week.

Two authoritarian leaders, who've both extended their grips on power, caught discussing immortality, in a rare, unscripted moment in President Xi Jinping's tightly choreographed military celebration in Beijing.

A huge display of China's military might in Beijing caps off four days of high level diplomacy with the leaders of more than twenty countries.

President Xi Jinping is holding bilateral talks with Russia's President, Vladimir Putin;

Anti-immigration rallies lead to violence and arrests across the country - how do the major parties respond to this sentiment?

Two people arrested in police raids in the Victorian town of Porepunkah, as police hunt for Dezi Freeman, the man alleged to have shot and killed two police officers on Tuesday.