Sydney News Board

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power.

Experts inside and outside the Biden administration fear that Iran may conclude it has only one defense left: racing for an atomic weapon.

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, appeared to strike a measured tone. He said Israel’s attack should not be “magnified or downplayed,” state media reported.

The storm made landfall near Danang on Sunday after leaving at least 80 people dead last week.

The Italian authorities carried out a drill of their plan to save a half-million people from toxic fumes, deadly quakes or a full eruption. Vesuvius isn’t the volcano they’re worried about.

Russians in the area of Ukraine’s invasion have described seeing signs of violent encounters, as well as respectful treatment from Ukrainian troops.

Paramilitary forces ransacked villages and killed hundreds of people, activists said, hastening calls for the United Nations to deploy a mission to protect civilians.

Iran’s initial reaction suggested that the sides had once again averted an uncontrolled war, even if the prospect looms larger than ever.

Iran’s national air defense force said that Israel had struck sites in three provinces, including Tehran, causing “limited damage.”