The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon yesterday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with Nasa releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.

President Donald Trump yesterday said that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face “all Hell”, as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman.

US President Donald Trump is considering a broader cabinet shake-up in the wake of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s removal this week, as he grows increasingly frustrated with the political fallout from the war with Iran, five people familiar with internal White House discussions said.

Recent US intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the United States, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said yesterday.

A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol yesterday, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks.

The UN Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said, but veto-wielding China has made clear its opposition to authorising any use of force.

An earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight killed eight members of the same family in Kabul province, the health ministry said yesterday.

Israeli emergency services report casualties from shrapnel and blasts as Tehran launches multiple waves

State Department says niece and grandniece detained by ICE following decision by Marco Rubio; cites alleged support for Iranian regime

“Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them,” the president said

Russia evacuates 198 workers

Tracking data shows ship remained moored in Bahrain port

Multiple cabinet members could be removed before midterms, sources say

Iran denies refusing to go to Pakistan for talks

17 Indian-flagged vessels, carrying 460 Indian crew, remain in the western Persian Gulf region

The source said the proposal was made on Wednesday through another country, which was not named

From Easter Island to the Great Wall of China, many of the world's most iconic cultural heritage sites are under threat from rising temperatures linked to climate change.

Search intensifies after Iranian TV announcement amid conflicting claims over aircraft losses

A triple suicide bombing las month killed 23 people in Maiduguri, in one of the deadliest attacks in the state capital in years