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US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, Washington time.

US-Iran war live updates: Trump reveals oil ‘present’ from Iran; Israel claims it killed navy chief in strike; White House confirms it sent 15-point peace plan via Pakistan

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Alireza Tangsiri pictured in 2024.

Iranian naval commander killed in airstrike, Israel claims

Israel’s defence minister said Commodore Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Mario Parker and Arsalan Shahla
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

US-Iran war as it happened: Iran rejects Trump’s peace plan, makes counteroffer, state TV reports; White House says talks ‘have not’ hit dead end; Albanese to hold fuel crisis national cabinet

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  • Jack Gramenz, Sarah McPhee and Alexander Darling
Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran in January, just before the crackdown started.

Israel thought it could spur rebellion inside Iran. That hasn’t happened

Donald Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

  • Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Ronen Bergman
Mette Frederiksen’s party saw its vote share and seats slip in the election.

Frederiksen’s Greenland gamble backfires with election setback

Voters have turned against the Danish leader in the early election she called seeking to capitalise on her tough stance towards Donald Trump.

  • David Crowe
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Zuckerberg faces his ‘Big Tobacco’ moment

Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley are on edge after a pair of landmark court losses.

  • David Swan
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves court last month after testifying in the case.

Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A jury finds the tech giants were negligent in the design of their apps and failed to warn about their dangers.

  • Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen, Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay
Donald Trump boards Air Force One, en route to Palm Beach, Florida.

Iran rejects ceasefire plan as more US troops head to the Middle East

On another day of mixed signals from the US president, analysts are far from convinced that a peace deal between the US and Iran is achievable.

  • Michael Koziol
Wo are you calling stupid? Gavin Newsom greets Donald Trump at Los Angeles International Airport last year.

Too ‘dumb’ to be president? No, Mr Trump, he’s dyslexic – like Einstein and me

So Donald Trump thinks a dyslexic person can’t become US president, but America has already had such a leader.

  • Geoff Lee
US President Donald Trump claims Iran has given him a present.

US-Iran war as it happened: US reportedly sends 15-point-plan to end war as Trump claims Iran gave him present related to Strait of Hormuz; Pakistan’s PM offers to host talks to end war

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  • Angus Dalton, Sarah McPhee and Alexander Darling