Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran’s Ar...

US and Israel have both indicated that the war may continue for weeks.

An Israeli attack on Iran's South Pars gas field on Wednesday, followed by Iranian attacks on Qatari gas installations caused steep rises in the price of gas and oil.

The cyclone made its first landfall in Australia as a powerful Category 4 storm. Meanwhile, the Atlantic Hurricane season starts in June.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been upgraded to a category 4 system as it comes within 500km of the Australian coast, with Far North Queensland residents being told to prepare for the worst.