The US, Iran, and Israel agreeing to a cease-fire, details of **Iran’s 10-point peace plan, and the release of an American journalist abducted in Iraq dominate news, with Pope Leo XIV's rebuke of Trump's threats and Republican and Democrat reactions to the deal also making headlines, amid reports of Russian satellites aiding Iran in the war**.

• Iran War Live Updates: U.S., Iran and Israel Agree to Cease-Fire — New York Times World -
• Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, says Israel; Trump says uranium will be ‘taken care of’ — The Guardian -
• Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it? — The Guardian -

• Trump says uranium will be ‘taken care of’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump - but at a high cost — BBC World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran — BBC World -
• Shelly Kittleson, American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Is Freed — New York Times World -
• Hours Before News of Cease-Fire, Pope Leo XIV Issues Strong Rebuke of Trump — New York Times World -
• Trump Says He Has Agreed to a 2-Week Cease-Fire With Iran — New York Times World -
• Republicans express hope for Trump’s deal with Iran as Democrats voice skepticism – as it happened — The Guardian -
• US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say — BBC World -
• ‘Desperately searching for any sort of exit ramp’: US political leaders react as Trump announces ceasefire — The Guardian -
• Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv lays out how ‘Russian satellites help Iran in war’ — The Guardian -
• American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq — The Guardian -
• US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz — The Guardian -

Australia's ongoing fuel crisis and elevated prices, oil plunging after the US-Iran cease-fire deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, China's vast natural gas stockpile strategy, and Turkey racing ahead of the EU on battery storage highlight a volatile global energy landscape, prompting New Zealand to request US fuel tankers for the Pacific.

• Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisis in charts — The Guardian -
• How China Built Its Vast Natural Gas Stockpile — New York Times World -
• Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis — The Guardian -

• Oil plunges after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz — BBC World -
• Anthony Albanese brands Trump’s Iran threats ‘extraordinary’ in rare moment of criticism — The Guardian -
• New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war — The Guardian -

Bondi terror attack survivors seeking anonymity, Ben Roberts-Smith remaining in jail over alleged war crimes, **Prime Minister Albanese branding Trump’s Iran threats ‘extraordinary’, and a tropical cyclone warning for New Zealand reflect diverse regional developments, along with concerns about cyclone-hammered coral reefs** and easing fuel shortages in NSW.

• Australia news live: Bondi terror attack survivors seek anonymity; fuel shortages ease in NSW — The Guardian -
• Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Robert-Smith over alleged war crimes — The Guardian -
• Tropical Cyclone Vaianu may bring life-threatening winds to New Zealand, forecasters warn — The Guardian -

• Ben Roberts-Smith to remain in jail after bail hearing over war crimes charges — The Guardian -

Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller winning a Georgia runoff election and Chris Taylor securing a liberal majority on the Wisconsin state supreme court underscore key electoral shifts, while an ICE agent shooting a man in California raises law enforcement concerns.

• Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene — BBC World -
• Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin state supreme court election giving liberal judges a 5-2 majority — The Guardian -
• ICE agents shoot man in car in northern California — The Guardian -

• Republican wins Georgia runoff election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene — The Guardian -

The growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness in the UK highlights a significant social challenge, while accusations of a luxury watch Ponzi scheme in Singapore reveal international financial fraud.

• ‘People are so judgmental’: the growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness — The Guardian -
• He Got Rich Buying and Selling Luxury Watches. Was It a Ponzi Scheme? — New York Times World -