Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump is on a three-day trip to the region, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis has alleged that a US air strike has hit a detention centre in Saada that holds African migrants. 

Oscar Piastri becomes the first Australian to lead Formula 1 drivers' championship in 15 years, passing Max Verstappen on the first corner en route to victory in Saudi Arabia.

Donald Trump's 10 per cent "baseline" tariff has come into effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses, with some higher tariffs to begin next week. 

Talks in Saudi Arabia between delegations from the United States and Russia have again failed to produce a comprehensive ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, although separate deals to cement an informal truce already in place in the Black Sea were signed.

Officials from the United States and Russia will are set to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine.

Ukraine has expressed a willingness to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, after meetings with the US in Saudi Arabia.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of crucial talks between Ukrainian and US officials on the future of the war with Russia. 

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, as the Middle East nation tries to assert itself as a peace maker between Ukraine and Russia. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms peace talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia after military aid suspension, while European leaders pledge to bolster Ukraine's defence at an emergency summit.

Volodymyr Zelenkskyy says he hopes discussions to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine will be "meaningful". 

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The United States have confirmed a second meeting on ending the war in Ukraine after the two countries' top diplomats met in Riyadh.

The US Secretary of State met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh on Tuesday but Ukraine has said it will not accept a deal it is not party to. 

In a matter of days, the United States has put European leaders on notice over its ongoing military support, taken over Ukraine peace talks and brought Vladimir Putin in from the cold, writes Emily Clark. 

Despite missing more games than he played for the past three years, former NBA All Star Ben Simmons remains the highest-paid Australian athlete in the world, while no women featured in the top 100.

Dr Jessie Moritz says Saudi Arabia's immediate opposition to Donald Trump's proposal to occupy Gaza undermines the US program to establish ties between the Saudis and Israel.

Donald Trump’s pitch to take over Gaza and resettle more than 1 million Palestinians has been met with scorn across much of the Middle East.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the US president against ethnic cleansing in Gaza after Mr Trump proposed the US takes over the enclave.

Daniel Sanders has raced into the history books, becoming only the second Australian to triumph at the Dakar Rally.