Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative coalition has been re-elected in a shock result at the country's federal elections.
Partial results show his Liberal-National Coalition having secured close to a majority.
Meanwhile opposition Labor Party leader Bill Shorten accepted defeat and announced his resignation.
However the result seemed extremely unlikely with exit polls suggesting a Labor win for the first time in half a dozen years.
US, Iran sign interim ceasefire agreement
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an interim agreement aimed at ending the war on Wednesday.
First tankers cross strait after Iran deal; Israeli strikes stir doubt in Lebanon
Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies.
Switzerland says talks planned for Friday between Iran and US
Initial talks between the US and Iran are planned at the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland on Friday, following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Washington, the Swiss government said on Thursday.
Ukraine hits Moscow refinery as Zelenskyy seeks Trump's support for peace deal
Ukrainian drones hit Moscow's oil refinery for the second time this week while Russia fired missiles into Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sought support from the U.S. and Europe to reach a peace deal.
Explosions, sustained gunfire at airport in Niger capital, witnesses say
Explosions and sustained gunfire were heard early on Thursday morning at the airport and military airbase in Niger's capital Niamey, witnesses said, in what a security source described as an apparent attack on the facility.
The UAE Cabinet has approved a resolution setting the minimum age for social media use at 15, prohibiting them from creating, using or operating personal social media accounts.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has praised the UAE for ranking first globally for "economic performance" and fifth in "overall competitiveness".
Teams from Dubai Civil Defence have successfully contained a fire that broke out in a building on Sheikh Zayed Road and confirmed that no one was injured in the incident.
