The president has repeated his assertion that cultural sites would be fair game as military targets if Iran carries through on its vow to attack Americans.

President Hassan Rouhani’s administration says the country will not observe restrictions on fuel enrichment, on the size of its enriched uranium stockpile and on its research and development activities.

Devastating wildfires over recent days have undone decades of careful conservation work on Kangaroo Island.

Scott Morrison has defended his leadership and his government’s record on climate change as milder temperatures brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged three Australian states, claiming 24 lives.