The US and UK have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. The sanctions are meant to hold Iran accountable for its weekend attack and to deter further such activity. But the practical impact is likely to be limited because many of the targeted companies already were subject to US sanctions and the individuals singled out for new sanctions are unlikely to have assets in US jurisdictions. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that pro ..read more

Shops at the Bondi Junction Westfields will reopen their doors today, six days after Joel Cauchi killed six people there during a stabbing rampage. The shopping centre has remained closed since Cauchi, 40, embarked on his attack last Saturday afternoon. Police closed the crime scene there early this week, but operators Scentre Group opted to hold off the resumption of trading. READ MORE: Inside Westfield Bondi Junction for the first time since attack Flowers and tributes have piled up outside, including a wreath laid by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and flowers and a message from opposit ..read more

Land is sinking underneath millions of peoples' feet in China's major cities due to human activities, putting the country's coastal areas more at risk of flooding and rising sea levels, new research shows. Nearly half of China's urban areas comprising 29 per cent of the country's population are sinking faster than 3 millimeters a year, according to the study published Thursday (Friday AEST) in the journal Science. That's 270 million people living on sinking land. Meanwhile, 67 million people are living on land that is subsiding faster than 10 millimeters a year. READ MORE: Two jurors dismisse ..read more

A Melbourne man faces 140 charges over supplying prohibited weapons to youth gangs in the city's south-east last year. The 52-year-old was arrested last October when police seized more than 400 prohibited weapons in raids at two shops in Narre Warren and a factory at Dandenong South. The raids were part of Operation Alliance by Victoria Police targeting gang crime. READ MORE: Rubbish truck driver sentenced after running over four-year-old boy on his scooter in Perth The prohibited weapons included three imitation handguns, butterfly knives, zombie knives, axes, miniature samurai swords, dag ..read more

A juror in Donald Trump's hush money trial was dismissed on Thursday after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial, and the status of a second New Yorker picked for the panel was in limbo amid concerns that some of his answers in court may not been accurate. The setbacks in the selection process emerged during a frenetic morning in which prosecutors also asked for Trump to held in contempt and fined over a series of social media posts this week, while the judge in the case barred reporters from identifying jurors' employers. The seating of the full jury — whenever it comes ..read more

A rubbish truck driver in Perth has been fined $2500 and banned from getting behind the wheel for three months after a boy was run over in Scarborough. The sentencing wasn't enough for the boy's dad, John Fogarty. "My son's been recovering for longer than that," Fogarty told 9News outside court today. READ MORE: Daughter speaks out after dad left for dead in Perth hit-and-run Jackson Fogarty is still undergoing rehabilitation after his leg was broken, his neck injured and the youngster was left traumatised by the accident. The four-year-old was scooting along Deanmore Road in November when he ..read more

The daughter of a Perth man left for dead after thieves mowed him down with his own ute has pleaded for his attackers to hand themselves in. Andy McCall, 59, was run over while attempting to stop three bandits from stealing his car after they broke into his Montpellier Mews home in Port Kennedy just before 6am on April 3. CCTV shows the trio making their getaway in Mr McCall's white Isuzu D-Max utility, which they later abandoned on a bush track off Chalk Hill in Medina. READ MORE: One patient left in intensive care after Sydney stabbing spree Mr McCall suffered severe injuries, includi ..read more

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with committing a terrorist act after allegedly stabbing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at a church in Wakeley on Monday. The teenager was detained by worshippers at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church before being arrested by police and taken to a medical facility for treatment. Emmanuel, 53, suffered significant head injuries. Father Isaac Royel, 3, also suffered lacerations and a shoulder wound when he attempted to intervene, police said. This afternoon, the boy was interviewed by Joint Counter Terrorism officers, who then charged him with committing a terrorist ..read more

Police are hunting four alleged young offenders who allegedly assaulted a man who confronted them for trespassing in Brisbane. The group allegedly broke into a home in Willawong about 10pm on Tuesday and was faced with the owner, Rick Madsen. "What the hell are you guys doing on our property?" he could be heard saying on security footage. READ MORE: Inside Westfield Bondi Junction for the first time since attack The group, however, was undeterred and allegedly punched the 60-year-old multiple times in the face before he fell to the ground. His screams brought his nephew Cameron running ..read more

A first-of-its-kind surf haven has opened in Sydney today, three kilometres away from the nearest beach. Urbn Surf Wave Park at Olympic Park offers four hectares of surf, pumping out up to 600 waves per hour. Aussie surf legend Owen Wright said the waves were world class. READ MORE: Tsunami alert triggered in Indonesia after eruption forces mass evacuation "The competition out there was fierce, this is a world-class wave in the middle of the city," Wright told 9News. The park is open to amateurs and pros alike, with entry tickets ranging in price from $39 to $140 depending on the session le ..read more