At least six people died and three others were injured in a bus fire today in a small town in western Switzerland.

The US and Israel have pounded Iran with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war.

Fuel is running low in regional parts of Australia and farmers say shoppers could be in for a rude shock at the checkout as the war in the Middle East continues to have a global impact.

Donald Trump predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as Iran's hardliners staged a show of loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a sign that it was not prepared to back down any time soon.

A fourth teen has been charged with murder over the death of a good Samaritan in Melbourne, as police boost patrols in the area. 

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners were still firmly in charge.

Jacqueline Jackson embraces Jesse Jackson Jr as he speaks to people sitting in attendance during the homegoing services of Jesse Jackson.