Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shared video taunting prisoners who were detained from the Gaza flotilla, a group of people that included Australians.

Hillel Newman has condemned Itamar Ben-Gvir’s actions in the video, but explained that internal politics means the country’s national security minister is unlikely to suffer any consequences.

The charges include conspiracy to kill US nationals and four counts of murder over the downing of two civilian planes by Cuban military jets in 1996.

Israel defence minister Ben-Gvir posted a video to X showing him taunting bound and detained activists.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have agreed to a raft of deals during the Russian president's visit to China.

An Iranian-flagged tanker has been boarded and redirected by US Marines enforcing a blockade on iran.

Donald Trump says he was just an hour away from launching a new attack on Iran as the US president sets a new deadline for the country to come to a deal.

The Russian leader has been welcomed to Beijing with the same red carpet pomp bestowed on Trump days earlier. But while Putin and Xi share an unmatchable bromance, the US-China relationship matters more to Beijing.