Chris Spear

to the Middle East now, where it's understood the US and Iran have agreed to a framework to extend their ceasefire for 60 days.

US sources say it's yet to be approved by Donald Trump, but one signed by both sides will require Iran to remove all mines from the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and scrap plans to charge tolls on the waterway.

It'll also open up a two-month window for talks on Iran's nuclear program.

In return, the US would lift its naval blockade on the vital strait and ease sanctions on the country, allowing it to sell more of its oil internationally.

But Washington is warning there is no deal until the president puts pen to paper.

Staying overseas and an Australian man is joining an international rescue mission as work begins to free five Lao villagers trapped in a flooded cave.

The group had been looking for gold in a mine last week when flash flooding blocked their exit.

South Australian cave diver Josh Richards meantime will join the mission today.

It's also believed these men are the only ones missing after reports there were seven all up.

But Parsi says the group told him they were the only ones who'd gone into the cave.

Back home and the AFP has defended its arrest and prosecution of the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Robert Smith.

The Victoria Cross recipient was detained at Sydney Airport last month after travelling from Brisbane with his family and was charged with murdering or ordering the murders of five unarmed detainees.

while deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2019.

Now, the circumstances of his arrest raised eyebrows at the time, with figures like Angus Taylor questioning why he was arrested in front of his kids in a public place.

And that's something Australian Federal Police Commissioner Chrissy Barrett yesterday defended.

And sorry again to our Queensland listeners, New South Wales has managed to do it.

The Blues women downing the Maroons in their third State of Origin clash last night to claim the series in a clean sweep.

Ah, well done.

Yeah, and speaking of complaints, we received one from listener Natalie.

Natalie asked us if you and I were delusional and she accused us of colluding with the NRL because of our coverage of the men's origin yesterday.