Natasha Belling

Local media is claiming that President Trump is not satisfied with the latest proposal as he continues to meet with his national security officials.

But the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revealed in a new Fox News interview that the proposal was, quote, better than what we thought we were going to submit.

Rubio also says a key problem the US is facing is that the political power within Iran seems to be fractured.

and that there is clearly tension between different parts of Iran's leadership.

Meantime, the US has named David Bratt as a new ambassador to Australia.

Mr Bratt is a former representative for the state of Virginia for the Republican Party.

If he is confirmed by the US Senate, Mr Bratt will be replacing Caroline Kennedy, the former ambassador who left the role in 2024.

And King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing their tour of the US, posing for a number of photos, including enjoying tea with the US President and First Lady, and also posing near a miniature model of the White House that is actually a beehive.

Apparently the honey from the White House bees has been served to the royals.

Actress Rebel Wilson has been in court today defending herself against a lawsuit that claims she defamed a young actress who worked on the film The Deb, which Miss Wilson directed.

Actress Charlotte McGuinness is suing Miss Wilson over a number of social media posts the bridesmaid actress made in 2024 and 2025.

Miss McGuinness alleges Wilson ruined her reputation by calling her a liar.

In court today, Ms Wilson says she considers herself a champion of women and that any suggestions of bullying the young actress were, quote, absolute nonsense.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has escalated the Australian government's fight against the big tech giants over who pays for news.

In draft legislation revealed today, the companies behind Facebook, TikTok and Google are now strongly encouraged to sign deals with local Australian news outlets.

If the tech giants don't, they'll face charges that the government will then distribute to Australian media.

Today's announcement is the latest update to the News Media Bargaining Code, which the Scott Morrison government first enacted in 2021.

Here is the Prime Minister earlier today.

And in other tech news, the case Elon Musk brought against Sam Altman has started with jury selection in California.

Musk, the richest man in the world, is suing Sam Altman, the CEO behind ChatGPT, over a disagreement about the direction of OpenAI.