Penny Wong

I can confirm that the Chinese government is facilitating engagement with Australian businesses on jet fuel.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held talks with her Lebanese and Pakistani counterparts on a ceasefire in the Middle East, as uncertainty surrounds negotiations between the US and Iran.

Speaking to Pakistan's foreign minister and deputy PM overnight, Wong thanked Ishaq Dar for his country's efforts to broker peace talks and, quote, build a regional consensus on what a long-term peace deal could look like.

Wong also spoke with Lebanon's foreign minister Yousef Raji about the need for a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Wong told Raji, quote, The talks come as US President Donald Trump warns the ceasefire with Iran appears unlikely to be extended.

The deal is due to expire on Wednesday night US time.

A fresh round of peace talks in Pakistan is still on the cards, with US Vice President J.D.

Vance leading an American delegation.

Iran is yet to confirm whether the talks will still go ahead.

A smoking ban for people born after 2008 has passed UK Parliament more than two years after the bill was first tabled.

Under the legislation, anyone born on or after the 1st of January 2009 will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in Britain.

Both houses of parliament have now settled on a final draft of the bill, which will also give ministers new powers to regulate tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, including their flavours and packaging.

The landmark bill aims to create a smoke-free generation.

UK Mental Health Minister Gillian Merrin called it, quote, the biggest public health intervention in a generation.

It will save lives.

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