The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission spacecraft are preparing to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a ten-day mission to the moon within the next hour.

The capsule is re-entering the earth's atmosphere at a speed of about 40,000 kilometres per hour, experiencing temperatures close to 3,000 degrees celsius.

The spacecraft will be retrieved by the US Navy in the Pacific Ocean off California.

US President Donald Trump says Iran must agree to abandoning its nuclear weapons program if peace is to be achieved in the Middle East.

Vice President JD Vance is leading the American delegation for peace talks with Iran in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Iran has issued a number of preconditions, including that Israel stop its air strikes in Lebanon that have killed more than 300 people this week.

Tehran has also demanded that Iranian assets be unfrozen and for more control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will leave Singapore today after signing a bilateral agreement on energy.

It includes a commitment for Australia and Singapore to meet each other's energy needs as the conflict in the Middle East continues.

But the joint statement does not have an explicit commitment to guarantee supply.

Singapore is Australia's biggest supplier of petrol and second biggest supplier of diesel and jet fuel, while Singapore gets a third of its L-N-G from Australia.

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