☕️ How the ceasefire deal unfolded

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Blake Lively has responded to a U.S. court ruling that several of claims against her ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director Justin Baldoni will not be heard.

Last week the court dismissed 10 of the 13 original claims, including those relating to sexual harassment, on legal technicalities.

Lively said the three surviving claims represent “the heart” of her case: that Baldoni’s team allegedly retaliated against her after she raised concerns about on-set behaviour.

Lively and Baldoni both appeared in the 2024 film ‘It Ends With Us’, which Baldoni also directed. His company Wayfarer Studios owns the rights to the Colleen Hoover novel on which the film was based, and its sequel.

During the film’s press tour, Baldoni and Lively rarely appeared together. Lively faced online criticism during this period, accusing her of trivialising the film‘s domestic violence themes.

Lively alleges that backlash wasn’t organic. In late 2024, she sued Baldoni, alleging he sexually harassed her on set and coordinated a PR campaign to destroy her reputation.

In 2025, Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and the PR agents named in Lively’s suit counter-sued her and husband Ryan Reynolds. Lively’s publicist was also named as a defendant.

Baldoni accused Lively of hijacking the film’s production, cutting him out of the process, and making false allegations against him.

Judge Lewis Liman is overseeing the cases. He dismissed Baldoni’s counter-suit in June 2025.

Last week, Liman dismissed 10 of the claims in Lively’s lawsuit. Most were thrown out on legal technicalities.

That leaves three claims heading to trial in May, centring on the same allegation: that after Lively raised concerns about on-set behaviour, Baldoni’s team retaliated by running a campaign to ruin her career.

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The sexual harassment claims were dismissed for two main reasons.

First, Lively was classified as an independent contractor rather than an employee on ‘It Ends With Us’, which meant the federal harassment law she was suing under didn’t apply to her situation.

Second, the film was shot in New Jersey, which meant California’s stricter workplace protections couldn’t be used either.

The judge was clear this didn’t mean it has been proven the conduct didn’t happen – only that the law, as written, didn’t apply in this case.

The judge also found that several specific allegations didn’t meet the legal threshold for a gender-based hostile work environment claim, though “there is enough evidence... to conclude that [her claim] was far from baseless.”

On Baldoni’s on-set behaviour during filming, Liman wrote that directors must have space to experiment creatively “within the bounds of an agreed script without fear of being held liable for sexual harassment.”

Baldoni’s legal team told media: “We’re very pleased the Court dismissed all sexual harassment claims.”

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

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The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a two-week pause in hostilities.

The ceasefire comes after Trump threatened severe attacks on Iran, despite ongoing peace talks between the countries, mediated by Pakistan.

As well as a two-week pause in fighting, Iran is set to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Here’s what you need to know.

Trump announced on 6 April (U.S. time) that his deadline for a deal with Iran was 7 April at 8pm (10am, 8 April AEST.)

“The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump said.

“I thought it was inappropriate the day after Easter. I want to be a nice person.

“They have till tomorrow.”

On 7 April, U.S. forces struck Iran’s Kharg Island. Vice President JD Vance later confirmed the strikes. 

Kharg Island is Iran’s main hub for ‌oil exportation, handling around 90% of its crude oil exports.

Late Tuesday night (AEST), Trump threatened the end of a “whole civilisation”.

Meanwhile, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a ceasefire was “progressing steadily,” urging both sides to pause fighting.

Pakistan has been involved in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran since March.

“Subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Trump said on Wednesday morning.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the conflict’s pause, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks.

“If attacks against Iran are halted, our powerful armed forces will cease their defensive operations,” he said.

“For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible.”

Sharif has invited leaders from the U.S. and Iran to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, this Friday, 10 April, “to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement”. 

The Pakistani PM also said that the ceasefire covers “everywhere including Lebanon,” addressing the Iran-backed group Hezbollah firing rockets at Israel, and Israel’s efforts to occupy the country’s south.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Sky News the announcement was “positive news”, adding that he hopes the pause leads to “a permanent deescalation and an end to the conflict”.

Albanese said he did not think Trump threats that a “whole civilisation will die” was “appropriate”, calling it an “extraordinary statement”.

Following Trump’s announcement of the two-week pause, the price of crude oil dropped by 15%. The ASX 200 (which reflects Australia’s share market) is at its highest value since early March.

Reporting by Emily Donohoe.

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Marine biologists with Quicksilver's Reef Biosearch team have been monitoring a resident turtle population off Cape Tribulation in northeast Queensland for over 12 months. They’ve identified at least 37 individual young green turtles in the sheltered lagoons of Agincourt Reef, on the edge of Australia’s continental shelf. The findings show the protected ribbon reefs there provide “an ideal environment” for the turtles during their juvenile years, from around age 3 to 30. The species can live for up to 80 years. Research lead Heather Platt said, “As the study continues, we’re hoping to better understand how long these turtles remain here before moving on to other parts of the reef.”

Reporting by Emma Gillespie.

It turns out Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour share more than a film connection.

Ancestry.com has confirmed the pair are sixth cousins, with TODAY reporting they share fifth great grandparents Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kinsey.

The finding comes as Streep returns to the role of fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestley in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, a character rumoured to be based on Wintour, long-time Vogue editor.

The two appeared on the cover of U.S. Vogue as part of press for the new film this week.

Reporting by Pavitra Ravi.