Turkey strikes Kurdish targets after attack in Ankara
Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of outlawed Kurdish militant group after an attempted terrorist attack in Ankara.
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At least 12 soldiers killed in Niger extremist attack
Niger's military junta says at least 12 soldiers have been killed in an extremist attack as jihadi violence in the African nation increases following a coup.
Azerbaijan says UN mission to visit Nagorno-Karabakh
Azeri officials say a United Nations mission will visit Nagorno-Karabakh as tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians continue to flee the region.
Long-serving US Democratic senator Feinstein dies at 90
US Democratic politician Dianne Feinstein of California has died at the age of 90 after almost 31 years in the Senate, her office says.
Ukraine says 30 drones shot down over south, centre
Kyiv says 30 drones have been downed in overnight strikes by Russia in central and southern Ukraine as Moscow says it has thwarted a missile attack on Belgorod.
US Congress tees up votes in scramble to avert shutdown
Infighting among Republicans who control the House of Representatives is pushing the United States to the brink of its fourth partial shutdown in a decade.
Almost all Nagorno-Karabakh people have fled to Armenia
More than 100,000 people have arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan reclaimed the region in a lightning offensive.
US Congress passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown
The threat of a US government shutdown has been averted after Congress approved a temporary funding plan - but it came at the expense of aid for Ukraine.
Putin marks a year since annexation of Ukraine regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has released an address marking the one-year anniversary of Moscow's unilateral annexation of four Ukrainian regions
NZ PM Hipkins reveals positive COVID-19 test
In a fresh setback to Chris Hipkins and Labour's hopes of retaining office at the October 14 election, the New Zealand prime minister has caught COVID-19.
Biden blames Republicans for ‘manufactured crisis’
The White House has pinned the blame for the now averted threat of a government shutdown on House Republicans who'd been unable to pass a funding package.
Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones and missiles
Russia says it has "thwarted" a barrage of Ukrainian air strikes, with eight shot down in the early hours.
UN mission arrives as ethnic Armenian exodus nears end
A UN mission has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, just as the mass exodus of 100,000 ethnic Armenians, prompted by an Azerbaijani military offensive, nears an end.
UK PM Sunak discounts plans to send troops to Ukraine
After his defence minister saying he would send UK troops to Ukraine and Russia's claim it would make them targets, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he won't.
Student gunman kills three in Dutch university shooting
Dutch prosecutors reportedly warned a university about the erratic behaviour of a man before he allegedly shot and killed three people in the city of Rotterdam.
At least 52 dead in suicide blast in southwest Pakistan
A suicide bombing at a religious gathering in Pakistan has killed at least 52 people and injured dozens more, police say.
‘No evidence’ given at Biden impeachment inquiry
US Republicans have held their first hearing of an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, but offered no evidence linking him with his son's business dealings.
Karabakh Armenians dissolve breakaway government
Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh say their self-declared Republic of Artsakh will "cease to exist" by January 1 in a formal capitulation to Azerbaijan.
Ukraine and France pledge to work together on weapons
Defence ministers from Ukraine and France have vowed to boost co-operation in terms of training soldiers and providing weaponry.
US soldier King back in Texas after North Korea release
American soldier Travis King, who dashed from South Korea across the heavily fortified border into North Korea, has arrived back in the United States.
More than half of Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians have fled
More than 65,000 Armenians have left Karabakh in an unparalleled exodus triggered after Azerbaijan took back control of the enclave in a lightning offensive
Military leader warns war in Sudan could cross borders
Sudan's army chief has urged the United Nations General Assembly to designate the northeast African country's rival paramilitary force as a terrorist group.
Ukraine targets key Crimean city after Black Sea strike
A day after a deadly attack on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Ukraine has launched another missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea.
Trump lawyer says NY attorney-general has no fraud case
A judge is considering arguments by Donald Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric that his case should be thrown out because there was "no fraud".
Karabakh Armenian fighters start giving up arms: Russia
The Armenians of Karabakh, internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, are giving up their arms, Russia says, after being forced to declare a ceasefire.
Niger junta accuses UN chief of General Assembly block
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been accused of blocking Niger's ruling junta from the UN's annual meeting of world leaders in New York.
Armenia calls for UN mission to monitor region
Armenia's foreign minister has appealed to the UN to monitor human rights and security in Nagorno-Karabakh after an Azerbaijan operation.
Supporters urge freedom for Assange in UK bike protest
Supporters of Julian Assange has taken part in a bike ride around London, urging authorities to release the WikiLeaks founder from prison.
Russia dismisses Ukraine plan, grain deal proposal
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Ukraine's proposed 10-point peace plan "not feasible" in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Republican holdouts urged not to shut down government
'Exteme' Republicans are again pushing the US towards a federal government shut down by refusing to agree to a conservative spending plan.
Writers, studios talks may get a deal over the line
After a fourth day of talks, sources say talks between striking writers and the heads of major Hollywood studios may be closing in on a deal.