Israeli forces hit Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire bid
As Hamas ponders the most serious potential ceasefire proposal in months, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza.
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Russia says it downed 11 drones over Crimea
Russia's state news agency, citing Moscow's defence ministry, says 11 drones were shot down over Crimea overnight.
Israeli undercover forces in deadly Jenin hospital raid
Armed Israeli forces disguised themselves women and medics when they stormed a West Bank hospital and "neutralised" militants they say were planning an attack.
Strikes on Russia hurt Putin’s war rhetoric
President Vladimir Putin's attempts to reassure Russians their lives have been untouched by the war are faltering as Ukrainian strikes increase.
US ‘not seeking war with Iran’ after Jordan attack
Officials across the Biden administration say they do not want the situation to escalate after a deadly drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants.
Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip in first human
The first human patient has received an implant from Elon Musk's Neuralink company, the billionaire CEO has announced.
HK court orders troubled China Evergrande to liquidate
A Hong Kong court has ordered the world's most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group, to liquidate after it failed to reach a debt deal.
Zelenskiy voices world war risk, seeks Western support
Any strike by Russia on a NATO country would be "the beginning of the Third World War", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned.
US troops killed in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran
President Joe Biden says the US "shall respond" after a drone strike by an Iran-backed group killed three American troops in Jordan and injured dozens more.
More Palestinians displaced amid battles in south Gaza
Israel's army says it has engaged in "intensive battles" with Palestinian militants in Khan Younis and found "large quantities of weapons".
UN chief calls on countries to resume funding Gaza aid
The head of the UN has called on countries to continue funding UNRWA in Gaza while vowing to punish any staffers involved in the Hamas attack on Israel.
Tanker blaze extinguished after attack in Gulf of Aden
A fire on the tanker Marlin Luanda has been extinguished after the vessel was struck by a Houthi missile in the Gulf of Aden, Trafigura says.
Russia, Ukraine argue over warning about PoW flight
Ukraine has rejected an assertion by a Russian MP that Ukrainian intelligence was warned about a Russian military transport plane carrying prisoners of war.
Israel braces for World Court ruling
UN judges will rule on South Africa's request for emergency measures against Israel over its war with Hamas in Gaza, while talks continue for a new ceasefire.
Trump denies sexual assault claims in defamation case
Donald Trump has spoken briefly at his New York defamation trial but still broke the judge's rules by claiming a writer's sexual assault allegations were false.
Alabama completes first execution by nitrogen gas
The US state of Alabama has put to death convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, carrying out the first execution using asphyxiation by nitrogen gas.
King Charles arrives at hospital for prostate surgery
King Charles has gone into hospital in London to have surgery on an enlarged prostate.
World Court says Israel must prevent genocide
The United Nations' top court has ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza.
King Charles doing well in hospital after prostate op
King Charles is recovering well after undergoing treatment on an enlarged prostate, royal sources have confirmed.
Alabama ‘proves’ nitrogen asphyxiation execution
Kenneth Smith writhed and shook as he died from nitrogen asphyxiation, the first death row inmate to undergo the controversial new execution method.
Putin says Ukraine shot down plane, possibly in error
President Vladimir Putin says a Russian military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian soldiers was shot down by Ukraine, likely using American or French missiles.
Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83m in damages
Former US president Donald Trump must pay $US83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for calling her sexual assault allegation a lie, a jury has found.
Bayer ordered to pay $US2.25 billion in Roundup trial
Bayer has been ordered to pay $US2.25 billion to a US man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller.
Moscow unleashes fresh wave of drone attacks on Ukraine
Russian parliamentary leader Vyacheslav Volodin has accused Western governments of supporting a policy of genocide in Ukraine.
Drone attack on US forces in Jordan kills three: Biden
US President Joe Biden says a drone attack in Jordan near the Syrian border has killed three US troops.
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs
Moscow has accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Russia says Ukraine downs its plane, killing 65 POWs
Russia has accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a Russian military transport plane, killing all 74 people on board including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Norway says Sudanese path to peace ‘really difficult’
A Norwegian minister says finding tangible steps towards peace in the Sudan conflict "is really difficult".
Israel batters hospital districts in Gaza’s Khan Younis
A dramatic escalation of fighting in Gaza "threatens survival" of 1.5 million people crammed into 60sq km of the tiny Palestinian enclave, the Red Cross says.
US military strikes Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen
Two Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at the Red Sea have reportedly been destroyed in the United States military's latest strikes in Yemen.
Maori warn New Zealand PM Luxon off Treaty changes
Maori leaders have described the New Zealand government as "the enemy" during annual celebrations at Ratana.