Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages as planned
Hamas says it intends to release three Israeli hostages as scheduled following mediation talks in Egypt.
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Vance ‘threatens sanctions to push Putin into a deal’
The US says Ukraine will be involved in talks to end the conflict but there will be a separate US-Russian strand to the negotiations.
Trump wants denuclearisation talks with Russia, China
US President Donald Trump plans to start talks with Russia and China on nuclear disarmament and hopes all three nations agree to cut their defence budgets.
Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire
A fire at a construction site in the South Korean city of Busan has killed six people, officials say.
Eleven dead, six hurt in Pakistan blast near coal mine
A roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan, killing at least nine people.
Russian drone damages Chernobyl nuke shelter: Zelenskiy
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Volodymyr Zelensky says.
Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed
Israel is freeing 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees after the release of three Israelis held hostage by Hamas as the shaky Gaza ceasefire deal holds.
Sudan RSF attacks famine-hit camp, battle lines harden
The latest fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitary group has hardened battle lines as the conflict threatens to splinter the country.
German car attack ‘may have been religiously motivated’
Federal prosecutors have taken over an investigation into a car ramming attack by an Afghan man in Munich, saying he may have been motivated by religion.
Time to create ‘armed forces of Europe’, Zelenskiy says
The time has come for the creation of an "armed forces of Europe", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told world leaders and foreign policy experts.
Almost 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk cut US agencies
Workers at US agencies are grappling with the Trump administration's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce.
US pitched deal to access Ukraine’s rare earth minerals
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the US access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals.
Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed
Hamas released three Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza while Israel handed over 369 Palestinian prisoners as the fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance.
Death toll rises after stampede at New Delhi station
At least 18 Indians have been killed in a stampede at a New Delhi station as thousands tried to board a train to the site of the Maha Kumbh Hindu festival.
Ukraine, Europe will be in ‘real’ peace talks: Rubio
Europe fears being locked out of talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, but the US's top diplomat insists it will be in any "meaningful" negotiations.
Stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to IS: Austria
Austrian authorities say a Syrian asylum seeker who allegedly went on a deadly stabbing rampage had been radicalised.
Moving Gazans out is ‘only viable plan’: Netanyahu
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu declares he and President Donald Trump have a "common strategy" for Gaza, including transferring Palestinians out of the enclave.
US, Ukrainian officials head to Saudi Arabia
A Ukrainian minister says an official delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for meetings in preparation for a possible visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Berlin pro-democracy rally draws 30,000 ahead of poll
Tens of thousands of people have turned out in Berlin to rally against far-right extremism a week out from the German election.
At least nine dead in US amid wild winter weather
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of wild weather to pummel the US, including eight people in the state of Kentucky.
Pope Francis spends third ‘peaceful’ night in hospital
Pope Francis remains in a Rome hospital receiving treatment for a respiratory tract infection.
China, Cook Islands sign strategic partnership pact
China and the Cook Islands have signed an action plan for a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry says.
Pope’s engagements cancelled amid ‘complex’ infection
Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection is presenting a "complex clinical picture", the Vatican says, and will require further time in hospital.
European leaders in Paris seek united front on Ukraine
European leaders are seeking to form a united front at emergency talks in Paris, called after a US diplomatic blitz on Ukraine.
Russian, US officials to hold talks on Ukraine war
The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.
Indian court jails man for rape, killing of Irish woman
The Irish family of a young woman raped and murdered in India faced a long battle for justice.
Israel will leave troops in Lebanon after deadline
Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a deadline for them to withdraw.
Putin would negotiate with Zelenskiy, Kremlin says
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is holding talks with top US officials in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war.
All on board survive after jet flips at Canada airport
Authorities are investigating after plane flipped while touching down and ending up on its roof at Toronto's international airport, injuring 18 people.
Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment
Matildas skipper Sam Kerr has been acquitted of a charge of racially aggravated harassment by a London jury after a six-day trial.
Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills one, sparks fires
Russia has launched an early morning missile attack on Kyiv, killing one person, officials say.