Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town’s mystery deaths
Cholera is thought to be the cause of hundreds of deaths in a besieged town in Sudan's El Gezira state.
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Iran will back Lebanon decision on Mideast ceasefire
Iran says it fully supports Lebanon and any decision it makes in ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it has no desire to "sabotage" a peace plan.
Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin call opens ‘Pandora’s box’
Nearing 1000 days since the invasion, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the call between German and Russian heads of state opened "Pandora's box".
Georgia’s Abkhazia protesters refuse to quit parliament
Protesters in Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of government buildings over plans to allowing Russians to buy property.
Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ strike
Ukrainians fear more damage to their hobbled energy system as Russia's first big missile attack in months prompts Poland to scramble its air force.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill six, officials say
Six people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a village in Lebanon's Baalbek region, the health ministry says.
Trump joins Musk, Kid Rock in New York for UFC fight
Donald Trump has returned to the scene of a controversial campaign rally in New York to watch UFC 309 with Elon Musk, Kid Rock and Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Xi vows to work with Trump team at final Biden meeting
Xi Jinping says China's goal of a 'stable, healthy and sustainable' relationship with the US remains unchanged following the presidential election.
Eight killed in second mass attack in China in a week
Police say a former student who killed eight people in a stabbing spree at a vocational college in China was angry he did not get his graduation certificate.
World looks to G20 for breakthrough in climate talks
United Nations officials are urging G20 leaders to break the COP29 stalemate as wealthy nations ask more countries to help foot the climate bill.
Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its media spokesman Mohammad Afif in an Israeli strike on a building in Beirut.
Biden administration is escalating Ukraine war: Kremlin
The US has given Ukraine permission to use its long-range weapons to strike deep into Russia, prompting a stark warning from Moscow.
Russia launches deadly attack on city, Ukraine’s grid
A strike on a building in the Ukrainian city of Sumy has killed 11 people and wounded dozens, as Russia launched a "massive" drone and missile attack.
New Zealand treaty protests to climax in capital
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders are expected to march against reforms to the Treaty of Waitangi in Wellington.
G20 confronts a global order troubled by Trump’s return
Leaders arriving at the G20 summit must grapple with tensions over the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and shifts in the global order with the return of Donald Trump.
Aust woman’s drug-smuggling trial begins in Japan
Perth grandmother Donna Nelson has told a Japanese court she didn't know she had drugs in her luggage as her smuggling trial began two years after her arrest.
Vanuatu president dissolves Pacific island’s parliament
Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu has reportedly signed an order to dissolve the Pacific country's parliament.
G20 spotlights Global South, bracing for Trump’s return
The G20 summit highlights a shifting global order as leaders of major economies try to shore up consensus before Donald Trump returns to the US presidency.
Zelenskiy visits embattled Ukrainian frontline town
The Ukrainian front-line city of Pokrovsk has been visited by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid Russian advances.
Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal
Diplomatic efforts to halt conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have progressed, with the Iran-backed armed group and Lebanon agreeing to a ceasefire proposal.
Emotion as family sees Donna Nelson at smuggling trial
Family members have laid eyes on Donna Nelson for the first time in years as the Australian woman appeared in a Japanese court to deny smuggling drugs.
Sri Lankan president’s coalition wins thumping majority
The coalition of Sri Lanka's new leftist president has won a big lead in parliamentary elections in an apparent solid mandate for his economic revival plans.
APEC leaders to open summit amid Trump uncertainty
Major leaders are gathering in Peru for APEC, including outgoing US President Joe Biden as the return of his successor Donald Trump hangs over the forum.
Reports Trump, Putin spoke are ‘pure fiction’: Kremlin
A Kremlin spokesman has dismissed as "completely untrue" reports Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke in a recent call.
Trump returns ‘border tsar’; Musk weighs in on Senate
Elon Musk has put forward his preference for a key US Senate role as president-elect Donald Trump said he was bringing back his former "border tsar".
Trump, trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit
Nations are preparing for tough talks on finance and trade as the annual UN climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan.
Trump taps Marco Rubio as secretary of state: report
Donald Trump has reportedly selected US senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state and Mike Waltz as his national security adviser.
Ukraine rushes to reinforce east amid Russian advances
Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi says he has travelled inside Russia's Kursk region invaded by Ukrainian forces in August.
Air strikes hit Beirut as Israel rules out ceasefire
Smoke has risen over southern Beirut as Israel's forces carried out more strikes, and its government remains adamant its war against Hezbollah is not yet over.
Biden, Harris together for first time since election
US Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden have appeared together for the first time since the election.
Flight hit by gunfire, Haiti’s main airport shuts down
A passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.