Three dead, eight hurt in North Carolina bar shooting
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EU nations send anti-drone systems, radars to Denmark
Denmark has banned all civilian drone flights this week ahead of a European Union summit in Copenhagen.
Trump, Netanyahu to meet amid pressure to end Gaza war
United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting in the White House for a fourth time this year.
Former US marine shoots four dead during church service
At least four people are dead and several have been injured after a man identified as a former Marine opened fire during a Sunday church service in Michigan.
Pro-EU ruling party wins Moldova election with majority
Moldova's pro-western ruling party has decisively won a parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims.
Russia pounds Kyiv in mass drone and missile attack
Russia's defence ministry says it has carried out a "massive" attack on Ukraine, with at least four people dead and dozens more injured.
At least 12 dead as Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam
Typhoon Bualoi has made landfall in Vietnam, triggering floods, airport closures and evacuations of thousands of residents.
Trump plans 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made movies
Months after US President Donald Trump first teased plans to impose trade levies on all foreign movies, he announces the tariffs will be 100 per cent.
Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin appears in court
Charlie Kirk's killer, 22-year-old Utah trade school student Tyler James Robinson was not visible on camera at his brief online hearing.
Hamas weighs response to Trump’s Gaza peace proposal
Hamas says it is reviewing a Gaza peace plan announced by US President Donald Trump in the White House.
Zelenskiy proposes joint air shield with Ukraine allies
Russia has been testing the NATO alliance's readiness and resolve with regular airspace incursions in Poland and the Baltic states, leaders say.
Super Typhoon Ragasa batters HK, kills dozens in Taiwan
Typhoon Ragasa has made landfall in southern China, where nearly two million people have been evacuated.
France’s Sarkozy jailed for five years in Gaddafi case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of a key charge in his trial for alleged illegal campaign financing by Libya.
Drones over Danish airports ‘meant to spread fear’
Drone flyovers that shut down Danish airports were a "systematic" hybrid attack, but authorities don't know who was behind the latest incursions.
Israel deepens Gaza City assault as Netanyahu visits US
Israeli forces are pushing further into Gaza City in their bid to eliminate Hamas as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads off to address the UN.
Palestinian president: no Gaza governing role for Hamas
The Palestinian president has told world leaders that his people "reject" the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Danish airport reopens after further drone activity
Denmark has informed its NATO allies that drone incursions that shut two of its airports are linked to unspecified "state actors", according to Latvia.
Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK
The most powerful cyclone of 2025 has crashed into the south China coast after battering Hong Kong and killing 17 people in Taiwan.
Kremlin rejects Trump claims on war in Ukraine
Russian nationalists have mocked Donald Trump's flip-flop on the war in Ukraine after the US president said he believed Kyiv could retake all its land.
Israel moves deeper into Gaza City as Trump talks peace
US President Donald Trump has been in talks about ending the war in Gaza, while Israel continue their push into the heart of the enclave's biggest city.
Most destructive arms race in history looms: Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told the United Nations General Assembly that the world is living through the most destructive arms race in history.
US envoy hopeful of Gaza Strip ‘breakthrough’ in days
US President Donald Trump has reportedly presented an outline of a plan to end the Gaza Strip war, including a vow against letting Israel annex the West Bank.
‘ANTI-ICE’ written on bullet in deadly US shooting
The Trump administration has seized on a deadly shooting at a US immigration office, claiming the gunman "was targeting ICE" when he opened fire from a rooftop.
US to support Argentina with $20b rescue plan: Bessent
The US plans to extend a $US20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country's foreign bonds.
Trump links autism to Tylenol, claim disputed by medics
US President Donald Trump says there is a link between the use of pain medication Tylenol and autism during pregnancy, a claim doctors dispute.
NZ mum of children found in suitcases guilty of murder
A New Zealand mother accused of murdering her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases has been found guilty.
ICC charges Duterte with crimes against humanity
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of being an "indirect co-perpetrator" in the murders of dozens of alleged criminals.
Recognition of Palestine offers no relief for Gazans
Gazans continue to despair as Israel presses on with its offensive a day after world leaders gathered at the United Nations to embrace a Palestinian state.
War grinds on as Ukraine’s Zelenskiy seeks help at UN
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged strikes as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tries to drum up support for Kyiv's strained defence against Moscow's invasion.
Western nations recognise Palestinian statehood
While Palestinians in Gaza hope statehood recognition might lead to independence, it comes as cold comfort in the midst of Israel's catastrophic 23-month war.
Trump unleashes at UN, countries are ‘going to hell’
President Donald Trump has returned to the United Nations to boast of his foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.