At least seven dead, 11 hurt as US cargo plane crashes
At least seven people are dead and 11 are injured after a large cargo plane crashed in the US, erupting into a massive fireball shortly after take-off.
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Russian, Ukrainian troops battle in ruins of Pokrovsk
Fighting is continuing in the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk between Ukrainian and Russian troops, both sides say.
Israel receives another body recovered in Gaza
A body found in Gaza has been turned over and is now in Israel, in the latest sign of progress under the US-brokered ceasefire.
‘COP of Truth’ promised as UN says we’ll overshoot 1.5C
The world has been promised real solutions at the COP30 climate change summit as a new UN report puts the planet on course for a 2.5C temperature rise.
Typhoon kills 66 in Philippines, heads towards Vietnam
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead after battering the Philippines, and is forecast to regain strength as it heads for Vietnam.
Dick Cheney, former US vice-president, dies at 84
Dick Cheney, who became one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
Worker trapped under collapsed Rome medieval tower dies
A man who spent hours underneath the rubble of a partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome has died in hospital.
UN mandate for Gaza Strip force still in works: Turkey
Representatives from several Muslim countries have met in Istanbul to discuss a stabilisation force and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Russia says its forces advancing in Ukraine city ruins
Ukraine says its soldiers are holding on in the city of Pokrovsk while Russian authorities say their forces are advancing in the transport and logistics hub.
Man faces attempted murder charges over UK train attack
UK police are investigating other knife incidents as a 32-year-old man was charged with attempted murder following a stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11.
UK police charge man over stabbing rampage on train
British police have charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a stabbing attack on train that wounded 11 people.
Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan
The death and injury toll is expected to keep rising after a strong quake shook Afghanistan's mountainous northern Hindu Kush region.
Hamas hands over three more hostage bodies
Israeli forces in Gaza have received coffins carrying the bodies of three-of-the-11 hostages whose remains Israel is seeking from Gaza.
Kremlin abandons idea of imminent Trump, Putin meeting
Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to target each other's infrastructure as the Kremlin states a meeting with the US president is unlikely soon.
UK police say lone attacker carried out train stabbings
Police in the United Kingdom say they have released one of two suspects in a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire.
UK to strip Andrew of last military position: minister
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral, a minister says.
Two Louvre heist suspects ‘had prior theft conviction’
Two Louvre heist suspects were previously convicted together in a theft case a decade ago, prosecutor Laure Beccuau says.
Two fighting for life after mass stabbing on UK train
British police say two people remain in life-threatening condition after a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train.
Andrew refused to pledge support for abuse victims
Pressure is building on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to give evidence before a powerful US Congressional committee to reveal what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein.
Two more charged in connection with Louvre jewel heist
A woman and a man have been placed under formal investigation over the Louvre museum jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor says.
Ukrainian drone strike hits key Russian oil port
A Ukrainian drone strike has hit a key Russian oil port, damaging two foreign vessels.
Latest returned remains aren’t of hostages, Israel says
In another development that could test the truce in Gaza, Israel says the remains of three people returned by Hamas don't belong to any of the hostages.
APEC wraps up after Trump-Xi agreement on trade truce
APEC nations have vowed greater economic co-operation and integration as they wind up their meeting at a time when global trade faces "significant challenge".
Tanzania’s Hassan wins election marred by violence
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been re-elected Tanzania's president with 98 per cent of the vote in an election that was rocked by days of violent protests.
Truce tested as Israel kills three Palestinians in Gaza
Residents in northern Gaza have reported shelling and gunfire, as Israel continues to bombard areas of the enclave.
Melissa dissipates in Caribbean, 50 dead in its wake
Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to directly hit Jamaica, is estimated to have cost $A80 billion in damage and economic loss across the western Caribbean.
Russia deploys 170,000 for push in Donetsk: Zelenskiy
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.
King banishes Andrew to buttress the House of Windsor
King Charles has stripped Andrew of his prince title and evicted him from the Royal Lodge, to draw a firm line between his scandals and the monarchy's future.
Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner
Rob Jetten is on course to become the youngest-ever, and first openly gay prime minister of the Netherlands.
More Israeli strikes on Gaza test fragile truce
Two people have been killed in another day of Israeli attacks in Gaza that potentially strain a ceasefire with Hamas.
Giuffre family welcomes Andrew’s fall from royal status
The King has stripped his brother Andrew of his princely title and home, news welcomed by the British government and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre.