Five dead in Ukraine as Russia launches massive attack
Power cuts and water supply outages have been reported in several cities including Kyiv after Russia launched a massive attack across Ukraine.
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More than 50 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan
At least 51 people have been killed following a spate of militant attacks in Pakistan's province of Balochistan.
Earthquake rattles opening day of PIF summit in Tonga
Tonga has been backed to host a successful Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting despite the summit ballooning in size and scale.
Italy prosecutors ‘probe sunk superyacht’s NZ captain’
Italian media reports say prosecutors have placed under investigation the captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week.
Diplomatic ruptures on display at Pacific Islands Forum
France's handling of unrest in New Caledonia has drawn criticism from Pacific leaders in Tonga this week.
US says Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo continuing
Talks in Egypt aiming to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will continue for the next few days, a White House spokesman says.
Deadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine for a second day
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have fired a barrage of missiles and drones while a nuclear watchdog team is set to visit a Russian power plant.
Harris, Trump squabble over mics at upcoming debate
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and their campaigns have argued over the rules for their first TV debate.
At least 30 dead after dam bursts in eastern Sudan
Torrential rains have caused floods that overwhelmed the Arbaat Dam in eastern Sudan, killing at least 30 people, with hundreds more missing.
More than 70 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan
Separatist militants in Pakistan have killed more 70 people in attacks on various sites including police stations, railway lines and highways.
Israeli assault in the West Bank kills at least nine
Palestinian officials say Israel is carrying out raids across the occupied West Bank.
Ukraine drones set oil depot ablaze in Russia’s Rostov
As President Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepares to present US counterpart Joe Biden with his plan for peace, a drone strike has hit an oil depot in southern Russia.
UN considers sanctioning two RSF generals in Sudan
The UN is considering imposing what would be its first sanctions over the war in Sudan, with two generals accused of threatening the country's peace.
Former PM’s daughter becomes youngest-ever Thai leader
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of divisive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, has won the backing of parliament to become Thailand's youngest prime minister.
Gaza ceasefire talks ‘have a shot’ at success: Biden
A Gaza ceasefire deal is "closer than we've ever been", a cautiously optimistic President Joe Biden says, as talks pause before continuing in the coming days.
Ukraine ‘destroys bridge’ in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says his forces are advancing between one and three kilometres in some areas of Russia's Kursk region
‘Shoot me up with a big one’ Perry told assistant
Court papers have revealed Matthew Perry told his live-in assistant to "shoot me up with a big one" before his ketamine death.
Harris vows to tackle costs, build houses, lower taxes
US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has outlined a range of broad economic policies in a campaign speech in North Carolina.
Indian doctors strike over rape and murder of medic
Medical professionals have shut down India's hospitals in protest over the rape and murder of a young doctor whose death triggered outrage across the country.
Ukraine troops strengthen positions in Kursk: Zelenskiy
Ukraine is strengthening their positions and expanding territory in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says, after 11 days of their incursion.
Trump says Harris will be easier to beat than Biden
It will be rally versus road as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaign in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine
Russia is keeping up its assault on Ukraine even as Ukrainian forces push into Russia's Kursk border region
Art safe as fire hits London’s historic Somerset House
Staff say artwork has not been damaged during a blaze at London's historic Somerset House.
Joe Biden to hand political baton to Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden is set to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and will highlight his administration's track record.
Israel strikes Gaza as top US diplomat heads to region
Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed 19 people, including a woman and her six children
Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM
Thailand's king has approved Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country's new prime minister.
Indian doctors end one strike over student rape, murder
Medical professionals have shut down India's hospitals in protest over the rape and murder of a young doctor whose death triggered outrage across the nation.
Now ‘maybe the last’ chance for Gaza ceasefire deal
The latest push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza is probably the best and perhaps the last opportunity for a deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
UK diplomat quits over Israel arm sales and war crimes
A British diplomat has resigned from the Foreign Office saying the department "may be complicit in war crimes" for continuing to allow arms sales to Israel.
Push into Russia is to create a buffer zone: Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the daring military incursion into Russia's Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone
Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ to Pennsylvania crowd
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have hit the road in Pennsylvania before their party's political convention.