Ukraine will stop Putin, forceful Biden tells NATO
The leaders of members of NATO are visiting the United States as President Joe Biden hosts a summit of the military alliance.
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Israeli strike hits tents of displaced families: Hamas
Hamas representatives say 29 people have been killed in an Israeli strike that hit tents housing displaced families in the town of Abassan east of Khan Younis.
Assange: the WikiLeaks founder who divides opinion
Opinion is split on Julian Assange as he heads home to Australia after pleading guilty in a deal with US prosecutors to end a years-long legal battle.
Russia begins secret spying trial for US reporter
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Russian court as his trial for espionage begins behind closed doors.
NATO picks Dutch PM Mark Rutte as next boss
Mark Rutte has promised to lead NATO "with great vigour" after the outgoing Dutch PM was chosen as secretary-general at a critical time for the alliance.
Zelenskiy presents new commander to Ukraine troops
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has visited frontline forces in eastern Ukraine, where he introduced troops to their new joint forces commander.
Assange lands in Australia after US guilty plea
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing US military secrets.
UK Conservatives support falls after betting scandal
The polls were already bleak for Britain's ruling Conservatives and now a betting scandal is pushing their support even lower just days before the election.
Kenyan president withdraws tax rise plan after protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has told the public "I concede," in a speech where he said he will scrap plans to raise various taxes, following deadly unrest.
Assange returns as US insists his actions risked lives
Officials in Washington DC insist Julian Assange's actions put its agents at risk of harm while a US judge says no victim has been identified.
Bolivian police arrest general after coup attempt
Bolivia's president has urged his people to rise up to defend democracy as police arrested a military general who led an "attempted coup d'etat".
Anne in hospital with concussion after kick from horse
Princess Anne is in hospital with minor head injuries and a concussion after she's believed to have been kicked by a horse on her English estate.
Israel strikes kill 11 in Gaza, tanks push into Rafah
More than eight months into the fighting, international mediation backed by the United States has so far failed to bring a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Russia swears retaliation against US for Ukraine strike
Russia says Washington supplied data and weapons and then aimed them for Ukraine in an attack on Crimea that killed four and injured 151.
WikiLeaks’ Assange to plead guilty to espionage charge
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty this week to violating US espionage law, in a deal that could end his imprisonment in the UK.
Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US charge
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison and left the UK after reaching a plea deal with US authorities.
Ultra-Orthodox must serve in Israeli military: court
Israel's military must draft ultra-Orthodox men, a court has ruled in a decree likely to send shock waves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
Assange to be a free man after guilty plea in US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will head home to Australia after making a US plea deal to end his long legal saga over the publication of secret documents.
UK’s Conservatives dump candidates in gambling probe
The UK's ruling Conservatives have withdrawn support for two candidates after they were implicated in a betting row just weeks before the general election.
Five dead as Kenyan police open fire on protesters
Several people have died and dozens more been wounded as police opened fired on demonstrators attempting to storm Kenya's parliament.
Israeli air strikes dozens across Gaza
The family of the chief of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has again been targeted in Israeli air strikes which killed his sister.
Julian Assange heads home after plea deal in US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to time already served in Britain in a deal with the US that secures his freedom.
Another Conservative probed over UK election betting
Britain's Gambling Commission is reportedly investigating Conservative candidates and the party's director of campaigning over bets on the election date.
Israeli fighter jets in deadly strikes over Gaza City
More than 40 people have been killed and a refugee camp has been hit in the latest Israeli air strikes around Gaza City in the enclave's north.
New Zealand ferry refloated after it ran aground
New Zealand transport operator Interislander says it will conduct an investigation into a ferry, which ran aground.
Israeli tanks at edge of Rafah’s Mawasi refuge zone
Palestinian families are reportedly fleeing the Mawasi refugee camp for Khan Younis as Israeli tanks advance near the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Kremlin blames US for missile attack on Crimea
Russia has warned there will be consequences as it blamed the United State for a Ukrainian attack using US-supplied missiles.
Death toll rises to 19 after gunmen attack Dagestan
Fifteen police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, have been killed in a rampage by gunmen in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan.
Police cars torched in fresh New Caledonia protests
Protesters angry at the extradition of a New Caledonian independence leader have lit fires and blocked roads as new unrest hits the French territory.
Israel air strike kills senior Gaza health official
Israel's military has killed a senior Hamas commander in an air strike on a hospital that the enclave's health minister says killed a top emergency official.
New Zealand’s Interislander ferry runs aground
Tugboats will attempt to refloat the Aratere after an Interislander ferry ran aground in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds.