Russia says Ukraine downs its plane, killing 65 POWs
Russia has accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a Russian military transport plane, killing all 74 people on board including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs
Moscow has accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
US military strikes Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen
Two Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at the Red Sea have reportedly been destroyed in the United States military's latest strikes in Yemen.
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine cities kill 18
Russian missiles have hit three Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, killing at least 18 people and destroying apartment buildings and energy infrastructure.
Plan for one-month Gaza truce makes progress
Intense negotiations are working towards swapping Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners during a proposed month-long ceasefire in Gaza, sources say.
Four killed in Russian air strikes on Ukrainian cities
Russia has launched missile strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more.
Israeli tanks cut off hospitals in new storming of Gaza
Israel has intensified its bombardment of Khan Younis in Gaza as the Palestinian death toll is reported to have passed 25,000.
Europe must pursue path to Palestinian state: Borrell
EU diplomat Josep Borrell says Europe must press ahead with efforts to create a roadmap leading to a Palestinian state, despite Israel's opposition.
Israel says 24 troops killed in day of Gaza fighting
Israel says 24 soldiers have died in Gaza in 24 hours - with 21 of them killed in a single explosion - as its forces push deep into western Khan Younis.
US, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen
US and British forces have carried out a fresh round of strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen following the rebels' attacks against Red Sea shipping.
Further sanctions against Middle East terror groups
Australia has imposed fresh sanctions against three groups and 12 people with links to proscribed terror groups Hamas, Hizbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Russian Medibank hacker first to be hit with sanctions
The Australian government has imposed cyber sanctions for the first time, naming Russian Aleksandr Ermakov as the man responsible for the Medibank data breach.
Israeli PM says ‘there is no real proposal by Hamas’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is taking an unspecified initiative in the absence of an offer by Hamas to free its hostages.
Battles rage as Gaza officials say toll passes 25,000
The Palestinian death toll from air strikes in Gaza has surpassed 25,000, health officials say, as Israeli forces and Hamas fighters clash across the enclave.
Ukraine shelling kills dozens in Russian-held Donetsk
Moscow has condemned the deadly Ukrainian shelling of Russian-occupied Donetsk, which it says was carried out "with the use of weapons supplied by the West".
Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000
As Gaza's death toll passes 25,000 and the air strikes and street warfare continues, residents are at much of risk of famine as they are violence.
Twenty-five killed after Ukraine shells Donetsk
Moscow says the weapons used in a deadly strike on a busy shopping and market area of Russia-controlled Donetsk were supplied by the West.
Middle East air strikes raise risk of Gaza escalation
A series of missile strikes in the Middle East indicate the war in Gaza may be stirring up tensions in the greater region.
Zelenskiy calls Trump’s war rhetoric ‘very dangerous’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is welcome to visit Kyiv, if he can really stop the war in 24 hours.
Fighting across Gaza as Israel drops hostage leaflets
Israel continues to pound Gaza as its planes drop leaflets urging Palestinians in Rafah to help it locate hostages being held by Hamas.
Debate simmers as Wong returns from Middle East mission
Foreign Minister Penny Wong returns from the Middle East to criticism of the government's designation of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
US launches more strikes on Houthi anti-ship missiles
The US has once again attacked targets of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, striking three anti-ship missiles it says were aimed at the Red Sea.
Biden speaks with Netanyahu on Gaza, Palestinian state
US President Joe Biden discussed his vision for peace in the Middle East and a two state-solution in a phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said.
Israeli drones ‘attack southern Gaza hospital’
Israel has been accused of firing on a hospital in southern Gaza using drones as its forces press into the city of Khan Younis.
Downed Ukrainian drone causes Russian oil depot blaze
A suspected Ukrainian drone shot down in western Russia has caused a fire at a major oil depot.
Israeli tanks push towards Gaza’s biggest hospital
Israeli forces have edged further south towards Gaza's Khan Younis Hospital, as Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a two state solution.
North Korea conducts underwater nuclear weapons test
North Korea's defence ministry has carried out a test of what it says is a nuclear-capable underwater attack system off the country's east coast.
US forces conduct fifth strike on Houthi sites in Yemen
The US military has fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against 14 Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen.
North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapons
A test of the Haeil-5-23 nuclear-capable underwater attack system, has been carried out by the defence ministry off North Korea's east coast.
Russian military ‘has taken control’ of Ukraine village
Russia's military says it has occupied a small village in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.
Khan Younis battle threatens Gaza Strip hospital
The Israeli army's troops in Khan Younis have "eliminated dozens of terrorists in close-quarters combat" amid a battle with Hamas militants.