NATO must confirm Ukraine as de facto member: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is optimistic about forthcoming "positive news regarding weapons for our men" from a NATO summit.
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Australian surveillance aircraft to help Ukraine: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to meet the leaders of New Zealand, Japan and South Korea at the NATO summit in Lithuania.
Russia angered as Turkey sends Ukraine commanders home
Russia says Turkey's decision to repatriate Ukrainian prisoners of war is in violation the terms of a prisoner exchange agreement.
Russian angered as Turkey sends Ukraine commanders home
Russia says Turkey's decision to repatriate Ukrainian prisoners of war is in violation the terms of a prisoner exchange agreement.
UN chief says Sudan on brink of ‘full-scale civil war’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" as fierce clashes between rival generals continue unabated.
Albanese bound for Europe and talks on Ukraine, economy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left for talks in Germany and Lithuania as European leaders seek Indo-Pacific views on global security and war in Ukraine.
Zelenskiy brings home Azovstal fighters given to Turkey
The Kremlin says Turkey has violated agreements by releasing detained commanders of a a unit that defended a steel works in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Sudan air strike on Omdurman kills 22: officials
The Khartoum state health ministry says an air strike by Sudan's army has killed 22 people in Omdurman.
Wagner fighters preparing to move to Belarus
Members of Russia's Wagner mercenary group are preparing to move to a Belarusian army camp in August, a commander says.
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy defiant on 500th day of war
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has issued a defiant message from the place where the war began, 500 days ago.
NATO makes Ukraine membership pledge before summit
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has visited NATO member capitals as the United States confirms its military aid package for Kyiv includes cluster bombs.
Albanese heads to Europe for talks on Ukraine, economy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is heading to Germany and Lithuania as European leaders seek Indo-Pacific views on global security and Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhia plant fuel storage areas not mined: IAEA
The United Nations nuclear agency says two sections of the Zaporizhzhia plant have not been by mined by Russian authorities, contrary to Ukrainian claims.
NATO reiterates pledge to Ukraine ahead of summit
NATO has reiterated its pledge to bring Ukraine into the fold, but member states are still in disagreement as to how fast that should happen.
Prigozhin back in Russia, Belarus leader says
The president of Belarus says Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Russia while the movements of his fighters remain unclear.
Russia, Ukraine differ in accounts of Bakhmut fighting
Ukraine says its forces have the Russians all but pinned down in fighting near shattered eastern city Bakhmut as Moscow claims its troops have repelled attacks.
Man dies detonating explosive device inside Kyiv court
No link has been made between a man who blew himself up in a Ukraine courtroom and the ongoing war with Russia, authorities said.
Sudan’s cultural heritage in peril as fighting rages
Historic and culturally-significant artefacts are being lost as the war continues to rage across Sudan's major cities.
Ukraine reports ‘fruitful’ few days in counteroffensive
Kyiv has given a positive assessment of its month-old counterattack against Russian forces but Moscow has not acknowledged Ukraine's gains.
Palestinians defiant after Israel’s raid on Jenin
Israeli troops have withdrawn from Jenin in the West Bank, ending an intense two-day operation that killed at least 12 Palestinians.
Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with drones
At least three drones have been intercepted in the skies over Moscow, including two 30 kilometres southwest of the Kremlin, Russian news agencies say.
Israeli troops, drones hit Jenin in West Bank operation
The Palestinian health ministry says at least eight people have been killed in Jenin as an Israeli military operation hit the city with drone strikes.
Ukraine war crimes writer victim of Russian attack
Ukrainian writer and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina has been confirmed as one of the victims of a Russian attack on a pizza restaurant. .
Tensions on France’s streets ease, fewer arrests made
The relative calm overnight in France following five nights of riots has offered some relief to the government in its fight to regain control of the situation.
Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight
There appears to be no end in sight to the conflict in Sudan, as violence ramps up in the city of Omdurman and the capital Khartoum.
Zelenskiy says serious threat remains at nuclear plant
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia is 'technically ready' to provoke a local explosion at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
France braces for more violence after riots
France is bracing for a fourth night of riots triggered by the police shooting death of a teenager during a traffic stop in Paris.
Unrest rocks France ahead of shot teenager’s funeral
The French government says all options are on the table to restore order after another night of rioting ahead of a funeral for a teenager shot dead by police.
Ukraine says counteroffensive ‘going according to plan’
Ukraine says it has reasserted control of some villages in the southeast although Russia still holds swathes of territory in the east, south and southeast.
Russia general may be detained after Wagner mutiny
A Russian general with long-time links to the Wagner group boss who staged a brief insurrection was reportedly detained, despite publicly decrying the mutiny.
Crisis grips France after worst night of rioting
Hundreds of police have been injured and hundreds of people arrested as rioters clash with officers in towns and cities across France.