US, Arab mediators ‘make progress’ in Gaza peace talks
Palestinian sources say negotiations aiming to reach an accord between Israel and Hamas in Qatar have made progress.
Palestinian sources say negotiations aiming to reach an accord between Israel and Hamas in Qatar have made progress.
As Israel continues deadly airstrikes in Gaza, the families of hostages are pleading for a ceasefire and dread the impact of another winter.
Ukraine has struck an oil facility in a mass drone attack that supplies Russian nuclear bomber planes.
Russian forces say they have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine as officials in Kyiv push a new offensive inside Russia's Kursk region.
US officials are urging Israel and Hamas to agree on a deal for a truce in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages within the next two weeks.
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 30 people in central Gaza, while air sirens sounded in Israel and negotiators were to resume stalled ceasefire talks.
Israeli delegates have been dispatched to resume talks in Qatar brokered by mediators as Israel's army carried out air strikes across the Gaza Strip.
Ukrainian and Russian authorities have reported two deaths from attacks on both sides of the border.
Mediators have started new ceasefire talks in Qatar as medics say two strikes on Gaza City have killed at least 17 Palestinians.
Ukraine's military has accused Russian forces of shelling a residential building in the Sumy region, leaving two children and an adult injured.
Ukrainians are counting on US President-elect Donald Trump to force Russia to end its war after he takes office, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
Syria's caretaker government is set to hike public sector wages by 400 per cent in a bid to boost efficiency and accountability.
A renewed push is under way to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas, and return Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza.
The Israeli military has blown up residential blocks in Beit Lahiya and Jabalia as tanks shell parts of Gaza City and a refugee camp, Palestinian media reports.
Ukrainian officials say two people have been killed in a Russian drone strike on the capital Kyiv that also damaged buildings.
Medics say 10 people have been killed in Israeli military strikes on the Gaza encampment of Khan Younis.
An Israeli military strike near Khan Younis targeting officials in the Gaza Strip's police department has killed 11 people, Hamas says.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump can quickly establish contact with Russia.
Israel has made thunderous comments at the UN on the risk to Houthi militants if they continue missile attacks, warning Israel can hit any target in the region.
Declassified cabinet papers show government officials raised the prospect of the prime minister ordering to shoot down commercial aircraft in a suicide attack.
The Ukrainian army has announced it struck an oil depot in Russia's Smolensk region that it says was used for military purposes.
Azerbaijan's president says Russia accidentally shot down their passenger plane, killing 38, and then attempts were made to cover it up.
The leader of Syria's rebellion who is serving as the country's de facto leader says it might be another four years before a national election can be held.
Sudan's army has reported killing at least 460 fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in an ambush in North Darfur.
One 20-day-old twin froze to death and his brother is fighting for life after their makeshift tent in a central Gazan camp was hit with intense cold and rain.
Weeks before he is due to step down as US president, Joe Biden has pushed through close to $A10 billion of military and budget aid to Ukraine.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found "that ensures Israel's security".
Israeli authorities have called on residents of al-Bureij camp in the centre of the Gaza Strip to leave, saying militants had fired rockets from the area.
French Foreign Minister Jan-Noel Barrot says the new rulers of Syria will be judged "by their actions and over time" ahead of a summit on Syria in France.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is pleading for the joint help of the EU and the US to fight Russia amid fears Donald Trump could withdraw support for Ukraine.
Russia has no conditions for starting talks with Ukrainian authorities to end the war, President Vladimir Putin says