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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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.
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.
‘They are everyday people’: Gaza statements condemned
Portraying Palestinians as Hamas supporters is misleading and inflammatory and Australia must offer help to those asylum seekers, a human rights expert says.
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.
Turkey faces wildfires amid fears for Anzac war graves
A wildfire raging on the Gallipoli Peninsula has raised Australian fears it could damage "sacred" Anzac graves, while Turkey says the blaze is under control.
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
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.
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
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
Dutton accused of whipping up fear with visa ban calls
Anthony Albanese has hit out at calls to ban Palestinians from being granted visas, saying it's creating further social division.
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
PM launches Gaza visa attack on ‘hypocritical’ Dutton
Anthony Albanese has defended the government's approach to issuing visas to Palestinians, accusing the opposition of confecting outrage on the issue.
Israeli forces recover bodies of six hostages in Gaza
Israel has retrieved the bodies of six hostages in southern Gaza, as mediators toil on a ceasefire deal that would release more captives help by militants.
Kursk attack shows Kremlin red lines are bluff: Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the country's armed forces "are achieving our goals" as more Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner in Kursk.
West and NATO helped Ukraine attack Russia: Putin aide
Ukraine's shock incursion into Russia's Kursk region was planned with help from NATO and Western special services, an aide to President Vladimir Putin claims.
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in bid to stop wider war
Ceasefire talks in Qatar are expected to enter their second day in an effort to prevent the war in Gaza spreading into a wider regional conflict.
Germany asks Poland to hold Nord Stream ‘diver’ suspect
Media reports say German investigators believe a Ukrainian diver was part of a team that was behind the mysterious Nord Stream pipeline blasts in 2022.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 40,000: ministry
Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says, as mediators renew their push to broker a ceasefire.
Ukraine’s forces pushing along the Russian border front
Russia has thrust Ukrainian forces out of one village in its border region but Kyiv is still trying to "get through from everywhere", a Russian commander says.
Ukraine attacks a bid for negotiating position: Russia
Ukrainian officials say a cross-border assault on Russia is a matter of security as Italy and Switzerland call for a new peace summit including Russia.
Hamas says one Israeli hostage killed, two wounded
A members of Hamas' armed wing have killed an Israeli hostage, a spokesman for the Palestinian militant organisation says.
Hamas out of Gaza talks as Iran mulls Israel attack
Hopes for a truce is Gaza has dimmed as Hamas backs out of a new round of talks that Iran says could prevent an Iranian retaliation against Israel.
Ukraine is advancing deeper into Russia: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian forces have gained more ground in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says, as their major incursion continues for a second week.
Girl, 13, convicted as 1000 arrested over UK riots
A 13-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to violent disorder as more than 1000 people were arrested over riots sparked by the killings of three girls in Southport.