Zelenskiy visits embattled Ukrainian frontline town
The Ukrainian front-line city of Pokrovsk has been visited by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid Russian advances.
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Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal
Diplomatic efforts to halt conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have progressed, with the Iran-backed armed group and Lebanon agreeing to a ceasefire proposal.
Minister defends UN vote for Palestine resource rights
Australia shifted its longstanding position on Israeli responsibility for damage from an oil spill and voted to support Palestinian resource sovereignty.
Reports Trump, Putin spoke are ‘pure fiction’: Kremlin
A Kremlin spokesman has dismissed as "completely untrue" reports Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke in a recent call.
Ukraine rushes to reinforce east amid Russian advances
Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi says he has travelled inside Russia's Kursk region invaded by Ukrainian forces in August.
Air strikes hit Beirut as Israel rules out ceasefire
Smoke has risen over southern Beirut as Israel's forces carried out more strikes, and its government remains adamant its war against Hezbollah is not yet over.
Flight hit by gunfire, Haiti’s main airport shuts down
A passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.
Lebanon awaits truce plans after US envoy hints at hope
A White House envoy is allowing hopes of a ceasefire soon between Israel and Hezbollah, but Lebanon's Speaker says it's yet to see any new proposals.
Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv in months
Russia has hit Kyiv with missiles for the first time in months, as the US assures NATO it will boost its support for Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office.
US wants extended pauses in fighting in Gaza: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says extended pauses of fighting are necessary in the Gaza Strip for humanitarian reasons.
Ukraine ‘optimistic’ after US talks on hitting Russia
Ukrainian officials say they are hopeful they could be able to strike targets within Russia after talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Russia open to Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them
Moscow is not hopeful US president-elect Donald Trump can deliver on his overnight peace promise, but says he is welcome to "try".
Seven die as militant’s car bomb accidentally explodes
At least two children and five suspected militants have died after a car bomb accidentally exploded in northwest Pakistan.
Israel hits Beirut suburb as US delivers truce proposal
A building has tumbled amid Israel's stepped-up bombing of Hezbollah-ruled southern Beirut, while the US has delivered a draft truce plan to end the conflict.
Israel sends rescue planes after attacks on soccer fans
Leaders of Israel and the Netherlands have condemned what they call antisemitic attacks on fans of soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Two thirds of verified Gaza dead women, children: UN
Israel has refuted claims 70 per cent of Gaza's war dead are made up of women and children, accusing Hamas of deliberately causing civilian harm.
Ukraine recovers bodies of 563 soldiers amid attacks
Some 563 Ukraine soldiers were returned home by Russia, bringing this year's total to more than 2100, but still the barrage continues.
They loved and were loved: soldier remembers lost mates
After six of his mates were killed in Afghanistan within two months, Major General Jason Blain says he will be thinking of them on Remembrance Day.
US ‘asked Qatar to expel Hamas’ after hostage deal snub
Hamas leaders should no longer be welcome in Doha after the group rejected a hostage release proposal, a senior US official says.
US charges Iranian man over plot to kill Donald Trump
Details of an Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump before the presidential election have been revealed by the US Justice Department.
Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, dozens hurt
Dutch and Israeli leaders have denounced attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam after five people were hospitalised in the violence.
Ukraine attacks Moscow with 34 drones in major strike
Ukraine has attacked Moscow with 34 drones in its biggest strike on the Russian capital, forcing three of the city's airports to divert flights.
Dozens killed as Israel strikes north Gaza, medics say
Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on northern Gaza's Jabalia, medics say, as Qatar suspends its ceasefire mediation.
Six dead in Russian attacks on southern Ukraine
At least six people have been killed and 21 others injured, including five children, in the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, regional authorities say.
At least 40 Palestinians killed in Gaza strikes
Palestinian medics have accused Israeli forces of killing dozens of people in a strike on a house in the northern Gaza Strip.
More than 300 killed in Sudanese paramilitary attacks
Hundreds of people have been killed in the Sudanese city of Al Hilaliya, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Israeli forces advance in Gaza Strip, strike Lebanon
An Israeli attack in southern Lebanon has left three people killed and several United Nations peacekeepers injured, the Lebanese army says.
Zelenskiy unaware of details of Trump plan to end war
Details of Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine are a mystery to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has lashed talk of a ceasefire without guarantees.
Warning as Ukraine, N.Korean troops meet in first clash
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned the first skirmish between Ukrainian and North Korean troops signals the start of a dark new chapter for the world.
Israel PM sacks defence minister, igniting protests
Protesters in Israel blocked highways and lit bonfires on roads after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Israeli strikes on east Lebanon kill dozens of people
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says only developments on the battlefield will bring an end to the hostilities between the militant group and the Israeli army.