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.
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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.
‘Do more’: fury rises over Palestinian refugee ban call
Palestinians are disgusted at a call to blanket ban asylum seekers fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip from Australia under the guise of national security.
Ukraine incursion aims to destabilise Russia: Putin
Moscow's forces are in their sixth day of intense battle against Kyiv's largest incursion into Russian territory since the start of the war.
Hamas casts doubt on participation in ceasefire talks
Hamas has indicated it may stay out the next round of ceasefire talks with Israel, saying it wants a plan based on previous discussions.
End UK riots, parents of murdered girl urge at funeral
Nine-year-old stabbing victim Alice da Silva Aguiar was carried to her funeral in a white carriage drawn by two white horses wearing pink feathers.
Russia emergency over Ukraine attack in border region
Russia's emergencies ministry has declared the situation in the Kursk region a "federal level" alert four days after Ukrainian forces charged over the border.
UK govt urges police to stay vigilant following riots
Hundreds more specialised British police are ready to respond to far-right violence at the weekend as the government remains on high alert after days of unrest.
Russia fights intense battles in major Ukrainian attack
Ukrainian forces are battling inside Russia as Moscow imposes a security regime on border regions amid calls for restraint around Kursk nuclear station.
Wong condemns Israeli minister’s starvation comments
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined international counterparts in slamming an Israeli minister's comments justifying the use of starvation on Gazans.
Almost 100 dead in Israeli strike on Gaza school: Hamas
An Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City has killed almost 100 Palestinians, Hamas officials say, ahead of a new round of ceasefire talks.
UK PM scraps holiday to focus on riot response
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer will no longer be taking a summer holiday as he stays to deal with the violent riots that have gripped the UK.
‘Nowhere is safe’: Israel orders more Gaza evacuations
Israel has issued a massive evacuation order in Khan Younis in southern Gaza as Palestinians and the United Nations say nowhere in the Gaza Strip is safe.
Father and young son die in Russian air attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian authorities say a father and his four-year-old son have been killed by debris from a Russian air strike that hit their home near Kyiv.
Russia battles Ukrainian troops after major incursion
Russian troops have clashed with Ukrainian forces for a third day after they rammed through the border in one of Kyiv's biggest attacks of the two-year war.
UK rioters thwarted by ‘show of unity’ by communities
A heavy security presence and anti-racism rallies across Britain have prevented a repeat of widespread rioting by the far right, London's police chief says.
Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms
Israel is bracing for an attack from its long term enemy Iran, as ongoing violence with Lebanon's Hezbollah threatens to spiral into an all-out regional war.
Ezidi refugees mark decade of surviving ISIS massacres
Hundreds of Ezidi refugees have gathered in regional NSW towns to commemorate 10 years since surviving terrorist group ISIS killing men and enslaving women.
Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge
Australia's failure to compensate victims more than a decade after Australian soldiers allegedly killed Afghan civilians, has been criticised by UN experts.
Police, communities halt riots, but UK still on alert
Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets to protest the violent riots that have gripped the nation since the deadly Southport stabbings.
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘large-scale provocation’
President Vladimir Putin has called a Ukrainian incursion into Russia a "large-scale provocation" as his troops fight off cross-border raids for a second day.
Hamas names Gaza head Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in the Gaza Strip, as its new political leader after his predecessor was killed in a suspected Israeli strike.
Iran ambassador called in after ‘hateful’ comments
Comments calling for Israel to be wiped out have been denounced by Anthony Albanese, who confirmed Iran's ambassador to Australia had been summoned.
Ukraine drone strike on Russia’s Belgorod ‘kills one’
An official in Russia's Belgorod region says a Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person in a bus while Mali has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine.
Nine UN refugee staff to be fired over attack on Israel
The United Nations aid agency in the Gaza Strip says nine of its employees "may have been involved in the armed attacks" of October 7.
Bangladesh’s parliament dissolved after PM resigns
Bangladesh's president has dissolved parliament, paving the way for new elections after prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid violent unrest.