Twenty-six dead in Russian strikes on western Ukraine
A Russian attack on the city of Ternopil has killed at least 26 people and injured nearly 100 others, a Ukrainian official says.
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Israeli air strikes kill 25 in Gaza Strip, medics say
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 25 people across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, medics in the Palestinian enclave say.
Europeans rebuff US plan to force Ukraine concessions
The US is pushing for Ukraine to accept a peace plan that includes giving up territory to Russia, but the EU warns "peace cannot be a capitulation".
Israeli fire kills five in Gaza Strip despite truce
Israeli strikes have hit several Gaza Strip sites as a Hamas spokesman accused Israel of changing markings that define areas Israel controls in the enclave.
US plan for Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia
Ukraine has received a new peace proposal from the United States that would require it to cede land controlled by Russia, according to a report.
Ukraine faces difficult choice on US plan, deadline set
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he will work with the United States on a peace plan to end the war with Russia but will not betray Ukraine's interests.
Ukraine, EU officials discuss Trump’s plan to end war
Ukraine is holding talks with high-ranking US and European officials in Switzerland regarding a 28-point peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
Israeli air strikes kill 24 in Gaza
Israel's military says it has launched air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, which medics say killed at least 24 people and wounded 54.
Israel targets Hezbollah leader in Beirut strike
Hezbollah's chief of staff was the target of an Israeli air strike on a southern Beirut suburb, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.
US, Ukraine work on ‘refined’ peace plan to end war
Talks between the US and Ukraine to revise a peace plan are continuing after Kyiv and European nations were blindsided by the United States' 28-point proposal.
Hamas says Israeli ‘breaches’ threaten ceasefire
As delegations meet to further Gaza peace talks, both Israel and the Palestinians say the other is violating the ceasefire and putting peace at risk.
US, Russia hold peace talks as missiles pound Kyiv
A senior US Army official has met Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi in a bid to salvage a peace plan over Ukraine, even as Kyiv was hit by a deadly barrage.
Truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists
Israel and Hamas have accused each other of deadly ceasefire breaches, with three people killed in the latest incidents in Gaza according to Palestinian medics.
Ukraine signs historic deal for 100 French warplanes
A deal to purchase French warplanes, munitions and drones will give Ukraine one of the greatest air defences in the world, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Gaza plan
The UN Security Council has approved a US plan for Gaza authorising an international security force to demilitarise the zone but Hamas insists it won't disarm.
Foreign attackers behind blast that killed 12: Pakistan
Pakistani government ministers have accused Afghanistan and India of complicity in an explosion in the capital Islamabad that killed 12 people.
France to help Palestinians draft state constitution
France and the Palestinian Authority will set up a committee to work on a Palestinian constitution for a future state, French President Emmanuel Macron says.
Russian forces roll Mad Max-style into Ukraine’s east
Moscow says taking Pokrovsk will give it a platform to drive north towards the two biggest remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine troops pull back in southeast, Russia advances
Ukrainian soldiers and commanders say they do not have enough troops to hold defensive positions against Russian forces in the country's southeast.
‘Unjustified’: Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu
Donald Trump wants Israel to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu in a corruption case, raising questions about undue American influence over internal Israeli affairs.
Hamas reasserts Gaza control, post-war talks grind on
There are signs that Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza, raising doubts over whether it will cede authority as promised.
Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv
Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv that has killed four people and injured dozens.
Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza
Fifteen bodies of Gaza Strip residents have been returned by Israel, officials at a hospital in the south of the enclave say.
Russia says Ukrainian drones targeting nuclear plants
Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant while Ukrainian officials say Russian strikes have hit Kyiv.
First major winter rains pummel Gaza, destroying tents
The first heavy rainfall of the winter season has sent water cascading through the Muwasi tent camp in the Gaza Strip.
Ukraine’s stalled prisoner swaps with Russia to resume
There are hopes that more than 1000 Ukraine soldiers could be released from Russian captivity, with stalled prisoner exchange talks set to resume.
Netanyahu rejects Palestine state as far-right revolts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his opposition to a Palestinian state the far-right erupted over a US-backed plan indicated support.
Russian forces advance in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
As Russian forces advance along the frontline, Ukraine's army says it does not have enough troops to hold many defensive positions.
Sudanese army nets rebel drones targeting two cities
The Sudanese army has intercepted drones fired by its rival paramilitary group.
US Army to buy one million drones, in major acquisition
The US Army is about to significantly ramp up its acquisition of drones with plans to buy at least a million.