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.
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
‘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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.