Biden administration is escalating Ukraine war: Kremlin
The US has given Ukraine permission to use its long-range weapons to strike deep into Russia, prompting a stark warning from Moscow.
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Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its media spokesman Mohammad Afif in an Israeli strike on a building in Beirut.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill six, officials say
Six people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a village in Lebanon's Baalbek region, the health ministry says.
Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ strike
Ukrainians fear more damage to their hobbled energy system as Russia's first big missile attack in months prompts Poland to scramble its air force.
Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin call opens ‘Pandora’s box’
Nearing 1000 days since the invasion, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the call between German and Russian heads of state opened "Pandora's box".
Iran will back Lebanon decision on Mideast ceasefire
Iran says it fully supports Lebanon and any decision it makes in ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it has no desire to "sabotage" a peace plan.
Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town’s mystery deaths
Cholera is thought to be the cause of hundreds of deaths in a besieged town in Sudan's El Gezira state.
Tensions flare in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region
Protesters and police have clashed in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia over a proposed pact that would allow Russians to buy apartments there.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.