Assange’s father urges freedom for Palestinians
Julian Assange's father has told pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Melbourne their fight for freedom "may be a bit harder" than the campaign to liberate his son.
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Protests turn violent amid unrest over UK stabbings
A knife attack that left three girls dead has sparked violent disorder in some cities and towns in England, with police hospitalised after the latest protest.
Five dead in Israeli air strike in West Bank: reports
An Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank has killed at least five people including a Hamas commander, Palestinian media reports.
Russia troops advance in Ukraine’s east: Kyiv officials
Ukrainian military officials say Russian forces are using warplanes and artillery fire to support waves of infantry assaults in the country's east.
Venezuela activists says HQ attacked, govt claims coup
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has accused the United States of being "at the forefront of a coup attempt" after a contested presidential election.
US to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East
The US is sending additional navy cruisers and destroyers to the Middle East and Europe after threats from Iran and allies Hamas and Hezbollah.
Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza truce talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says an Israeli delegation will take part in Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt.
Family wants new probe into aid worker deaths in Israel
An Australian aid worker's family wants more answers after a report into her death and that of six colleagues found the attack was "not deliberately directed".
Funeral for slain Hamas leader held in Qatar
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will be buried in Qatar as Hamas and Iran vow revenge on Israel and fears grow the war in Gaza is spiralling into a wider conflict.
Death of Hamas military leader confirmed, Israel says
The head of Hamas' military wing died in an air strike in Gaza in July, Israel has confirmed a day after the group's political chief was killed in Iran.
Zelenskiy wants China to put more pressure on Russia
"If China wants to, it can force Russia to stop this war. I do not want (China) to act as a mediator," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
Sudan army chief defiant after surviving drone strike
Sudan's military says its leader has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country's east.
Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Haniyeh
Iran's supreme leader has led funeral prayers for Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, whose slaying Tehran blames on Israel and which risks sparking a wider conflict.
Ukraine repels one of Russia’s largest drone attacks
Ukraine's military has shot down almost Russian 90 drones in an overnight attack that Kyiv says was the one of the largest such attacks of the war.
Hamas leader Haniyeh killed by alleged Israeli strike
Iran has vowed revenge after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Tehran, drawing fears of a wider escalation in the region.
Israeli forces quit Khan Younis, Palestinians return
Israel's eight-day-long raid in eastern areas of Khan Younis killed 255 Palestinians and wounded more than 300 others, Gaza authorities say.
PM’s travel warning as war looms in ‘troubling’ region
Australians are being warned to leave Lebanon as the security situation deteriorates while the immigration minister faces calls to help more Palestinians.
Mass Gaza exodus as Hamas says Israel stalls ceasefire
Only 14 per cent of Gaza is not placed under evacuation orders by the Israeli military, the head of the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians says.
Sexual violence rampant in Sudan, says rights group
The 15-month war in Sudan has resulted in rampant sexual violence against women which shows no sign of abating, a report by Human Rights Watch says.
Russia inches toward supply route in Ukraine’s east
Russian forces say they have overrun two front-line villages after relentless assaults that are part of a push in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
Calls for restraint as Israel vows vengeance
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Hezbollah will pay a heavy price after a rocket attack in Golan Heights killed 12 young people.
Israel advances in south Gaza, more people displaced
Scores of Palestinians have been killed in 24 hours, according to health authorities, as Israel continues to move deeper into the Gaza Strip.
Israeli drone strike kills two as Lebanon braces
Two people have been killed and three others, including a child, have been injured in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon, Lebanese authorities say.
US says Israel has a right to defence, but wary of war
Israel has a right to defend itself after the Golan Heights attack, but it must be wary of letting the situation escalate into a wider war, says Washington.
Netanyahu furious as 12 killed in Golan Heights strike
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns "Hezbollah will pay a heavy price" after the deadliest strike in Israel since the start of the conflict in Gaza.
Israeli strike hits school in Gaza, killing at least 30
An Israeli air strike has hit a school in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people, in an attack the military said was targeting a Hamas command centre.
At least 22 killed in RSF attacks on Sudan’s al-Fashir
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces fired artillery shells on markets, hospitals and residential apartments in al-Fashir, the national army's last position in Darfur.
Russian shelling kills four civilians in across Ukraine
Four people have died and more, including children, have been injured in the latest spate of Russian shelling across Ukraine.
Ten die as rocket hits football pitch in Golan Heights
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rushing home after the deadliest strike in Israel or Israeli-territory since the start of the conflict in Gaza.
PM under fire as Gaza protesters front Labor conference
Pro-Palestine protesters amassed outside the NSW Labor conference while, inside, the Prime Minister did his best to ignore the chants attacking him.
Missile forces hit Russian air base in Crimea: Ukraine
Ukrainian missile forces have struck a Russian military airfield as Kyiv ramps up long-range attacks on the occupied Crimean peninsula.