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More Aussies heading home after deadly Vanuatu quake

More Aussies heading home after deadly Vanuatu quake

Two more RAAF planes are set to bring home Australians stranded in Vanuatu following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

France rushes supplies to Mayotte, Macron due to visit

France rushes supplies to Mayotte, Macron due to visit

France rushes supplies to Mayotte, Macron due to visit

France rushes supplies to Mayotte, Macron due to visit

Authorities in Mayotte are racing to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory.

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Australians with families in the Middle East have cautiously welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based listed terror group Hezbollah.

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Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid

Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid

A United Nations aid agency is best placed to deliver aid to Gaza and this fact must be acknowledged after Israel attacked its credibility, the government says.

Warning Israel's aid agency ban could be 'catastrophic'

Warning Israel's aid agency ban could be 'catastrophic'

Israel has violated international law by moving against a key UN aid group, which could result in sanctions from Australia and other nations, an expert says.

Gaza crisis warning as Israeli aid agency ban condemned

Gaza crisis warning as Israeli aid agency ban condemned

Australia has joined a chorus of countries including Britain and Canada in condemning Israel's move to ban a Palestinian aid agency it accuses of terror links.

Australians evacuate Lebanon on flight to Cyrus

Australians evacuate Lebanon on flight to Cyrus

The first chartered flight of Australians fleeing war-torn Lebanon has landed in Cyprus, with passengers set to head to Sydney soon.

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Envoy calls for more Palestine aid after probity pledge

Envoy calls for more Palestine aid after probity pledge

Envoy calls for more Palestine aid after probity pledge

Envoy calls for more Palestine aid after probity pledge

Comprehensive ID and staff checks, stronger financial reporting and joint field trips aim to ensure Australian aid for Palestinian refugees isn't being misused.

Pacific aid bolstered as leaders head to New Caledonia

Pacific aid bolstered as leaders head to New Caledonia

Pacific aid bolstered as leaders head to New Caledonia

Pacific aid bolstered as leaders head to New Caledonia

Australia will help stock emergency aid supplies across the Pacific to quicken disaster responses while it seeks the sign off of leaders for a policing plan.

More Ukraine aid urged as threat has 'metastasised'

More Ukraine aid urged as threat has 'metastasised'

More Ukraine aid urged as threat has 'metastasised'

More Ukraine aid urged as threat has 'metastasised'

The war in Ukraine poses a danger to democracies across the world and Australia must send more help to the embattled nation, a retired major general says.

Fears Middle East violence will spread, get more savage

Fears Middle East violence will spread, get more savage

Fears Middle East violence will spread, get more savage

Fears Middle East violence will spread, get more savage

As the prime minister warns conflict could erupt right across the Middle East, Peter Dutton is preparing to visit Israel to highlight bilateral ties.

Ex-ADF chief to oversee Israel aid worker deaths probe

Ex-ADF chief to oversee Israel aid worker deaths probe

Ex-ADF chief to oversee Israel aid worker deaths probe

Ex-ADF chief to oversee Israel aid worker deaths probe

Tel Aviv's response to the Israeli Defence Force strikes that killed Zomi Frankcom will be under the spotlight with Australia appointing a special adviser.

Australia under pressure over Palestinian visas and aid

Australia under pressure over Palestinian visas and aid

Australia under pressure over Palestinian visas and aid

Australia under pressure over Palestinian visas and aid

The US has asked partner nations to help set up a new port to bring aid into Gaza, as Australia cancels the visas of Palestinians fleeing the war.

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the importance of the UN's humanitarian body in Palestine, days after Australia stripped its funding.

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Ceasefire, aid calls for 'unprecedented crisis' in Gaza

As hostilities pause in Gaza, humanitarian organisations are calling for aid to be greatly increased with fears fuel, food and water are running out.

Sudan army, paramilitary RSF commit to facilitating aid

Warring factions in Sudan have committed to facilitating humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged country.

WHO says it needs urgent access to Gaza to deliver aid

The World Health Organisation is seeking to gain access to Gaza to deliver aid and medical supplies after Israeli air strikes killed and injured thousands.

UN on fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan

The UN Human Rights Council are to investigate allegations of abuses in Sudan since war broke out in April.

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UN mission arrives as ethnic Armenian exodus nears end

A UN mission has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, just as the mass exodus of 100,000 ethnic Armenians, prompted by an Azerbaijani military offensive, nears an end.

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake toll nears 2500

The death toll from the deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco in more than 60 years is nearing 2500 as rescuers race to find survivors.

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

The federal government is launching a new framework to cut red tape and help traumatised disaster survivors access long-term mental health care .

Sudan's government declares UN envoy no longer welcome

The UN's envoy to Sudan and key mediator has been formally declared “persona non grata” by the government, who says he should be removed from his post.

Clashes reported on second day of Sudan ceasefire deal

While there was a relative lull in violence since the start of a ceasefire, clashes are still being reported in Sudan where aid is still thin on the ground.

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