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Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal

Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal

Diplomatic efforts to halt conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have progressed, with the Iran-backed armed group and Lebanon agreeing to a ceasefire proposal.

Zelenskiy visits embattled Ukrainian frontline town

Zelenskiy visits embattled Ukrainian frontline town

Zelenskiy visits embattled Ukrainian frontline town

Zelenskiy visits embattled Ukrainian frontline town

The Ukrainian front-line city of Pokrovsk has been visited by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid Russian advances.

Biden administration is escalating Ukraine war: Kremlin

Biden administration is escalating Ukraine war: Kremlin

Biden administration is escalating Ukraine war: Kremlin

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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Russia launches deadly attack on city, Ukraine's grid

Russia launches deadly attack on city, Ukraine's grid

A strike on a building in the Ukrainian city of Sumy has killed 11 people and wounded dozens, as Russia launched a "massive" drone and missile attack.

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head

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.

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

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.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill six, officials say

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.

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Iran will back Lebanon decision on Mideast ceasefire

Iran will back Lebanon decision on Mideast ceasefire

Iran will back Lebanon decision on Mideast ceasefire

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.

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

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.

Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin call opens 'Pandora's box'

Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin call opens 'Pandora's box'

Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin call opens 'Pandora's box'

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".

Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

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.

Israel hits Beirut suburb as US delivers truce proposal

Israel hits Beirut suburb as US delivers truce proposal

Israel hits Beirut suburb as US delivers truce proposal

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.

Minister defends UN vote for Palestine resource rights

Minister defends UN vote for Palestine resource rights

Minister defends UN vote for Palestine resource rights

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.

Seven die as militant's car bomb accidentally explodes

Seven die as militant's car bomb accidentally explodes

Seven die as militant's car bomb accidentally explodes

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Coalition backs defence export permit rules for Israel

Australia will maintain its current laws for defence export permits if the coalition wins government at the next federal election, a key Liberal senator says.

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.

Trump scepticism 'more widespread than admitted'

Former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr is casting doubt on the genuineness of public comments from ministers downplaying the impacts of a Trump presidency.

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.

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.

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.

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