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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

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.

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.

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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'

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 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

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.

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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.

Russia open to Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them

Russia open to Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them

Russia open to Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them

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

Ukraine 'optimistic' after US talks on hitting Russia

Ukraine 'optimistic' after US talks on hitting Russia

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 wants extended pauses in fighting in Gaza: Blinken

US wants extended pauses in fighting in Gaza: 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

Lebanon awaits truce plans after US envoy hints at hope

Lebanon awaits truce plans after US envoy hints at hope

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.

Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv in months

Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv in months

Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv in months

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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