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Australia involved in strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen

Australia involved in strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen

Australia has participated in strikes launched by the US and the UK on Houthi rebels in Yemen, after they blocked a key maritime trading route.

PNG asks Australia for helicopter after deadly unrest

PNG asks Australia for helicopter after deadly unrest

PNG asks Australia for helicopter after deadly unrest

PNG asks Australia for helicopter after deadly unrest

Australia's government remains in constant communication with Papua New Guinea and has received requests for assistance after deadly rioting and civil unrest.

Israel condemns ICJ case as some Gazans return to north

Israel condemns ICJ case as some Gazans return to north

Israel condemns ICJ case as some Gazans return to north

Israel condemns ICJ case as some Gazans return to north

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says South Africa's accusation against Israel of genocide in Gaza could only happen in a world turned upside-down.

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Ukraine's draft bill on mobilisation withdrawn

Ukraine's draft bill on mobilisation withdrawn

A proposed Ukrainian law on tightening mobilisation rules has been withdrawn by the government for amendments.

PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots

PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots

PNG Prime Minister James Marape has suspended the chief of police and top bureaucrats in the finance and treasury departments in the wake of deadly riots.

Barricades, trenches as Ukraine focus shifts to defence

Barricades, trenches as Ukraine focus shifts to defence

Ukraine has stepped up construction of fortifications as Kyiv's troops switch to a more defensive footing after a big push stymied by Russia.

Israel set to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court

Israel set to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court

South Africa's claim Israel's war against Hamas militants in Gaza violates the 1948 Genocide Convention will be contested in the World Court.

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Palestinian envoy urges Australia to back genocide case

Palestinian envoy urges Australia to back genocide case

Palestinian envoy urges Australia to back genocide case

Palestinian envoy urges Australia to back genocide case

A top Palestinian diplomat has contacted the foreign minister urging Australia to support an investigation into potential genocidal actions in Gaza.

Wider Pacific unrest fears downplayed as riots rock PNG

Wider Pacific unrest fears downplayed as riots rock PNG

Wider Pacific unrest fears downplayed as riots rock PNG

Wider Pacific unrest fears downplayed as riots rock PNG

Australia is monitoring unrest and violence in neighbouring Papua New Guinea with reports law and order are slowly being re-introduced in Port Moresby.

US and UK forces say warships repel attack in Red Sea

US and UK forces say warships repel attack in Red Sea

US and UK forces say warships repel attack in Red Sea

US and UK forces say warships repel attack in Red Sea

Naval forces from the United States and the United Kingdom say they have shot down drones and missiles fired by Houthi rebels into the Red Sea.

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite pledges

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite pledges

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite pledges

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite pledges

There has been no let-up in fighting in Gaza despite an Israeli pledge to scale down the war as top US diplomat Antony Blinken meets Palestinian leaders.

Canberra condemns Russia getting North Korean missiles

Canberra condemns Russia getting North Korean missiles

Canberra condemns Russia getting North Korean missiles

Canberra condemns Russia getting North Korean missiles

Australia has joined some 50 nations in condemning the transfer of ballistic missiles from North Korea to Russia against multiple United Nations declarations.

Australia must back Palestine genocide case: advocate

Australia must back Palestine genocide case: advocate

Australia must back Palestine genocide case: advocate

Australia must back Palestine genocide case: advocate

As South Africa prepares to launch a genocide case against Israel at the Hague, an advocate has called on Australia to support the legal action.

'One killed' in Ukraine shelling of Russia's Kursk area

'One killed' in Ukraine shelling of Russia's Kursk area

'One killed' in Ukraine shelling of Russia's Kursk area

'One killed' in Ukraine shelling of Russia's Kursk area

Officials in two Russian regions say Ukrainian attacks have killed a woman and struck a fuel facility.

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Blinken pointing to way forward if Gaza conflict curbed

Top US envoy Antony Blinken is in Israel after hearing the views of Arabic leaders about a long-term resolution in the Middle East.

Russia sends dozens of missiles across Ukraine

"A multiple attack was carried out with high-precision, long-range, sea and air-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system," Ukraine says.

Israeli strike 'kills senior Hezbollah commander'

An Israeli airstrike has killed a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, security sources say.

Heavy wave of Russian missile attacks hits Ukraine

Two people have been killed and at least 30 others injured after areas near Ukraine's front line came under attack from Russian missiles.

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Blinken seeks to avert wider war with Middle East tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned violence in the Middle East could easily spread as he embarks on a diplomatic tour of the region.

Ukraine can defeat Russian aggression: Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the Ukraine war shows European countries must jointly develop weapons production.

Western diplomats try to stop Gaza war from spreading

More bloodshed in the West Bank has underlined the difficulties top United States and European diplomats face in trying to stop the war in Gaza from spreading.

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire across Lebanon border

Israel and Hezbollah are trading strikes across Lebanon's border after the death of a Hamas leader, even as Western diplomats seek to contain the war in Gaza.

Russian strike kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east

Five children are among the 11 dead in an attack on what Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called "ordinary, private homes".

Ukraine says Russia has fired N Korean made missiles

Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak has accused Russian forces of using missiles from North Korea.

South Korea retaliates after artillery fire from North

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff say North Korea has fired 200 rounds in the waters north of their disputed western sea boundary.

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