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General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau leader

General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau leader

Major-General Horta Inta-a has been sworn in as the president of Guinea-Bissau to oversee a one-year transition period after the military seized power.

Iran hits out at 'insulting' blacklisting by Australia

Iran hits out at 'insulting' blacklisting by Australia

Iran hits out at 'insulting' blacklisting by Australia

Iran hits out at 'insulting' blacklisting by Australia

Iran has responded to Australia's 'unjustified' decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making it an offence to deal with the group.

Pair shot after appearing to surrender in West Bank

Pair shot after appearing to surrender in West Bank

Pair shot after appearing to surrender in West Bank

Pair shot after appearing to surrender in West Bank

Two men shown on TV footage attempting to surrender to Israeli soldiers in the West Bank were instead shot, the vision shows.

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Ukrainian NATO membership would be unacceptable: Russia

Ukrainian NATO membership would be unacceptable: Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says NATO's attempts to draw Ukraine into the military alliance would be unacceptable.

Israel launches army operation in northern West Bank

Israel launches army operation in northern West Bank

Israeli forces are encircling the West Bank city of Tubas city and establishing positions across several neighbourhoods, local officials say.

US envoy to visit Moscow as Ukraine talks pick up speed

US envoy to visit Moscow as Ukraine talks pick up speed

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is visiting Russia for talks on the war in Ukraine, although the Kremlin says it still hasn't seen a Washington peace proposal.

Israel has handed over more Palestinian bodies in swap

Israel has handed over more Palestinian bodies in swap

Hamas has released the remains of two hostages and Israel handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies, as the first phase of the ceasefire nears a conclusion.

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Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

An Aboriginal public servant says it is incredibly disrespectful to be invited to play music in parliament, then be punted for expressing anti-genocide views.

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Officials have been trying to narrow the gap between Ukraine and the US over President Donald Trump's plan to end Europe's deadliest conflict since WWII.

Israel receives remains of hostage as Egypt hosts talks

Israel receives remains of hostage as Egypt hosts talks

Israel receives remains of hostage as Egypt hosts talks

Israel receives remains of hostage as Egypt hosts talks

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have handed over another body to the Red Cross, which was then passed on to Israeli authorities.

US, Russia hold peace talks as missiles pound Kyiv

US, Russia hold peace talks as missiles pound Kyiv

US, Russia hold peace talks as missiles pound Kyiv

US, Russia hold peace talks as missiles pound Kyiv

A senior US Army official has met Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi in a bid to salvage a peace plan over Ukraine, even as Kyiv was hit by a deadly barrage.

Truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists

Truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists

Truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists

Truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of deadly ceasefire breaches, with three people killed in the latest incidents in Gaza according to Palestinian medics.

US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war

US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war

US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war

US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war

Talks between the US and Ukraine to revise a peace plan are continuing after Kyiv and European nations were blindsided by the United States' 28-point proposal.

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.

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Hezbollah's military leader killed by Israel

Hezbollah's top military official has been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building in Beirut, despite a ceasefire.

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threaten ceasefire

As delegations meet to further Gaza peace talks, both Israel and the Palestinians say the other is violating the ceasefire and putting peace at risk.

Ukraine, EU officials discuss Trump's plan to end war

Ukraine is holding talks with high-ranking US and European officials in Switzerland regarding a 28-point peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Israeli air strikes kill 24 in Gaza

Israel's military says it has launched air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, which medics say killed at least 24 people and wounded 54.

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Ukraine faces difficult choice on US plan, deadline set

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he will work with the United States on a peace plan to end the war with Russia but will not betray Ukraine's interests.

US plan for Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia

Ukraine has received a new peace proposal from the United States that would require it to cede land controlled by Russia, according to a report.

Israeli fire kills five in Gaza Strip despite truce

Israeli strikes have hit several Gaza Strip sites as a Hamas spokesman accused Israel of changing markings that define areas Israel controls in the enclave.

Europeans rebuff US plan to force Ukraine concessions

The US is pushing for Ukraine to accept a peace plan that includes giving up territory to Russia, but the EU warns "peace cannot be a capitulation".

Twenty-six dead in Russian strikes on western Ukraine

A Russian attack on the city of Ternopil has killed at least 26 people and injured nearly 100 others, a Ukrainian official says.

Israeli air strikes kill 25 in Gaza Strip, medics say

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 25 people across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, medics in the Palestinian enclave say.

US brass in Ukraine to try to revive peace talks

The US Army secretary and chief of staff are visiting Ukraine as Washington renews efforts to get Kyiv and Moscow to the negotiating table.

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