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Russia emergency over Ukraine attack in border region

Russia emergency over Ukraine attack in border region

Russia’s emergencies ministry has declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” alert four days after Ukrainian forces charged over the border.

UK govt urges police to stay vigilant following riots

UK govt urges police to stay vigilant following riots

UK govt urges police to stay vigilant following riots

UK govt urges police to stay vigilant following riots

Hundreds more specialised British police are ready to respond to far-right violence at the weekend as the government remains on high alert after days of unrest.

Russia battles Ukrainian troops after major incursion

Russia battles Ukrainian troops after major incursion

Russia battles Ukrainian troops after major incursion

Russia battles Ukrainian troops after major incursion

Russian troops have clashed with Ukrainian forces for a third day after they rammed through the border in one of Kyiv's biggest attacks of the two-year war.

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UK rioters thwarted by 'show of unity' by communities

UK rioters thwarted by 'show of unity' by communities

A heavy security presence and anti-racism rallies across Britain have prevented a repeat of widespread rioting by the far right, London's police chief says.

Qantas reroutes Perth-London flights due to Middle East

Qantas reroutes Perth-London flights due to Middle East

Qantas will once again divert flights from Perth to London through Singapore due to rising tensions in the Middle East.

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia's failure to compensate victims more than a decade after Australian soldiers allegedly killed Afghan civilians, has been criticised by UN experts.

Ezidi refugees mark decade of surviving ISIS massacres

Ezidi refugees mark decade of surviving ISIS massacres

Hundreds of Ezidi refugees have gathered in regional NSW towns to commemorate 10 years since surviving terrorist group ISIS killing men and enslaving women.

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Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Israel is bracing for an attack from its long term enemy Iran, as ongoing violence with Lebanon's Hezbollah threatens to spiral into an all-out regional war.

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘large-scale provocation’

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘large-scale provocation’

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘large-scale provocation’

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘large-scale provocation’

President Vladimir Putin has called a Ukrainian incursion into Russia a “large-scale provocation” as his troops fight off cross-border raids for a second day.

Hamas names Gaza head Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh

Hamas names Gaza head Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh

Hamas names Gaza head Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh

Hamas names Gaza head Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh

Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in the Gaza Strip, as its new political leader after his predecessor was killed in a suspected Israeli strike.

Iran ambassador called in after 'hateful' comments

Iran ambassador called in after 'hateful' comments

Iran ambassador called in after 'hateful' comments

Iran ambassador called in after 'hateful' comments

Comments calling for Israel to be wiped out have been denounced by Anthony Albanese, who confirmed Iran's ambassador to Australia had been summoned.

Ukraine drone strike on Russia's Belgorod 'kills one'

Ukraine drone strike on Russia's Belgorod 'kills one'

Ukraine drone strike on Russia's Belgorod 'kills one'

Ukraine drone strike on Russia's Belgorod 'kills one'

An official in Russia's Belgorod region says a Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person in a bus while Mali has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine.

Nine UN refugee staff to be fired over attack on Israel

Nine UN refugee staff to be fired over attack on Israel

Nine UN refugee staff to be fired over attack on Israel

Nine UN refugee staff to be fired over attack on Israel

The United Nations aid agency in the Gaza Strip says nine of its employees "may have been involved in the armed attacks" of October 7.

Bangladesh PM Hasina quits amid widening unrest

Bangladesh PM Hasina quits amid widening unrest

Bangladesh PM Hasina quits amid widening unrest

Bangladesh PM Hasina quits amid widening unrest

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country as protesters stormed her official residence, ending her 15 years in power.

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Iran doesn't want escalation but must 'punish' Israel

Iran is determined to must punish Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in its capital but insists it's not seeking to raise regional tensions.

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.

Australia's response to aid worker killing criticised

Tel Aviv has taken issue with the Australian's response following the release of a report on an Israeli airstrike which killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom.

Ukraine finally deploying F-16 fighter jets: Zelenskiy

Ukraine's air force have begun flying operations with F-16 fighter jets, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.

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Israeli strikes hit Gaza schools, hospital

At least 44 Palestinians have been killed, Gaza officials say, as Israeli strikes hit schools and a hospital compound.

Ukraine ramps up long-range strikes, sinks Russian sub

Ukrainian military officials say they have sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield as Kyiv intensifies long-range attacks.

Deadly clashes as Bangladesh government imposes curfew

Thousands of people are protesting in Bangladesh's capital to demand justice for more than 200 students and others killed during recent demonstrations.

Air strikes on Gaza kill 18 as fears of wider war spike

Israeli strikes have killed at least 18 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp for displaced people inside a hospital complex.

No one would send people back to Gaza, minister says

No decision has been made about Palestinian asylum seekers in Australia, the home affairs minister says, but sending people back to Gaza is not an option.

Nine dead in Israeli air strikes in West Bank: reports

Israeli air strikes in the occupied West Bank have killed at least nine people including a Hamas commander, Palestinian media reports.

Assange's father urges freedom for Palestinians

Julian Assange's father has told pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Melbourne their fight for freedom "may be a bit harder" than the campaign to liberate his son.

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