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Displaced Gaza newborn freezes to death, twin fights on

Displaced Gaza newborn freezes to death, twin fights on

One 20-day-old twin froze to death and his brother is fighting for life after their makeshift tent in a central Gazan camp was hit with intense cold and rain.

Sudan army reports killing 460 paramilitary fighters

Sudan army reports killing 460 paramilitary fighters

Sudan army reports killing 460 paramilitary fighters

Sudan army reports killing 460 paramilitary fighters

Sudan's army has reported killing at least 460 fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in an ambush in North Darfur.

Syria's de facto leader says vote could take four years

Syria's de facto leader says vote could take four years

Syria's de facto leader says vote could take four years

Syria's de facto leader says vote could take four years

The leader of Syria's rebellion who is serving as the country's de facto leader says it might be another four years before a national election can be held.

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Azerbaijan president points finger at Russia for crash

Azerbaijan president points finger at Russia for crash

Azerbaijan's president says Russia accidentally shot down their passenger plane, killing 38, and then attempts were made to cover it up.

Putin apologises for 'tragic' Azerbaijan plane crash

Putin apologises for 'tragic' Azerbaijan plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for the "tragic incident" which resulted in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane in Russian airspace.

Israel detains 240 including medics after hospital raid

Israel detains 240 including medics after hospital raid

The World Health Organization says it is “appalled” by Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Lebanon returns 70 officers and soldiers to Syria

Lebanon returns 70 officers and soldiers to Syria

About 70 Syrian officers and soldiers were detained by Lebanese officials after entering the country illegally.

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Israel detains director of hospital in northern Gaza

Israel detains director of hospital in northern Gaza

Israel detains director of hospital in northern Gaza

Israel detains director of hospital in northern Gaza

The director of one of Gaza's last functioning hospitals has been detained by Israeli forces, Palestinian officials say, after troops stormed the facility.

Mass North Korean troop casualties on Ukraine frontline

Mass North Korean troop casualties on Ukraine frontline

Mass North Korean troop casualties on Ukraine frontline

Mass North Korean troop casualties on Ukraine frontline

Some 3000 North Korean troops are reported to have been killed on the frontline in Ukraine, as fighting continues.

Houthis fire missile at Israel after Yemen airport hit

Houthis fire missile at Israel after Yemen airport hit

Houthis fire missile at Israel after Yemen airport hit

Houthis fire missile at Israel after Yemen airport hit

Houthi rebels have retaliated to Israel's airstrikes on Yemen's Sanaa International Airport, described by the UN as alarming.

Russian drone attack kills two in Ukraine's Donetsk

Russian drone attack kills two in Ukraine's Donetsk

Russian drone attack kills two in Ukraine's Donetsk

Russian drone attack kills two in Ukraine's Donetsk

A Ukrainian town in Donetsk on the front lines of the war has been hit with Russian drones, which struck a multi-storey apartment building, killing two people.

Uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs

Uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs

Uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs

Uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs

Syria's new rulers are scrambling to impose order as security forces checked IDs and searched cars in Homs, a day after protests erupted in gunfire.

Israel loosened rules at start of Gaza war: NYT

Israel loosened rules at start of Gaza war: NYT

Israel loosened rules at start of Gaza war: NYT

Israel loosened rules at start of Gaza war: NYT

Israel changed its rules of engagement at the start of the Gaza war to allow commanders more flexibility to order attacks on targets despite civilian risks.

Baby freezes to death in Gaza as ceasefire talks stall

Baby freezes to death in Gaza as ceasefire talks stall

Baby freezes to death in Gaza as ceasefire talks stall

Baby freezes to death in Gaza as ceasefire talks stall

A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war

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Clashes between Syria's new regime and Assad loyalists

Clashes between the Islamists who overthrew the Assad government in Syria and supporters of the former president have killed 14 insurgents and wounded others.

Biden condemns Russian Christmas Day attacks in Ukraine

Ukrainians have been hit by blackouts and left without heating after Russia's Christmas Day strike on the country's power infrastructure.

Russia looking into alleged capture of Aussie mercenary

Moscow officials are seeking to verify reports the Russian army may have captured an Australian citizen fighting with Ukrainian forces.

Energy systems hit in Christmas Day attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian officials say Russia has used Christmas Day to attack the country's energy systems.

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Christmas conditions sparkle for millions of Aussies

From the beach to the bush, Australians were treated to a day of sunshine on Christmas though it remains a time when many are doing it tough.

Israeli strike on West Bank refugee camp, eight dead

At least eight people have died in Israeli raids on a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in what it described as a counter-terrorism operation.

Gaza war overshadows Bethlehem midnight mass

The Catholic Church's highest representative in the Holy Land, has told Palestinians in Gaza they are not alone, during a Christmas mass.

Family reunites for Christmas after years of Syrian war

After surviving years of war in Syria and becoming refugees in Lebanon, two sisters are celebrating their first Christmas repatriated as a family in Australia.

Sudan's war is 'deepening and widening' a famine crisis

A hunger-monitoring group says half of Sudan's population now face high levels of acute food insecurity as a result of the ongoing conflict.

Israeli parliament extends state of emergency

The Israeli parliament has extended the country's state of emergency until the end of 2025.

Aussie Cossack's 'attractive' offer to seal prison swap

A perennial thorn in the Australian government's side has vowed to make it worth their while if he's sent to Russia in a swap for prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins.

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