Allegations Ben Roberts-Smith dragged a prisoner with a prosthetic leg outside an Afghan compound before machine-gunning him were backed up by numerous witnesses, a court has heard.
Soldiers who gave evidence to support claims Ben Roberts-Smith was involved in two unlawful killings in Afghanistan should be believed, a court has heard.
A finding that the disgraced veteran executed a prisoner after a change of mood was "practically impossible" and should be overturned, an appeals court has heard.
A judge's concerns about Ben Roberts-Smith's evidence should not have bolstered claims the ex-SAS corporal ordered the execution of unarmed prisoners or pulled the trigger himself, a court has been told.
An Iraqi militia official hinted at a desire to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following retaliatory strikes launched by the United States against dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria.
The report comes a day after South Korea detected its northern neighbour firing missiles over Sinpo, the latest in a streak of weapons demonstrations by North Korea amid increasing tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.
Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defence ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine's security service has reported.
Ukraine says it has intelligence suggesting only five bodies were delivered from the crash site of a Russian military transport plane to a nearby morgue.
The unrest began in the capital after hundreds of police officers, soldiers, prison staff and public servants walked off their jobs in protest over a pay dispute.
Paramedics said they'd been called to treat victims of shootings and an explosion amid a "significant emergency situation", and the Australian High Commission stepped up security measures.
Western officials and analysts recently warned that Russia was building up stockpiles for massive strikes during the winter, hoping to break the Ukrainians' spirit.
In the age of open-source intelligence, one main way for Western experts to keep tabs on China's military is by analysing photos of new People's Liberation Army equipment posted online by amateur enthusiasts.
An imprisoned former United States military pilot and his wife have launched a double-pronged plea to Australian authorities to let him out in time for Christmas.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have targeted container ships and oil tankers passing through a narrow waterway carrying 10 per cent of the world's trade.