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Israel’s assault in Gaza has killed more than 29,000 Palestinians since October 7, the territory’s Health Ministry said, marking another grim milestone in one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history.

Protestors let off flares and spray-painted the front of the factory with red paint.

In a case that shocked the world, two young English boys were charged on February 20, 1993, with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger from a shopping centre in Liverpool.

It's the start of historic hearings into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

Alexei Navalny isn't the only one of Vladimir Putin's adversaries who died in sudden or suspicious circumstances.

Ukrainian forces pulled out from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region after daily Russian onslaughts.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed off growing calls to halt the military offensive in Gaza, vowing to “finish the job”.

Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight, as the US said it would veto another draft UN cease-fire resolution.

The Israeli army said it was a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas.

The family had been looking forward to a rare meal of fresh chicken. They would never get to eat it.

The US taxpayer has been hit with an $11 million bill for the upkeep of the vessel.

More than 12,300 Palestinian children and young teens have been killed in Israel's war against Hamas, the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says.

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.

The sound of gunfire crackled over the phone as the teenage girl hid in the car and spoke. "They are shooting at us," 15-year-old Layan told paramedics.

As it battles the Russian war machine, Ukraine is welcoming hardened fighters from one of the world's longest-running conflicts.

The comments came during a lengthy and at times ponderous interview with American right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was time for "renewal" of his military leadership as the conflict with Russia grinds on/

The former US president and current candidate for the office claimed he would have prevented ongoing international conflicts.

The attack in Baghdad is likely to infuriate the Iraqi government, who were not told ahead of time.

Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to press ahead with Israel's war against Hamas, until achieving "absolute victory."

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.

Qatar has been working with the US and Egypt to try to broker a pause in fighting in Gaza.

A damning finding that the disgraced veteran had committed war crimes in Afghanistan was speculation and logically flawed, a court has heard.

International agencies warn that hundreds of thousands of people face starvation, as heartbreaking stories emerge from the ravaged region.

Liberal Senator David Fawcett told 9News he relayed Kiev's interest in the Taipan MRH-90 aircraft to the Australian government in early October while he was attending a NATO parliamentary assembly in Copenhagen.

Political interference had nothing to do with the dozens of 2003 cabinet papers that went missing when they were meant to be publicly released, a report has found.

A court heard the ex-soldier posed a flight risk.

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.

The International Court of Justice stopped short of ordering a ceasefire in Gaza but demanded Israel contain deaths after South Africa had accused Israel of violating international laws.

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.

Everyone on board died but Ukraine has warned against taking Russia's description at face value.

The clock that has been ticking for 77 years is no ordinary clock — it attempts to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world.

The attack that killed the soldiers occurred some 600 meters from the border in Maghazi.

The federal government says the targets of the new measures have supported terrorism.

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat says the kingdom will not normalise relations with Israel or contribute to Gaza's reconstruction without a credible path to a Palestinian state.

The level of death, destruction and displacement from the war already is without precedent in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Divisions within the Israeli government are deepening after a war cabinet minister suggested the key war aim of defeating Hamas is unrealistic and called for elections within months.

His face has become instantly recognisable around the world.

The IDF said it was searching for any victims of the hostage terror attack that sparked the conflict.

The operations came as another cargo ship in the Red Sea was attacked by the Iranian-backed Houthis.

Their destruction is a rare success in the air war for Ukraine and a major setback for the Kremlin.

Israeli police said two suspects stole vehicles and ran over people north of Tel Aviv.

The captured Israeli woman appeared in another hostage video, one day after a chilling message from Hamas which declared 'we will inform you of their fate'.

The 37-second video ended with text on the screen declaring: 'Tomorrow we will inform you of their fate.'

The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip have kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv.

The bear was found in a menagerie that had long been abandoned by its owners.

Every morning, before she's even out of her pyjamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape and in thick black strokes writes down a number.

Oil, natural gas, grain and everything from toys to electronics typically travel through the Red Sea.

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians and pleaded with the court to urgently order a halt to the country's military operation.

How many casualties would warrant a full-blown offensive? Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.