Territorial Disputes

The Israeli military says Hamas militants were operating from within the Nuseirat school, while witnesses recount chaotic scenes as the injured are rushed to nearby hospitals. 

Four more hostages kidnapped on October 7 are declared dead by the Israeli military — including three men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. 

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun declares Beijing will use force to stop Taiwanese independence during an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. His comments come one week after China held military drills and warned of war following the inauguration of new Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.

Benjamin Netanyahu remains opposed to a ceasefire, with his government describing the proposal as a "non-starter".

Officers from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) confront Richard Marles at an international security conference after the Australian minister used a speech to call out China for its recent confrontations with Australian naval forces.

The three-stage proposal includes a permanent ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Fighting has continued in Gaza despite judges at the top United Nations court ordering Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah, where it says it is trying to root out Hamas fighters.

Stranded Australian tourists in riot-stricken New Caledonia say they've been notified of French government flights back to Australia, but details are unclear.

One thousand additional security personnel have been deployed across New Caledonia to bring riots that have gripped the island to a halt.

More than a dozen countries, including all the members of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies apart from the United States, have signed the letter, which also says they are opposed to a full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah.

The first of the extra 1,000 security personnel France is sending to New Caledonia have started to arrive amid riots that have killed five people and injured hundreds more, with the French government saying a state of emergency has started to calm things in the Pacific territory.

Four people have now died in the unrest, with French officials saying a police officer died from a gunshot wound.

The US secretary of state met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked up Ukraine's prospects as a NATO candidate and even played guitar during the surprise visit.

Three people have been killed as violent protests and looting rock New Caledonia, according to an official of the French Pacific territory.

Russia targets over 30 villages and towns in Ukraine's north-eastern Kharkiv region after launching a ground offensive in the border region, forcing almost 6,000 to evacuate.

Thousands of Ukrainian villagers are evacuated as fierce fighting rages into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine's north-eastern Kharkiv region.

Speaking after Australia backed a resolution expanding the rights afforded to the Palestinian United Nations delegation, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the government no longer believes recognition of Palestinian statehood can only come at the end of an Israel-Palestine peace process.

Israel's military says a barrage of rockets fired from the besieged Gaza Strip towards Kerem Shalom kills three soldiers and wounds a dozen others, causing it to shut down the border crossing used to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The move to detail the secret and unwritten deal further threatens to escalate tensions in the disputed waterway, where much of the world's trade passes through.

The Philippines accuses China's coast guard of harassing and damaging two of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea, rejecting Beijing's position that it had expelled those vessels from the hotly contested shoal.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres says any invasion of Rafah will represent "an unbearable escalation", killing thousands of civilians and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.

The United States and United Kingdom both say Hamas should accept the latest deal from Israel, as mediators meet for another round of talks in the Middle East.

China's coast guard confronts Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, which is the latest in a series of maritime disputes involving China and its neighbours.

Hamas is reviewing Israel's latest ceasefire proposal as it releases video of two Israeli hostages. 

The move is in response to accusations that the unit committed human rights violations in the West Bank.