Law and order has broken down in the Gaza Strip as local gangs systematically loot supplies meant for those living in the war-torn enclave, the UN says.
dpa correspondents
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.
Jacob Shteyman
For the first time Israel has claimed responsibility for the July assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.
Staff Writers
Ukraine says more than 3000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region while South Korea has a more conservative estimate.
A fresh bid by mediators to end the fighting in Gaza and release hostages has gained momentum, though sticking points remain between Hamas and Israel.
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
North Korea is readying to send more troops and weapons to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, Seoul says.
Hyonhee Shin
Nearly two million Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to protect themselves from the cold as parents sleep with children in their arms to keep them warm.
Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it is concerning news that an Australian citizen is reportedly being held hostage by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.
Medics at a northern Gaza hospital are scrambling to rescue patients following an order from Israel to close down the facility.
Young Syrians will resist their new government, Iran's supreme leader says as he again accuses the US and Israel of sowing chaos in the country.
The Israeli military says it has targeted Hamas militants hiding in a school in Gaza as it orders the evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israel has condemned a Christmas speech by Pope Francis labelling the attacks on Gaza as 'cruelty not war', saying the remarks ignored the cruelty of Hamas.
Ukraine has hit a 1000km deep into Russian territory, a day after their hit on Russia's Kursk region killed six people, including a child.
A missile from Yemen has hit an area of Tel Aviv, Israel's military says, less than two days after deadly Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital.
Millions of hours of drone battlefield footage might help Ukraine train artificial intelligence models.
A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a key army headquarters in Rakhine state, in a blow to the ruling military junta.
Six embassies including Argentina and Portugal's have been damaged in Russian missile strikes on Kyiv.
Sweden plans to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels after flagging it will stop funding the UN's refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA).
Russian forces have launched a strike on Kyiv and other targets in response to what Moscow says was a Ukrainian attack using Western missiles.
Mediators have managed to narrow some gaps on previous sticking points in a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but differences remain.
Russia has no conditions for starting talks with Ukrainian authorities to end the war, President Vladimir Putin says
Israel has launched air strikes on Yemen as its defence minister vowed the country's "long hand" would reach the leaders of the Iran-aligned Houthis.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is pleading for the joint help of the EU and the US to fight Russia amid fears Donald Trump could withdraw support for Ukraine.
Philip Blenkinsop and Lili Bayer
French Foreign Minister Jan-Noel Barrot says the new rulers of Syria will be judged "by their actions and over time" ahead of a summit on Syria in France.
