Europe

There are serious concerns for the welfare of Australian Oscar Jenkins, after a grim video showing the fighter, who was captured in Ukraine, was posted online.

Sir Keir Starmer is considering sending UK troops to deter Ukraine-Russia conflict, however, will only do so with a ‘US backstop’, as European leaders emerge from emergency meetings without a solution.

The US Vice President’s bruising address to European leaders shocked his audience in Munich, but experts say it’s more likely it was aimed at pleasing his audience at home.

Royalty has quietly slipped into Australia, with a Queen spotted at a popular Aussie market over the weekend.

European leaders worried about US President Donald Trump's unilateral approach to the Ukraine conflict are set to gather in Paris.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will reportedly not attend US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, claiming he was not invited, as scrutiny over an agreement made without Ukraine continues. 

As the war in Ukraine approaches the three year mark, there are reports Saudi Arabia will host talks between the US and Russia aimed at ending the conflict.

A Syrian asylum seeker has gone on a stabbing rampage in Austria, in a random attack that killed a 14-year-old boy and injured four others.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz drew laughter and applause when he critiqued the ‘not appropriate’ speech of US Vice President JD Vance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he will only meet with his Russian counterpart after agreeing on a common peace plan with US and European leaders.

A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, Volodymyr Zelensky says.

The US says Ukraine will be involved in talks to end the conflict but there will be a separate US-Russian strand to the negotiations.

The suspected attack came hours before international leaders including US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were due to arrive in the city for the Munich Security Conference.

Authorities say a driver drove a vehicle into a group of people in Munich, injuring several people.

US President Donald Trump says he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about starting negotiations immediately to end the war in Ukraine.