Middle East

Israeli authorities say Hezbollah strikes have killed 43 civilians in the country's north.
Middle East
Staff Writers

‘Bring this to a close’: US envoy heads to Israel to secure ceasefire

A US representative says talks on a ceasefire agreement to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah have made further progress.

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An attack on the historical city of Palmyra in Syria has reportedly killed 36 people.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israeli attack on Palmyra kills 36, causes mass casualties

Syrian media reports say an Israeli attack on residential buildings in Palmyra has killed 36 people and wounded more than 50.

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US envoy Amos Hochstein says he has held constructive talks in Lebanon's capital Beirut.
Middle East

US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce 'within our grasp'

A United States envoy visiting Lebanon says he sees ‘a real opportunity’ to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Lebanese authorities say at least four people were killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israeli strikes hammer Beirut, as 98 Gaza aid trucks looted

An Israeli strike has reportedly hit a neighbourhood in central Beirut as Hezbollah returned fire with rockets amid the violent looting of a convoy of aid trucks with food for stricken Palestinians.

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Civil defence workers extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut.
World
FADI TAWIL, BASSEM MROUE and WAFAA SHURAFA

Hezbollah spokesman killed in Beirut as 30 more die in Gaza

Mohammed Afif al-Naboulsi was killed in a strike on the Arab socialist Baath party’s office in Beirut, Hezbollah confirmed in a statement as more strikes kill in Gaza.

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Tehran says it has no plans to sabotage peace talks between Lebanon and Israel.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Iran has no desire to 'sabotage' Lebanon Israeli peace

Iran says it fully supports Lebanon and any decision it makes in ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it has no desire to "sabotage" a peace plan.

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Syria says an Israeli strike on residential buildings in Damascus, Syria, has killed 15 people. (AP PHOTO)
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israel strikes on residential sites in Damascus kill 15

Syria is reporting an Israeli air strike on residential buildings - which it said targeted military sites and Islamic Jihad headquarters - has killed at least 15 people.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong addresses the United Nations General Assembly.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Labor backs ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestine at UN

The Albanese Government has shifted its position in the UN to back the ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestine in a move set to reignite domestic tensions over Israel.

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The 20-year delay in the trial of three men accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks could be over.
USA
ELLEN KNICKMEYER (Associated Press)

Judge sets date for 9/11 accused to enter pleas

A US military judge at Guantanamo Bay has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his two co-defendants over the attacks that left 3000 people dead.

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Israel’s military conducted military strikes on Tehran targets in late October.
World
Staff writers

CIA official charged for leaks on Israel plan to attack Iran

The CIA worker was arrested overnight in Cambodia and is facing two counts of violating the US Espionage Act over the leaks.

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The Israeli army says it has hit Hezbollah sites in the Dahiyeh area of southern Beirut. (AP PHOTO)
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israeli war planes hit Beirut, Hezbollah strikes back

Israeli warplanes have hit the Dahiyeh area of southern Beirut while missiles launched from Lebanon killed two people in northern Israel, police say.

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King Charles III shakes hands with King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, during his visit to the UK.
World
Staff writers

Kings for a day: Bahrain’s monarch joins Charles for tea

The Kingdom of Bahrain has enjoyed a lengthy relationship with the Windsors.

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Mohammad Afif of Hezbollah says political contacts have intensified ahead of US leadership changes.
Middle East
Staff Writers

‘Unable to rearm’: Israel cites progress in ceasefire talks

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says his country is working with the United States on a ceasefire in Lebanon with strict conditions on Hezbollah’s ability to rearm.

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An Israeli strike on Almat village has killed 23 people, Lebanese officials say.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israeli strikes on alleged terrorist havens kill dozens in Lebanon, Gaza

Palestinian medics have accused Israeli forces of killing dozens of people in a strike on a residential property in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has rejected claims of a plot to kill Donald Trump.
US Politics
Staff Writers

‘A third-rate comedy’: Iran denies plot to kill Trump

‘Scriptwriters are brought in to manufacture a third-rate comedy’: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denies plotting to kill Donald Trump.

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