This Month
How Trump’s win could reshape the world’s biggest war zones
“I’m going to stop wars,” the president-elect said in his victory speech. In Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East, reactions ranged from wary optimism to a truculent shrug.
- Hans van Leeuwen
October
North Korean troops could turn Ukraine into ‘world war’, Zelensky says
The leaders of Ukraine and NATO welcomed Australia’s gift of tanks, as a ministerial summit fretted about Chinese and North Korean involvement.
- Hans van Leeuwen
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- Middle East conflict
Biden, Netanyahu speak as Israel readies ‘lethal, precise’ attack plan
The two leaders were in discussions for the first time in almost two months as the IDF continued to press hard against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.
- Matthew Cranston and Hans van Leeuwen
Netanyahu defiant as Middle East braces
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to speak with US President Joe Biden over his retaliation plans against Iran amid fears of a widening war.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Israel takes fire on three fronts on anniversary of Hamas massacre
As the world commemorated the terrorist attack that triggered the conflict, rockets rained down on Israel from Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen.
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- Hans van Leeuwen and Matthew Cranston
Biden urges Israel not to target Iranian oil assets
‘Think about other alternatives’, the US president tells Israel from the White House, as US and UK jets and warships struck at Houthi militants in Yemen.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Biden triggers oil price surge as Middle East tensions mount
A vague remark from the US president sent oil prices more than 5 per cent higher as Israel’s standoff with Iran threatens to spill out into the global economy.
- Matthew Cranston and Hans van Leeuwen
Israel vows Iran will pay ‘heavy price’, Lebanon combat intensifies
Israel and Iran traded verbal blows, while in Lebanon the first direct troop clashes claimed lives on both sides.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Matthew Cranston
September
Missile fired from Yemen lands in central Israel
The early-morning attack triggered air raid sirens, including at Israel’s international airport, where local media showed people racing to shelters.
- Natalie Melzer and Ohad Zwigenberg
July
Israeli strike targets Hamas military commander, kills 90 in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Mohammed Deif and a second Hamas commander, Rafa Salama, were killed.
- Mohamed Jahjouh
June
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- International affairs
Biden warns of new war as D-Day remembered
This might be the last significant D-Day anniversary to involve living veterans. But it’s the first to be overshadowed by a European territorial war.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
May
Russia not looking for global power clash: Putin
Vladimir Putin now casts the war as part of a holy struggle with the West, which he says has forgotten the role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.
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- Guy Faulconbridge
April
Failure to reopen Australia embassy in Kyiv ‘an embarrassment’
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles visited Ukraine to unveil the package, including drones and air-defence systems, but there was one glaring omission from his trip.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Ronald Mizen
‘No silver bullet’: Ukraine has weapons but still needs the troops
The $94 billion US aid package should stop Russia in its tracks, but it won’t be nearly enough to send Putin packing.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Israeli strikes on southern Rafah kill 13, mostly children
Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.
- Mohammad Jahjouh and Samy Magdy
Risk of wider conflict as Israel weighs its response to Iran
Facing pressure from all sides, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly looking for non-lethal options to retaliate against Tehran’s weekend missile fusillade.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Its leader is dead, but Wagner Group is thriving in Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son, Pavel, and Vladimir Putin have rebranded the mercenary group as its influence in the Sahel region spreads.
- Lisa Klaassen
February
Wider Ukraine war ‘inevitable’ if NATO sends troops, Kremlin warns
Moscow’s warning comes after France’s Emmanuel Macron opened the door to sending Western forces to the war. But Germany’s leaders poured cold water on the idea.
- Hans van Leeuwen
US, allies escalate strikes on Houthi targets after attack surge
The US, UK and partners hit 18 Houthi sites and eight locations as Pentagon warns of further action.
- Shiyin Chen
Australia’s fund managers use new tactics to support Ukraine
The public are still supportive, but as the war enters a third year, new tactics are needed to ward off the risk of donor fatigue or political distraction.
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- Hans van Leeuwen