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Thousands of people line the entrance to the Ayalon highway to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel pass by with the family in minibuses behind them.

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you’: Father bids farewell to wife and little boys who captured a nation

After tens of thousands of Israelis lined the roads to honour his family, Yarden Bibas reflected on the last moment he shared with them.

  • Melanie Lidman

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US President Donald Trump.

Trump says US making progress with Russia, coy on Putin talks

Donald Trump said the US was in touch with both Russia and Ukraine. “We’re talking to both sides,” he said.

  • Guy Faulconbridge
Volunteers bury those who died during a week of clashes in Goma.

The horrific dilemma facing Congo after 3000 deaths in a week

“We have days of mass burials ahead of us”, the Red Cross warns, but the land available to hold the dead is limited.

  • Elian Peltier and Caleb Kabanda
Arbel Yehoud who had been held hostage since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to be handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Chaotic scenes as Hamas releases eight more hostages following Gaza truce

The latest release was delayed when crowds surrounded the hostages as they made their way to waiting Red Cross vehicles.

Emily Damari, right, and her mother Mandy near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Emily was released from captivity by Hamas militants in Gaza.

Palestinian prisoners freed after Hamas releases hostages as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners in return after militant group Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire deal designed to end the war in Gaza.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Sam Mednick
Oscar Jenkins, a former Melbourne Grammar student, was captured by Russian forces fighting for Ukraine’s foreign legion in the Donbas region.

Australia demands answers from Russian ambassador over Australian prisoner of war

Australia is urgently seeking updates on the welfare of Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins, after footage of him being slapped by Russian interrogators circulated online.

  • Rob Harris and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Sergeant Samuel Pearse, who died fighting in Russia with the British while wearing his Australian uniform.

Why an Anzac VC winner’s remains are in a plastic bag in a remote Russian morgue

More than 105 years after his death aged 22, a campaign is growing for Victoria Cross recipient Samuel Pearse to be given a dignified burial with military honours.

  • Rob Harris
Private George “Dick” Whittington is guided from the Battle of Buna byb”Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel” Raphael Oimbari. Christmas Day, 1942.

The battle over two of the most compelling images of war

A new book tells the remarkable story behind two photographers who fought censors to record the truth of war.

  • Tony Wright
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and North Korean Foreign Ministert Choe Son Hui at Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow, Russia.

North Korea will back Russia until victory in Ukraine, foreign minister says

The meeting between Choe Son Hui and her Russian counterpart in Moscow comes amid reports North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to Russia.

  • Dmitry Antonov
The rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir Billa, Lebanon.

Netanyahu agrees to limit strike on Iran: report

The Israeli prime minister has told the US he will strike military targets, not Iran’s oil infrastructure or nuclear installations, according to The Washington Post.

  • Artorn Pookasook and Maya Gebeily

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