War
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.
- by Rob Harris and Natassia Chrysanthos
Latest
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.
- by Rob Harris
Tony Wright’s Column
History
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.
- by Tony Wright
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.
- by Dmitry Antonov
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Middle East at war
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.
- by Artorn Pookasook and Maya Gebeily
Updated
Middle East at war
Hezbollah fighting Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village; third UN peacekeeper wounded
Israel targeted new locations in northern Lebanon on Saturday as a third United Nations peacekeeper was wounded in the escalating conflict.
- by Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba
Israel says it has a right to defend itself. But does it have a right to invade Lebanon?
The invasion of Lebanon by Israel’s forces has sparked heated debate about its legality under international law.
- by Lara Jakes
Gaza refugee camp under Israeli attack, say aid workers
Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp as Israel continues its multi-front assault in the Middle East.
Opinion
Middle East tensions
I’m terrified and torn on this dark anniversary, and by what’s yet to come
As a Jewish Australian, I am torn between my condemnation of Israel’s almost certain war crimes in Gaza and the terrifying rise in antisemitism, and my relief that Israel might be on track to destroy Hezbollah.
- by David Leser
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel strikes inner-city Beirut, bombs Houthi targets in Yemen
Videos showed ambulances and a crowd gathered near the multistorey residential building in a mainly Sunni district with a busy thoroughfare lined with shops.
- by Melanie Lidman and Kareem Chehayeb
Updated
Middle East tensions
Australia joins US in plea for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
Anthony Albanese joined world leaders calling for a 21-day truce in the conflict, before Israel hit another 75 targets in Lebanon killing at least 23 Syrians.
- by Matthew Knott
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