The three Israeli hostages freed on Thursday amid scenes of chaos have revealed the ‘horror’ of their captivity, amid stories of extraordinary courage and selflessness in the face of Hamas cruelty.
Little Kfir Bibas and his five-year-old brother are the last children left in Hamas captivity, while an American shot trying to defend his family on October 7 will also be among the first 33 prisoners to be freed.
Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was killed and her colleague critically injured after a car drove at them at high speed in the city of Nelson.
In an unprecedented move, former Mossad agents have detailed how Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran was planned – and nearly derailed by a broken air conditioner, in a clear warning to the Houthis: ‘We can get you, too’.
Reuven Rivlin claimed Queen Elizabeth never invited Israeli officials to private meetings at Buckingham Palace but described King Charles as ‘so friendly’.
Donald Trump has nominated Robert Kennedy Jr to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, and his criminal lawyer as deputy Attorney-General, to work with Matt Gaetz in the Justice Department.
Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz as Attorney-General has sent shockwaves through Washington, while Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick has made a late play to become Treasury Secretary.
Two former Australian ambassadors to Washington, as well as former prime minister Tony Abbott, have defended Kevin Rudd as the nation’s top man in America, arguing that Australia must continue to support him after a member of Donald Trump’s inner circle appeared to question his viability.
Donald Trump plans to drastically increase sanctions on Iran and throttle its oil sales as part of an aggressive strategy to undercut Tehran’s support of violent Mideast proxies and its nuclear program.
Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to ‘get along’ and establish a ‘stable, healthy’ relationship between Beijing and Washington in a message to US President-elect Donald Trump.
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