War

Six months into a war originally sold as a "short-term excursion", experts say the United States and Iran are in a stalemate where prospects for peace are "bleak", but not impossible.

Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić, who was was serving a life sentence for his role in the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, has died.

An Israeli commander who ordered a deadly drone strike on an aid convoy in Gaza, killing Australian woman Zomi Frankcom, says he stands by his decision.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine's highest state honours.

Right-wing Israeli politician Zvi Sukkot vandalised a memorial to Palestinians killed over decades, then uploaded a video of it online.

The US is threatening to target the economies of countries that cooperate with Iran, as part of what it calls an "economic onslaught" against the Iranian regime. 

As Iran-backed Houthi rebels blockade the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait against rival Saudi Arabia, cutting off a key alternative to the closed Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Correspondent traces how this once-small Yemeni militia grew into a military force now threatening global trade. 

Masoud Pezeshkian gives a televised address on state media, saying his nation is "in a full-scale economic, military and security war" after US President Donald Trump announced "the most crushing and terrifying sanctions on Iran". 

Almost six months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, kickstarting the war in the Middle East, the turmoil wrought by the conflict has continued to rock Jordan.

12 people have been killed and more injured when Russian ballistic missiles hit residential buildings in Ukraine's capital.

Russian ballistic missiles kill at least 13 people and injure more than 30 in the Ukrainian capital, with buildings damaged and power disrupted, authorities say. 

Zomi Frankcom's brother Mal says the decision to announce the outcome of the IDF investigation on World Humanitarian Day was "an insult to my sister's memory".

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has published the findings of five internal probes that examined deadly attacks its soldiers launched on aid and medical workers in Gaza.

US special envoy for Syria and Iraq, Tom Barrack, says the two countries should "prioritise logical discourse over further military incidents".

The battle was fought in a rubber plantation called Long Tan and was one of the most significant engagements fought by Australians during the war, but many still feel like they are still not recognised 60 years on.

Providing bursts of blooms in spring and a canopy of shade in summer, Bowral's avenue of soldier-like trees is being tested by disease.

Andrei Klepach, one of Russia's most prominent macroeconomists, has predicted a social crisis and says costs are "mounting" over the Ukraine war. 

Israeli strikes on Lebanon targeting a Hezbollah commander kill 11 people, including three children, making it the deadliest raid since June deals eased hostilities in the region.

US President Donald Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, escalating his rhetoric over the vital waterway that carries a significant share of global oil supplies. 

Donald Trump orders the US Navy to remove the system used to launch fighter jets from its newest type of aircraft carrier and return to using older steam catapults.