Russia has staged its largest missile attack in weeks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, injuring at least 17 people and damaging schools, residential buildings and industrial facilities. The air force said its defences shot down all the inbound missiles that were fired after a 44-day pause in such attacks on the Ukrainian capital. The … Read more
Brian Earl Johnston’s life has been filled with brutality — both during his strict upbringing in a religiously conservative community of Ohio and as he served with the United States Marines. He brought that brutality with him to suburban Australia, committing an act of “pure evil” when he fatally stabbed and set alight his estranged … Read more
Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees following an investigation into claims some staff helped attack Israel. Foreign Minister Penny Wong also announced a further $6 million in aid for the Gaza Strip after expressing horror at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave. The foreign minister in January … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that Russia was technically ready for nuclear conflict and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war. Speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, Putin said … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content Anwar Abdul Nabi perches on the edge of a bed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Her eyes are sunken with grief. The young mother tenderly holds the fingers of her daughter, Mila. Just minutes ago, the three-year-old girl died of starvation. Stream local 7NEWS free on 7plus “My daughter … Read more
Pressure is mounting on Israel over the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid in an incident during which its soldiers fired at the crowd, with several countries backing a United Nations call for an inquiry. Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces had killed more than 100 people trying to reach a relief convoy near Gaza … Read more
Israel has agreed to halt military activities in Gaza for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, US President Joe Biden says, as Hamas studies a draft proposal for a truce that includes a pause in fighting and a prisoner-hostage exchange. The draft proposal, which a senior source close to truce talks in Paris said would … Read more
An active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC on Sunday has died, authorities said. Aaron Bushnell, 25, said that he would “no longer be complicit in genocide” and that his suffering was minimal compared to that of Palestinians as the humanitarian crisis persists … Read more
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says he is resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel’s war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. The move comes amid growing United States pressure on President Mahmoud Abbas to shake up the Palestinian Authority as international efforts have … Read more
Israeli leaders are planning to convene to hear of possible progress in mediated negotiations on a new Gaza truce to recover hostages held by Hamas while Palestinians suggested they saw little change in polarised positions almost five months into the war. Israeli delegates met on Friday in Paris with Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators who … Read more
