Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show
Dozens of people have been arrested after protesters clashed with police at a major defense expo in Australia on Wednesday, which saw some demonstrators set fire to bins and target…
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From convict to combatant, Ukraine enlists prisoners to fight Russian forces
Lurking in the bushes near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is a unit of men who have two things in common: The short amount of time they have served defending their…
Israeli official floats safe passage for Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar in return for hostages
An Israeli official has floated the possibility of offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of Gaza, once all remaining hostages held in the Palestinian territory are released. Hirsch…
‘Free Kshamenk’: The campaign to release the last captive orca in Latin America
The last captive orca in all of Latin America cuts a lonely figure. “Kshamenk” has lived in the Mundo Marino oceanarium in the Argentine city of San Clemente del Tuyú…
Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah special forces commander
A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike on the…
Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during…
Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack to date
Ukraine struck the Moscow region on Tuesday in its biggest drone attack so far on the Russian capital, killing at least one woman, wrecking dozens of homes and forcing around…
Singaporean man ordered to repay tens of millions in debt to Australian casino
A Singaporean man has been ordered to repay more than 38 million Australian dollars ($25.7 million) after he lost big during a gambling spree at an Australian casino over the…
US and Chinese commanders hold rare talks to dial down risk of ‘miscalculation’
American and Chinese military commanders spoke in a long-anticipated call Tuesday as the two powers seek to manage their intensifying rivalry in a contentious Asia-Pacific region – and repair lines…
Israel strikes humanitarian area in Gaza
Many are feared killed and wounded after Israeli forces struck a humanitarian zone created to shelter displaced people in southern Gaza, in what Israel said was an attack on Hamas…