Conflict

The search continues for the son of two prominent New Zealand doctors reported missing while working in Ukraine.

Former US Marines pilot Daniel Duggan was "singled out" for extradition to face charges of training Chinese military fliers, Duggan's lawyer says.

Russian troops have stepped up an assault on the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, as Ukrainian troops face waves of ferocious attacks.

The Brazilian president, who has declared emergency powers, is vowing to punish those involved.

Western powers are supplying armoured battle vehicles to Ukraine but not the heavier tanks it has requested to fight Russia.

Russia's defence ministry has blamed the illegal use of mobile phones for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89 servicemen, raising the reported death toll significantly.

Ukrainian forces have shelled and hit military quarters in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, killing many, reports say.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says Moscow's attacks prove Russia is in league with the devil.

Aid agencies warn Afghans will die unless the Taliban reverses a ban on women working for non-government organisations in the country, where an estimated six million people are on the brink of famine.

Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as Israel's prime minister in a comeback at the head of a far-right cabinet that promises to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and pursue other…

Brazilian police say they have arrested at least four people and carried out nationwide raids in investigations into an alleged coup attempt during riots by supporters of defeated far-right President…

Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv are among the cities that have been hit, according to local authorities.

Kosovo Serbs to start removing road barricades symbolic of rising tensions, following calls by the European Union to defuse tensions underlined by the West's rift with Russia.

Some 'time-critical' programmes have temporarily stopped and the organisation has warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused.

Anthony Albanese has urged people not to travel to fight in the conflict involving NATO, Russia and Ukraine after the death of Sage O'Donnell.

Russia has increased mortar and artillery attacks on civilian targets in Kherson city, Ukraine says, and has rejected Ukraine's 10-point peace plan.

Police in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, say a backpack found near where President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was staying contained only personal belongings.

Former PM Helen Clark is supporting aid agencies' move to halt work in Afghanistan, and a UN official has urged the Taliban to reverse its ban on women humanitarian workers.

Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korea yesterday and South Korea responded by scrambling jets and attack helicopters, the South Korean military says.