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Three US soldiers killed in Jordan attack named The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sander…

US drone attack: Three US troops killed in drone strike on US base in Middle East Three US troops have been killed and dozens injured in a drone attack on a US base near Jordan's border with Syria. US President Joe Biden…

UNRWA claims: UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has urged the countries that halted funding to reconsider their "shocking" decision.…

Russia risked lives in downed plane, Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners", after a deadly plane crash in western Russia. He…

US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis in Yemen The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Pentagon said Monday's strikes hit eight targets, including an unde…

More than 25,000 now killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says More than 25,000 people have now been killed in Gaza during Israel's offensive there, according to the Hamas-run health min…

Donetsk: Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say At least 25 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Moscow-installed leader of the region says. D…

Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza com…

Suspected Jordanian air strikes in southern Syria kill 10 - activists At least 10 people, including children, have been killed in suspected Jordanian air strikes in south-western Syria, local activists and media say. Sev…

Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes on Iran, with reports of seven killed Pakistan has launched retaliatory missile strikes into neighbouring Iran, two days after a similar Iranian attack inflamed relations between the…

Israel Gaza war: Hamas video claims to show dead hostages Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the militants claiming that they died in air strikes on Gaza. It comes a…

They were Israel's 'eyes on the border' - but their Hamas warnings went unheard They are known as Israel's eyes on the Gaza border. For years, units of young female conscripts had one job here. It was to sit in surveilla…

Taiwan election: China says US 'gravely wrong' to congratulate new leader China has accused the US of sending "a gravely wrong signal" to those pushing for Taiwan's independence after Saturday's election result. US Secre…

100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza One hundred days ago, the previously unthinkable happened in Israel. A state, born out of adversity and war only 75 years ago, woke up to what some have since…

US launches second strike on Houthis in Yemen The US says it carried out a fresh attack against a Houthi target in Yemen on Saturday - its second such strike on the group in two days. The operation was described by the U…

Israel says South Africa distorting the truth in ICJ genocide case Israel has said South Africa has distorted the truth in its case to the International Court of Justice, where it is accusing Israel of genocide. South Af…

Israel officials support Gaza destruction, court hears Israel's plan to "destroy" Gaza comes from "the highest level of state", the UN's top court has heard. The claims were made by South African lawyers as it presented…

Ecuador declares war on armed gangs after TV station attacked on air Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Masked gunm…

Gabriel Attal: Macron's pick for PM is France's youngest at 34 Gabriel Attal has been named France's next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. At 34, he is the youngest…

Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says The Israeli army says it has "completed the dismantling" of Hamas's command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palest…

Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing 737 Max 9s over blowout Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations after major US airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets after a mid-flight blowout over Oregon. The U…

Israeli minister outlines plans for Gaza after war Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has outlined proposals for the future governance of Gaza once the war between Israel and Hamas is over. There would, he said, be li…

Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516 First came the shock, as the Airbus A350 carrying 379 people collided with a second plane while landing in Tokyo. Then came heat and smoke as the jet sped alon…

Japan Airlines plane in flames on runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after an apparent collision with a smaller coastguard aircraft on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport. All 379…

Muhammad Yunus: Nobel laureate sentenced to jail in Bangladesh A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labour laws. Prof Yunus has been a vo…

Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch announces abdication live on TV Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address. She will formally step down on 14 January, which will be 52…