Unrest, Conflict and War

Dr Rudi Myhovych has come to Australia to plead for medical specialists to come to Ukraine as the war enters its third year.

The number of Ukrainians dying from burn injuries is surging, according to doctors from the war-ravaged nation pleading with the Australian government to send extra medical support to eastern Europe.

Andrei Medvedev, who fought in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group, fled to Norway across its Arctic border with Russia in January 2023.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say they have fired missiles at two more vessels in the Red Sea, causing damage to the ships.

The development towards a new halt in fighting comes as Israel's evacuation orders now cover two-thirds of Gaza, according to a UN monitor. 

US top diplomat Antony Blinken, who is currently visiting the Middle East, says the response has been 'positive'.

An estimated 1.4 million refugees have moved near the border town and the UN is concerned people are running out of shelters.

President Macky Sall's unprecedented announcement on Saturday that he would move to delay the Senegal's election pitched the West African nation into uncharted constitutional waters.

The US Secretary of State's number priorities are to secure the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza.

The United States is being accused of destabilising the Middle East after dozens of strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria.

The Israel-Gaza war has spilled over in Lebanon, Jordan and the Red Sea, fuelling fears of a wider war in the Middle East. Let's take a look at the key players and how the conflict is escalating.

A decade of civil war between the government and Houthi rebels had already devastated the nation.

The anti-war politician, who claims the Kremlin fears him, is awaiting electoral officials' ruling on his eligibility.

Israel's national security and finance ministers have accused President Biden of being 'too interested' in providing aid to Gaza.

The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser has warned, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.

It's been eight months since Ben Roberts-Smith's landmark defamation loss in his case against Nine Entertainment, but now a legal sequel of sorts is about to play out in a Sydney court.

Taiwan's top diplomatic representative to Australia has declared that he's "quite confident" that Tuvalu won't follow Nauru's lead and switch diplomatic recognition to China, despite Beijing's attempts to "lure" politicians in the Pacific Island country.

Ukrainian officials have not responded to the claims.

British and US warplanes have struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen to degrade the capabilities of Iran-backed militia.

The US and the UK have launched a third wave of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says his country and its allies will not hesitate to defend the flow of free commerce through the Red Sea, where the Houthis have been targeting vessels. 

John Lyons describes the significance of the United States taking military action against Iraq and Syria.

Signs of a Hamas resurgence in the Gaza Strip's largest city underscore the group's resilience despite Israel's deadly air and ground campaign against it over the past four months.

A fortnight after Taiwan elected a pro-sovereignty president, it's military has been conducting drills to show it ill be on alert over the upcoming holidays.

Iran-backed militia have stepped up attacks in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and the Red Sea. International Crisis Group's Iran director, Ali Vaez, says that each militia group has its own unique relationship with Iran.