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‘Don’t wait’: Government urged to repatriate 31 Australians from Syria, despite court ruling

KEY POINTSA Federal Court judge won't force the government to repatriate 31 Australians from Syria.The 11 Australian women and 20 children are being...

Western Europe hit hard by Storm Ciaran with several killed in UK and France

Storm Ciaran has battered several countries across Europe including Spain, the UK, the Netherlands and France, spreading disaster in its path.So far, three...

Tens of thousands of Afghans begin to return home after Pakistani expulsion order

Key PointsThousands of people came to Pakistan-Afghanistan border as government's deadline for undocumented foreigners ends.Afghan refugees face expulsion, dire conditions, and uncertainty amid...

Australia’s ‘Facebook gangster’ Hakan Ayik arrested in Türkiye after decade on the run

Key PointsTürkiye arrested "Facebook gangster" Hakan Ayik, wanted in Australia for drug smuggling.The Comanchero motorcycle gang was targeted in Istanbul for drug trafficking,...

Hezbollah leader tells US to halt Israel’s Gaza attack to prevent a regional war

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has given a televised speech, saying his Lebanon-based organisation is "ready for all possibilities".The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah...

Israel says troops advancing to Gaza City, as a UN team talks of ‘grave risk of genocide’

Key PointsIsrael says its forces have pushed further into Gaza City.UN experts says Palestinian civilians were at "grave risk of genocide".More people continued...

Who are Yemen’s Houthis and why did they attack Israel?

Yemen's Houthis have joined the raging more than 1,000 miles from their seat of power in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, declaring...

‘We made it to Egypt’: Australians speak of evacuation from Gaza

A group of Australians trapped in Gaza have taken the opportunity to evacuate after a breakthrough in opening the Rafah border for people...

Relief and fear: Evactuated Australians speak after Gaza border crossing breakthrough

Australians who evacuated Gaza after a border breakthrough are relieved to be heading home — but they fear for those they are leaving...

Australians among hundreds evacuating Gaza, as refugee camp struck again

Key PointsCivilian evacuees from Gaza crossed into Egypt under a Qatari-mediated deal on Wednesday.Some 20 Australians had crossed the border according to the...

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