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Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, on October 17 presented a window of opportunity. Perhaps the decapitation of the militant group’s senior command would be a chance for renewed ceasefire talks and the release of the Israeli hostages.

The killing of Hezbollah's powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah a month ago has marked a fundamental shift for the Iran-backed Lebanese movement and revived calls for it to surrender its vast weapons arsenal.

‘This is a war crime,’ said Lebanon’s Information Minister amid claims the strike was ‘deliberate’

There’s a degree of irony that countries attending the 2024 Brics summit this week voted to adopt the Kazan declaration (named for the capital city of the autonomous republic of Tatarstan in Russia, where the summit is being held). The declaration’s first clause emphasises that “all states should act consistently…

Israeli authorities allege UNRWA worker in Gaza was a Hamas commander involved in attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies

US only nation likely to be able to persuade Netanyahu to drop plan condemned by 123 member states

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes” after an Australian diplomat led a group of Western nations in renewing concerns about human rights violations in China

Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear submarines for both nations under the AUKUS treaty

Secretary general calls for ‘just peace’ in Ukraine at Brics summit; Putin not denying North Korean troops brought into war. What we know on day 975

US Secretary of State Blinken discusses Gaza stability, Lebanon-Israel tensions, and hostage release efforts with Middle Eastern counterparts in London.