Moscow officials are seeking to verify reports the Russian army may have captured an Australian citizen fighting with Ukrainian forces.
Staff Writers
The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel have hit some more snags in efforts to conclude a ceasefire agreement.
A Taliban government official says Pakistan's air strikes on eastern Afghanistan have killed 46 people, mostly women and children.
At least 21 people have been killed after Mozambique's highest court confirmed the ruling party's Daniel Chapo as the winner of a disputed election.
The Catholic Church's highest representative in the Holy Land, has told Palestinians in Gaza they are not alone, during a Christmas mass.
Ukrainian officials say Russia has used Christmas Day to attack the country's energy systems.
Pavel Polityuk
At least eight people have died in Israeli raids on a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in what it described as a counter-terrorism operation.
A hunger-monitoring group says half of Sudan's population now face high levels of acute food insecurity as a result of the ongoing conflict.
Law and order has broken down in the Gaza Strip as local gangs systematically loot supplies meant for those living in the war-torn enclave, the UN says.
dpa correspondents
A perennial thorn in the Australian government's side has vowed to make it worth their while if he's sent to Russia in a swap for prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins.
Jacob Shteyman
For the first time Israel has claimed responsibility for the July assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.
Ukraine says more than 3000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region while South Korea has a more conservative estimate.
A fresh bid by mediators to end the fighting in Gaza and release hostages has gained momentum, though sticking points remain between Hamas and Israel.
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
North Korea is readying to send more troops and weapons to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, Seoul says.
Hyonhee Shin
Nearly two million Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to protect themselves from the cold as parents sleep with children in their arms to keep them warm.
Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it is concerning news that an Australian citizen is reportedly being held hostage by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.
Medics at a northern Gaza hospital are scrambling to rescue patients following an order from Israel to close down the facility.
Young Syrians will resist their new government, Iran's supreme leader says as he again accuses the US and Israel of sowing chaos in the country.
The Israeli military says it has targeted Hamas militants hiding in a school in Gaza as it orders the evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israel has condemned a Christmas speech by Pope Francis labelling the attacks on Gaza as 'cruelty not war', saying the remarks ignored the cruelty of Hamas.
Ukraine has hit a 1000km deep into Russian territory, a day after their hit on Russia's Kursk region killed six people, including a child.
A missile from Yemen has hit an area of Tel Aviv, Israel's military says, less than two days after deadly Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital.
Millions of hours of drone battlefield footage might help Ukraine train artificial intelligence models.
A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a key army headquarters in Rakhine state, in a blow to the ruling military junta.
