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Mark Rutte, the new head of Nato, has vowed to help shore up Western support for Ukraine. Photo: AFP

Nato’s new chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in first trip since taking office

Rutte pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Rutte pledged continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia

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Denmark charges Swedish teenagers over blasts near Israel’s Copenhagen embassy

Iran’s Khamenei warned Hezbollah leader of Israeli plot to kill him: sources

Deadly strike on central Beirut after Israel and Iran exchange threats

Israel’s warplanes bombed Lebanon’s capital as the world awaited its response to Iran’s missile attacks.

People inspect damage from an Israeli strike on central Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood. Photo: Reuters

Explainer | Iran’s main nuclear facilities, long in Israel’s sights

Locations and capabilities of Iran’s key nuclear sites, including Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan, Khondab and Bushehr.

Biden seeks to deter Israel from striking Iran’s nuclear sites

Netanyahu’s government – along with other Israeli leaders – has threatened reprisals for Iran’s missile attack on Israel.

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Opinion | US must clear the fog of misconceptions over its China policy

As US-China tensions escalate, the next presidential administration must reckon with misplaced narratives that undergird American policy.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

Israel says 8 soldiers killed in deadliest losses on Lebanon front

Hezbollah says it destroyed three Israeli Merkava tanks with rockets near the border town of Maroun El Ras.

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3 Hongkongers evacuated from Lebanon as Israel intensifies military operations

Immigration Department says evacuation coordinated with foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong and Chinese embassy in Beirut.

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Opinion | UN must give middle powers greater say or risk losing relevance

The post-World War II global system cannot build consensus, prevent wars or impose costs on aggressors without involving the middle powers.

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Representatives vote on a draft resolution during a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on September 30. The UN Security Council has come under increased scrutiny for a perceived inability to handle the world’s affairs as permanent members use their veto in service of narrow national interests instead of the global good. Photo: UN handout via Xinhua

Israel bars UN chief from entering country over Iran attack response

Israel has been a harsh critic of the UN, with ties between the state and the international body souring even more after the October 7 Hamas attacks.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has repeatedly called for a ceasefire to halt the fighting in both Gaza and Lebanon. Photo: AP

Palestinian officials say 51 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Gaza

Israel continues its offensive against Hamas in Gaza, even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and Iran.

Danish police detain 3 people after blasts near Israel embassy

The incident in Copenhagen occurred against a backdrop of soaring tensions in the Middle East.

Israel reinforces military presence in Lebanon, vows Iran will ‘pay’ for attack

Iran and Israel swap threats following missile barrage, raising fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from northern Israel towards Lebanon. Photo: AP

Netanyahu rides wave of support as Israelis hail killing of Hezbollah chief

Israel’s Likud party shows slow recovery in the polls, as some 43 per cent rate Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza as ‘good’.

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. Phot: Reuters

Lebanese man says Israeli air strike killed family of 17

Israel has targeted Hezbollah in increased air strikes since last week - but reports have emerged of whole families in Lebanon being killed.

Russian troops reach centre of Ukraine bastion Vuhledar

The town has strategic significance because of its high ground and its location near the junction of the two main fronts.

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Iran launches missile attack on Israel, Netanyahu vows retribution

Iran fired more than 180 missiles, but most were intercepted by ‘Israel and a defensive coalition led by the United States’.

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Projectiles are intercepted by Israeli air defences near the northern city of Baqa al-Gharbiya on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Indonesian Islamic leader urges continuous goods boycott over Israel-Gaza war

The call by Cholil Nafis, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulema, comes as the war in Gaza nears its one-year mark.

North Korea scoffs at Zelensky’s ‘absurd’ Russia accomplice remarks

The US and the West are also accomplices for arming Ukraine ‘if we follow his logic’, Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister says.

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Putin orders conscription of 133,000 servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft

Putin last month ordered army to be increased to 1.5 million servicemen, a move that would make it the world’s second largest, after China.

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A billboard St Petersburg, Russia advertising military conscription. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel calls for evacuations in Lebanon as Hezbollah denies ground incursion began

Hezbollah denies Israeli troops have entered Lebanon but says its fighters are ready for a direct confrontation.

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Smoke rises from Israeli artillery shelling on the southern Lebanon villages of Adeisseh and Kfar Kila along the border with Israel. Photo: AFP

Ukraine ‘disappointed’ at Swiss support for China-Brazil peace plan

Switzerland took part in a meeting in New York last week, at which a six-point peace plan for Ukraine was proposed.

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Next phase of war will begin soon, says Israeli defence minister

US official said Israeli troop positioning suggests that a ground incursion into Lebanon could be imminent.

Netanyahu tells Iran nowhere in Middle East out of Israel’s reach

‘There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country,’ the Israeli PM said in a video addressing Iranians.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah deputy leader vows to keep fighting Israel after Nasrallah’s death

‘We will face any scenario,’ says Naim Kassem, while Israel’s defence minister tells troops ‘we will employ all our capabilities, this includes you’.

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People listen to a speech by Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Kassem at a barber’s shop in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday. Photo: AP

Middle East braces for Iran’s next move as Israel strikes Hezbollah

Iran has so far shown little rush to retaliate against Israel for the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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Explainer | Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah figures killed over the past week?

Israeli strikes on Lebanon have dealt a major blow to Hezbollah, killing commanders and officials, including leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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