The tomb of a “fearless” schoolgirl assassin draws huge numbers of pilgrims to this island off Vietnam’s southern coast.
Australian politicians are being urged to play a more active role in preventing conflict between the world’s two main superpowers.
The United States says three troops have been killed and at least 25 others injured in a drone attack in Jordan.
Labor faces internal pressure to treat extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories akin to listed terror groups.
It came as the US president warned Iran to stay out of the conflict and after Houthi militants vowed to respond to US and UK strikes carried out with the support of Australia in Yemen.
The Houthis say their assaults are aimed at stopping Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip,but their targets increasingly have little – or no – connection to Israel.
I exist only because a Nazi SS officer saved my mother’s life. History and human behaviour are complicated. And now,we can cry for Gaza’s children and for Israeli victims of Hamas.
The year ahead is likely to be more unstable and violent than 2023. We need to be battle-ready.
The biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Christmas Eve after celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.
The Ukrainian leader’s aura is diminishing as he faces poor polling at home and speculation that allies want him at the negotiating table with Russia.
The United Nations Security Council has approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.