A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the UN said, branding the figures and lack of accountability a “shameful indictment” of international apathy – and warned this year’s toll was equally disturbing.

The 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with raping four women and several acts of violence, and risks up to 10 years in prison.

Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel’s release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official source said.

US President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine’s security in any deal to end Russia’s war there, though the extent of any assistance was not immediately clear.

Fearing an imminent Israeli ground offensive, thousands of Palestinians have left their homes in eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west and south of the shattered territory.

US President Donald Trump raised hopes of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia on Monday as he welcomed President Volodymyr Zelensky to high-stakes talks at the White House.

China’s top diplomat landed in neighbouring India on Monday, seeking to bolster long-fraught relations in the face of intense pressure and tariffs from the United States.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with North Korea.

The Australian government cancelled the visa of a far-right Israeli politician ahead of a speaking tour, a move event organisers tagged “viciously antisemitic”.

Mali’s military junta arrested two generals and a French national and accused them of attempting to destabilise the transitional government.

US President Donald Trump said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington for talks aimed at ending the war with Russia.

Demonstrators across Israel called on Sunday for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, a push sharply criticised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies.

Talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin produced enough movement to justify a meeting with Ukrainian and European leaders, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS on Sunday.

European leaders, including UK PM Keir Starmer, will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday, seeking an end to Moscow’s invasion, after US President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following an Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to Alaska on Friday for a high-risk summit that promises a stern test of the US president’s promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed to “respect” North Korea’s political system and build “military trust”, a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul.

California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally for a redistricting plan to foil what he called US President Donald Trump’s bid to rig the next congressional race and cement his Republican House majority by redrawing the political map of Texas.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that an Israeli settlement plan is not in line with international law, and she called on Israeli authorities not to move ahead with it.

US First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue former US president Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, for more than $1 billion over claims about Jeffrey Epstein.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to see journalists gain access to Gaza to see humanitarian efforts.

Air Canada began cancelling flights on Thursday after receiving a strike notice from the flight attendants’ union, warning all operations could be shut down by Saturday.