Conflict

Ukrainian troops have crossed the vast River Dnipro into occupied areas of Kherson region and are operating in small groups, Russia has conceded, saying it had dispatched more troops to stop them.

Israeli soldiers killed several Hamas militants at the outset of a raid on the Al Shifa hospital on Wednesday.

Dr Munir al-Bursh, director-general of the Gaza health ministry, said Israeli forces had raided the western side of the medical complex.

A protester with the Restore Passenger Rail group could get a compensation payout after being arrested for putting up posters.

Britain's PM has brought back his party's former leader David Cameron as foreign minister after sacking his interior minister following comments she made on police handling of a pro-Palestinian march.

Two employees of a New Zealand charity that provides aid to war-torn nations have been killed when their homes in the Jabalia refugee were hit in a missile strike. Audio

Israel's foreign ministry has released updated casualty figures - but failed to give a reason why.

Gaza officials said Israel launched air strikes on or near at least three hospitals today.

Israel's military is starting the next phase of its war against Hamas, targeting the Islamist group's labyrinth of tunnels.

An Auckland Jewish community centre's fence has been vandalised overnight, with an attempt to set it on fire.

A grenade given as a birthday present has blown up and killed a close aide of the head of Ukraine's armed forces.

Analysis - New Zealand's new government will need to hit the ground running on foreign affairs, Geoffrey Miller writes.

The Palestinian ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific says NZ can play a role internationally to help reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel continues to rebuff growing international pressure for a ceasefire.

The Israel-Gaza war is "taking away the focus" from the conflict in Ukraine, the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.

Palestinians reported a deadly Israeli air strike on a UN-run school in northern Gaza serving as a shelter.