Before leaving the White House in January, President Joe Biden will provide Ukraine with military aid to bolster the government in Kyiv in its war with Russia.
'Halt this madness': Several new nuclear states have emerged since the 1980s, and the impact is unclear
With the world "on the brink of a potential nuclear war", scientists are trying to work out just how bad it would be.
Photo shows Castle Bravo nuclear testA look inside the sophisticated attacks breaking through Israel's anti-missile systems
Since its deployment in 2011, the Iron Dome has become a signature weapon in Israel’s armoury. A barrage of modern weaponry from Iran and its proxies is testing its limits.
Photo shows A 3D model showing three Iron Dome components. A radar, a missile launcer and a command centre.Photos of Beirut air strike capture rare glimpse of powerful Israeli missile mid-air
An Associated Press photographer captures a rare glimpse of what appears to be a powerful Israeli smart bomb mid-air, before it flattened a multi-storey building in a neighbourhood in southern Beirut.
Photo shows A large grey missile flies over two multi-storey residential buildings.About 11,000 North Korean soldiers are being trained in Russia, Ukrainian officials claim
Ukraine releases a video, allegedly taken by a Russian soldier, showing North Koreans collecting Russian military uniforms and equipment.
Photo shows Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong UnZelenskyy has pitched his 'victory plan' to NATO. Is peace possible in 2025?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy pitched his plan for ending the war with Russia to NATO, but with Russia making gains in the east and a US election looming, peace in 2025 may not play out to Ukraine's plans.
Photo shows Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle.US plans to send Israel an extra air defence system and 100 troops to operate it. This is what it means
The Pentagon is bolstering Israel's air defences with a THAAD system to specifically target Iran's ballistic missile attacks, and 100 US troops to operate it.
Photo shows US Air Force members stand underneath and aircraft by a Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense air defence system.'What they did in Gaza, they could do in Lebanon': Inside a town targeted by Israel
The few people remaining in Lebanon's south make the same dire prediction about Israel's bombardment and ground offensive against the militant group Hezbollah.
Photo shows a man pauses for a portrait in front of a mapLebanese firefighters and paramedics allege Israeli military strikes are putting them in danger
Lebanese firefighters and paramedics claim they have been fired upon, or warned by the Israeli military not to rescue people or put out fires caused by bombing.
Photo shows Lebanon Red Cross'Look at what happened to us': Beirut's streets fill with injured and homeless after Israeli strikes
About 1.2 million people have been forced from their homes by Israel's bombardment and invasion, the Lebanese government says. They fill the public spaces around Beirut – footpaths, squares, churchyards and schools.
Photo shows a dishevelled man sits on a cushion outside a mosque with crutches lying in front of himIn her Melbourne home, this woman's wedding album is filled with the faces of friends lost a year ago
As the one-year anniversary of Hamas's devastating terror attack on Israel arrives, members of Australia's Jewish community are coming together to commemorate and remember those killed.
Photo shows A couple looking at a photo album'Aren't we human, just like them?' The voices of girls in Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan
Plan International's landmark State of the World's Girls report finds that in conflict zones across the world, young people share common experiences of loss, fear and destruction.
Photo shows A girl puts up peace signs while standing in front of a mosqueWhat are ballistic missiles and how did Israel's Iron Dome take out so many?
Experts say Iran's attack on Israel was one of the largest ballistic missile strikes in history, but the country's Iron Dome and array of air defences still managed to take most of them out.
Photo shows Projectiles are seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles.Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon as IDF confirms 'targeted raids', huge blasts heard across Beirut — as it happened
The Israeli military says it has started a 'limited' and localised ground operation in southern Lebanon — as it happened.
Photo shows Smoke rises from an Israeli air strike that hit a southern suburb of Beirut.Israel used US-made 'bunker buster' bombs in attack on Hezbollah's leader, analysts say
As more details emerge about the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah's leader in Beirut, analysts say it's likely US-made 2,000 pound "bunker buster" bombs were used in the strikes carried out in the densely populated neighbourhood.
Photo shows A woman wearing a black scarf reading QuranUkrainian military reports waves of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv
Russia has launched several waves of drone attacks targeting Kyiv, according to Ukraine's military, with air defence units engaged in repelling the strikes for several hours.
Photo shows A boy wrapped in a blue blanket stands next to a destroyed building.Hezbollah is striking deeper into Israel with more powerful missiles. It may soon be what cracks the Iron Dome
Israel's Iron Dome has successfully intercepted thousands of threats from neighbouring militant groups, but if Hezbollah escalates its strikes, the highly lauded air defence system may not "keep up".
Photo shows Streaks of light from rockets over the night sky of a city.Australians in Lebanon face flight cancellations, leaving loved ones behind amid escalating tensions
Australians in Lebanon face flight cancellations amid growing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. Others who can't leave family behind are choosing to stay.
Photo shows Ruby (right) and George (right) sitting with their cat cartier in their living room .Five Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon border
An Israeli strike on the Syrian-Lebanese border kills five Syrian soldiers, while an attack on the southern Lebanese border town of Shebaa kills nine people from the same family.
Photo shows A group of tanks and armoured vehicles in a row, with people dotted between them.'Why the children?': Lebanese Australian community heartbroken and angry over Israel's attack
Australia's Lebanese community is mourning family members killed by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon.
Photo shows Elham is hugging her two daughters. She is wearing a white hijab.Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire after Lebanon suffers huge casualties
After almost a year of war against Hamas in Gaza on its southern border, Israel is shifting its focus to its northern frontier.
Photo shows Smoke billows over southern Lebanon