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But the would-be assassin outside their official home was real, and it was down to her to save the day.

When US diplomats were seized by revolutionaries in Iran no one could have imagined how long the crisis would go on.

Political and criminal prisoners in Germany during the Cold War era were forced to build flatpack furniture for IKEA.

Israel launched waves of deadly airstrikes across Lebanon's northeast that killed at least 45 people and transformed once-bustling neighbourhood blocks in Beirut’s southern suburbs into smouldering ruins.

A young man's goal of settling a long-running family dispute led to mid-air mass murder.

North Korea's move to tighten its relationship with Russia has triggered alarms across the globe.

The traditional festival is celebrated by millions of people seeking fun and spookiness, but the date is also linked to some gruesome crimes. Here are a few.

With waves reaching up to 30 metres high and huge dumps of snow, North Americans had plenty to worry about, but one key detail remained a secret.

"UNRWA does life-saving work," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

The tally includes 96 dead who arrived at hospitals in Gaza over the past two days, the ministry said on Monday.

It was the first time Israel’s military has openly attacked Iran.

Some of the world's most precious gems were easy pickings for a gang of young criminals, but their new-found wealth didn't last long.

Iran's supreme leader, meanwhile, said Israeli strikes on the country over the weekend "should not be exaggerated nor downplayed".

Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault on October 1, officials said.

After receiving training in Russia's far east, some troops have now made their way to the western Russia region where Ukraine has maintained a strong foothold, Kyiv claims.

South Korea's spy chief says it's estimated that North Korea aims to deploy a total of 10,000 troops to Russia by December.

UN agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel's offensive against Hamas.

Soldiers from the secretive state have been filmed receiving kit ahead of an expected deployment to the Ukraine frontline.

Left bloodied from the tragedy, he walked from the crash site for help, but met a trigger-happy farmer.

Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house on Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas showed no pause.

Followers of the veteran militant commander regarded him as a hero, but to others he was a butcher.

An IDF Spokesperson said the video was "raw footage of Yahya Sinwar's last moments."

Bodies strewn across dusty streets, entire roads destroyed by Israeli strikes, people starving. This is the picture painted of Jabalya, northern Gaza.

While motorways, bridges and railways were torn torn apart, many people usually travelling on them were safe at home in front of their televisions.

Australia will gift almost its entire fleet of Abrams M1A1 tanks in what a minister described as a "bad day for Vladimir Putin".

Officials say at least 21 people have been killed in strikes across the country.

Australia is no longer scheduling repatriation flights out of Lebanon due to declining demand.

It marks a significant new step by the US to try to compel Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

A year on from covering the first weeks of the war on the ground, Nine Europe correspondent Edward Godfrey and cameraman Nick Marsay travelled to Lebanon and Gaza border communities as well as central Israel and the West Bank.

Major General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorised the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden.

The high number of injuries reported makes the attack one of the bloodiest since the war started last October.

Ed Halmagyi, better known as "Fast Ed" to many, said he also received a threatening note at the Surry Hills business. 

Israeli forces have repeatedly fired upon first responders and UN peacekeepers since the start of the ground operation.

Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment on Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups.

Notorious Sex Pistols musician Sid Vicious was found at the scene after a drug-fuelled party, but did he do it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a "very close" worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting in Turkmenistan.

The last flight out will be on Sunday. Foreign Minister Penny Wong urged Australians in Lebanon to leave now.

A flotilla of boats on Loch Ness picked up mysterious signals, indicating something large in the murky waters.

An Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 27 people, Palestinian medical officials say.

There was a decline in seats being taken up on Wednesday's evacutation flights, with a little over half of the 660 available seats used.

An Israeli airstrike hit a Lebanese Civil Defense center in the town of Dardghaya in southern Lebanon.

The latest repatriation flight from Lebanon to Australia has landed at Sydney Airport overnight.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden have held their first call in seven weeks.

A mother has recalled her many sleepless nights while she waited for her daughter to be flown from Lebanon back to safety in Australia.

The opposition leader claimed the government's response to the divisive debate has partly incited antisemitism.

Survivors of Hamas' deadly October 7 attack on Israel and relatives of those killed and kidnapped have shared their heartbreaking experiences to thousands in vigils across Australia.

Vigils across the country came as Jewish leaders condemned what they said had been rising incidences of anti-Semitism since deadliest attack in Israel's history.

At 6.29am — the exact minute Hamas launched its attack — the families of those killed at the Nova music festival gathered at the site where almost 400 revellers were gunned down and from where many others were taken hostage.

Ian McConville was summoned in Tehran over what Iran claimed was "repeated biased positions" - including on Iran's response to what it described as "the Zioniest regime" in Israel.

The IDF claimed Hamas was regrouping in the area as it launched a new ground operation, forcing people to flee.