Conflict

Exactly 36 years to the day before US forces took Venezuela's President Maduro into custody, the US forcibly deposed another Latin American leader.

The former PM says there is a case for Nicolás Maduro to appear before a criminal court, but the attack wasn't legal. Audio

The country is entering a new and very uncertain era after the US capture of the country's president.

The reports coincide with intensive talks overseen by US President Donald Trump and aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year-old war.

The statement describes conditions for civilians as "appalling" as winter approaches.

Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia, although it provided no evidence.

"As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Video

The United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government.

It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, though witness Isa Musa Yusha'u told AFP: "I saw many victims being taken away for medical treatment."

Apparently, Russia has "rejected a request for a truce", Pope Leo XIV says.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed by an angry crowd gathered at Bondi beach on Sunday to honour the victims of a gun attack a week earlier.

The US has imposed sanctions on people surrounding the Venezuela president, as it continues to pressure the country.

The veteran war correspondent died this week, aged 91.

The scheme will be similar to the policy introduced by the Howard government after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.

Motorola provides telecommunications, surveillance and military technology to the Israeli military and illegal Israeli settlements.

Analysis: Undercover Russian personnel have been placed on board ships carrying the country's oil and they're spying on Europe, intelligence sources say.