War

Kyiv has come under a massive Russian attack, with air defences in operation and the military warning of missiles.

Zelensky says "a lot can be decided before the New Year", as Washington drives efforts to end Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine.

Pope Leo said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God had "pitched his fragile tent" among the people of the world.

Israel said it targeted a member of Iran's elite Quds Force and a Hezbollah operative.

The veteran war correspondent died this week, aged 91.

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

Peter Arnett, who would go on to interview Osama bin Laden at a secret hideout in Afghanistan, started his journalistic career at the Southland Times.

Palestinians say the move further buries hopes of a future state.

Lured by the prospect of work, a Kenyan runner captured in Ukraine said he did not know he was joining Russia's army. Audio

Just hours before, US President Donald Trump said both countries had agreed to cease all shooting.

The US president has vowed "very serious retaliation" after two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria by an alleged IS gunman. Audio

It was the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since a Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect in October.

The EU wants to keep Ukraine financed and fighting as it sees Russia's invasion as a threat to its own security.

Ukraine's long-range drones struck a major offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea in an attempt to cut off the Russian energy revenues funding its war.

Amnesty International has accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity, including extermination.

Question Time was just beginning as the call "free Palestine" rang out from above the chamber.

Putin is digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for more peace talks that have yet to yield a deal.