Conflict

Islamic State has claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an assault on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Oman that left at least nine people dead.

"This is a chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together," Trump says of his speech to the Republican convention later this week.

Republican lawmakers said they would launch swift investigations into how a sniper apparently evaded Secret Service at Donald Trump's rally to climb onto a roof and fire multiple shots.

The Israeli army had designated the area as a safe zone and urged Palestinians to seek shelter there.

Analysis - The prime minister may have been a c-lister at NATO, but simply being there was a big deal, political editor Jo Moir writes.

Israel rained bombs on Gaza City during a week that residents described as comparable to the fiercest battle of the war.

The prime minister says "unilateral actors" can't be allowed to take over independent states.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week in Washington DC.

The strikes that have killed at least 41 people in Ukraine has been labelled a "horrific reminder of Russia's brutality" by US President Joe Biden.

Russia fired some 40 missiles at multiple cities across Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

It's now been five days since the Palestinian group accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

Russian attacks targeted Ukraine's eastern frontline Donetsk region, the regional governor says.

Hungary PM Viktor Orban's visit to Russia has been heavily criticised by EU leaders and Ukraine.

An Australian senator says she has been "exiled" for voting against her party to recognise Palestinian statehood.