War

After more than six months of war with Israel in Gaza, the negotiations remain deadlocked, with Hamas sticking to its demands that any agreement must end the war.

A "kind local" has offered to cover the costs for the RSA, after it said it wouldn't be putting them on graves this year.

The attack damaged substations and power facilities in five regions, causing emergency power cuts for at least 200,000 people, Kyiv officials say.

"I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach," the US president said in an interview.

Six months into its offensive against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Israel also voiced cautious optimism about the latest round of mediated negotiations.

Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, he warned.

Protesters chanted "elections now", and "Elad, we're sorry", local media said.

Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo.

The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip,

Ukraine has carried out a drone attack against targets in southern Russia.

The US issued its strongest public rebuke toward Israel, directing it to address the safety of Palestinian civilians.

Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a bill lowering the military mobilisation age by two years from 27 to 25.

"This was not just a bad luck situation where 'oops', we dropped the bomb in the wrong place," Andres says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted it was an Israel Defense Forces air strike that killed Australian aid worker Lalzawmi Frankcom and six others.

The strike marked one of the most significant attacks yet on Iranian interests in Syria, raising the risk of further escalation in conflict in the Middle East.