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The $250 million package includes air defence missiles, guided ground weapons and anti-tank systems.

The war-torn country's path to membership of the alliance is 'irreversible', they pledged.

What it's like aboard the eerily-named Ghostrider during live fire drills in Korean airspace.

The state government has also announced a new $2 million war memorial honouring recent veterans.

Some mothers carried their children away on their backs as rescuers searched under the rubble for survivors.

Ukraine's intelligence service insists the building was being used to store munitions.

The deadly small weapon can be carried in a backpack and launched on the battlefield.

Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble.

The demonstrations on Sunday came after long-running efforts to broker a truce gained momentum last week when Hamas dropped a key demand for an Israeli commitment to end the war.

The wave of strikes followed the killing of a high-level commander by Israeli forces.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast today, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming" responses to protest a new US military drill with South Korea and Japan.

Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

Dramatic scenes saw armoured vehicles smash in the doors to the government palace this morning.

They are allegedly responsible for two war crimes: directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects

The Israeli military strapped an injured Palestinian man to the hood of a military vehicle during an operation on Saturday in the occupied West Bank.

The top US general fears a wider regional conflict if Israel launches a full-scale attack on Lebanon.

It comes after the PM and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed to better communication during meetings in Canberra.

The group has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, it has warned.

The Philippines military has accused China of piracy after its coastguard carried out a violent interception in the latest South China Sea flashpoint.

"His death will disrupt ISIS's ability to resource and conduct terror attacks," US Central Command said.

The ADF doesn't want the inquiry to look into the actions of the crew that night, the helmet-mounted sight display, night vision systems or "human factors".

Russia is pressing on with its offensive in the conflict as Ukraine awaits much-needed resupplies of Western munitions.

The flow of aid in southern Gaza has drastically declined just as the humanitarian need grows.

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defence Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7.

More than 300 new sanctions are aimed at deterring individuals and companies in countries such as China, from helping Moscow obtain technology.

The Su-57 fighter involved in the reported strike had been lauded as one of Moscow's most advanced military aircraft.

Only one member abstained from the vote, which resulted in a call for Hamas and Israel to stop the war.

The move is certain to anger Pyongyang and could trigger retaliatory military steps as tensions between the war-divided rivals rise.

The attack in central Gaza killed at least 35 people, including women and children, according to local health officials.

Former bomber pilot Bill Purdy recalls one of the pivotal battles during World War II.

Germany joined the US recently in authorising Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying to Kyiv.

The annual march, seen as provocative by Palestinians, could ignite broader unrest, as it did three years ago, when it helped set off an 11-day war in Gaza.

In a newly published interview, the president also said it was "uncertain" whether Israel had committed war crimes.

As part of the federal government's national defence strategic review unveiled in April, the eligibility critieria will be expanded to fill critical skilled workforce shortages.

Australia needs to "immediately" increase funding for the defence force to quickly improve the military's capabilities, according to a new report.

The proposed deal would bring an end to the devastating war that has ground on for months, Biden said.

A state-produced video showed the "dog" operating alongside infantry troops in urban combat scenarios.

Defence Minister Richard Marles told the forum in Canberra the Pacific region was anxious about China's military drills off Taiwan.

An former fighter pilot and Australian citizen has been ruled eligible for extradition to the US.

Lai Ching-te pledged to "neither yield nor provoke" Beijing and said he sought peace in relations with the superpower.

Israel's latest actions in Rafah have prompted fresh legal action amid genocide accusations in the UN's highest court.

The rogue state sent a message to the US and its allies, specifically mentioning Australia twice.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the move, citing the country's rising military spending and the need for "innovation."

The vote, which passed 143-9 with 25 abstentions, also called on the UN's Security Council to "favourably reconsider" Palestine's request to become the 194th member of the international body.

The near-catastrophic incident in the Yellow Sea off South Korea on Saturday has caused tension between Australia and its biggest trading partner.

The large-scale war drills have antagonised Beijing as tensions escalate in the South China Sea.

The UN say no humanitarian aid has yet entered and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side after workers fled during Israel's military incursion in the area.

The United States plans to accelerate its autonomous weapons production to meet threats in the Indo Pacific.

The woman is suspected to be the cousin of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The defence minister has travelled to Ukraine to announce Australia's latest funding commitment.