Territorial Disputes

Taiwan's coast guard says the squid fishing boat was near the Taiwan-administered Kinmen islands but in Chinese waters when it was boarded and seized. 

Igal uses the online platform Booking.com to advertise his holiday apartment. But human rights lawyers want the practice banned and allege Booking.com is breaking international law.

Seoul MP Jeong Jun-ho says the trash-filled balloons which North Korea sent over the border to South Korea affected thousands of travel plans.

Ukrainian troops have started reclaiming territory taken by Russia in the north-east while Kharkiv's residents continue to live under constant threat.

After last week's violent clash between the Philippine Navy and the China Coast Guard in the South China Sea, the president of the Philippines says his country is "not in the business to instigate wars", but would not yield to "any foreign power". 

Eight Palestinians are killed in an Israeli air strike at a United Nations aid centre housing displaced families near Gaza City.

When Vladimir Putin announced a military partnership with North Korea, he stepped across a red line drawn by one of the most advanced arms suppliers in the world. 

Gaza's health ministry says at least 25 Palestinians have been killed in Al-Mawasi, a tented "humanitarian area" on the coast north of Rafah, and 50 wounded.

The island nation of Cyprus has been drawn into simmering tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after it was warned not to provide assistance to the Israeli military. 

Overgrown trees and shrubbery appear to be the cause behind 30 North Korean soldiers crossing the demarcation line separating the two countries, who are still technically at war.

The Philippine military says a Filipino sailor lost a thumb in a violent confrontation with the Chinese coast guard in the South China Sea.

The leaders' statement, issued towards the end of the summit in Apulia, Italy, caps off a summit marked by broad consensus on global conflicts but clashes on abortion and vaccine funding.

The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognise the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will only end the war in Ukraine if Kyiv agrees to drop its NATO membership ambitions and hand over four provinces Moscow claims as its own — demands it has rejected.

The Israeli military says Hamas militants were operating from within the Nuseirat school, while witnesses recount chaotic scenes as the injured are rushed to nearby hospitals. 

Four more hostages kidnapped on October 7 are declared dead by the Israeli military — including three men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. 

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun declares Beijing will use force to stop Taiwanese independence during an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. His comments come one week after China held military drills and warned of war following the inauguration of new Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.

Benjamin Netanyahu remains opposed to a ceasefire, with his government describing the proposal as a "non-starter".

Officers from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) confront Richard Marles at an international security conference after the Australian minister used a speech to call out China for its recent confrontations with Australian naval forces.

The three-stage proposal includes a permanent ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Fighting has continued in Gaza despite judges at the top United Nations court ordering Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah, where it says it is trying to root out Hamas fighters.

Stranded Australian tourists in riot-stricken New Caledonia say they've been notified of French government flights back to Australia, but details are unclear.

One thousand additional security personnel have been deployed across New Caledonia to bring riots that have gripped the island to a halt.

More than a dozen countries, including all the members of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies apart from the United States, have signed the letter, which also says they are opposed to a full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah.

The first of the extra 1,000 security personnel France is sending to New Caledonia have started to arrive amid riots that have killed five people and injured hundreds more, with the French government saying a state of emergency has started to calm things in the Pacific territory.