Daria Kasatkina eases into the second round of the US Open in straight sets, as she hopes to end a busy year on a high.

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A government minister describes a strike on a Gaza hospital as a breach of international law and an outrage. Follow live.

Australia Post is taking the extraordinary step of immediately suspending many forms of shipping to the United States, as a Trump administration tariff deadline approaches on Friday.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country regrets an Israeli military attack on a hospital in Gaza, killing 20 Palestinians, including journalists.

Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law. And yet, the Israeli government just approved almost 3,500 more of these homes. Meanwhile, settler violence against ...