War
Helicopter carrying Iran President crashes
A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has gone down in the mountainous north of the country. Otago University international… Audio
Israel war cabinet minister threatens to resign
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. Israel correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to Corin… Audio
Sudan - a year on and 8 million displaced
A year into the civil war, millions of Sudanese have been forcibly displaced while diaspora here are desperately holding on to hope for their family members directly impacted. Produced and presented… Audio
Sudan - a year on and 8 million displaced
A year into the civil war, millions of Sudanese have been forcibly displaced while diaspora here are desperately holding on to hope for their family members directly impacted. Produced and presented…
AudioUkraine's divisive mobilisation law comes into force
The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.
Israeli minister demands Gaza day-after plan, threatens to quit Cabinet
Benny Gantz's prospective walkout could increase strains on an increasingly unwieldy wartime government.
How Israeli assault trapped foreign doctors in Gaza
The doctors had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. The reality was even worse than they imagined, they say.
Nakba: Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession
In many ways, the Palestinians' mass expulsion from what is now Israel in 1948 pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza.
US sending $1bn more in weapons, ammo to Israel
It is the first arms shipment to Israel to be revealed since the administration put another arms transfer on hold this month.
What is Blockout 2024?
Is a new trend of blocking celebrities and influencers helping the people of Gaza?
Gazans strive to study as war shatters education system
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After watching their schools and universities be closed, damaged or destroyed, Gazans sheltering inside and outside the territory are doing what they can to restart some learning.
Israel continues air strikes on Gaza
Israel has continued its air strikes on several parts of Gaza, even as it continues issuing controversial evacuation orders to Palestinians. Israel correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Israel pushes back into northern Gaza
Israel has sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip after a night of heavy bombardments that killed 19 people and wounded dozens of others.
Israel orders more evacuations from Rafah as battle rages on
It comes as a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Rafah.
Netanyahu vows to defeat Hamas in Rafah despite US arms threat
The Israeli leader says his country will "stand alone" and "fight with fingernails" if shipments are halted.
UN says 80,000 have fled Gaza city as Israeli strikes on Rafah intensify
More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as Israeli tanks reportedly mass close to built-up areas amid constant bombardment.
'If they go into Rafah ... I'm not supplying the weapons': Biden warns Israel
Joe Biden has confirmed the US will halt the supply of some weapons to Israel if it does invade Rafah.
US halts bomb shipment to Israel as battles rage around Rafah
Hamas battled Israeli troops on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah and Washington says it has held up a shipment of powerful bombs to Israel.
US pauses weapon exports to Israel
The United States has paused weapons imports to Israel in opposition to apparent moves to invade the Gazan city of Rafah. Middle East correspondent Don Macintyre spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Life in Rafah 'like lying in a coffin'
There have been bombardments every night, and no aid for two days, as Israeli forces take control of the southern Gaza city, the UN says. Audio
