Disused road and rail links built during times of rapprochement have been partly destroyed by North Korea, Seoul says as cross-border tensions simmer.
Staff Writers
An Israeli strike on a northern Lebanese town has killed at least 21 people as the UN expresses strong concern over its peacekeeping force coming under fire.
Artorn Pookasook and Maya Gebeily
Ukrainian troops are holding strong and counterattacking in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
The Duchess of Edinburgh said she felt "wobbly" after hearing "devastating" circumstances facing women and children fleeing the civil war in Sudan.
Three policeman have been reportedly killed by militants in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
North Korea is preparing to blow up cross-border roads in its territory, the South Korean military says, as tensions between the nations continue to ramp up.
Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
The Chinese military has started more drills surrounding Taiwan following the Taiwanese president's national day speech.
Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee
Israel's military says a drone attack carried out by Hezbollahon an army base in northern Israel has killed four soldiers and severely injured seven others.
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says defence relations must change after North Korea was reported to be transferring people and weapons to Russia.
A Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli military base has killed four soldiers, while Israeli tanks have entered a UN peacekeeping force's base in Lebanon.
James Mackenzie, Maayan Lubell and Michelle Nichols
The Australian Defence Force constantly reviews the safety of its personnel in the Middle East after reports United Nations peacekeepers have been targeted.
Dominic Giannini
Russia says it was targeting a concentration of Ukraine soldiers with a series of glide bombs targeting the Kursk border region.
Hamas planned a full-scale invasion of Israel on a much larger scale than the October 7 terror attacks, according to Israeli security officials.
Natalie Lisbona and Abul Taher
Palestinians say hundreds of people have been killed in a nine-day-old Israeli assault on northern Gaza as residents say they have nowhere to flee.
Nidal al-Mughrabi
US officials believe Israel has narrowed down targets in Iran as it battles Iran-backed groups Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza amid fears of a wider war.
Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba
These two photos show just why the same old conflicts keep playing out in the Middle East over and over again.
Ben Harvey
The federal coalition has been criticised as being "extreme" for its stance against a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving it at odds with Australia's allies.
Tess Ikonomou and William Ton
Ukrainian military recruitment officers have raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv to check men's military registration documents.
Israel has ordered the evacuation of more Lebanese towns as the number of people estimated to have been displaced across the country rises to 1.2 million.
Ahmed Tolba
Israel says the two UN peacekeepers were caught in the crossfire as it engaged with Hezbollah militia.
Protesters are ready to fight police again over a sign attacking Israel as more Australians evacuated out of Lebanon arrive home.
Luke Costin
North Korea says drones from South Korea dropped anti-North leaflets over its capital in an act that demanded military retaliation.
The situation in Sudan is not an emergency, it's "a nightmare", aid organisation Doctors Without Borders say.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has met Pope Francis at the Vatican, where they discussed the issue of getting Ukrainians back from Russian captivity.
Joshua McElwee
