5 h. ago Middle East oil giant abandons $30 billion bid for Australia’s Santos

Consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s foreign investment arm, XRG, has walked away from a deal, just days before the deadline for a binding deal.

Economics

33 h. ago New genocide finding against Israel as major Gaza City assault begins

A team of independent experts commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Politics

34 h. ago ‘Gaza is burning’: Israel’s military says expanded operation in Gaza City has begun

It comes as a team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Politics

7 d. ago Israel blows up peace negotiations and makes a mess with its vital ally

Israel has pushed its luck on multiple occasions in its campaign to exterminate Hamas. This time, it may have gone too far.

Politics

7 d. ago Trump rebukes Israel for ‘unfortunate’ strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar

Hamas said five lower-level members were killed in the attack, which targeted the terror group’s political leadership in residential buildings in Doha.

Politics

9 d. ago ‘I fell on everyone and escaped’: Shooting attack on Jerusalem bus kills at least six

A female passenger has described the “indescribable gunfire” as unidentified shooters boarded her crowded bus in the morning rush hour.

Events

9 d. ago ‘I fell on everyone and escaped’: Shooting attack on Jerusalem bus kills at least five

A female passenger has described the “indescribable gunfire” as unidentified shooters boarded her crowded bus in the morning rush hour.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Definitive’: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, leading experts declare

The world’s biggest academic association of genocide scholars has passed a resolution saying Israel’s “policies and actions in Gaza” meet the legal criteria of genocide.

Politics

2 w. ago A narrow legal definition with significant consequences: What exactly is genocide, and what is not?

An Australian politician was crucial to establishing the strict criterion that confirms genocide. Israel is using it to strenuously deny it’s committing the “particularly hideous crime” in Gaza.

Politics

2 w. ago Palestinians could be paid $7600 to leave Gaza under Trump ‘Riviera’ plan

The latest details are included in a US concept plan to redevelop the war-torn enclave into a tourist and manufacturing hub.

Politics

2 w. ago Gaza protest targets Venice film festival, as Yemen’s Houthi leader reported dead in Israeli strike

The Iran-backed Houthi movement vowed to continue “in open war” with Israel until the war in Gaza ends.

Events

2 w. ago The last photos a Gaza journalist took, moments before she was killed by Israeli strike

The final frames retrieved from Mariam Abu Dagga’s camera show people on the staircase at Nasser Hospital after it was damaged in a strike, just before she was killed in another.

Events

2 w. ago Her camera was retrieved from the rubble. The images revealed the photographer’s final moments

The final frames taken by Mariam Abu Dagga show a damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later.

Politics

2 w. ago A camera was retrieved from the rubble. The images revealed the photographer’s final moments

The final frames taken by Mariam Abu Dagga show a damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later.

Politics

3 w. ago The Iran security crisis has brought the Middle East conflict to our shores

Was Iran’s motivation to undermine Australian social cohesion, or did Tehran simply see an opportunity to target Jewish interests.

Events

3 w. ago Australia’s presence in Iran was a lifeline for the Western world. Now, that era is over

This week’s decision not only conveys a strong message of disapproval, and gives comfort to opponents of the Iranian regime. It also raises Australia’s credentials.

Politics

3 w. ago Reuters cameraman was filming at Gaza hospital when suddenly his live feed went dead

Five journalists were killed in the “double-tap” attack from an Israeli tank – a type of strike widely criticised in other wars because it kills those who rush to help the initial victims.

Events

3 w. ago Trump administration applauds Australia’s decision to expel Iranian ambassador

Iran’s foreign minister, meanwhile, borrowed a line from one of his country’s greatest enemies – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – calling Anthony Albanese weak and threatening retribution for Australia.

Politics

3 w. ago Inside the ‘James Bond’ arson attack in Bondi allegedly directed by Iran

Court documents obtained by the Herald show the inner workings of a bungled arson attack, allegedly ordered by Iran’s security service, in Sydney.

Events

3 w. ago ‘Not happy about it’: Trump hits out at Netanyahu over Gaza hospital bombing

Australian environment minister Murray Watt called the double strike on the Nasser Hospital “a clear breach of international law”.

Events