Annika Burgess

Israel has begun receiving MK-84 bombs from the US after President Donald Trump lifted an export block on the weapons that was imposed over concerns they were killing civilians in Gaza.  

Progress is being made to better protect renters' data and make applications fairer, but experts say it may not be enough to shift the power imbalance between estate agents and tenants.

Yemen's Houthi rebels are proving they are a threat that won't go away easily, continuously warning to escalate attacks against Israel and Red Sea shipping if the Gaza ceasefire collapses.  

For the first time in nearly five years, pensioners are feeling a slight cost-of-living relief, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A new peer-reviewed study of nearly 50,000 participants finds that people generally wake up feeling their happiest, and are in their worst frame of mind around midnight.

Guantanamo Bay has drawn worldwide condemnation over the alleged torture and abuse of detainees on the US base, and previous presidents have sought to shut the facility down.

Global health experts fear Donald Trump's plan to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization could roll back decades-long gains made in fighting diseases and increase pandemic risks.

It's been about five years since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Australia. This is what Australia living through "unprecedented times" looks like in numbers. 

Palestinians in Gaza could soon leave their makeshift camps and tents behind under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. But after 15 months of war, many will be returning to rubble where their homes once stood.

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas could halt the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. This is what we know about the multiple stages. 

How Australian Oscar Jenkins, a regular civilian working as a biology teacher, ended up fighting alongside seasoned commandos in the Ukrainian International Legion.

The Los Angeles fires are shaping up to be one of the most expensive disasters in US history, and due to the global nature of the insurance industry, the costs may be felt in Australia. 

Hurricane-force winds have sent wildfires ripping through the mountains and foothills around Los Angeles, leaving apocalyptic destruction in their wake.

Throughout the year, global conflicts illustrated the growing impact of drones in warfare, with jam-proof fibre optics, AI capabilities, and robot dogs among the new developments in 2024. 

The United States, Russia, Türkiye and Iran are among the key global players with a foothold in Syria. This is what they potentially stand to gain, or lose, from Assad's downfall.

The fall of Syrian president Bashar Al-assad has dealt another major blow to Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance", coming as Hamas and Hezbollah were already weakened. Now the future of the alliance is being questioned.

A controversy is unfolding in Israel over classified military documents, allegedly leaked by an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that may have harmed efforts to free hostages held by Hamas.

Russia is carrying out record mass drone attacks on Ukraine, and experts say its new foam decoys and thermobaric warheads were making them more devastating and difficult to defend against. 

With evidence of war crimes emerging from occupied areas of Ukraine throughout Russia's full-scale invasion, there are fears for the fate of civilians if Trump-negotiated peace talks involve ceding territory.  

The US makes a second major shift in weapons support for Ukraine, agreeing to provide anti-personnel landmines, days after approving Western-made longer-range missile strikes in Russia.  

Research shows Melbourne and Sydney are failing to meet the "bare minimum" standard for nature in cities based on "3-30-300" guidelines that assess tree visibility, canopy cover and access to parks.

A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals the major causes of injury hospitalisation and deaths, delving deeper into four major areas to identify current trends and changes throughout the past decade. 

Since its deployment in 2011, the Iron Dome has become a signature weapon in Israel’s armoury. A barrage of modern weaponry from Iran and its proxies is testing its limits.

As Australia heads towards another record-breaking summer, urban heat experts share how we can better cool our cities and ourselves and mitigate against heat island effects. 

An Associated Press photographer captures a rare glimpse of what appears to be a powerful Israeli smart bomb mid-air, before it flattened a multi-storey building in a neighbourhood in southern Beirut.