Fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan is entering its third week with the Taliban claiming its neighbour has hit civilian sites in Kabul and elsewhere.
Abdul Qahar Afghan and Munir Ahmed
Israel's military has dropped charges against five soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war at a notorious prison.
Julia Frankel
A Russian oil pumping station has been hit in a drone attack as Ukrainian forces seek to cripple Moscow's main source of war funding.
Staff Writers
The Middle East's latest fracas has not rattled some Australian expats who have built lives and raised families in the Emirates.
Will Nicholas
Australia has now ordered all non-essential officials and their families from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave the Middle East as the US-Israel-Iran war escalates.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A US military refuelling aircraft has crashed in Iraq in an incident the US military says involved another aircraft but was not from hostile or friendly fire.
A fire that started in the USS Gerald Ford's main laundry area has injured two sailors, the US military says.
The federal government has told non-essential officials to get out of Israel and the UAE "due to the deteriorating security situation" in the Middle East.
Israeli air strikes have hit a building in central Beirut about a kilometre from the government's headquarters.
Iran launched has launched a new wave of attacks following warnings from its new supreme leader and US President Donald Trump threatening major new retaliation.
Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily
A global energy watchdog has released a record emergency release of crude as it warns the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing the biggest oil shock in history.
Alex Lawler
Labor has continued to obfuscate basic questions about what military or logistical support the United States has asked Australia to provide in the US-Israel-Iran war.
The US-Israeli war on Iran has disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz and resulted in numerous Iranian attacks on vessels since the conflict began.
Air New Zealand is ditching more than 1000 flights in the coming months as the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupts global air travel and jacks up fuel costs.
Lucy Craymer
The International Energy Agency will release 400 million barrels of oil, it’s largest ever release as Iran threatens to send oil prices to $200 a barrel.
Rachel Chason, Evan Halper, Siham Shamalakh, Tara Copp
Australian expats in the Middle East have been urged to leave the region on commercial flights before they ‘dry up’.
Two fuel tankers have been set alight in Iraqi waters in a deadly attack that appears to mark an escalation in the war between Iran and US and Israeli forces.
Australia’s petroleum industry is claiming to be transparent as petrol prices hit new record highs.
Stephen Johnson
A Ukrainian strike on a city in Russia's west that local authorities say killed six people has been condemned by Russian officials.
As some travellers are forced to change their overseas plans at the last minute, travel agents are urging those with future bookings to hold their nerve.
Tom Wark
Drone strikes have hit Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing a French aid worker, the M23 rebels say.
Massive fireballs have lit up the sky over the Gulf as Iranian attacks on oil tankers flout President Donald Trump's claim the US has won its war with Tehran.
Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson
The International Energy Agency says 400 million barrels of oil will be released from emergency reserves to keep prices in check amid the conflict with Iran.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have announced new maximum fines of $100 million for oil companies and petrol retailers that use the Middle East war as a cover to rip off motorists.
