Russian strikes near Kharkiv kill four, including children, Ukraine says

The Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party has won a landslide victory in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. With 90% of the votes counted, the party, whose name means “self determination”, was on 50.8%, meaning a third term in power for its leader, Albin Kurti. The two main opposition parties, the centre-right Democratic Party of…

Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, said Monday that it was selling off its stakes in some Israeli companies and terminating all contracts with Israeli asset managers handling investments over the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. “We are invested in companies that operate in a country at war, and conditions…

Reuters President Donald Trump has said the US has carried out a strike on a “dock area” linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats. Speaking to reporters in Florida on Monday, Trump said there had been a “major explosion” last week where “they load the boats up with drugs”. He did not give details on where…

AFP via Getty Images At least 15 civilians have been confirmed dead in Sunday’s shooting attack at Bondi beach. Many were attending an event to mark the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Authorities have confirmed that two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims. This is what…

Flora Drury and Gavin ButlerBBC News EPA Village security officers stand guard in Phanom Dong Rak district, Thailand Simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have once again exploded along their shared border, derailing a fragile ceasefire backed by US President Donald Trump. At least five Thai soldiers and seven Cambodian civilians have been killed since…