The Albanese government's first major election year cash splash aims to support tradies and fix the housing crisis.

The Attorney General Mark Dreyfus says new hate speech laws are a major priority for his government when parliament resumes next month.

A Sydney man has been charged with attempting to set fire to a synagogue in the city's inner west. 

The 47th President wasted no time in getting on with his mission, signing a flurry of executive orders to achieve his policy goals of deporting migrants, de-regulating the economy, and pardoning those charged over the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.

The first three Israeli hostages have been released and reunited with their families in Israel.

Key members of Israel's cabinet threaten to resign putting a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap deal in doubt

There's hope the end of the Gaza war is in within reach, with Israel and Hamas agreeing to an initial ceasefire from this Sunday.

Soldiers who served alongside Oscar Jenkins in Ukraine's armed forces say they're convinced their comrade was tortured and then killed by Russia's military shortly after being captured last year.

The White House says negotiators are on the brink of securing a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Firefighters in California are bracing for dangerous winds as they try to contain wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles for six days.