US President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed for Russian forces not to target Kyiv and other cities for a week amid cold temperatures.
Staff Writers
Loud explosions and heavy gunfire have been reported near the main airport in Niger's capital Niamey.
Israel has transferred the remains of 15 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip via the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The burial of the last Israeli hostage returned from Gaza ends a painful reality, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told mourners at Ran Gvili's funeral.
Dedi Hayun
Donald Trump is continuing a war of words with the Minneapolis mayor over immigration raids a day after saying his administration would "de-escalate a bit".
Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax
Donald Trump says a "massive armada" is bound for Iran, which must make a nuclear deal, while Iran's foreign minister says the nation's armed forces are ready.
Another two people have died as Russia's aerial bombardment of Ukraine continues, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying Kyiv will respond in kind.
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen acknowledges a need for increased security in the region because of Russia.
Seven Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nearly twice as many captured after militants claiming to Boko Haram set on them in while on patrol in Borno.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a train that officials say killed five people.
Iryna Nazarchuk and Anna Pruchnicka
Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza will finally be provided with pencils and pens as part of a UN push to priotise their education.
Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector are continuing "round-the-clock" as the second largest city of Kharkiv is plunged into darkness.
The remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza have been found, paving the way for the reopening of the enclave's Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
The Israeli military says a large-scale operation is ongoing to find the remains of Ran Gvili in the Gaza Strip.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says a document outlining US security guarantees for his country is ready to sign.
There's a respite amid mounting tensions in Syria as a ceasefire with Kurdish-led troops has been extended for 15 days.
Orhan Qereman and Khalil Ashawi
Egypt is pushing for the Rafah crossing to open as US envoys meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to advance the ceasefire in Gaza
SAMY MAGDY, WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN
Australia's next ambassador to the US has been welcomed as the right person to drive progress on the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.
Tess Ikonomou and John Kidman
Russia has launched another vast attack on Ukraine's energy system, rocking Kyiv with explosions overnight, leaving 1.2 million properties without power.
dpa correspondents
Iran says it is ready for a "worst case scenario" ahead of the arrival of a US military aircraft carrier strike group to the region.
Michelle Nichols
Syrian troops and Kurdish forces are poised on front lines ahead of a possible showdown in northern Syria as a truce deadline looms.
At least one person has been killed in attacks on Ukraine's two largest cities as officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US meet in the United Arab Emirates.
Ron Popeski
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers will arrive in the Middle East in the coming days.
Steve Holland, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
A US plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip to include residential towers, data centres and seaside resorts has been presented in Davos by Jared Kushner.
