Egypt

The cross-border attacks come as high-level talks resume in Egypt aimed at a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that also would ease regional tensions.

Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators have discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo but there was no indication of progress after hours of talks, officials said.  

Hamas initiates a broad consultation process to select a new leader following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

The 2,500-year-old mummy — dubbed the Screaming Woman — was "virtually dissected" by an Egyptian research team.

Pacific Island nations are spending big to repay loans from China. But some say there are other roads available to them if they want to overcome their debt burdens. 

Earth hits a concerning climate milestone, with data showing global temperatures at or above the Paris Agreement threshold for 12 months in a row. The year-long streak saw thousands of people across Asia, Europe and America facing extremely high temperatures during June — in some cases, over 50C.

Tears and relief as sick and wounded children are among 68 people who have been medically evacuated from the Gaza Strip so they can have treatment abroad, marking the first medical evacuation in nearly two months. 

Critics of displaying mummified bodies argue it's dehumanising and disrupts the person's journey to the afterlife. Changing attitudes have led a Sydney museum to remove several mummified body parts from its display.

Almost 2 million people attended the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia this year, as temperatures soared past 50 degrees Celsius. 

Record temperatures in recent days are causing hundreds of deaths across Asia, Europe and America, as scientists warn climate change is fuelling more extreme temperature peaks.

Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas has submitted a response to the proposed Gaza ceasefire backed by the UN.

Aid trucks at a standstill in Egypt to get into Gaza through the Rafah crossing.

Researchers have uncovered what look like surgery marks on an ancient Egyptian skull with remains of a tumour-like growth, suggesting ancient Egyptians not only got cancer, they may also have tried to treat it.  

Global affairs editor John Lyons says a border skirmish threatened to the decades-long peace agreement between Cairo and Tel Aviv.

Fighting has continued in Gaza despite judges at the top United Nations court ordering Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah, where it says it is trying to root out Hamas fighters.

Aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe as Israeli forces seize the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza and close the flow of aid through the checkpoint.  

Israel's military says a barrage of rockets fired from the besieged Gaza Strip towards Kerem Shalom kills three soldiers and wounds a dozen others, causing it to shut down the border crossing used to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza.

A NSW school has mummified human remains in its library. After years of mystery, a mix of science and art has shed more light on who this person was.

It comes as the White House says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to listen to US concerns before it launches an invasion.

Entire cities are transformed in the months since the October 7 Hamas attack and Israel's ensuing bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Drone footage shows the full extent of the damage.