This week, a hostage video emerged of captured soldier and Australian man Oscar Jenkins being detained and interrogated by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.
Western allies urge Hamas to 'take that deal' as Israel proposes ceasefire
The United States and United Kingdom both say Hamas should accept the latest deal from Israel, as mediators meet for another round of talks in the Middle East.
Photo shows A concrete house lies in ruinRussia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war
Russia's Defence Ministry says 248 military personnel were handed over by Ukraine and Kyiv said it had brought home 224 soldiers and six civilians in the largest documented swap of troops in the conflict so far.
Photo shows A man draped in a Ukranian flag hugs a man in army fatigues among other released prisoners of warSuheir Barghouti was one of 240 Palestinian prisoners released during the ceasefire with Israel
Among the 240 Palestinians released in exchange for Israeli women and children taken hostage in Gaza is the matriarch of a family that's been fighting Israel for decades.
Has Video Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds.These are some of the Palestinian prisoners who could be released as part of the Israel-Gaza hostage deal
As part of a temporary ceasefire deal, Hamas has begun releasing Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. But with thousands more remaining in detention inside Israel and hundreds of captives in Gaza, there is still a long way to go.
Photo shows A plume of smoke rises above a city dotted with buildings.Israel and Hamas have reached a temporary ceasefire deal after six weeks of fighting. This is what we know about it
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day ceasefire in their war in exchange for the release of 50 women and children held in Gaza. Here's what we know about the deal and what may unfold next.
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Photo shows A poster with the words HOSTAGE DEAL CEASEFIRE is held in the air by an obscured handTwo Holocaust survivors meet again after 80 years
Eight decades since Melbourne holocaust survivor Abram Goldberg was transported from Poland's Lodz ghetto, he's been reunited with a man who remembers him.
Has Video Duration: 8 minutes 23 seconds.How Italian prisoners of war and Australian families kept 'strong bonds' of friendship after WWII
A few old slabs of concrete buried deep in pine forests are all that remain of south-east South Australia's prisoner of war camps. But their history is being uncovered by new research that shines a light on the stories of the men interned in the region.
Photo shows 8 men in 1940s casual attire lean against wood hut in pow camp Nangwarry SASome historians say the experiences of men on Japanese 'hell ships' have been overshadowed by other POW stories
The discovery last week of the wreck of the Montevideo Maru has prompted renewed focus on the Japanese prison ships of World War II. Many were sunk by Allied submarines, sending thousands of their comrades to their deaths.
Photo shows A black-and-white image of a man rescuing another man in the water.New images from the Montevideo Maru shipwreck reveal car and truck on seabed
These are the first detailed images of the wreckage of a maritime disaster that claimed the lives of almost 1,000 Australians.
Photo shows The remains of a truck at the bottom of the ocean.Alleged military whistleblower to face trial four years after he was charged
Former military lawyer David McBride will be tried in November, as the Australian Defence Force investigates alleged Afghanistan war crimes.
Photo shows David McBride, wearing red glasses and looking off into the distance, outside the ACT court precinct.After the Fall | Mahboba Rawi + Nawid 'Sourosh' Cina
Mahboba Rawi and Sourosh Cina are a courageous mother-and-son duo who’ve evacuated close to 100 children and carers from Afghanistan.
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