Conflict

The PM says Hamas must play no part in a Palestinian state, as Israeli politicians hit back over his criticism of Netanyahu.

Analysis: The Russian President has no reason to acquiesce at this point. Having made zero concessions, he has seen payoffs including the summit in Alaska.

As negotiations over a potential deal to end the war intensify, much of the discussion has centred around a part of the country's east.

The former head of Israeli military intelligence can be heard saying the deaths are "necessary and required for future generations".

However, one European leader warns the Russian President can't be trusted and another wants more sanctions if Russia doesn't agree to a deal.

Demonstrators in Wellington called for sanctions against Israel, some spurred into action by the deaths of Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif and his four Al Jazeera colleagues.

Arab and world leaders have rejected the idea of moving Gaza's population to any country.

The US President says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve the war in Ukraine.

Analysis: The clerical elite stands at a crossroads: defy pressure to halt its nuclear activity, or concede and risk a fracture.

Analysis: Now the Russian leader gets a prize - a summit that catapults him back onto the world stage.

Asked if that meant new sanctions or tariffs, the US President refused to say.