Riley Stuart

He's a mysterious billionaire with a penchant for exotic animals and art, but some say behind Bidzina Ivanishvili's eccentricities lie something much more serious: the ability to change Georgia's "entire trajectory".

Russia has "a deep-seated hatred" of foreign fighters like Oscar Jenkins, a top Ukrainian official has warned, as DFAT investigates reports Vladimir Putin's soldiers have killed the captured Australian.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports his country and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, after more than 15 months of war.

Gazans celebrated in the streets after news broke that Hamas and Israel had signed a ceasefire agreement.

The ceasefire agreement signed between Israel and Hamas has moved a step closer to becoming reality, after Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted to accept it in a meeting that extended into the Jewish day of rest.

The ceasefire agreement signed between Israel and Hamas has moved a step closer to becoming reality, as Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet considers it at a marathon meeting that extended into the Jewish day of rest.

Amer al-Sultan is showing off images of his smiling relatives on his phone. Sitting on a bench in Deir Al-Balah, in Gaza's south, he explains who they are and where they fit on his family tree.

Israel will retain the right to resume war in Gaza with US backing if the second stage of the ceasefire prove pointless, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, as the break in fighting is set to take effect.

After 15 months of war, a great cheer from deep inside Isreal's Re'im military base erupted about an hour after sunset. The hostages were coming home.

Hamas has released three Israeli hostages and Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on the second day of the ceasefire. Here's how the day's events unfolded.