Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault. By Anton Troianovski “I ...

Israeli Cabinet Has Yet to Vote on Cease-Fire Deal The agreement was met with cautious optimism after 15 months of war. But the Israeli prime minister’s office said there were some last-minute ...

Rifts with Hamas and a far-right minister’s threat to resign complicated progress toward the Israeli cabinet’s vote on the deal, which includes the release of hostages. The aftermath of ...

A broad trough embedded in a warm airmass from the north lies over the state, lingering into Monday. On Tuesday a high develops to the west of Tasmania, decaying and crossing the state during the day.