Evening News Bulletin 4 February 2025

In this bulletin, the sole survivor of triple murderer Erin Patterson gives an emotional statement in court, a technology warning, as losses from scams cost Australians $175 million this year. And in sport, the Gold Coast Titans announce a new coach, after Des Hasler leaves mid-c ... Show More

Huge turnout at nationwide pro-Palestinian protests, Labor to announce an expansion of its first home buyer deposit scheme, Fremantle defeats the Bulldogs and books a spot in the AFL finals. 

Record numbers expected in nationwide Pro-Palestinian demonstrations, FBI raid home and office of Trump's former national security advisor and fierce critic John Bolton, James O’Connor’s missed kicks cost Wallabies in loss to Springboks in Cape Town. 

President Biden says a Gaza ceasefire deal is "on the brink" of coming to fruition. Also: Oliviero Toscani, Benetton's controversial photographer, dies aged 82, and a Scottish island finally celebrates New Year. 

Iran warns of a decisive response to any attacks after threats made by US President Donald Trump, in the aftermath of military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a negotiating team to prepare for the continuation of Gaza c ... Show More

Gaza aid worker killings: one humanitarian still missingUN teams say whole communities have been flattened in Myanmar quakeDR Congo crisis: UN deputy rights chief condemns ongoing violence 

A controversial return. Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back home after a self-imposed exile. The government accuses Kabila of backing the M23 rebels who have seized large areas in eastern DRC. So, what does Kabila's return mean for the fragile secu ... Show More

UN chief condemns ‘parading’ of hostages by Hamas in GazaThree years since Russian invasion, Ukrainians still bearing brunt: OCHADR Congo crisis: UN refugee agency boosts support to tens of thousands seeking shelter in Burundi  

Talks have started on the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza. A report reveals new failures in Israel’s Iron Dome system. Syria’s Ahmed Al Shara visits Turkey as security threats remain along the two countries’ border. 

The UN’s top envoy in the Middle East condemns a deadly strike inside Gaza’s humanitarian zoneWar-torn Syria falls deeper into crisis, warn UN rights expertsNicaragua’s people left “defenceless” in the face of grave rights violations 

UN officials have called for a ceasefire in Gaza to be reinstated after Israel launched new air strikes on the enclave, killing more than 400 people.   A group of lawyers and legal organisations, meanwhile, have formed a global coalition to pursue Israeli soldiers in courts. And ... Show More