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Russian President Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a "testing ground for experimental missiles" and is "not interested in peace", NATO's secretary general has warned.Mark Rutte made the remarks as foreign ministers from the alliance's 32 members gathered in Brussels for a two-day meeting where there will be several discussions on Ukraine. In a letter to his NATO counterparts ahead of the meeting, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said his country would not settle for anything less than NATO membership to guarantee its future security.Ukraine war: Latest updates Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 4:05 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a "testing ground for experimental missiles" and is "not interested in peace", NATO's secretary general has said.Mark Rutte made the remarks as foreign ministers from the alliance's 32 members gathered in Brussels for a two-day meeting where there will be several discussions on Ukraine. In a letter to his NATO counterparts ahead of the meeting, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said his country would not settle for anything less than NATO membership to guarantee its future security. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 4:05 ...

Across the Indo-Pacific and around the world the shock of this snap decision to impose martial law in the democratic country of South Korea is still sinking in.Troops on the street, opposition politicians massed outside the National Assembly and a state of absolute political chaos in South Korea has left the country reeling. But the government had been in turmoil for some time. Image: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law. Pic: Reuters After losing an election earlier this year and being forced to form a minority government, President Yoon Suk Yeol has been on the back foot ever since.Follow latest: Soldiers clash with protesters as martial law declared in South Korea He's been under ...

Donald Trump has said there would be "hell to pay" unless the hostages held in Gaza were released ahead of his inauguration.Writing on his Truth Social platform, the president-elect said that if his demand was not met: "Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied history of the United States of America." The statement did not mention Hamas by name, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Mr Trump for his message, while one of his ministers said it was "refreshing".Mr Trump said: "Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire world, in the Middle East - but it's all talk, and no action!"It is believed there could be around 100 Israeli hostages still in Gaza afte...