Fossils unearthed from a Polish cave suggest early Europeans engaged in cannibalism, sometimes even eating the brains of their enemies, during a time of war about 18,000 years ago.

Hamas says it is suspending the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza, leaving a ceasefire agreed with Israel to end 15 months of war inside Gaza on a knife edge.

Russia&s point man for relations with the United States said yesterday that all of president Vladimir Putin&s conditions must be met in full before the war in Ukraine can end, suggesting Moscow is playing hardball with US president Donald Trump.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted nearly $300,000 in donations toward his legal defence, according to the fund.