The family of an Israeli hostage who was filmed in a new proof-of-life video by Hamas is &unrecognisable&, despite the group&s apparent efforts to improve her appearance, according to her family.

The New Orleans attacker who killed 14 people by ramming a pick-up truck into a crowd built two bombs with a &very rare explosive compound,& senior law enforcement officials have said.

Russian and North Korean forces suffered &significant& losses in intense fighting in Russia&s southern Kursk region, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise trip to Florida to meet with Donald Trump late on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to strengthen ties with the president-elect before his inauguration on January 20.