March 2024
Sainz wins drama-filled F1 as Ferrari storm podium
Carlos Sainz won his first Australian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen suffered a dramatic car fire early in the race.
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- Oliver Caffrey
January 2024
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
We’ve sent an unambiguous message to the Houthis: your attacks have to stop
We endured attacks on international shipping and freedom of navigation for months without responding. Now we have taken necessary, lawful and proportionate military action as a last resort.
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- David Cameron
Maersk suspends Red Sea shipping as US strikes Houthis
Shipping giant Moller-Maersk on Monday halted transit through the Red Sea after an attack on one of its vessels by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, in a sharp escalation of violence in the vital waterway.
- Mark Mulligan
December 2023
PM says ‘US satisfied’ with Red Sea decision
Anthony Albanese says the Biden administration respects his decision not to send a warship to the Middle East despite an American request.
- Andrew Brown
Street fighting rages in Gazan city as UN delays vote again
Khan Younis residents reported intensifying gun battles on Wednesday between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces in the centre and eastern districts of the southern city.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud
US envoys work for new hostage deal as Israeli barrage continues
US officials have repeatedly expressed concern about the large number of civilian deaths in Gaza. Still, there is no sign yet that a shift in the war is imminent.
- Tara Copp, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
November 2023
Biden under pressure to rein in Israel’s military campaign
Unease over Israel’s approach has steadily grown within Biden’s administration, with internal frustrations spilling over in meetings and through official channels for dissent.
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- Felicia Schwartz and Neri Zilber
October 2023
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel confronts its grim choices
Hamas has already succeeded in its aims of stirring up hatred of Israel and antagonism towards the US across the Middle East.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden tries shuttle diplomacy on brink of war
The Hamas assault provoking Israel’s fierce response makes the Middle East a powder keg, and Joe Biden is expected to show solidarity for Israel while urging restraint.
- Jennifer Hewett
May 2023
Investors warn of First Republic aftershocks
Some investors argue banks will have to comply with tougher rules that could crimp lending as the US economy feels the full force of Federal Reserve rate rises.
- Jennifer Hughes and Antoine Gara
October 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng says BoE will be to blame for any UK market ructions
Speaking on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings in Washington, the chancellor said any turmoil after the central bank withdraws support ‘is a matter for the governor’.
- Philip Aldrick
December 2021
Jared Kushner’s investment firm raises $4b in committed funding
Mr Kushner, a former top aide to former US president Donald Trump who is married to his daughter, Ivanka, formed the Miami-based Affinity Partners this year.
- Steve Holland
September 2021
Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
Lloyd Austin says the US military is capable of containing al-Qaeda or any other extremist threat to the US emanating from Afghanistan.
- Robert Burns
August 2021
US recruits commercial airlines to help move Afghanistan evacuees
American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines and privately held Omni Air will provide three aircraft each. There are also two from Hawaiian Airlines, and four from United Airlines.
- Idrees Ali and Susan Heavey
June 2021
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
Why some of the most vaccinated countries are battling huge outbreaks
Examples from several countries suggest the Chinese vaccines may not be very effective at preventing the spread of the virus, particularly the new variants.
- Sui-Lee Wee
May 2021
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu’s master plan for Israel and Palestine has failed
If he clings to power it would show the Israeli PM remains a master political tactician but the upsurge of violence has undermined his claim to be a statesman.
- Gideon Rachman
September 2020
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
The love triangle that spawned Trump’s Mideast peace deal
In the convoluted world of Middle East politics, US President Donald Trump may have unwittingly achieved the near-impossible in ending the stalemate between Israel and its neighbours.
- Thomas Friedman
July 2020
Alcoa hit with $921m tax bill
The US aluminium giant is preparing for a legal battle with Australia's Tax Office after being accused of transfer pricing.
- Brad Thompson
February 2020
Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam's holiest site
Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears about a viral epidemic just months ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
- Jon Gambrell
China, South Korea report more virus cases
China and South Korea reported more cases of a new viral illness that has been concentrated in north Asia but is creating worrisome, increasing clusters in the Middle East and Europe.
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- Michael Smith