This Month
Germany ‘reopens old wounds’ with border checks
There are fears for the future of Schengen and the freedom of movement it symbolises – regarded by EU citizens as one of the greatest accomplishments of European unity.
- Guy Chazan, Laura Dubois and Raphael Minder
August
Taylor Swift concerts cancelled over terrorist attack fears
Two suspects were arrested one day before the singer’s first concert date in the Austrian capital Vienna.
- Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Riham Alkousaa
May
Australia considers declaring Middle East no-go zones
ASIO and the Federal Police remain concerned about terrorism in Australia amid tensions in the Middle East.
- Andrew Tillett
April
- Opinion
- Social media
Surge of violence tests policy tolerance of social media
The Coalition in particular has to ask tricky questions of when enough is enough on social media platforms.
- Laura Tingle
‘At the end of the day, we’re Aussies’: Assyrians assess church attack
For Sydney’s tight-knit Assyrian community, Monday’s terrorist attack in a church was confronting and triggering for a long-persecuted people.
- Max Mason
Russia and China look to deepen security ties
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Beijing and Moscow have agreed to ‘start a dialogue with the involvement of our other like-minded people’.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly
March
Putin admits Islamists behind attack, tries to implicate Ukraine
Vladimir Putin repeated his assertion that the assailants had been trying to flee to Ukraine, saying there were “many questions” to be examined.
- Lidia Kelly, Philippa Fletcher and Steve Holland
- Analysis
- Putin's Russia
Moscow attack exposes Putin’s weakness
After the concert attack, Vladimir Putin ignored a claim of responsibility by the Islamic State, tried to implicate Ukraine and mischaracterised a US warning.
- Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon
‘Tortured’ suspects appear in Moscow court as Russia mourns
Three of the four men were officially identified as citizens of Tajikistan, according to Russian media. They appeared in court badly bruised and disorientated.
- Frances Kerry
- Analysis
- Putin's Russia
‘I pretended to die’: Moscow attack survivors describe miraculous escapes
Russia’s worst terror attack in over a decade has brought a shudder across Europe, where memories of other music venues turned to slaughterhouses have resurfaced
- Rozina Sabur and James Kilner
Moscow seeks to blame Kyiv for Islamic State attack on concert hall
Russian officials and state media have made little reference to IS’ claim, and Vladimir Putin did not mention it or Islamist terrorism in his first remarks.
- Polina Ivanova, Christopher Miller, Benjamin Parkin and Humza Jilani
January
Biden decided on response to deadly drone strike in Jordan
The US President could opt to attack the Iranian suppliers of drones and missiles, perhaps including inside Iranian territory.
- Eric Schmitt
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The real meaning of Gaza’s tunnels
Gaza is not an open air prison, but a vast fortress cynically created by Hamas. That is why the war is a catastrophe for those who have to live alongside it.
- Bret Stephens
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden under pressure to respond to deadly attack on US troops
The president said the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner [of] our choosing”.
- Updated
- Peter Martin and Eric Martin
- Opinion
- John Howard
History damns John Howard on Iraq war
Even when released, the cabinet documents relating to the 2003 Iraq war will not reveal the impulses that drove John Howard into a disastrous commitment.
- James Curran
Iran bombing kills scores as region remains on edge
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings that were the deadliest attack to target Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
- Updated
- Jon Gambrell
December 2023
Israel warns of regional conflict risk as Iran tensions increase
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told a parliamentary committee that Israel was being attacked in a ‘multi-arena war’ from seven areas.
- Neri Zilber and Raya Jalabi
Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group
The strike is retaliation for an attack on US troops amid escalating threats and actions against American forces in the region since war in Gaza started.
- Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Islamic double standard
Islamic religious fanaticism threatens not just Israel, but open societies everywhere, argues US philosopher Sam Harris.
- Sam Harris
Republican candidates focus ad spending on Iowa ahead of first contest
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his backers have been burning though campaign funds by outspending Donald Trump and other presidential candidates on ads.
- Oliver Roeder and Eva Xiao