October
Iran, Israel and the rising threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb
Iran’s supreme leader may decide that the only way ahead for the regime - despised by its own citizens and vulnerable to Israeli attack - is nuclear weapons.
- The Economist
September
Israel strikes multiple fronts amid fears of regional war
Israel’s show of military force reached from Lebanon to the province of Hodeidah in Yemen, where IDF warplanes attacked power plants and shipping infrastructure.
- Christopher Maag, Euan Ward and Adam Rasgon
August
Bangladesh protesters back Nobel laureate for government role
Protesters have called for Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to be named chief adviser of a new interim government after PM Sheikh Hasina fled the country.
- John Reed, Benjamin Parkin and Lucy Fisher
Widespread boycotts in Muslim countries hammer Western brands
Consumers are shunning goods produced by companies such as Coca-Cola, KFC, Starbucks and Mondelez in protest against their perceived support for Israel in the war in Gaza.
- FT Reporters
July
Struggling bitcoin miners seek deals with AI companies
They now hope to benefit from a surge in demand for powerful but scarce chips which are used in both crypto mining and AI processing.
- Nikou Asgari and Tim Bradshaw
June
Biden is a good man and my friend, but he must bow out
We are at the start of the biggest disruptions in human history, so if there was ever a time the world needs America at its best, it is now.
- Thomas Friedman
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said militant leaders from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen had previously offered to send tens of thousands of fighters to help.
- Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue
May
Foreign Minister another hardliner close to Revolutionary Guard
Hossein Amirabdollahian represented the hardline shift in Iran after the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers when Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew.
- Jon Gambrell
Chinese do better than others in student visa crackdown
Nearly every Chinese student who applies for a visa to study at an Australian university gets approved. It’s a different story for others.
- Julie Hare
- Analysis
- US election
Gallows humour and escape: Trump’s possible return rattles Washington
Much of official Washington is bracing for the former president’s return – this time with ‘retribution’ as his avowed mission, the discussion is about self-imposed exile.
- Peter Baker
Judge retires to consider if Pauline Hanson is a racist
After a bitterly fought trial, a judge has retired to consider whether Pauline Hanson made a racial slur when telling a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan.
- Miklos Bolza
April
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side
China has made leaps forward in its lunar exploration, narrowing the technological chasm with the United States and Russia.
- Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo
‘In his blood’ for security guard to protect people
The family of Faraz Tahir, the security guard killed at Westfield Bondi Junction two weeks ago, reunited in their grief at his funeral in western Sydney on Friday.
- Belad Al-karkhey
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Let’s not waste the green energy opportunity
The government’s industry policy is not some throwback to the Deakinite settlement. It’s quite the opposite.
- Chris Bowen
- Opinion
- World elections
India’s global power ambitions come down to economic reform
Without reform, India will continue to be marked by the paradox that characterises China – having a large economic mass that does not translate into high levels of distributed prosperity.
- Ashley Tellis
‘Full accountability’: PM seeks answers over Aussie aid worker death
Anthony Albanese says the death of 43-year-old Zomi Frankcom due to an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip was “beyond any reasonable circumstances”.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy
February
Imran Khan’s poll win from prison humiliates Pakistan’s generals
The party of the jailed former prime minister took the most seats in national elections, stunning Pakistan’s military rulers and creating a political crisis.
- Christina Goldbaum
January
Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of elections
The move ensures the popular former prime minister and star cricketer will remain in jail, and out of the public spotlight.
- Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ariba Shahid
- 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
Pakistan signals no interest in escalating dispute with Iran
Pakistan, which is grappling with its own political and economic troubles, was compelled to respond to Iran’s air strikes, a security analyst said.
- Salman Masood