World
‘Washed-up loser’: Insults fly as Bondi lashes out during Epstein grilling
The US attorney-general hit back at criticism that she botched the release of the Epstein files and wielded the Justice Department to prosecute President Donald Trump’s political foes.
- by Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck
Updated
Missing person
Person detained in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case
- by Mike Balsamo and Eric Tucker
Opinion & Perspectives
Trump is using a secret code to motivate extremists. It’s everywhere, if you know where to look
Racist memes and references to a mythical underground Aryan civilisation have become one of the Trump administration’s most potent forms of communication with its base.
Melanie La'Brooy
Writer
Why the latest Epstein files triggered the King’s pledge to help police investigate Andrew
The documents also explain why Prince William and Princess Catherine felt the need to make a public statement about their concern for victims.
David Crowe
Europe correspondent
Japan’s election result is a geopolitical earthquake and a ‘very big deal’ for Australia
The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ahead for one of Australia’s key allies.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
North America
They thought they were firing on a cartel drone. It turned out to be a party balloon
Texan aviation officials were forced to close airspace after border officials used an anti-drone laser without giving them time to assess risks to flights, sources say.
- by Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly and Eric Schmitt
Canadian school shooting suspect identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar
Police said there was a history of police attendance at the family home of the killer, whom they described as a biological male identifying as female.
- by David Ljunggren
Europe
Asia
Updated
China relations
‘Effectively a death sentence’: No mercy for Hong Kong media tycoon
The prominent businessman’s plight has been highlighted by US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but the Chinese government has handed down the harshest possible penalty.
- by James Pomfret and Jessie Pang
Opinion
World elections
Japan’s election result is a geopolitical earthquake and a ‘very big deal’ for Australia
The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ahead for one of Australia’s key allies.
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
World elections
Landslide win for Japan’s fledgling ‘Trump whisperer’ an opportunity for Canberra
- by Lisa Visentin
Thailand’s progressives crushed by conservatives in election surprise
- by Zach Hope and Veena Thoopkrajae
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Christchurch gunman fights to overturn guilty pleas, says prison made him irrational
The Australian, who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in 2019, is also seeking to appeal his sentence of life without the chance of parole, which had never been imposed in New Zealand before.
- by Charlotte Graham-McLay
Opinion
Bondi shooting
We have a choice with Herzog visit – futile fury or solemn solidarity
- by Peter Hartcher
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens for limited traffic in key step for ceasefire
- by Samy Magdy and Josef Federman
‘Where is the ceasefire?’: Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians ahead of Gaza crossing reopening
- by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz
Trump weighs new military options against Iran
- by Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Helene Cooper
