World politics
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Israel’s attacks on Iran hint at a bigger goal: toppling the regime
Israel’s surprise assault had an obvious aim of disrupting Tehran’s nuclear program, but the scale and the choice of targets suggest a longer-term objective.
- Crispian Balmer, Michael Martina and Matt Spetalnick
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- Analysis
- Thailand
Sex drops and whiskey packets: The bizarre market built around a barbed wire fence
An international border separates the vendors from customers, while behind it people live in the middle of a river, knowing their houses will soon be washed away.
- Zach Hope
Xi plots next move in trade war with chips, tariffs at stake
The Chinese leader appears to be betting that a reset in ties with the US will lead to tangible wins ahead, including tariff reductions, an easing of export controls, and a generally more civil tone.
- Analysis
- World elections
He’s survived slums, sweatshops and a stabbing. Now this leader has to survive Donald Trump
When the US president launched his global trade war in April, South Korea was hamstrung, frozen by political turmoil. And a key industry was in the firing line.
- Lisa Visentin
Dutch government collapses after far-right leader pulls party out of coalition
Anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders quit the right-wing coalition over immigration policies, most likely ushering in a snap election.
- Bart H. Meijer and Stephanie van den Berg
- Opinion
- King Charles III
MAGA v the monarch: Is King Charles blowing royal raspberries at Trump?
There is a majestic irony to the fact an unelected British king has become a counterweight to American despotism.
- Nick Bryant
‘Be very realistic’: Defence expert on the new world order – and Indonesia’s rise
Professor Hugh White, our leading defence and intelligence analyst, discusses Australia’s national security in the shadow of Trump’s foreign policy shift.
- Greg Callaghan
King travelled to Ottawa to address ‘anxious’ Canadians. Then Trump took aim again
King Charles III said Canada faced unprecedented challenges in a world that had never been more dangerous, reaffirmed its sovereignty in a rare speech from the throne in the nation’s parliament.
- Rob Gillies
Macron downplays video showing wife pushing his face away
The moment quickly made headlines in France, with media trying to decipher the interaction that cameras spotted through the just-opened door of the plane.
- John Leicester
Macron's wife shoves him in the face
Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, appears to be pushing her husband away with both hands on his face before they disembarked from their plane in Vietnam.
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