Indonesia puts a rocket under Russia ties
Indonesia has moved to seal the deal for a Russian spaceport to be built on an island where the Kremlin had hoped to base long-range bombers.
World
‘Peacemaker’ Trump steps back from the brink
Donald Trump’s two-week ultimatum delays US action, risks emboldening Iran and forcing Israel to escalate its campaign against the extremist regime’s nuclear sites.
Iran fires more missiles at Israel, rejects US talks while Israeli strikes continue
Injuries are reported in Israel after the latest barrage of missiles fired from Iran; Iran’s Foreign Minister says there is no place for diplomacy yet as he meets his European counterparts for nuclear talks.
Spanish PM on brink as corruption allegations grow
The career of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is in doubt after tapes emerged of allies discussing prostitutes and kickbacks.
Okinawa survivors still cursed by PTSD
Survivors of the Battle of Okinawa have taken years to overcome their trauma.
World Commentary
COMMENTARY
Key test for PM: successful talks with Trump
It is imperative that Anthony Albanese reaffirms our relationship with the United States and secures the continuation of the AUKUS agreement as his most urgent priority.
COMMENTARY
Pentagon raises the ante for Albanese on China
AUKUS was forged as a joint agreement to confront and deter China – there is no getting around this central reality.
COMMENTARY
Who can blame US for having second thoughts?
The Albanese government has not done enough within AUKUS to be a credible partner. And it has not done enough with our defence to be a credible alliance partner for the US.
COMMENTARY
AUKUS should survive this Trump review, shaken but not stirred
The Pentagon’s review of AUKUS is more about pressuring Australia to spend more on defence than killing the nuclear submarine deal.
ANALYSIS
Pentagon’s AUKUS review should spark strategic reckoning in Canberra
If the pact falters, the worst outcome wouldn’t be the loss of subs but paralysis in Canberra, which would have to await further decisions from Washington while the region drifts toward crisis.
COMMENTARY
If nothing else, PM must win Trump’s commitment to AUKUS
Anthony Albanese can’t afford for Donald Trump to waver on the security pact; it would be a humiliation for Australia and a major setback in relations.
US Politics
China’s lock on rare earths dictated path to trade truce
China’s dominance in minerals essential to hi-tech goods has become a formidable advantage in trade negotiations with the US.
Protests spread across America, Hegseth warns of new crackdown
As the protests against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in LA spread across America, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington could send in the troops to other US cities.
AUKUS under threat as Trump launches review
The move by the Pentagon is a major blow to Australia and comes days before Anthony Albanese is expected to have his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump on the G7 sidelines.
China puts six-month limit rare-earth export licenses
The limit allows Beijing to retain its chokehold on the critical minerals to give it valuable ammunition for future negotiations with the US.
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The reluctant president who defeated the Sandinistas
The first female president of Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro, who defeated the Sandinista government at an election in 1990 and brought relative stability after civil war, has died aged 95.
You don’t have to back Bibi to know Israel fights for what we take for granted
While my hair has committed many a crime against fashion through the years, I never have had to consider how walking around with it uncovered might get me thrown in jail or killed.
Iranians weigh fear and loathing amid calls for regime overthrow
Tens of millions of Iranians loathe their oppressive Islamic regime. But as Israel continues the aerial strikes it says are laying the foundations for a democratic uprising, many fear they will not survive to enjoy the freedoms they crave.
The royal lab visit that changed Cate Blanchett’s mind about clothes
Cate Blanchett will reconsider the colour of clothes she wears in the future, after touring a sustainable lab with Prince William.
Golden shield: Israel’s hundreds of millions of dollars-a-day Iran conflict
With missile interceptors, warplane operations, and unprecedented building damage draining the treasury, the high price tag will weigh on Israel to wrap up the war quickly.
Backed into a corner, Ayatollah Khamenei faces impossible choice
Iran’s ageing supreme leader remains defiant in the face of US and Israeli demands to surrender, but he confronts powerful enemies from a position of weakness.
New Zealand cuts funding for Cook Islands in response to China deals
A row has deepened between the Pacific nation and Wellington, which says trust needs to be restored before it will continue its development program.
Iran’s rulers are hellbent on apocalyptic stupidity
It is impossible to understand Iran’s miscalculations without grasping the mindset of its rulers and the religious fanaticism on which it is based.
Why Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ is missing in action
For decades, Iran’s leaders built up a network of allied militias in the Middle East that shared a hatred of Israel and America – where are they?
Ayatollah’s ward war: Iran hits Israel hospital, residential areas
Iranian missile strikes have wreaked carnage in Israel, pounding a hospital and residential areas, as Donald Trump prepares to enter the war in a bid to wipe out Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Israel was left with no option, says envoy
Israel’s top diplomat in Australia says his country’s war on Iran is cutting off ‘the head of the snake’ in a move that will benefit the wider Middle East and the entire free world.
Trump must act now to eliminate the nuclear threat
Doing nothing is not an option. Donald Trump must seize his historic opportunity and act swiftly to remove the nuclear option from Iran through force or an eleventh hour deal.
‘Harmony hospital’ evacuation order saved lives
The lives of patients were potentially saved after an evacuation, ordered a day prior to an Iranian attack, of the hospital which treats a high number of Muslim and Palestinian patients.
Hospital strike will only strengthen Israel’s resolve – and Trump’s
Iran’s latest missile attacks show no defence system is 100 per cent foolproof. Full scale ballistic missiles travelling at enormous speed are very difficult targets to take down.
SpaceX Starship explodes during ‘routine’ test
One of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets experienced a ‘catastrophic failure’ during a routine test at its Texas base.
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