Two to tango: Obama's legacy as the dancer-in-chief
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The rationale behind the Brussels attacks
Paul McGeough 8:59 PM Islamic State is losing ground in Iraq and Syria so terror attacks in Europe are the obvious next move.
Is Russia influencing a Dutch referendum?
Michael Colborne 10:31 PM Campaigners for a No vote in a Dutch referendum over closer EU ties to Ukraine are echoing dubious claims by Russian state media.
Official concern about Ai Takagi's treatment
Lindsay Murdoch 5:23 PM The Turnbull Government has criticised Singapore's jailing of eight weeks pregnant Australian publisher Ai Takagi for publishing seditious articles.
France arrests man, six held in Belgium
Nick Miller 4:38 PM France's interior minister says a Frenchman has been arrested in the "advanced stages" of a plot to attack the country.
Robots offer hope for Japan's future
Chris Zappone 4:55 PM One of the minds behind Japan's Abenomics says robots may help solve some of Japan's most troubling problems.
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US strikes target senior Islamic State commander
12:56 PM A senior Islamic State commander has been targeted and likely killed in an American operation, a US official has told Reuters.
The why and how of Trumpisms
Paul McGeough 12:30 PM The headline news was about terrorism and the Belgian bombings. But Trump was back in the gutter.
Checked shirts begin to haunt Hungarian authorities
Helen Womack 11:49 AM From a bunch of "dishevelled and unshaven types in checked shirts", Hungarian teachers now challenge the illiberal government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Pope Francis washes the feet of Muslim migrants
Elahe Izadi 11:27 AM "We have different cultures and religions, but we are brothers and we want to live in peace," Pope says.
Parents offended by the 'Far East religion' of yoga, get 'Namaste' banned from school
Yanan Wang 11:14 AM Instead of relaxation and gratitude, a school has received a flurry of complaints about its mindfulness program.
The last printed issue of The Independent goes to press
Sally Wardle 9:53 AM The final print edition of The Independent has been sent to press, as the title moves to a digital-only format.
Suicide bomber detained in Cameroon says she's one of Chibok girls
Anne Mireille Nzouankeu 9:38 AM Girl carrying explosives intercepted in Cameroon says she is one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014.
Ted Cruz denies as 'garbage' report he had five mistresses
Nick Allen 9:27 AM Texas senator and presidential candidate accuses rival of enlisting pro-Trump magazine to slur him.
Bomb attacks suspect wounded in Brussels police operation
Alastair Macdonald and Jan Strupczewski 7:28 AM Belgian police captured a suspect carrying what was reported to have been a suitcase full of explosives on Friday after shooting him in the leg during a major police operation in Brussels.
Two Americans and a British national confirmed dead in Brussels bombings
12:40 AM Two Americans and a British national have been confirmed as killed in Tuesday's suicide bombings in Brussels.
Tony Abbott highlights meeting with David Cameron
Latika Bourke 11:34 PM Tony Abbott has touted a meeting with the British Minister David Cameron on Twitter during his trip to the United Kingdom, the latest meeting with a world leader publicised by Abbott since being ousted as Prime Minister.
German lawyer survived both Brussels bomb blasts
Nick Miller 11:34 PM Brussels:Â A German lawyer has told of his extraordinary brush with both Brussels bombings.
US indicts seven Iranians for hacking dozens of banks, New York dam
Dustin Volz 10:14 PM Seven Iranian hackers broke into computers of dozens of USÂ banks, causing millions of dollars in damages, and tried to shut down a New York dam, the USÂ government said on Thursday in an indictment that for the first time accused individuals tied to another country of trying to disrupt critical infrastructure.
Man arrested for not returning VHS he rented 14 years ago
Mike McPhate 8:05 PM James Meyers rented "Freddy Got Fingered" in 2002 and laughed 'hysterically' over it. He kept it so long the video store went out of business. / Of all the films to be handcuffed over, "Freddy Got Fingered" is arguably among the most awkward.
Israeli soldier detained for shooting of injured Palestinian
Isabel Kershner 5:56 PM The Israeli military said it had has detained a soldier who shot a Palestinian in the head as he lay motionless on the ground, an incident that drew outrage on social media.
Barack Obama expresses regret for US policies during Argentina's Dirty War
Julie Davis 4:52 PM 'We've been slow to speak out on human rights,' says Barack Obama.
Belgian ministers offer to quit over terror security lapses
Alastair Macdonald 4:27 PM Belgium's interior and justice ministers have offered to resign over a failure to track an Islamic State suicide bomber.
Zika landed in Brazil long before it was detected
Melissa Healy 3:02 PM A genetic analysis of seven distinct samples of Zika virus in Brazil has filled in some mysterious gaps regarding the virus, its port of entry and its link to microcephaly.
Ortega vs. the Contras: Nicaragua endures an 80s revival
Frances Robles 2:55 PM The contra rebels of today, often nicknamed "the rearmed", are a shadow of what they once were. They complain they are broke and say the reason they are not more successful is that they don't have international aid, as they did during the Reagan administration.
The heat is on as record temperatures spark fears for future
Peter Hannam 2:40 PM The recent spike in global temperatures have brought a two-degree warming world a bit closer, placing in sharper focus what needs to be done to avoid dangerous climate change.
