Time to shake the complacency about North Korea's nuclear obsession

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There are enough reasons to worry about Donald Trump having his finger on the button. Just imagine the day when Kim Jong-un does, too.

Michael Flynn's resignation leaves Australia one less friend in Trump's White House

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The rollercoaster that is dealing with a Trump presidency just took another stomach-clenching dip.

East Timor dumps espionage case against Australia

East Timor has dumped its spying case against Australia in the international court, raising hopes of an eventual end to the bitter stand-off over $40 billion in oil and gas fields.

The art of spying in the age of Trump

The Russian hacking story is a rare public display of how spies seek to navigate the realm of knowns and unknowns.

Spies, lies and Donald Trump cries foul

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Throw enough mud ... but these latest claims against Donald Trump stink more than stick.

Sea Shepherd's $12m new custom-built vessel arrives in Australia

The captain wryly says the ship is built for speed, not comfort, but Sea Shepherd hopes its new rugged fast boat will be a "game changer" in its battle to stop Japanese whalers.

It's a man's world, united or not

It was meant to be time for an Eastern European woman. The world will instead end up with a man from the West Europe as the next United Nations chief.

Son of the West, Antonio Guterres takes the UN blue

Antonio Guterres is about to become the boss of the United Nations, and it is almost certain he barracks for the Western Bulldogs.

Syria a brutal time warp to Cold War rivalry

Before we get to Russia, the angry "stunt" in New York, the US (and Australian) warplanes bombing during a supposed truce in Syria, take a moment to pause and remember the terrible massacre at Srebrenica.