World
Backdown unlikely as China toughens rhetoric on trade war
As US treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin went on TV saying China was likely to yield over Trump's $US60b tariff threat, Chinese media told a different story.
- by Kirsty Needham
Opinion & Perspectives
Trump's new bellicose team demands the world bend to US demands
Not since September 11, 2001, have US national security leaders so threatened military confrontation if foreign adversaries do not meet American demands.
David Sanger
The box sellers of Jakarta ply their cardboard trade
A little street-side time machine proves a very convenient service for clearing the clutter of several lifetimes.
James Massola
The one glass ceiling Helen Clark couldn't smash
New Zealand's Helen Clark was a strong female leader before it was cool to be a strong female leader.
Jacqueline Maley
North America
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Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels: I was threatened to keep silent on Trump
An adult-film actress who claims she had sex with Donald Trump before he was president said on Sunday she had been threatened in 2011.
- by Patricia Zengerle
Flat-Earth rocket-maker finally launches
Mike Hughes, a California man who is most known for his belief that the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee, finally blasted off into the sky.
- by Kristine Phillips and Avi Selk
Europe
Asia
Malaysia poised to impose 10 year jail sentences for 'fake news'
Critics believe it's an attempt by the government to crack down on dissenting journalism in the lead up to an election.
Backdown unlikely as China toughens rhetoric on trade war
As US treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin went on TV saying China was likely to yield over Trump's $US60b tariff threat, Chinese media told a different story.
- by Kirsty Needham
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Militants linked to al-Qaeda unleash deadly car bombings in Somalia
Three explosions over four days in or near the Somalian capital have left a trail of carnage, killing nearly 20 people.
- by Hussein Mohamed
