World
Eiffel Tower, Louvre to close on Saturday over Paris violence fears
Almost every police officer in the country will be mobilised to try to keep the so-called "yellow vests" protests under control, French media says.
- by Nick Miller
Opinion & Perspectives
North America
Trump to nominate State Department spokeswoman as next UN ambassador
Trump plans to nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the next US ambassador to the UN.
- by John Hudson and Carol Morello
Humans blazing similar path to cause of ancient mass extinction
Scientists think they've figured out what led to Earth's largest mass extinction and worry that human-caused climate change puts the planet on a similar path.
- by Seth Borenstein
Saudi-backed lobbyist paid for 500 rooms at Trump hotel just after 2016 election
- by David A. Fahrenthold & Jonathan O'Connell
Europe
Asia
North Korea is expanding missile base with eye toward US: experts
Activities near the border with China and the expansion of a new suspected missile facility nearby are the latest indications North Korea hasn't given up its arsenal.
- by Choe Sang-Hun
Exclusive
Indonesia
Australian embassy protesters in Jakarta linked to Jokowi campaign
Who are the people paying the people protesting at the Australian embassy in Jakarta, and how are they linked to the campaign to re-elect President Joko Widodo?
- by James Massola & Karuni Rompies
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'Deep concern' for Melbourne University academic detained in Iran
Dr Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi, an Australian citizen and population expert at the University of Melbourne, was in Tehran when she was arrested.
- by Anthony Colangelo
