World
Scotland’s cry of ‘freedom’ that just won’t go away
The outcome of an election in Scotland this week might help determine whether the United Kingdom stays together or breaks apart.
- by Bevan Shields
Opinion
China relations
Shut out from the country, this is how the Australian media covers China
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion & Perspectives
Shut out from the country, this is how the Australian media covers China
Eryk Bagshaw
New data shows limiting access to the country is having its intended effect.
Where are the grown-ups? All this loose talk about China and war is dangerous
Bob Carr
A war fought over which political order prevails in Taiwan is not worth the price. Australian diplomacy ought to be identifying the off-ramps that will avoid this nightmare, writes the former foreign affairs minister.
North America
Facebook panel to reveal whether Trump will regain his megaphone
Facebook’s Oversight Board, an independent and international panel, will announce on Wednesday whether former President Donald Trump will be able to return to the platform.
- by Cecilia Kang
Prince Harry hits the stage with Hollywood celebrities at Vax Live
Prince Harry called for vaccines to be “distributed to everyone everywhere” while Jennifer Lopez embraced her fully-vaccinated mother on stage at a star-studded charity concert in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
- by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Europe
In Moscow, big brother is watching and recognising protesters
- by Ilya Arkhipov and Jake Rudnitsky
Asia
India’s vaccinations plummet as COVID-19 infections soar
India’s daily COVID-19 shots have fallen sharply from an all-time high reached early last month as domestic companies struggle to boost supplies and imports are limited, even as the country fights the world’s worst surge in infections.
- by Krishna N. Das
Philippines’ foreign minister to China: ‘get the f--- out’
In an expletive-laden tweet about Chinese vessels in disputed waters, Teodoro Locsin called China an “ugly oaf forcing your attentions on a handsome guy”.
- by Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema
Opinion
China relations
Shut out from the country, this is how the Australian media covers China
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Iran claims of multibillion-dollar prisoner deal played down by US, Britain
The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been struck.
- by Matthew Lee and Eric Tucker
Medics work to identify 45 people killed in Israeli stampede
- by Rami Amichay, Dan Williams and Ari Rabinovitch
