World
Norway’s bow-and-arrow killings seen as an ‘act of terror’
Norwegian media reported a court granted a restraining order for the suspect to keep him away from his parents for six months after threatening to kill one of them.
- by Mark Lewis, Jan M. Olsen and Paal Nordseth
In Beirut, deadly tensions flare amid anger over port blast probe
- by Maha El Dahan, Tom Perry and Laila Bassam
Opinion & Perspectives
How Australia has shaped up to Xi’s aggression
Beijing regarded Australia as something of a nuisance, but it is becoming a leader among nations coalescing against China’s threats.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Thankfully, the brave new post-vaccination world actually feels much like the old
Take it from someone who has been enjoying freedoms for months now: life snaps back quite rapidly.
Bevan Shields
Europe correspondent
It’s time for the world to help Taiwan step out of China’s shadow
On Taiwan’s 110th birthday, let’s celebrate the reality of its sovereignty.
Fiona H.C. Fan
North America
An unvaccinated man met a doctor at a bar. He left agreeing to get his first dose
Dr Duane Mitchell sat next to Mark by chance. After three hours of conversation, Mark decided he was ready to get vaccinated - with Dr Mitchell by his side.
- by Andrea Salcedo
‘Attacks’: Facebook bans mass trolling of dissidents, journalists and activists
The changes come amid mounting criticism of the company’s handling of hate speech, misinformation and negative content.
Europe
Norway’s bow-and-arrow killings seen as an ‘act of terror’
- by Mark Lewis, Jan M. Olsen and Paal Nordseth
Asia
Fire leaves 46 dead, dozens injured in southern Taiwan
Dozens of people living in a 13-storey residential building in Taipei have died after an “extremely fierce” fire ripped through the floors, local authorities said.
- by Huizhong Wu
‘Swarming with deadly weapons’: Why this south-east Asian nation is backing Australia’s new defence pact
The Philippine Foreign Secretary has backed in Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines deal, and also called for it to become part of ASEAN.
- by Chris Barrett
Also in World
In Beirut, deadly tensions flare amid anger over port blast probe
The Iran-backed Hezbollah accuse a Christian party of attacking its supporters, who were gathering to demand the removal of the judge investigating last year’s port blast.
- by Maha El Dahan, Tom Perry and Laila Bassam
WHO advises a third COVID shot for users of Chinese vaccines
- by Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge
Congo’s selfie-famous mountain gorilla Ndakasi dies at 14
- by Jean-Yeves Kamale and Carley Petesch
