World
Australians trapped after France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia
Armed forces are protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people.
- by Kirsty Needham and Camille Raynaud
Cloud seeding: Indonesia attempts to redirect rain after killer floods
- by Kasparman Piliang and Niniek Karmini
Opinion & Perspectives
God help us! Morrison cosying up to Trump is weird, but it could soon get weirder
Forgiveness has always been an article of Christian faith, but is our former PM stretching the friendship?
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Why Biden wanted to debate Trump early, and why Trump said yes
Joe Biden’s advisers have long believed that the dawning realisation of a Trump-Biden rematch will be a balm for the president’s droopy approval ratings.
Reid Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
Slovak PM shot five times in assassination attempt has controversial past
A populist who has courted both sides of politics, he has been compared to Donald Trump and staged a shock political comeback after stepping down in 2018.
Rob Harris
Europe correspondent
North America
‘Politics over justice’: Texas governor pardons man convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
Greg Abbott’s demand for a review of the case followed pressure from former Fox News star Tucker Carlson, who urged the Texas governor to intervene.
- by Jim Vertuno
Opinion
Scott Morrison
God help us! Morrison cosying up to Trump is weird, but it could soon get weirder
Forgiveness has always been an article of Christian faith, but is our former PM stretching the friendship?
- by Nick Bryant
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Why Biden wanted to debate Trump early, and why Trump said yes
- by Reid Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
Europe
Asia
Putin thanks Xi for China’s initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict
Putin’s two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies comes just as his country’s forces pressed an offensive in the most significant border incursion since the full-scale Ukraine invasion began.
- by Emily Wang Fujiyama, Christopher Bodeen and Huizhong Wu
Cloud seeding: Indonesia attempts to redirect rain after killer floods
More rain is forecast after monsoonal downpours triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, that caused rivers to breach their banks.
- by Kasparman Piliang and Niniek Karmini
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French officials see foreign interference behind deadly riots in New Caledonia
Azerbaijan had invited separatists from the French territories last year, resulting in a group whose stated aim is to support “French liberation and anti-colonialist movements”.
- by Chris Zappone
Australians trapped after France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia
- by Kirsty Needham and Camille Raynaud
Updated
Protests
Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency
- by Kirsty Needham, Juliette Jabkhiro and Augustin Turpin
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Fewer women and children confirmed dead but Gaza toll still over 35,000
- by Michelle Nichols and Emma Farge
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu and Hamas know this war is unwinnable. So how does it end?
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sinwar drew up the attack that started the war in Gaza. Now he’s key to ending it
- by Patrick Kingsley, Julian Barnes and Adam Rasgon