World
‘Abnormal noise’: United Airlines jet turns back after engine piece falls off
The US aviation industry more broadly has been under heightened scrutiny since January, when a panel broke off of an Alaska Airlines flight.
- by Mary Schlangenstein and Allyson Versprille
Democrats consider boycotting Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress
- by Josef Federman and Elena Becatoros
Opinion & Perspectives
Can a national hero like Kylian Mbappe stop the rise of the far-right in France?
Before President Emmanuel Macron’s stunning decision to dissolve parliament and call a snap poll, France’s reckoning with the hard right was scheduled for 2027.
Rob Harris
Europe correspondent
Pandas can’t paper over Australia’s differences with China
Premier Li Qiang’s visit was the culmination of hard work by the government to recalibrate the relationship with China. But it also exposed differences that cannot be papered over with diplomatic niceties.
Lisa Visentin
North Asia Correspondent
I mentored the next British PM. Here’s what Australians need to know about him
Keir Starmer does not have the charisma of Boris Johnson or Tony Blair, but charisma in politicians is much overrated.
Geoffrey Robertson
Human rights barrister and author
North America
‘Abnormal noise’: United Airlines jet turns back after engine piece falls off
The US aviation industry more broadly has been under heightened scrutiny since January, when a panel broke off of an Alaska Airlines flight.
- by Mary Schlangenstein and Allyson Versprille
Trump’s Louisiana allies pass law requiring Ten Commandments on school walls
Weeks after moving to reclassify abortion pills as “dangerous” substances, Louisiana has taken action that will “result in unconstitutional religious coercion of students”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Europe
Opinion
UK election
I mentored the next British PM. Here’s what Australians need to know about him
- by Geoffrey Robertson
Asia
Analysis
China relations
Pandas can’t paper over Australia’s differences with China
Premier Li Qiang’s visit was the culmination of hard work by the government to recalibrate the relationship with China. But it also exposed differences that cannot be papered over with diplomatic niceties.
- by Lisa Visentin
Putin and Kim getting behind the wheel of new ‘alliance’
The Russian president’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years is being watched closely by Seoul and Washington.
- by Kim Tong-Hyung
Opinion
China relations
Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas
- by Peter Hartcher
Trump-era Pentagon ran secret anti-vax social media campaign aimed at the Philippines
- by Christopher Bing and Joel Schectman
Also in World
Woman takes boyfriend to tribunal after he fails to take her to the airport
The woman involved had arranged to be picked up by the man, who she was in a relationship with, but he never arrived to collect her.
- by Sam Smith
Democrats consider boycotting Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress
- by Josef Federman and Elena Becatoros
US spent $345 million on Gaza pier that has operated for only 10 days
- by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
At least 550 people die from extreme heat during Muslim pilgrimage
- by Pesha Magid and Saleh Salem