World
Tourist gets third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say
Rangers said they were not immediately able to determine whether the 42-year-old Belgian’s flip-flops were somehow broken or were lost during the short walk.
- by Anita Snow
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Biden gives the speech he never wanted to, and does it with passion and grace
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion & Perspectives
The Obamas called Kamala Harris. Cameras rolled. Hokeyness ensued
The historical weight of the moment may have been somewhat undercut by the stage management.
Rebecca Davis O’Brien
Harris, Trump and the fight for America’s soul
There are 100 days to go until the US election, and it’s going to get even uglier. Hell, it’s only the future of the free world.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Hero to political toast: The achievement Harris should keep quiet about
Joe Biden unleashed a surge in spending that briefly slashed the childhood poverty rate in half. Even so, politicians just “can’t get no respect” for economic wins.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
North America
Analysis
US Votes 2024
The Obamas called Kamala Harris. Cameras rolled. Hokeyness ensued
The historical weight of the moment may have been somewhat undercut by the stage management.
- by Rebecca Davis O’Brien
Trump appears without his bandage as FBI confirms he was struck by a bullet
The FBI’s statement was an attempt to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally.
- by Eric Tucker and Jill Colvin
How the US captured one of the world’s biggest drug lords
- by Alanna Durkin Richer and Christopher Sherman
When Netanyahu arrived at Mar-a-Lago, Trump was ready to share some advice about ‘public relations’
- by Ellen KnickMeyer, Jill Colvin and Michelle Price
Europe
Asia
Australians left stranded after massive fire destroys Bali hotel complex
Images captured by tourists and locals show Villa Amasya, in the heart of Seminyak, fully engulfed by flames leaping into the sky.
- by Zach Hope, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa
Updated
Aviation
At least 18 dead as plane skids off runway and catches fire in Nepal
Nepal has been criticised for its poor air safety record, with the deadliest incident occurring in 1992, when 167 people died when a plane crashed into a hillside.
- by Binaj Gurubacharya
Untouched meals, cyanide and six bodies in a luxury Bangkok hotel room
- by Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono
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Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in NZ over decades in ‘national disgrace’
The scale of abuse was “unimaginable” with an estimated 200,000 people abused over seven decades, many of them Maori, a new report found.
- by Charlotte Graham-McLay
Risk of Lebanese-Israeli conflict is real, but a ceasefire in Gaza may help
- by Patrick Kingsley and Euan Ward
Netanyahu will walk political tightrope on US trip amid Biden chaos
- by Tia Goldenberg and Aamer Madhani
