NATO Allies, Afghanistan

NATO Allies Rebuke Trump Over Afghanistan Remarks, Citing Frontline Combat and Heavy Casualties Alongside US Forces

America’s NATO allies have pushed back forcefully against U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that allied forces stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan, with European leaders, defense officials and veterans calling the remarks inaccurate and...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Carney’s Defiant Davos Speech Triggers Trump Backlash, Raising Fears for Fragile US–Canada Trade Pact

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-profile debut on the world stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos has gone viral at home — but it has also triggered a fierce backlash from U.S. President Donald Trump and his inner...
Vice President JD Vance

Vance Announces US Aid Restrictions for Groups Promoting Diversity and Transgender Policies Abroad, Expanding Longstanding Abortion Funding Ban

Vice President JD Vance on Friday announced that the United States will stop funding any foreign organization involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or work related to transgender issues, marking a sweeping expansion of long-standing restrictions on U.S....
Monster snowstorm

Monster snowstorm Set to Blanket Much of US Puts Trump Administration’s Disaster Aid Policy to Test

A massive winter storm threatening to blanket much of the United States with heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain is shaping up to be more than a weather emergency. As forecasts warn of dangerous conditions stretching from the Rocky Mountains...
Russian Drone and Missile Attacks Kill Civilians Across Ukraine

Russian Drone and Missile Attacks Kill Civilians Across Ukraine, Moscow and Washington Resume Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi

Russian air attacks across Ukraine have killed at least one civilian and injured more than 30 others, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, as diplomats from Moscow, Kyiv and Washington convened in Abu Dhabi for a second day of high-stakes peace...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Washington Signals Shift as US Looks to South Korea to Take ‘Primary Responsibility’ in Tracking Kim Jong Un and North Korean Threats

The United States has signalled a significant shift in its approach to deterring a nuclear-armed North Korea, indicating it will play a “more limited” role and place greater responsibility on South Korea to take the lead in defending the Korean...
Bushfire can be seen from Aireys Inlet, a beach town along the Great Ocean Road.

Bushfire warning issued for south-west Victoria as Otways blaze escapes control lines amid record-breaking heatwave

A fast-moving bushfire burning in Victoria’s south-west has placed multiple communities on high alert after escaping containment lines amid extreme heat, gusty winds and parched conditions across the state. Emergency authorities issued urgent warnings on Saturday afternoon as the fire...
Sussan Ley - David Littleproud

Coalition in Crisis: How Mistrust, Miscalculation and a Leadership Standoff Between Sussan Ley and David Littleproud Triggered the Second Split in Less Than a Year

Dissecting the implosion of the Coalition has become a full-time occupation for Liberals and Nationals alike, as MPs on both sides of the divide sift through a week of recriminations, rumours and strategic misfires that culminated in the second split...
Cyclone, Australia

Destructive Winds and Storm Tides Loom as Tropical Cyclone Luana Moves Toward Western Australia’s West Kimberley

Residents across Western Australia’s West Kimberley have been urged to brace for days of dangerous weather as Tropical Cyclone Luana strengthens offshore and moves steadily toward the coast, threatening destructive winds, torrential rain and potentially dangerous storm tides. The Bureau...
Arctic, Greenland

China’s Arctic Ambitions Under the Microscope as Trump Warns Greenland Is at Risk

Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States must take control of Greenland to protect the Arctic from what he describes as growing security threats posed by China and Russia. Framing the issue in stark geopolitical terms, the US...
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