World
‘Very happy’ 93-year-old makes Bronx medical school free for all students for ever
The $1.5 billion donation is notable not only for its staggering size, but also because it is going to a medical institution in New York’s poorest suburb.
- by Joseph Goldstein
Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon after Hezbollah downs drone
- by Laila Bassam and Ari Rabinovitch
Exclusive
Abducted in Japan
Seven more Australian kids abducted as Japan debates custody changes
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion & Perspectives
Has Donald Trump peaked? Let’s take a closer look at his numbers
Joe Biden cannot win in November from where he is right now. But neither can Trump.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre and former political staffer
Nikki Haley can’t beat Trump. But she has good cause to stay in the fight
Donald Trump’s opponent for the Republican nomination is in a race she can’t win, but that doesn’t mean it’s futile for Nikki Haley.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
What China’s blossoming relationship with the Taliban says about its long-game
Through an alliance with Iran and burgeoning ties with Afghanistan, Beijing is looking past the Indo-Pacific and toward another region.
Amin Saikal
Professor of Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Islamic Studies
North America
US Air Force member dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli embassy
The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, appeared to be protesting the Israel-Hamas war, saying he would “no longer be complicit in genocide”.
- by Michael Balsamo
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Has Donald Trump peaked? Let’s take a closer look at his numbers
Joe Biden cannot win in November from where he is right now. But neither can Trump.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Europe
Navalny was close to being freed in swap before he was killed, ally says
- by Andrew Osborn and Filipp Lebedev
Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine marks two years since Russian invasion
- by Michael Murphy and James Kilner
Asia
Exclusive
Abducted in Japan
Seven more Australian kids abducted as Japan debates custody changes
The number of Australian children abducted in Japan has jumped by almost 10 per cent in the past year.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion
China relations
What China’s blossoming relationship with the Taliban says about its long-game
Through an alliance with Iran and burgeoning ties with Afghanistan, Beijing is looking past the Indo-Pacific and toward another region.
- by Amin Saikal
Bibi’s 8000km journey to escape the men who killed her siblings
- by Zach Hope, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa
Online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance
- by Frank Bajak and Dake Kang
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Khawaja reveals official New Zealand PM’s residence uninhabitable
“The prime minister said he couldn’t live in his place,” Australia’s Usman Khawaja reported Chris Luxon as saying at a cricket event on the PM’s lawn.
- by Ben McKay
Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon after Hezbollah downs drone
- by Laila Bassam and Ari Rabinovitch
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu confirms hostage deal talks, plans to move Gazans to the north
- by Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Amid coup probe, Bolsonaro calls on supporters to show strength
- by Leonardo Benassatto, Lais Morais and Ricardo Brito
