Ukraine braces for ‘heavy battles’ on new front
Outnumbered Ukrainian troops are trying to hold the line over a sprawling front as Russian forces expand the area of hostilities.
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New Caledonia starting to calm after nights of strife
Calls for calm are starting to be heeded after nights of upheaval in New Caledonia where hundreds more police are beginning to deploy on the wracked island.
Xi and Putin condemn US, pledge closer ties
The presidents of China and Russia have pledged to deepen their countries' already close defence and military ties while criticising the US.
Biden and Trump agree to debate in June and September
The US presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and Donald Trump have signalled their agreement to debate on June 27 and September 10.
Israeli tanks move in on Hamas stronghold in north Gaza
Fighting rages in Gaza where militants in a northern city face approaching Israeli tanks, while the US has anchored a floating pier to deliver humanitarian aid.
Reinforcements sent to quell deadly New Caledonia riots
Hundreds of extra police and gendarmes are being sent to New Caledonia where buildings have been torched and looted in deadly riots sparked by electoral reform.
Ukraine PM visits embattled region as Russia presses
Russia is trying to press a new offensive beyond border areas in northeast Ukraine, where the president says the battlefield situation is "extremely difficult".
Shot Slovak leader stable after assassination attempt
The prime minister of Slovakia has survived being shot five times in the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader in more than 20 years.
Slovak PM hurt in shooting after govt meeting: reports
Media reports say Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been injured in a shooting and taken to hospital.
Slower US consumer price growth boosts rate cut hopes
Expectations for an interest rate cut in 2024 have been given a boost by US consumer prices increasing less than expected in April.
Singapore swears in its first new PM in two decades
Singapore has sworn in its first new prime minister in 20 years and the first born after the city-state won independence in 1965.
Three killed in New Caledonia riots after voting change
Violence has gripped New Caledonia with three people killed in unrest sparked by a move to change voting rules in the French Pacific territory.
Fierce battles as Israeli forces push further into Gaza
Fighting has intensified between Hamas-led militants and Israeli forces in the north and south of Gaza in some of the fiercest battles in months.
Kyiv rushes troops to new front, Zelenskiy cancels trip
Russian troops have entered a border town in northeast Ukraine, forcing Kyiv to rush in reinforcements as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy cancels a foreign visit.
Biden says US to hike tariffs on Chinese electric cars
Chinese electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products will become more expensive in the United States, President Joe Biden says as tariffs are raised.
‘Dictator douchebag’: Cohen grilled over Trump insults
Michael Cohen has told a court he talked with Donald Trump in the Oval Office about a plan for a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
Biden sharply hikes tariffs on Chinese chips and cars
The US will slap steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports ranging from cars and computer chips to critical minerals in a bid by President Joe Biden to woo voters.
New Caledonia shuts airport, imposes curfew amid unrest
Violence has flared in New Caledonia ahead of a debate on constitutional changes to allow more of the Pacific archipelago's French residents to vote.
Israeli tanks push ahead as displaced Gazans flee again
Displaced Gaza citizens are fleeing Rafah as Israeli tanks forge deeper into the southern city in a stepped-up offensive to root out remaining Hamas battalions.
Zelenskiy lauds US aid package, asks for air defences
Ukraine's president has told the top US diplomat it needs air defence systems for a northeast region being pummelled by Russian strikes.
Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment
Donald Trump's former '"fixer" has told his hush money trial the then-US president said "women are going to hate me" when Stormy Daniels' sex scandal aired.
Ukraine battles to repel Russian advance near border
Fierce battles are taking place near the border in Ukraine where outnumbered troops are trying to repel a significant Russian ground offensive.
Israeli forces push into Gaza from north and south
Aid groups warn a humanitarian crisis could sharply worsen with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing as Israeli forces push from the north and south.
N Korea condemns UK, Australia and NZ for surveillance
North Korea has called out the UK, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia to immediately stop their "blatant military intervention in the Asia-Pacific".
Brazil flood toll rises to 143, rains continue to pour
The death toll from the Brazil floods has risen to 143, as the government announces $A3.5 billion in emergency money to deal with the crisis.
Putin taps civilian economist to run defence
Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to appoint a civilian economist as his new defence minister indicates he is looking to prepare for 'economic war'.
Israel pushes into north Gaza, ups pressure on Rafah
Thousands of families are fleeing Rafah as tank shells land across the city and Israel's military intensifies the pressure with more evacuation orders.
Israel orders Palestine to evacuate more of Rafah
As Israel prepares to expand operations in Rafah, it has ordered further evacuations in the city that has homed more than a million displaced Gazans.
Sudan’s military fends off attack on major Darfur city
Sudanese paramilitary group RSF's attack on el-Fasher in the provincial captial of North Darfur was defeated by the country's army.
Thousands evacuate as Russia presses Ukraine villages
Civilians are fleeing Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast amid intense battles targeting towns and villages with artillery and mortar fire.
Israel orders more people in Gaza’s Rafah to evacuate
Israel says it will proceed with an incursion into Rafah in Gaza's south despite heavy US pressure and alarm expressed by residents and humanitarian groups.