World Politics

Andrei Medvedev, who fought in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group, fled to Norway across its Arctic border with Russia in January 2023.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has arrived in Canberra ahead of a historic address at Parliament House, but a political storm is continuing to brew at home in Port Moresby.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis say they have fired missiles at two more vessels in the Red Sea, causing damage to the ships.

A federal appeals court rules that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

The three Pacific nations provide the US military access to a stretch of the Pacific Ocean greater than the territory of Australia.

Prince Harry arrives in London and spends about 45 minutes at his father's royal residence, Clarence House, on Tuesday as King Charles III is pictured for the first time since his cancer diagnosis was made public.

Yesterday, China sentenced Yang Hengjun to death. But a minor tweak in a press conference transcript from years ago sheds light on a potential reprieve, writes Bang Xiao.

This year's Waitangi Day is bigger than any of the past 30 years, as Māori from all over Aotearoa unite against a controversial government bill that could change the Treaty of Waitangi.

For many Malaysians, the reduced punishment for disgraced former leader Najib Razak is seen as the ultimate betrayal, with authorities appearing to go soft on a corrupt 70-year-old whose ill-gotten gains once helped fund a Hollywood movie.

A Malaysian pardons board on February 2 halved the jail sentence of Former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering.

King Charles postpones public duties on the advice of his doctors after being diagnosed with cancer. Look back on our coverage.

Biden's executive order authorising sanctions on four violent Israeli settler leaders will probably be meaningless. Settlers know they have virtual immunity for such actions, writes John Lyons.

President Macky Sall's unprecedented announcement on Saturday that he would move to delay the Senegal's election pitched the West African nation into uncharted constitutional waters.

The writer and democracy activist has been imprisoned since 2019 on charges of spying, which he denies. Foreign Minister Penny Wong called the court's decision "harrowing and appalling", although his death penalty can be converted to a life sentence after two years of good behaviour.

The change will increase parking fees for cars of 1.6 tonnes and more, to 18 euros ($29) an hour in order to discourage "bulky, polluting" cars.

The Israel-Gaza war has spilled over in Lebanon, Jordan and the Red Sea, fuelling fears of a wider war in the Middle East. Let's take a look at the key players and how the conflict is escalating.

Taking on the Russian president can lead to being poisoned or imprisoned, but Boris Nadezhdin believes his anti-war stance is gaining traction among voters in one of the world's most authoritarian regimes.

The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser has warned, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.

Taiwan's top diplomatic representative to Australia has declared that he's "quite confident" that Tuvalu won't follow Nauru's lead and switch diplomatic recognition to China, despite Beijing's attempts to "lure" politicians in the Pacific Island country.

If you apply fact, logic and history, the argument for a Joe Biden election victory over Donald Trump is overwhelming. But conventional wisdom isn't as reliable as it used to be, writes Leigh Sales.

Ukrainian officials have not responded to the claims.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says his country and its allies will not hesitate to defend the flow of free commerce through the Red Sea, where the Houthis have been targeting vessels. 

US President Joe Biden has won South Carolina's Democratic primary, notching an overwhelming 2024 victory in the state that vaulted him to the White House four years ago.

Less than a fortnight out from Indonesia's election, President Joko Widodo's son is proving to be the decisive factor driving some of the country's almost 200 million voters towards his joint ticket. Could he secure the Widodo political dynasty?

Signs of a Hamas resurgence in the Gaza Strip's largest city underscore the group's resilience despite Israel's deadly air and ground campaign against it over the past four months.