World Politics
Simon Tisdall: Israel-Gaza going global?
Could the Israel-Gaza war ignite a wider conflict, between the US and Iran? In his latest writing for The Guardian, foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall explains why this is a possibility. Audio
US Speaker of the House race continues to be mired in infighting among Republicans
Hardline conservative Jim Jordan pressed ahead with his floundering bid for speaker of the US House of Representatives today, after his fellow Republicans abandoned a backup plan to allow the…
Egypt to restart aid to Gaza as protests rock Middle East - Biden
Egypt has agreed to reopen its border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow aid to reach Palestinians, the US says.
Israel military denies it hit Gaza hospital, global protests grow
Israel's military has published what it described as evidence that a misfired Palestinian rocket, rather than one of its own munitions, caused an explosion at a Gaza hospital.
MSF: 'No safe passage, no safe place for Gazans to go'
A international medical charity has condemned the bombing of a hospital in Gaza as 'horrific' and 'brutal'.
Chinese spying 'goes beyond traditional espionage'
China is engaged in the "most sustained, sophisticated and scaled theft of intellectual property and expertise in human history", an Australian intelligence chief says.
Claims & counter claims after hospital bombing in Gaza
Claims and counter claims after a massive explosion at the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in Gaza. Hundreds of Palestinians died after a suspected rocket hit the building. It was packed with the sick… Video, Audio
Israel v Hamas: The war without end
Why do experts have very little hope for a peaceful solution in the Middle East? Audio
US correspondent Ron Elving joins from Washington D.C.
Ron Elving is in Washington, focusing on the United States' reaction to events in Gaza and Israel. He'll also talk about the inability of the House majority to pick a leader and resume normal… Audio
Thousands gather at Gaza-Egypt border as fuel runs low
The UN says it's made no progress on negotiating aid desperately needed in Gaza, where hospitals could run out of fuel in the next day.
Crowds of Palestinians with foreign passports are also relying… Audio
Global markets watch for fallout as Middle East tensions rise
The Israeli-Hamas war has sharpened focus on rising geopolitical risks for financial markets.
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
Seamus Kearney looks at at the PR disaster in Brussels over the response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, after the EU Commissioner responsible for enlargement announced all money to Palestinians would… Audio
Indigenous leaders vow silence after Voice referendum defeat
Australian Indigenous leaders have called for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise the First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected by a majority of the…
Lebanon army blames Israel for journalist's killing
Lebanon's army says Israel fired a missile that killed a Reuters journalist in southern Lebanon.
Australia rejects Indigenous referendum in setback for reconciliation
Australia has decisively rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country's efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples.
Analysis: Humanity first thing to go in carnage of Israel-Gaza war
Analysis - The latest outbreak of violence in Israel and Gaza show that dehumanisation is an active tool of modern warfare, fought in the age of the 15-second video, Phil Vine writes.
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth Beattie discusses an artillery strike in Myanmar which has killed at least 29 people, including women and children, at a refugee camp near the border with China. It is one of the deadliest… Audio
Government partners with Etihad Airways to get NZers out of Israel
The government is supporting New Zealanders who want to get out of Tel Aviv, in the wake of war breaking out between Israel and Hamas.
The government has partnered with Etihad Airways to set up a… Audio
Supplies running low in Gaza say Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross says with the supplies available in the Gaza Strip, it will not be able to support the civilian population for very long.
Two-point-two million people… Audio
Israel says no humanitarian break to Gaza siege unless hostages are freed
The Red Cross has pleaded for fuel to be allowed in to prevent overwhelmed hospitals from "turning into morgues".