World Politics
Philippines says China boat collided with supply ship
The Philippines has accused China's coast guard of colliding with a Filipino supply boat in the South China Sea
Israel pounds Gaza, targets in Syria and Lebanon, US ups presence
Concerns the Israel-Hamas war could trigger wider Middle East conflict is rising, with the US sending more military assets and Israel pummelling targets in Gaza and Hamas supporters in Lebanon and…
'I am a Zionist': How Joe Biden's lifelong bond with Israel shapes war policy
On his visit to Israel, the US President told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "I don't believe you have to be a Jew to be a Zionist."
Chainsaw-wielding TikTok star leads polls in Argentina
Argentina votes later today in an election where the effects of a deep economic crisis have proved fertile ground for an unorthodox far-right front-runner.
Biden: Israel and Saudi were getting closer - so Hamas attacked
The 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel - which killed about 1400 people - aimed to disrupt a potential normalisation of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, US President Joe Biden says.
Canadian PM says India's actions making life hard for millions of people
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday the Indian government's crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries.
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.
