Foreign Affairs

Violent attacks on three remote villages in Papua New Guinea's north has reportedly killed 26 people, including 16 children, while several people were forced to flee after attackers set fire to their homes, the United Nations said.

France has sharply rejected accusations that it undermined decolonisation in New Caledonia and says it's still deciding when a high-level Pacific delegation will be permitted to visit the territory.

Seven Israeli settlers involved in violent attacks on Palestinians and illegal settlement activity in the West Bank are hit with financial sanctions and travel bans.

If Donald Trump is returned to power in November's presidential election, for better or worse, the US is in for a big shake-up — one that could be felt for generations in Australia.  

Protesters appear to have dumped maggots and mealworms on multiple floors at the Watergate Hotel.

Families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been rallying in Tel Aviv as the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu signals a deal to free the remaining captives.

Kimberly Cheatle has resigned after acknowledging the Secret Service failed to protect the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. 

Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint sitting of US Congress while facing domestic pressure at home.

It's also the first time the US president has been seen since announcing he's withdrawing from his re-election campaign.

Students at universities and colleges in Bangladesh say they were "brutally attacked" in clashes with the authorities while innocent bystanders were being killed on their way to buy groceries.

Months after declining a United States request to deploy a warship to the Middle East, the Royal Australian Navy is preparing to assume command of an international maritime task force dedicated to protecting shipping lanes around the Red Sea. 

The Henley Passport Index 2024 has again crowned Singapore the country with the world's most powerful passport. See where Australia sits on the list.

Influential Democrat Nancy Pelosi throws her support behind Kamala Harris as the Democrats' nominee for president, but hurdles remain.

A deal with the Philippines on the South China Sea reflects a longstanding balancing act by China, but the broader outlook reveals the regional power could be changing its tone on big issues.

The Director of the Secret Service has been asked whether gun proliferation has made the job of protecting the president more difficult, at a hearing into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Kamala Harris speaks in first event since US President Joe Biden announced he would not be seeking a second term.

Australia has done exceptionally well riding the boom in the Chinese economy. But the political and economic uncertainty surrounding the world's two biggest economies — the US and China — points to tougher times ahead.

Anthony Albanese wishes Joe Biden well after the US President announced he would not be running in the 2024 presidential race.

Malcolm Turnbull says that Joe Biden has done the right thing by exiting the presidential race.

China and the Philippines reach a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines government announced the deal on Sunday without providing details. 

North America Correspondent Barbara Miller explains how Joe Biden's late exit bolsters support for Kamala Harris.

Joe Biden steps down and Kamala Harris steps up as Donald Trump's overwhelming ascendancy leaves both sides of Australian politics talking about what a second age of Trump would mean.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement says it fired several missiles at the Israeli port city of Eilat. 

The conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party's 20th Third Plenum marks a significant moment in Chinese politics, as Xi Jinping appears to be laying the groundwork for an unprecedented fourth term.

Seven days ago, a defiant Joe Biden was refusing calls to withdraw from this year's election while Donald Trump prepared for a huge rally ahead of the Republican National Convention. And then everything changed.