World Politics

After a flurry of meetings, Russia's war in Ukraine continues. So where is the peace process at?

European prosecutors are investigating suspicions of fraud related to an EU-funded training scheme for junior diplomats. 

Australia will provide an additional $95 million in military assistance to Ukraine and slap a fresh round of sanctions on ships believed to be part of Moscow's so-called "shadow fleet".

Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell have pledged $US6.25 billion ($9.5 billion) to new investment accounts for children, known as "Trump accounts". Here's how the donation will work.

As the United States attempts to broker a peace deal at the Kremlin in Moscow, it is expected a significant funding boost from Canberra to aid Ukraine's war efforts is imminent.

Donald Trump says his country is at war with "narco-terrorists". But he is releasing the former president of Honduras, who was jailed in the US for overseeing one of the world's worst drug conspiracies.

The Trump administration's escalating restrictions on humanitarian migration are leaving some of the United States's most vulnerable diaspora communities terrified for their futures.

US President Donald Trump says he is terminating all documents, including pardons, signed by his predecessor Joe Biden using an autopen signature.

Two-time Grammy winner Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song in a social media post about ICE raids, telling the Trump administration to never involve her in its "inhumane agenda".

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends authorising a follow-up strike on a Venezuelan boat that killed 11 people.

Indonesia's new visa scheme is being touted as a solution to dual citizenship. But some in the Indonesian community say the visa has "no real benefit" and amounts to a government revenue grab.

Benjamin Netanyahu demands Syria establish a "demilitarised zone" between the border with the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and capital Damascus, as part of any possible peace deal with the new Syrian government.

The imprisoned former Pakistani prime minister is visited by one of his sisters for the first time in weeks, providing an update on his health after rumours swirled about his wellbeing.

Tokyo and Beijing have given different accounts of the clash as relations between the two countries continue to sour following comments made by Japan's prime minister about Taiwan.

The Kremlin says a resolution to the war in Ukraine is "no closer" after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and two of Donald Trump's most powerful envoys.

Hong Kong will set up an independent committee to investigate the cause of the city's deadliest fire in decades, including the oversight of the renovations blamed for the disaster.

Underneath central London cables carrying vital financial information run and soon China's new embassy, which has redacted floor plans, could sit atop them.

Private firm Starboard Maritime Intelligence says it has used satellite technology to track down the People's Liberation Army Navy task group.

As the United States mounts pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nations in the Caribbean, South America and across the world are revealing where their support lies.

Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started holding annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation, while PNG proposes building a 10km-wide demilitarised "buffer zone" along its border with Indonesia.