World Politics

The US military has launched six strikes on Venezuelan vessels the Trump administration claims were involved in drugs trafficking, and some are warning the intervention is threatening to spark an all-out war.

The Ukrainian president offers the US thousands of military drones in exchange for American Tomahawk missiles, but Donald Trump says he wants to end the war "without thinking about Tomahawks".

He Weidong, China's second-most-senior general, and navy admiral Miao Hua, the military's former top political officer, have been accused of "serious duty-related crimes involving an extremely large amount of money".

As the dust settles on the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal, the question arises as to whether the partial resolution could deliver Benjamin Netanyahu a bounce in the polls.

All signs suggest Anthony Albanese will be sticking with Plan A in his meeting with the US president on Tuesday, rather than becoming a prop for the bigger global circus.

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup has been sworn in as Madagascar's new leader, after a sudden power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country.

Known for his landmark apology for Japan's World War II aggression and the phrases "deep remorse" and "heartfelt apology", Tomiichi Murayama has died at a hospital in Oita City.

Donald Trump's former national security adviser has been charged with storing top secret records at home and sharing classified information. Here's what we know.

A US strike against a suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel has left multiple survivors, as Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations condemned the strikes as a "series of assassinations".

Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with mishandling classified information.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face in Hungary to discuss ending Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US president announces.

The US president says his Indian counterpart has made the pledge, as pressure continues to mount over the purchases that fund Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Despite the reprieve, the motions underscore the fragility of President Emmanuel Macron's administration midway through his final term.

Former DJ Andry Rajoelina was the world's youngest head of state when he came to power in Madagascar in a 2009 coup. The military and youth movement were pivotal in his rise — and fall.

Donald Trump says he authorised the CIA operation in part to stop the flow of "drugs coming in from Venezuela".

The collapse of the case against the men — a former think-tank director and a researcher for a senior MP — prompts some to argue the British government deliberately failed to provide enough evidence against the pair in order to avoid upsetting China.

Journalists working at the Pentagon had been asked to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information not authorised for release by the US Department of War.

New polling shows most Australians want to stick with the US alliance, despite holding overwhelmingly negative views towards the Trump administration and harbouring deep worries about the erosion of American democracy.

Ukraine implements emergency power cuts across the country amid a relentless drone assault on the country's power grid.

Trump may have expressed "shock", but his administration is clearly not surprised at China's willingness to flex its dominance on rare earths.