Is Europe ready for war with Putin?

Is Europe ready for war with Putin?

There are fears of further Russian aggression on its eastern flank,but NATO’s preparedness remains in question.

  • byRob Harris

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‘A very sad place with many ghosts’:So why are Vietnamese tourists flocking there?

‘A very sad place with many ghosts’:So why are Vietnamese tourists flocking there?

The tomb of a “fearless” schoolgirl assassin draws huge numbers of pilgrims to this island off Vietnam’s southern coast.

  • byChris Ray
Do China and the US need a ‘red telephone’ to prevent a war?

Do China and the US need a ‘red telephone’ to prevent a war?

Australian politicians are being urged to play a more active role in preventing conflict between the world’s two main superpowers.

  • byMatthew Knott
Biden vows response after Americans killed by drone strikes

Biden vows response after Americans killed by drone strikes

The United States says three troops have been killed and at least 25 others injured in a drone attack in Jordan.

  • byZeke Miller andLolita Baldor
‘Finger-pointing not enough’:Wong urged to punish Israeli settlers ahead of Middle East trip

‘Finger-pointing not enough’:Wong urged to punish Israeli settlers ahead of Middle East trip

Labor faces internal pressure to treat extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories akin to listed terror groups.

  • byMatthew Knott
US launches new airstrike on Houthi target in Yemen

US launches new airstrike on Houthi target in Yemen

It came as the US president warned Iran to stay out of the conflict and after Houthi militants vowed to respond to US and UK strikes carried out with the support of Australia in Yemen.

  • byJennifer Jacob andPeter Martin
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Who are the Houthis? The Yemen-based militants behind the Red Sea attacks

Who are the Houthis? The Yemen-based militants behind the Red Sea attacks

The Houthis say their assaults are aimed at stopping Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip,but their targets increasingly have little – or no – connection to Israel.

  • byJames Lemon andChris Zappone
I tell my family’s Holocaust story while I advocate for Palestinians and Israelis

I tell my family’s Holocaust story while I advocate for Palestinians and Israelis

I exist only because a Nazi SS officer saved my mother’s life. History and human behaviour are complicated. And now,we can cry for Gaza’s children and for Israeli victims of Hamas.

  • byKaren Kirsten
Why Australia is less ready to face a more dangerous world in 2024

Why Australia is less ready to face a more dangerous world in 2024

The year ahead is likely to be more unstable and violent than 2023. We need to be battle-ready.

  • byMick Ryan
No Christmas lights or tree in Bethlehem as festivities are cancelled

No Christmas lights or tree in Bethlehem as festivities are cancelled

The biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Christmas Eve after celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

  • byMelanie Lidman
Zelensky was the hero fighting ‘evil’. Now there is talk of ceasefire and capitulation

Zelensky was the hero fighting ‘evil’. Now there is talk of ceasefire and capitulation

The Ukrainian leader’s aura is diminishing as he faces poor polling at home and speculation that allies want him at the negotiating table with Russia.

  • byRob Harris