World Politics

A racist parody mocking India's fighter jet losses has gone viral in China, exposing deep nationalist sentiment and growing online hostility toward India.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing for a chance to face off with Vladimir Putin, a Russian leader known for using power plays and intimidation to dance around negotiations.

Taiwan has accused China of carrying out what it calls "grey zone" warfare, which is designed to pressure the island without direct confrontation and psychologically wear down locals ahead of an invasion.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov says Kyiv and Moscow will exchange 1,000 captives but a date for the swap will not be made public.

Prosecutors in the Russian-controlled part of eastern Ukraine said the Melbourne teacher had been found guilty of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary.

Russia and Afghanistan have centuries-old links, but the Kremlin's recent activity in statements about the Taliban are underscored by an evolved security and geo-political landscape of the last three years.

Neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend talks in Istanbul. The question now is, will these talks amount to anything?

A 21-year-old man is charged with three counts of arson over fires at properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

A woman who survived sexual abuse at the hands of a convicted paedophile former priest fears he will hurt her again if the Timor-Leste government succeeds in having him pardoned.

Ben Cohen was detained by US Capitol Police and removed from a senate hearing after interrupting a testimony delivered by Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The United States president again floats the idea of taking control of the war-ravaged strip, as part of any rebuilding phase.

Indonesia's President says he wishes to deepen ties with Australia.

The 1980s was the decade of neon leggings and aerobic work-out videos, but it was also a time where a NATO military exercise pushed the world close to nuclear Armageddon.

An uncle of Caleb List, reported killed fighting in Ukraine, says his family tried to convince him not to re-enlist when he briefly returned from the war zone. Now they are holding onto hope he is alive.

The Australian government continues to lobby for Dr Yang, who is imprisoned in China and has a cyst on one of his kidneys.

Anthony Albanese will be in Indonesia for just one day on his first trip overseas since winning his second term, but the visit still carries plenty of symbolic weight.

Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East is certainly sending shockwaves across the region, as the president outlines his vision for relations between the United States and Arab states.

Russia has announced its delegation to discuss peace with Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin's name notably absent.

Prosecutors believe the men were contact with individuals working for Russian state institutions and planned to mail explosives to Ukraine. 

Tom Fletcher, a top UN aid chief, accused Israel of "deliberately" and "unashamedly" imposing inhumane conditions on civilians in Gaza — something which Israel denies.