Donald Trump vowed to ‘treat Canada fairly’ in new tariff talks with Mark Carney, but pressure is mounting as punishing trade measures continue to hit key industries.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi has defended her record in a Senate hearing, clashing with Democrats who accused her of weaponising the agency to target President Donald Trump’s foes.

The Trump Administration has escalated tensions with Venezuela, authorising US military strikes in the Caribbean that it claims target drug smugglers.

A key Pentagon official says US submarine production needs to rise from 1.2 Virginia-class submarines a year to 2.33 annually to meet AUKUS obligations.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s department has been accused of a ‘cover up’ after failing to answer basic questions about the government’s knowledge of a cohort of ‘ISIS brides’.

Murray Watt has explicitly ruled out a ‘climate trigger’ in the re-write of environmental laws which have long been sought by conservation groups. 

Police have charged three men after allegedly intercepting an organised crime hit near a Sydney daycare centre, with dramatic footage showing the arrests.

A man attacked by a shark at a tourist area has miraculously driven himself to hospital for emergency treatment.

Seven Australian activists detained in Israel for attempting to break a blockade and deliver aid to Israel have been released.

Two of the ASX’s hottest biotechs are engaged in a behind-the-scenes Supreme Court battle linked to a fight to win market share in the lucrative market for new lung imaging technologies.

Rio Tinto and Japanese partners Mitsui and Nippon Steel will pour $1.1 billion into new iron ore deposits in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Exclusive experiences, private jets and five-star stays defy the global slowdown.

Exclusive experiences, private jets and five-star stays defy the global slowdown.

From Buenos Aires’ Kilómetro Zero to the Bolivian border, Argentina’s Ruta 9 follows ancient mule trails through Pampas grasslands to Andean peaks. Here’s why this thousand-mile drive beats any flyover tour.

Four writers recall the Middle East’s golden age of travel — when the now war-torn region informed part of the ‘hippie trail’ beloved by backpackers. 

EDITORIAL: Two years after Hamas militants penetrated the Israeli border on a mission to cause as much death and pain as possible, the tragedy of October 7 continues. 

JUSTIN AMLER: October 7 was a war on Jews everywhere, stripping away the illusion that we were safe in great Western democracies like Australia that value peace, tolerance and coexistence.

ANDREW CARSWELL: Anthony Albanese has the power, the numbers, and the time — but is his caution costing him a legacy?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Wild nights of overindulgence and questionable matching outfits may be a thing of the past, as many trade the pre-wedding rave for more wholesome nature experiences.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the rugged mountains of Pakistan, the resurgent Pakistani Taliban are waging a relentless and deadly guerrilla war against Pakistani security forces.

The Israeli PM claims the Gaza plan is the result of a diplomatic move that he had coordinated over weeks, and jointly presented, with Mr Trump. Mr Trump told it a bit differently,

‘It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want’.

John Candy is immortalised in a new documentary by those who knew him best.

Kathryn Bigelow’s first film in eight years, A House of Dynamite, is a piece of speculative fiction she deeply hopes never comes true.

Psychologist Jean Twenge says there’s one simple, non-negotiable rule for parents raising kids in the smartphone era — and it could change their mental health.

Students at a major Sydney university have been thrown into complete panic after receiving a notification that their degrees have been revoked. 

The US Government’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a major change for COVID-19 vaccines.

Struggling to get a foot on the property ladder and missing out on that dream holiday and are now a thing of the past for one Aussie who has scooped a mammoth $15 million in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto draw. 

A former ministerial colleague of Anthony Albanese has declared Labor will have to review tax breaks for investor landlords, despite ruling it out.

Lovers of KFC are scrambling to guess the secret Aussie location of a world first first for the takeaway giant  — a fried chicken vending machine.

LISA STHALEKAR: Cricketers pour fuel on border tensions by entering the political sphere.

Bailey Smith has fired back after he was criticised for his social media posts during Geelong’s Mad Monday antics. 

‘He needs to be better.’

French President Emmanuel Macron desperately needs a circuit breaker amid growing political chaos.

A helicopter has crashed on a busy freeway in northern California, leaving three people with critical injuries.

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has shaken Papua New Guinea's second biggest city.