Asia Pacific

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have pledged to increase trade amid growing global protectionism.

India’s civil aviation authority has ordered an inspection of cockpit fuel switches on some Boeing jets following a preliminary report into the deadly crash of Air India 787 last month.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet one of the world's most powerful men as simmering political tensions undermine efforts to increase trade with China.

Anthony Albanese has declined to reveal whether Australia would join the US in a war with China over Taiwan or commit to deploying any of the nuclear-powered submarines it obtains under the AUKUS program. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will opt for a soft launch on his six-day official trip to China, promoting Australia to Chinese tourism groups ahead of tough talks with the country’s leaders.

Business opportunities will rub up against security and ideological tensions as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leads an Australian delegation to China.

According to new leaked audio, US President Donald Trump told a group of wealthy donors that he threatened to bomb Moscow if Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine.

A prominent Australian lawyer has been found dead at a Thai massage parlour, just minutes from the location where cricket legend Shane Warne passed away in 2022.

Flights to holiday hotspot Bali are being cancelled for a second day running as a volcanic ash cloud plays havoc with passengers’ travel plans. 

Rescue operations have resumed in the waters of Bali Strait involving ships, helicopters, and hundreds of rescuers, after a ferry sank, killing at least six people.

Four people are dead and 38 are still missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of Bali. 

CAMERON MILNER: With friends like the Chinese Ambassador, Anthony Albanese hardly needs enemies. Our very own handsome boy was told by China to keep Australia, weak or else.

Scientists have raised ‘urgent concerns’ after the discovery of new bat pathogens in China that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses.

The wife of an Australian man gunned down in Bali has delivered an update in the aftermath of the horrifying incident.

North Korea's foreign ministry has denounced the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites, saying it violates the security interests of a sovereign state and that the world should reject the US and Israel