Europe

But Australia’s Government has stopped short of joining NATO, the EU and US in blaming Beijing amid a wave of support for the tiny nation.

Footage has emerged online of a ‘catastrophic’ glacier collapse that caused a deluge of rock, mud and ice to bury a Swiss mountain village.

A day after US President Donald Trump accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ‘playing with fire’, Moscow has offered Ukraine a new date to negotiate a ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘playing with fire’ by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has let out his frustrations about Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he doesn’t know ‘what the hell happened’ to the leader as more bombs fall.

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman and feels a ‘serious but passionate responsibility’ to serve his new flock during the holy year and beyond.

A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack has killed at least 12 people in Kyiv, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling out the US for its inaction.

Pope Leo XIV is willing to host the next round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says.

Controversial actor Kevin Spacey is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival despite being hit with new sexual misconduct claims.

LATIKA M BOURKE: In an exclusive interview, Australia’s man in the Vatican, former LNP MP Keith Pitt said the PM’s attendance in Rome was vital.

The call from Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained by Iran for three years, came after the Australian teacher was jailed for fighting alongside Ukraine.

Russia launched its largest drone strike on Ukraine since the war began as Ukraine President Zelensky sat down with US Vice President Vance in Rome.

‘I spoke to him about my mother’: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given a given a candid account of his conversation with Pope Leo XIV in Rome.

Europe wants a major strategic partnership with Australia but the PM is playing down the prospect of a giant defence trade deal.

‘We’re all tired, we want to go home. But we want to take all of the regions, so that we don’t have to struggle for them in the future.’