Is Tehran actually holding any cards?
Is Tehran actually holding any cards?
Ruth Michaelson, of The Observer, makes sense of Iran’s last point of leverage: highly enriched uranium that may or may not exist.
Political cowardice at the ‘Post’
Political cowardice at the ‘Post’
This month, 300 of The Washington Post’s journalists lost their jobs, apparently sacrificed to owner Jeff Bezos’ plan to keep Donald Trump happy.
World in pictures
World in pictures
Recent photographs from Reuters.
European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin
European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin
Five European allies have blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony.
Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months
Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months
The Liberals' first female leader Sussan Ley will resign from parliament after she was knifed by conservative Angus Taylor nine months into the job.
Global Insight: Govt urged to show leadership
Global Insight: Govt urged to show international leadership
Young people want New Zealand politicians to show leadership on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman says.
Trump revokes landmark ruling on greenhouse gases
Trump revokes landmark ruling on greenhouse gases
US President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.
Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist
Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist
Cora Weiss was one of the most prominent figures in the United States peace movement in the 1960s and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times.
Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder
Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder
The founder of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, died as one might expect: through assisted suicide.
AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia
AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia
Australians looking for love are having their social media used against them as AI is used to tailor romance scams before Valentine's Day.
Teen with mental health issues identified as Canadian school shooter
Teen with mental health issues identified as Canadian school shooter
Canadian police have identified the person who carried out a school massacre as an 18-year-old who had a history of mental health-related callouts.
'Time to get aggressive' agent says in shooting video
'Time to get aggressive' agent says in shooting video
A Chicago woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent plans to sue, after a trove of evidence released casts doubt on the Trump administration's account of the incident.
Andrew accused of sharing confidential info with Epstein
Andrew accused of sharing confidential info with Epstein
British police are "making progress" on whether to launch a full investigation into allegations Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential trade documents with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek dies at 48
'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek dies at 48
James Van Der Beek, the star of 1990s teen drama Dawson's Creek, has died at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer.
Britney sells back music catalogue
Britney sells back music catalogue
US pop star Britney Spears has sold her rights to her music catalogue to independent music publisher Primary Wave, the latest artist to strike a deal for her work.
Person detained in kidnapping case
Person detained in kidnapping case
A person was detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case yesterday during a traffic stop south of Tucson, Arizona, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Man admits slur while mimicking Bondi Beach shooting
Man admits slur while mimicking Bondi Beach shooting
A man has admitted lobbing a vile slur at Jewish people while mimicking the actions of the gunmen behind the deadly Bondi massacre.
Cambodia crackdown closes almost 190 scam centres
Cambodia crackdown closes almost 190 scam centres
Cambodia has closed almost 200 scam centres in a crackdown on trans-national fraud in recent weeks, a senior government official said.
Netanyahu expected to press Trump over Iran diplomacy
Netanyahu expected to press Trump over Iran diplomacy
President Donald Trump is set to host Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
Woman opens fire at Canadian school, 10 dead
Woman opens fire at Canadian school, 10 dead
Ten people are dead, including the shooter, after a woman opened fire at a high school in western Canada today before turning the gun on herself, police said.