World Politics

Polls suggest Japan's first female prime minister is heading for a decisive victory, as financial woes and tension with Beijing loom large. Audio

Shannon Mathre was charged for possessing child sexual abuse materials, which carries a higher maximum sentence.

US President Donald Trump's complete impunity and dominance, "Peak Trump", may have passed, writes John Lyons.

Polls suggest her Liberal Democratic Party will regain a majority in the government's powerful lower house.

The plans for the meeting, set to take place on 19 February, are in early stages and could still change.

The White House first defended the post on Friday depicting the Obamas as apes, then deleted it 12 hours after it appeared.

Iran's top diplomat says nuclear talks with the US mediated by Oman are off to a "good start" and set to continue.

The US has arrested a person suspected of playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.

Protesters planning to rally in central Sydney asked to choose a different place: "It's very important that people remain calm and act respectfully during this visit..."

A spokesperson for former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle has declined to comment.

The House Democratic leader condemned the US president, after a racist clip depicting the Obamas was shared on Truth Social.

The US Justice Department's release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed the late financier and sex offender's ties to many prominent people in politics, finance…

The talks follow growing concerns that a failure in the high-stakes negotiations could set off another Middle East war.

The US president offered to drop his funding freeze for a US$16 billion New York tunnel project if key Democrats would support naming Dulles Airport and Penn Station after him.

Defence ministers intend bolstering Greenland's security to ward off Donald Trump's designs on the territory.

Thorbjoern Jagland, who also chaired the Norwegian Nobel committee, is being investigated for possible aggravated corruption.

Keir Starmer says he did not know the "depth and darkness" of the relationship Peter Mandelson had with the convicted sex offender.

The treaty that put caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments and held them in check for more than two decades has expired.