World
'It played out like a B-grade movie': The obsession with the Louvre heist
Ever since the audacious Parisian break-in, art historian Penelope Jackson's phone has been ringing off the hook.
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change
His essay comes ahead of next month's COP30, a global summit focused on battling climate change.
Australia: Watchdog sues Microsoft, Albanese's US success
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche to talk about the decision by the competition watchdog ACCC to sue Microsoft for alleged misleading conduct over adding Copilot AI to its 365 subs. Audio
Thousands evacuated in Vietnam after record rain triggers floods
Heavy rain has inundated the central coastal region since the weekend, closing schools and flooding the former imperial city of Hue.
Israel launches strikes into Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to carry out intense strikes on the Gaza Strip.
Actress Prunella Scales, TV's Sybil Fawlty, dies at 93
Scales, best known for her role as the long-suffering Sybil in the British TV comedy classic 'Fawlty Towers', was re-watching the show the day before she died.
Report shows NZ reducing its aid in the Pacific
A new report says New Zealand is lagging behind in development aid to the Pacific while Australia is stepping up. Audio
How letting your mind wander can reset your brain
What our brains really need is some much needed time off from concentrating.
Update on Gaza and technocrats, Sudan
Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East on the tenuous Gaza ceasefire Audio
10 Europeans die after tourist bus crashes in Kenya
A plane crash in Kenya, and a 92 year old president for Cameroon, Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the news from Africa Audio
US military strikes four boats in Pacific Ocean
The United States military has conducted further strikes in its campaign against alleged drug trafficking, killing 14 more people.
Luxon to dine with Trump and other leaders
The Prime Minister will be attending an APEC leaders dinner on Wednesday in South Korea.
Ukraine needs support for 2-3 more years of fighting - Zelensky
The Ukrainian president said the money would be spent on recovery if the war with Russia ended earlier, but if not, there'd be 'no other choice' but to spend it on weapons.
Jamaica warns of mass destruction as Hurricane Melissa looms
The Category 5 storm is charting a painstakingly slow path through the Caribbean.
Gunman pleads guilty to Japan ex-PM's murder
The slaying forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of gun violence, and ignited scrutiny of alleged ties between prominent conservative lawmakers and a secretive sect, the Unification…
Russia's interest in Antarctic oil exposed after Ukrainian scientist's arrest
The Antarctic Treaty's environmental protocol is clear - mining is prohibited indefinitely.
Trump praises Japan's 'great' female leader in talks on trade, critical minerals
Sanae Takaichi said she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, The White House says.
Two killed in underground explosion at Australian silver mine
Emergency services were called to the remote mining town of Cobar in the state of New South Wales, some 700 km northwest of Sydney, after a critical workplace incident, Australian authorities said.
Meta and TikTok to obey Australia under-16 social media ban
On paper, the ban is one of the strictest in the world.
Malaysian PM calls for multilateralism at East Asia Summit
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in Kuala Lumpur, aiming to deepen ties with Indo-Pacific countries amidst global trade instability.