Perfume bottle could have killed thousands,Novichok inquiry told

Perfume bottle could have killed thousands,Novichok inquiry told

The family of Salisbury victim Dawn Sturgess wants the inquiry to call Vladimir Putin to give evidence about his part in the plot that targeted the Skripals.

  • byPatrick Sawer

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‘Irrefutable evidence’:Canada expels top Indian diplomats over link to violent crimes
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‘Irrefutable evidence’:Canada expels top Indian diplomats over link to violent crimes

India said that was absurd and accused the Trudeau government of supporting “extremism,violence against India”.

  • byAijaz Hussain,Sheikh Saaliq andRobert Gillies
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sinks in potential embarrassment for Beijing

China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sinks in potential embarrassment for Beijing

The development is a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.

Back to Camelot:Caroline Kennedy set to leave Australia in months

Back to Camelot:Caroline Kennedy set to leave Australia in months

After a long stint surfing,racing cars and hosting power brokers,the US ambassador is wrapping up and getting ready to head home.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Zomi’s death cannot be in vain’:Australia leads push to protect Gaza aid workers

‘Zomi’s death cannot be in vain’:Australia leads push to protect Gaza aid workers

The family of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom,who was killed by Israeli drone strike in Gaza earlier this year,backed Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s initiative.

  • byMatthew Knott
Will Penny Wong anger Israel for the third UN vote in a row?

Will Penny Wong anger Israel for the third UN vote in a row?

Australia is working to water down a resolution calling for an Israeli arms embargo and demanding the Jewish state withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Democracy backsliding:Fewer people are voting,more doubt results

Democracy backsliding:Fewer people are voting,more doubt results

The Global Report on the State of the Democracy,which has measured democratic performance in 158 countries since 1975,is out. It has some good news too.

  • byJan Olsen
Kevin ‘Rager’ Rudd keeps on partying in DC,hang the expense

Kevin ‘Rager’ Rudd keeps on partying in DC,hang the expense

While in The Lodge,the former prime minister seemed like a rather serious sort. As ambassador to the United States,he’s become quite the party animal.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
Australia’s critical supply chains rely on China. This man I met at the White House has a Plan B
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Australia’s critical supply chains rely on China. This man I met at the White House has a Plan B

The Biden White House wants to create a new supply chain of democratic powers,including the G7 nations plus South Korea and Australia. But it’s running out of time to make it happen.

  • byPeter Hartcher
‘You have shown determination’:Malaysian PM praises Putin,pledges closer ties

‘You have shown determination’:Malaysian PM praises Putin,pledges closer ties

Anwar Ibrahim,in Moscow,said it would be to Malaysia’s benefit if Russia agreed to ‘collaborate in all fields of endeavour’.

  • byPhilip J. Heijmans andAnisah Shukry
‘We’ll reopen embassy’:Birmingham makes pledge on visit to Kyiv

‘We’ll reopen embassy’:Birmingham makes pledge on visit to Kyiv

Australia remains an international outlier as it refuses to reopen its embassy in Kyiv more than two-and-a-half years after Russian troops invaded.

  • byRob Harris