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.
India said that was absurd and accused the Trudeau government of supporting “extremism,violence against India”.
The development is a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.
After a long stint surfing,racing cars and hosting power brokers,the US ambassador is wrapping up and getting ready to head home.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anwar Ibrahim,in Moscow,said it would be to Malaysia’s benefit if Russia agreed to ‘collaborate in all fields of endeavour’.
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.