Boris Johnson says Trump presidency could be ‘just what the world needs’

Boris Johnson says Trump presidency could be ‘just what the world needs’

The former British PM says Trump’s success in the polls has “driven some people to the brink of virtue-signalling derangement”.

  • byRob Harris

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‘There is no stalemate’:Ukraine’s foreign minister and top general at odds over war

‘There is no stalemate’:Ukraine’s foreign minister and top general at odds over war

Earlier this month Ukraine’s commander-in-chief,General Valery Zaluzhny told said the battle had “reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate”.

  • byLatika Bourke
NATO clear-eyed on China as Ukraine and Gaza top agenda

NATO clear-eyed on China as Ukraine and Gaza top agenda

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not even include China as a focus in his statement announcing his travel to Brussels that also included a third trip to Israel.

  • byLatika Bourke
‘Certain malice’:Finland to shut border crossings,as Russia sends migrants towards EU nation

‘Certain malice’:Finland to shut border crossings,as Russia sends migrants towards EU nation

Dozens of migrants,mostly from the Middle East and Africa,have arrived in the Nordic nation over recent days helped by Russian authorities.

  • byJari Tanner
Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Sweden’s NATO membership a step closer

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has submitted a bill for approval,pleasing his NATO allies.

  • byTuvan Gumrukcu andHuseyin Hayatsever
Pro-Russia,Trumpist ex-PM wins Slovakia poll in fresh worry for Ukraine alliance

Pro-Russia,Trumpist ex-PM wins Slovakia poll in fresh worry for Ukraine alliance

Robert Fico’s victory could bring another anti-Ukraine voice into the EU alongside Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban.

  • byRob Harris
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Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace

Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace

Warsaw authorities said it would increase Poland’s military presence along the border in response. They also summoned Belarus’ top diplomat in protest.

  • byVanessa Gera
Sweden says it’s the target of ‘damaging’ Russia-backed info campaign over Koran burnings

Sweden says it’s the target of ‘damaging’ Russia-backed info campaign over Koran burnings

Sweden’s bid to join NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put it in the international spotlight in the past year.

  • bySimon Johnson
Keating’s right,NATO should steer clear of the Indo-Pacific
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Keating’s right,NATO should steer clear of the Indo-Pacific

The closer convergence of the NATO nations and the Indo-Pacific democracies will continue but that does not equate to a NATO presence in the region,nor should it.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Albanese,unlike Keating,believes NATO ties serve Australia’s interests

Albanese,unlike Keating,believes NATO ties serve Australia’s interests

The global and regional are inseparable,the prime minister argues,and Australian governments need to work at both levels simultaneously.

  • byPeter Hartcher
How the West was won,and could be lost if it’s not careful

How the West was won,and could be lost if it’s not careful

Differences of opinion aren’t the end of democracy;they are its foundation. There is incredible strength in a system that can criticise itself.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness