Some of the Pacific nation’s ports are 70 years old and need upgrades,which Australia will fund as part of a bid to strengthen trade ties and regional stability.
Shinzo Abe wants to further elevate defence co-operation between Australia and Japan and their allied groupings in the face of the rise of China.
The US is ready to deploy more force in Iraq if needed to defend or prevent more attacks by Iranian-backed militias,Pentagon leaders warned on Thursday.
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said additional forces to its embassy in Baghdad,and called on the Iraqi government to help protect American personnel.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned against undermining NATO – Berlin's strongest response yet to Emmanuel Macron's criticism of the alliance.
The next decade will test our democratic values,economy and alliances,writes the chair of the parliamentary joint committee for intelligence and security.