The US has widened its sanctions on Russia to try and cripple its war efforts in Ukraine.

His last-minute decision to stay home this year recalled the Good Friday that St John Paul II famously watched from the Apostolic Palace just before he died in 2005.

The Kursk incursion has humiliated Russia’s military and demonstrated Ukraine’s resilience, but it has not altered the fundamental situation, including Putin’s grip on power.

The King’s presence is widely viewed as sending a subtle message of resistance to a certain non-Canadian with a fondness for the British royal family.

Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranked US official to go to Taiwan in decades. Why is her visit causing so much consternation?

The UK prime minister reportedly raised objections to him going during a personal audience at Buckingham Palace last month.

Tabloid newspaper Bild reported on Friday that Olaf Scholz’s bodyguards only realised their mistake later, and chased the man down.

Police have arrested a man suspected of intentionally lighting on fire a woman, after she fell asleep on a stationary train.

The man found under a blanket in a prison in Damascus had claimed he had been arrested three months ago and interrogated about his phone contacts.

A key figure in a global bribery scam was sentenced to a year in jail, vindicating reports of the crimes and raising fresh questions over the justice system.

An election, an anniversary and the Shangri-La. This is how Penny Wong came to visit Beijing.

The worse the news for immigrants threatened by detention or deportation, the better it has been for private prison operators.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Israel's hotly contested elections come to a head on Tuesday. The system is quite different to Australia's, with coalitions key to forming government. Here's how it works.

Authorities have ended a 23-day siege of Thailand's largest temple, where worshippers and monks defied repeated attempts to arrest a prominent monk wanted on charges of money laundering.

Donald Trump’s presidential run relaunch got off to a bumpy start, plus he will face new restrictions on how he can spend the millions of dollars already raised.

Alicia Navarro went missing as a 14-year-old in September 2019. This week she walked into a police station 1600 kilometres from her home.

Fairfax photojournalist Kate Geraghty sat down to talk about her recent work in Iraq, covering the lives of Iraqis in the ongoing liberation of Mosul from Islamic State.

Muhammad Ali Jr has been detained and questioned at a Washington airport before being allowed to board a flight to Fort Lauderdale after meeting members of congress to discuss a similar incident last month.