Yesterday
‘Massive’ French police force arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia
Deadly violence has raged across the French Pacific territory this week over electoral reforms pushed in Paris, forcing France to impose a state of emergency.
- Kirsty Needham and Camille Raynaud
This Month
- Analysis
- EU
Europe’s far right is becoming mainstream
Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots, and an unclear commitment to democracy, are emerging as Europe’s new leaders, the New York Times reports.
- Roger Cohen
Russia not looking for global power clash: Putin
Vladimir Putin now casts the war as part of a holy struggle with the West, which he says has forgotten the role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.
- Updated
- Guy Faulconbridge
Xi urges Macron to help avoid a ‘new cold war’
The Chinese leader told his French counterpart that the two nations should uphold mutual benefits, and jointly oppose decoupling and the disruption of supply chains.
- William Horobin, Samy Adghirni and Li Liu
France’s cognac exports to China could be hit like Australian wine
China opened an anti-dumping investigation into brandy imported from the EU in January, sparking fears cognac could suffer a similar blow to that taken by Australian wine.
- Emma Rumney
- Analysis
- Affordable housing
Why Australia’s housing crisis has gone global
Households are going backwards in 13 developed economies, including Australia, as record immigration runs into a housing crisis.
- Updated
- Randy Thanthong-Knight, Swati Pandey and Tom Rees
- Analysis
- US election
Gallows humour and escape: Trump’s possible return rattles Washington
Much of official Washington is bracing for the former president’s return – this time with ‘retribution’ as his avowed mission, the discussion is about self-imposed exile.
- Peter Baker
Macron set to press visiting Xi on trade, Ukraine
France is backing a European Union probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports and in January Beijing opened an investigation into imports of brandy.
- John Irish and Ingrid Melander
Australia, US, Japan, Philippines vow to step up military drills
Four way defence ministers meeting in Hawaii raise concerns over China’s clashes with Filipino ships in South China Sea.
- Andrew Tillett
European economy rebounds, but June rate cut still on the cards
The bounceback has not triggered inflation, creating space for the European Central Bank to start easing the squeeze before the US Federal Reserve.
- Hans van Leeuwen
April
Australia named top destination in the world for expats
Australia has been named the No.1 destination in the world for professionals seeking to relocate internationally.
- Euan Black
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side
China has made leaps forward in its lunar exploration, narrowing the technological chasm with the United States and Russia.
- Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo
Why China’s spies are being caught all over Europe
A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.
- Andrew Higgins and Christopher F. Schuetze
Israel scaled back planned attack on Iran to avoid war
Israeli leaders originally discussed bombarding several military targets across Iran last week, including near the capital Tehran, in retaliation for the Iranian strike on April 13.
- Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
Chinese general uses naval gathering to restate hard line on Taiwan
‘We do not provoke trouble, but we will never flinch in face of provocation,’ said the vice chairman of the Communist Party’s Central Military Commission.
- Ng Han Guan
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Like Biden, Labor is on its own Israel journey
Penny Wong wants a two-state solution, but the reality is Gaza is looking more like the US quagmire in Iraq
- Updated
- James Curran
NATO mulls $165b ‘Trump-proof’ military fund for Ukraine
The proposals would give the Western alliance a more direct role in co-ordinating the supply of arms, ammunition and equipment.
- Updated
- Andrew Gray and John Irish
ASX hits record; Aussie reportedly killed in Gaza; Austal’s ‘credible buyer’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
March
Putin admits Islamists behind attack, tries to implicate Ukraine
Vladimir Putin repeated his assertion that the assailants had been trying to flee to Ukraine, saying there were “many questions” to be examined.
- Lidia Kelly, Philippa Fletcher and Steve Holland
Investors bet on European consumer stocks as economic confidence grows
Enthusiasm for stocks linked to discretionary spending has, in part, been driven by confidence that central banks have tamed inflation without tanking economies.
- Stephanie Stacey
