Frustration: US secretary of state Antony Blinken, in Qatar for peace talks, has accused Hamas of obstructing a ceasefire deal.
Ibraheem Al Omari/Pool Photo via AP)
Recent events in the Middle East reveal internal divisions in both the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships.
Firefighters battle a blaze in a residential area of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city which has been under Russian bombardment since the war began.
EPA-EFE/Sergey Kozlov
Ferocity of Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine’s second city appears to be prompting a rethink among Ukraine’s western allies.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after placing flowers at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024. Blinken told Ukrainians that billions of dollars in American military aid is on the way after months of political delays.
(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The Russia-Ukraine war over the past several months has been described as a stalemate and Russia’s latest offensive as a ploy. If so, it’s proving to be a successful one, and here’s why the West is to blame.
Concern is rising that an in-principle decision has been made about New Zealand joining AUKUS pillar two, without public understanding or political mandate.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu probably feels he has no choice, from a political perspective, but to continue prosecuting the war in the same manner.
This week has shown Australia’s partners have come to understand they cannot leave it to Australia alone to carry the democratic standard in the Pacific.
Paul Rusesabagina receives the Medal of Freedom from US President George W Bush in 2005.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
All good friends: US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin visits the president of the Phllippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr.
EPA-EFE/Jan Sta. Roosa/pool
This year’s talks had a noticeable shift of tone, reflecting the new Australian government. They include an emphasis on climate action and an invitation to Japan.
Paul Rusesabagina at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, in February 2021.
Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images
A UN resolution condemning the war passed with an overwhelming majority. But there is little consensus about how to cease hostilities.
Russia moved significant numbers of troops and equipment south to met the Ukraine offensive in the Kherson region.
EPA-EFE/Russian Defence Ministry handout