4y

Aussie ex-PM Scott Morrison defends secret power grab

No personal advantage gained from administering five portfolios, he says

4y

S. Korea president not worried over plummeting popularity

Yoon Suk-yeol’s approval ratings plunge to a low of 24% in three months

4y

Thai south sees 11 coordinated attacks in three provinces

Petrol stations, convenience stores set on fire or bombed, injuring three people

4y

Top Republican Trump critic Liz Cheney loses seat in US Congress

Despite defeat, GOP rebel vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure ex-president never returns to power

4y

Polish PM says France, Germany run EU as ‘oligarchy’

Many European leaders allowed themselves to be ‘seduced’ by Russia’s Vladimir Putin, he says

4y

Gloves off in Brazil as Bolsonaro, Lula launch campaigns

Incumbent claims rival would usher in ‘communism’, ‘gender ideology’ as country gears up for Oct polls

4y

UK PM hopefuls dismiss new Scottish independence vote

Frontrunner Liz Truss says ‘will never let family split up’

4y

Cuba allows foreign investment in wholesale, retail in historic move

Overseas investors able to fully own local wholesalers for first time since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution

4y

Sri Lanka to end state of emergency: president

Situation in crisis-wracked country has ‘stabilised’, says Ranil Wickremesinghe

4y

Biden signs US$370 bil major climate change, healthcare law

Inflation Reduction Act aimed at green energy, cheaper medicines, imposes minimum 15% tax on corporations

4y

Taliban to add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities

Number of lessons to increase from one to three per week

4y

Fire causes munition explosions in Crimea: Russian army

Defence Ministry says inferno erupted about 6.15am at temporary military storage

4y

China rolls out benefits to promote fertility amid declining birth rate

Perks include subsidies, tax rebates, health insurance, education, housing, employment support