Today
- Opinion
- US election
Donald Trump isn’t America’s saviour. He’s a threat to the free world
Trump’s failure to acknowledge the globalisation of war threatens not only the Ukraine he proposes to neglect but also the Taiwan he says that he wants to help.
- 9 mins ago
- Charles Moore
Yesterday
US journalist sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison
The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich becomes the first Western reporter to be convicted of spying in modern Russia, and could be used in a prisoner swap.
- Ivan Nechepurenko
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Trump sets out his flawed vision for America
Donald Trump’s policies will bake inflation in, and isolate America while weakening it. The Democrats need to field a credible challenge quickly.
- The AFR View
Putin is meeting a lot of world leaders for a ‘global outcast’
In the two months since he began his fifth presidential term in May, Vladimir Putin has held more than 20 meetings with leaders. He has also made six foreign visits.
- Henry Meyer
Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate
The former president accused Vice President Kamala Harris of working with other Democrats to cover up Joe Biden’s alleged mental acuity issues.
- Nathan Layne
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
The economic consequences of re-elected President Donald Trump
Trump’s first-term tariffs did not crater the US or world economies. The same cannot be said for his far more ambitious plans the second time around.
- Richard Holden
Zelensky blasts Modi’s visit to Russia as blow to peace
The Ukrainian president said the visit was a “devastating blow to peace efforts”. His comments came on the same day as a missile strike on Kyiv hit a children’s hospital.
- Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Dan Strumpf
Putin uses stealth missiles in Ukraine children’s hospital attack
Ukraine accused Russia of using missiles that fly low to the ground to avoid radar and cause maximum damage to target the country’s biggest children’s hospital.
- Updated
- Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov
Boris Johnson in surprise late move to avert Tory wipeout
Making his first public appearance of the campaign, the former prime minister said Labour would “destroy so much of what we have achieved”.
- Alex Wickham
Russia ends housing mortgage subsidy that stoked a property boom
With state support ending for most eligible groups, the real estate market that’s been one of the key drivers of Russia’s wartime economy faces uncertainty.
- Chris Miller
June
- Analysis
- US election
Only one question for Democrats after Biden’s debate
Joe Biden faltered early. At one point, the words simply failed him. He appeared momentarily lost and Donald Trump went for the jugular.
- James Curran
Russia starts ‘sham trial’ of US journalist on spying charges
A Wall Street Journal reporter appeared in a Russian court to stand trial in a secret proceeding on charges of espionage, amid US efforts to secure his release.
- Mark Trevelyan
- Opinion
- Opinion
Putin to Xi: I have options in East Asia
The Russian President’s visits last week to North Korea and Vietnam shows Russia’s residual capacity to stir trouble in East Asia.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- US election
Why billionaires support Trump
Business people struggle to understand fanaticism. In commercial life, all actors are negotiable, even if their price is high. They also tend to overrate contrarianism.
- Janan Ganesh
Putin’s Asia tour seen as show of defiance to the West
Analysts are scrambling to assess the significance of agreements struck by the Russian leader in North Korea and Vietnam.
- David Brunnstrom and Jasper Ward
Putin vows trade, security with North Korea
The Russian president pledged his unwavering support in a letter published by North Korean state media on Tuesday ahead of his planned visit to the country.
- Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Ukraine peace summit seeks consensus on Russia rebuke
China’s absence from the meeting and the attendance of lower-level diplomats from the BRICS states cast a shadow over efforts to win over the Global South.
- Updated
- Thomas Escritt and Sabine Siebold
Why peacetime will be a problem for Putin’s banker
For Elvira Nabiullina, head of Russia’s central bank, demilitarisation could trigger the economic meltdown she’s worked so hard to prevent.
- Kate de Pury
‘We will not walk away’: Allies return to the D-Day beaches
As world leaders gathered in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, US President Joe Biden warned against surrendering to dictators.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
The front where Ukraine is beating Russia
Thanks to US weapons, the region Russia called an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” is now entirely within range of Ukrainian forces.
- The Economist
