Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape's fears over Bougainville's economic viability loom as a major barrier to the region's hopes for independence.
Ben McKay
Planning for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine will move to an "operational phase," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
Staff Writers
Anthony Albanese has pledged Australian solidarity with Ukraine during a meeting of Western nations supporting Kyiv after the US cosied up to Russia.
Lisa Martin
Russia and Ukraine continue to trade heavy blows as Volodymyr Zelenskiy denies claims Ukrainian troops are surrounded by Russian forces in Kursk.
Guy Faulconbridge
An Israeli air strike on a northern Gaza town has killed at least nine people including some local reporters.
South Africa's ambassador to the United States "is no longer welcome" there, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said in a blunt post on X.
Russia has given two British diplomats two weeks to leave the country after accusing them of spying, claims London has dismissed as baseless.
South Africa says it will not "partake in a counterproductive megaphone diplomacy" after US President Donald Trump cut all federal funding to it.
A cheap shot aimed at US President Donald Trump will cause Phil Goff to lose the plum diplomatic post of New Zealand's High Commissioner to the UK.
Roger Cook has apologised again over his off-hand comment labelling US vice-president J.D. Vance a ‘knob’ — but says it has gone down well with voters.
Jessica Page and Katina Curtis
A Defence expert says the east coast is getting a taste of what it’s like for West Australians with Chinese ships lurking off the coast.
Katina Curtis
Foreign ministers from developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Ukraine war, on the last day of a G20 meeting in South Africa.
A Chinese warship has conducted a second live-fire drill in as many days, according to New Zealand navy personnel.
Alex Mitchell and Adrian Black
The Kremlin has restated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to negotiating a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has told reporters that "it's possible" for the US and China to have a new trade deal.
Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a policy address to remind the Cook Islands of their responsibilities under a longstanding pact with New Zealand.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is holding talks with top US officials in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war.
A Ukrainian minister says an official delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for meetings in preparation for a possible visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days that he will press the Egyptian government to release her son.
A delegation from the Taliban government in Afghanistan is headed to Japan.
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu declares he and President Donald Trump have a "common strategy" for Gaza, including transferring Palestinians out of the enclave.
Matthew Lee and Natalie Melzer
Europe fears being locked out of talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, but the US's top diplomat insists it will be in any "meaningful" negotiations.
Gram Slattery
The US president has told Fox News that he has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office on January 20.
Kanishka Singh
Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on February 27 to discuss President Donald Trump's "dangerous" idea to resettle Palestinians from Gaza.
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