Keir Starmer
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Sucking up to Trump is now the diplomatic norm. But does it work?
Displays of deference by world leaders towards Donald Trump look so worshipful and self-belittling, they resemble courtiers tip-toeing around a mad monarch.
- Nick Bryant
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People in this city want the boats to stop. But they haven’t met Rishan
Traumatised and alone, the then 17-year-old made her way across northern Africa and Europe to seek safety in England.
- David Crowe
Britain scrambles after shock court ruling in wake of furious protests
When residents of a small English town protested against the use of a local hotel to house asylum seekers, the council took up their cause - and won.
- David Crowe
Novelist vows to use TV royalties to fund Palestine Action
Bestselling writer Sally Rooney says she felt compelled to express support for the organisation that was recently designated a proscribed terror group.
- Hayley Dixon
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Recognising Palestine now only rewards Hamas, the side with clear genocidal intent
Condemnation of Israel’s actions – however justified – is no basis for reversing the long-held position that accepting Israel’s right to exist is a precondition of recognising a Palestinian state.
- George Brandis
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Trump is watching Australia’s decision on Palestine. Does it matter?
The US president pays particular attention to the Anglosphere. But he has been relatively subdued in his response to other countries moving to recognise Palestine.
- Michael Koziol
- Analysis
- Asylum seekers
This is angry England – and it demands to be heard
Locals feel aggrieved that they struggle to pay for housing while migrants stay for free in a comfortable hotel, and fear the health system cannot support more arrivals.
- David Crowe
‘Walking to my grave’: Outrage after Hamas releases video of emaciated Israeli hostage
The terror group released a video of the emaciated man with a shovel in a darkened tunnel, saying on camera he was digging his own grave.
- David Crowe
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
World leaders risk a Trump backlash to turn on Israel
Anthony Albanese will have to decide whether Australia stands with Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, or with the long list of leaders heading in the other direction.
- David Crowe
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Trump says Palestinian recognition a threat to trade talks in warning to Australia
The United States president has warned that Palestinian recognition could threaten talks as Labor ministers on Thursday welcomed international momentum for a two-state solution.
- Natassia Chrysanthos