World politics
The pocket of Singapore that blows apart stereotypes – and reveals the city’s class divide
Singapore has a reputation as orderly, functional and highly efficient. But visit one neighbourhood on a weekend and you will see a very different side of the city.
- Lisa Visentin
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- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump says he wants to do a Ukraine deal with Putin. Here’s a reality check from the ground
An English pub may be far from the frontline in Ukraine, but the man sitting in it is part of a lifeline giving hope to a country under siege.
- David Crowe
In Cambodia’s refugee camps, fear lingers as uneasy peace holds
Waist-high in the acrid reservoir at the edge of the camp, a boy of about 10 crab walks along the line of a fishing net, hauling each section to eye level. He catches only plastic bags and bottles.
- Zach Hope, Kate Geraghty and Nara Lon
- Explainer
- Singapore
The ‘miracle’ nation at 60: How Singapore thrived against the odds
It’s six decades since Singapore’s leader set out his program to “make this place tick”. What’s behind the city-state’s success? Is it true that everyone gets a flat? And is there a catch?
- Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
‘War machine’: Trump to hike tariffs on India for buying Russian oil
This week is shaping as a critical juncture for the US president’s stalled efforts to mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which he once said he could end in 24 hours.
- Michael Koziol
The idyllic German city turning further to the right
Fed up with the dominant political parties, many German voters are backing new leaders who have been labelled extreme.
- David Crowe
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Trump gives Putin 50-day deadline to end war or face secondary sanctions
The US president seized on Russia’s economic weakness and spoke openly of his ability to use US tariffs as a tool to compel foreign leaders to back down from war.
- Michael Koziol and David Crowe
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Australia can’t expect ‘business as usual’ with Trump 2.0. So what’s the plan?
There is uncertainty about who is calling the shots at the heart of the Trump administration. That presents risk, and opportunity, for allies like Australia.
- Michael Koziol
Keating called him ‘recalcitrant’. Others say he was an autocrat. But he’s received at least seven birthday cakes since Monday
His trips to hospital prompted predictions it might be curtains for the man who “put Malaysia on the map”. But comebacks are part of the Mahathir brand.
- Zach Hope
Thai PM suspended over leaked phone call about border dispute
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended while a court considers whether she criticised a Thai general and showed undue deference to Cambodia’s de facto leader.
- Zach Hope