Denmark will embark on a defence shopping spree, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has declared, as Europe faces penny-pinching claims from Donald Trump.
Staff Writers
Plots by foreign agents to lure and kill dissidents have been foiled by the nation's spy agency, with at least three countries targeting people in Australia.
Dominic Giannini
Hostile countries have targeted Australians and multicultural communities in attempted assassinations and coercion, the country’s chief spy has revealed in a sobering assessment of the security environment.
Ellen Ransley
North Korea says it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its leader Kim Jong-un.
Joyce Lee and Hyonhee Shin
South Korean government says it has suspended the use in the country of Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek.
US President Donald Trump has flagged that his billionaire buddy Elon Musk will soon begin scrutinising the Pentagon for wasted taxpayer dollars.
Iran wants the United States to "rein in Israel if Washington is seeking a deal," the country's foreign minister says.
Parisa Hafezi
A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead.
Gun ownership has risen significantly over three decades since the Port Arthur massacre with the average holder possessing more than four, a study shows.
Farid Farid
A shooting at a grocery store in northern Indiana has left three people dead, including the suspected shooter, and two police officers wounded, officials say.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending Mossad's director to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza
WAFAA SHURAFA and NATALIE MELZER
North Korea has tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile amid growing concern about its alliance with Russia.
KIM TONG-HYUNG
Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died
The Israeli parliament has extended the country's state of emergency until the end of 2025.
Numerous reported drone sightings on the US east coast are no cause for concern, according to the White House.
Andrea Shalal and Ryan Jones
The latest Canadian gun ban follows concern from gun-control advocates that many assault-style firearms were not included in the 2020 ban.
Human error was behind the sinking of New Zealand Navy vessel Manawanui, which crashed into a Samoan reef in October.
Ben McKay
India has taken a major step as it strives to develop advanced long-range missiles, along with China, Russia and the United States.
Manoj Kumar
South Korea says North Korea has test-launched a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters.
Australia will have difficulty in maintaining a secure border if it doesn't acquire new technology or or make "strategic" investments, the border chief warns.
Tess Ikonomou
Junior army personnel were being promoted prematurely because of an exodus of experience, a corporal has told an inquiry into a fatal helicopter crash.
Abe Maddison
"If the enemy attempts to use force against our country" North Korea's military will use all aggression, leader Kim Jong-un says.
Joyce Lee and Jack Kim
Australia can take advantage of its geography and become energy independent as the risk of conflict over resources spikes, an ex-military general says.
The launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by China is likely to raise international concerns about the country's nuclear build-up.
Laurie Chen and Ben Blanchard
