World politics
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North Korea diplomacy
Russia needs North Korean weapons, but there is more to Putin’s rare visit
Kim has made two trips to Russia’s Far East since 2019. Putin is now expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for the first time since 2000.
- by The Economist
Latest
Biden is relying on stars to win voters. It hasn’t quite worked out
Joe Biden is banking on Hollywood’s A-list to help propel him to victory in November, but their star power has yielded a mixed bag for the embattled US president.
- by Skylar Woodhouse and Jennifer Jacobs
Russian friendly nations join Australia in calling for ‘lasting peace in Ukraine’
Eighty countries used a peace summit in Switzerland to call for the territorial integrity of Ukraine to be the basis for any future agreement to end Russia’s two-year war.
- by Rob Harris
Europe, long considered a climate leader, has dumped Greens at the polls
New voter priorities on immigration, the cost of living and war have hurt climate-focused parties, which just lost a third of their EU seats.
- by Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Opinion
Opinion
Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No, not that one
At first glance, making the Liberal Party more illiberal aligns with the global rise of hard-right parties. Delve deeper and an alternative conservative narrative emerges.
- by Nick Bryant
Explainer
North Korea
Why is North Korea sending trash balloons into the South?
K-pop is blasting into North Korea once more as bizarre tactics ratchet up tensions on the peninsula. We explore what’s behind this “tit-for-tat” in an Explainer updated from earlier this year.
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
Culinary diplomacy: Inside the opulent state dinner Macron held for Biden
In the gilded reception hall of the Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron embraced a French tradition that has endured through monarchy, empire and five republics.
- by Roger Cohen
Israel rescues four hostages in raid Palestinians say killed 210
Israel’s largest hostage rescue operation since the war began saved four hostages from central Gaza amid a heavy air and ground assault.
- by Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Denmark’s prime minister assaulted in central Copenhagen, man arrested
Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man in central Copenhagen and a man has been arrested over the attack.
- by Tom Little and Stine Jacobsen
‘We will not walk away’: Biden doubles down on support for Ukraine at D-Day anniversary
In Normandy, the world’s leaders gathered to pay homage to the men who stormed the beaches to end Adolf Hitler’s conquest of Europe. Hear audio from the day in 1944.
- by Rob Harris
Updated
World elections
Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority
India’s opposition Congress party called the opposition alliance’s strong showing in the polls a “win for democracy”.
- by YP Rajesh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar