Today
Israel agrees to US request to pause Gaza invasion: report
Washington is reportedly scrambling air defence systems to protect its troops from any regional fallout that might follow Israel’s ground assault on Gaza.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Yesterday
Israel warns Hezbollah against ‘unimaginable devastation’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Lebanon-based Hezbollah against launching its own war, as the two adversaries ratchet higher their rhetoric.
- Hans van Leeuwen
China sacks defence minister who disappeared two months ago
General Li Shangfu has not been seen in public since August, and is the second minister to have mysteriously disappeared.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
This Month
Israel launches tank raids into Gaza, two hostages released
Israel added tactical ground incursions to its aerial bombardment in Gaza, air strikes in Lebanon and raids in the West Bank, as Hamas set free captives.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Two US hostages released, Egypt leads peace push
Hamas has released two US hostages, a mother and daughter kidnapped on October 7, while world leaders headed to Cairo for a summit on Saturday aimed at defusing the conflict in Gaza.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Why this Mid-East conflict poses a danger like no other
An explosion at a Gaza hospital this week has further inflamed the region, turning a brutal conflict into a high-stakes race to avoid a wider conflagration.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Snipers, high casualties: What an Israeli offensive would look like
A ground assault will have to deal with hundreds of kilometres of tunnels in Hamas’ network under the Gaza Strip. And then it has to pave the way to peace.
- Hans van Leeuwen
You’ll be in Gaza soon, Israeli defence minister tells his troops
Israel hints a ground offensive could be imminent, Hamas calls for a “day of rage”, and other nations join Australia in telling citizens to get out of Lebanon
- Hans van Leeuwen
Biden warns Israel to avoid ‘US mistakes of rage’
The US president urged the Jewish state not to be “consumed by rage”, but also vowed support and backed its claims on the hospital blast, as regional tensions simmered.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Everyone is a revisionist in Asia today
A leading Indian strategic thinker cautions that visions of a stable Asian “order” are illusory as the regional balance of power shifts so rapidly.
- James Curran
Hundreds killed at Gaza hospital on eve of Biden visit
Gazan authorities said the explosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike but the Israel Defence Forces said it was a rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group that malfunctioned.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Israel prepares for war on two fronts as Biden set to visit
Israel has come under attack from both Hamas and Hezbollah as officials confirmed US President Joe Biden is set to visit the country on Wednesday.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Zelensky gets more weapons at NATO, despite fears of eclipse by Israel
During a surprise appearance at a Brussels summit, the Ukrainian president made common cause with Israel, and got what he came for.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
Putin seeks to exploit Israel-Hamas war
The Europeans may struggle to hold on to their initially united front behind Israel, while Russia could carve out a role as a broker.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Russia stages evacuation drills to prepare for ‘nuclear ultimatum’
Extensive drills of Russia’s civilian response to a nuclear attack, and calls from top pundits to test a bomb, have again raised the rhetorical temperature.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
September
Drone strikes and sea attacks: Why Ukraine has a new battle plan
As progress remains painfully slow and costly along the war’s 2500-kilometre frontline, this protean conflict is shifting shape yet again.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Macron woos Australia on critical minerals
Resources Minister Madeleine King has signed a pact with France to look at building secure supply chains from Australia to Europe.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Chinese EVs threaten dominance of European car giants
The popularity of cheaper electric cars from companies such as BYD is becoming a serious problem for the likes of BMW and Volkswagen – and the EU itself.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Europe accuses China of flooding EV market, pledges fight
The EU will probe Beijing’s subsidies to Chinese EV makers, as Brussels tries to shield Europe’s car giants from a potentially existential threat.
- Hans van Leeuwen
US-China decoupling is nascent but real, WTO warns
A major World Trade Organisation review says trade is starting to slow in goods at the heart of US-China tensions – and that extends to their allies as well.
- Hans van Leeuwen
