Politics

Chinese assaults on Philippines shipping intensifying - US military could be drawn in

• Footage from inside the attacked boat

China-run tanker shipping Russian oil hit by Houthis

• Houthi terrorists hit the vessel with a missile. Only minor damage was reported.

Putin says Moscow attack committed by radical Islamists

• Putin blames the attack on terrorists

France has raised its terror alert to its highest level

• Following the terrorist attack in Moscow

Reports of a terrorist attack in Moscow

• Attack at Crocus City Hall

China and Australia foreign ministers met - China says the two economies are complementary

'Handshake' agreement reached for US government funding deal to avert a shut down

White House: Deal for Gaza ceasefire has been more elusive than US hoped

• Comments from the White House's Sullivan

Trump's lawyers say he's been unable to obtain an appeal bond for $464m judgement

• That's a setback

Russian election result is unsurprising - Putin stays in power

Trump says if he's not elected "going to be a bloodbath for the country" (on car tariffs)

• Trump threatening 100% tariffs on Chinese cars

Russia has moved tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus

• Not a worry, says NATO

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Australia next week for talks

• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi set to meet with Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong

Putin says that from military-technical point of view Russia is ready for nuclear war

US President Biden has won enough delegates to lock in the 2024 Democratic nomination