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Reform UK’s ex-Wales leader jailed for doing Russia’s bidding as EU MP
Somewhere in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin must surely be laughing.
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Andrew Hastie was frontrunner to lead Australia’s Liberal Party, so why has he headed to the back benches?
Did he merely throw a dummy-spit or is there a deeper intent behind his resignation?
'I will shoot': NZ teen Samuel Leason recalls terror aboard Gaza aid flotilla
Young activist on joining the Gaza flotilla, being arrested and an unusual message home.
Foreign minister Winston Peters called on to acknowledge NZ’s role in cover up of 1975 Balibo five murders
Cold-blooded murders of five newsmen, including Kiwi Gary Cunningham, remembered.
Unidentified drones in European skies stoke “hybrid war” fears
No matter where the drones come from they’re making Europe’s citizens nervous.
Jonathan Kronstadt: Do we deserve democracy if we doubt the vaccines that saved us?
There’s no vaccine for viral weirdness in the United States.
Jane Clifton: Mamma Mia! Swedish supergroup Abba misses out on ‘national treasure’ status
Want to start a national debate? Start by drawing up a cultural-canon list.
Rules-bound Germany ignores the one that really counts
International law serves as a common language, but some consider it more like a guide.
Charlotte Grimshaw: On watching world leaders partake in the dream life of a US President
Musing on Donald Trump's "pretend mode" from rich and righteous Norway.
St George’s Cross flags stir emotions on England’s streets
Andrew Anthony on England's flag controversy: Symbol of pride or political tool?
Meaningless political theatre: Ukrainians on the latest moves to bring lasting peace
Kyiv-based Kiwi Andrew Gunn asks Ukrainians for their views on the Trump-Putin summit.
Bernard Lagan: Can anything stop the tidal wave of Kiwis heading for Australia?
NZ's winners are in Australia, leaving the country poorer with every departing plane.
No headhunting any more … we Catholics now: Meeting the Asmat people of Southern Papua
An encounter in Southern Papua exposes a cultural divide thousands of years in the making.
Steve Braunias on the trial of getting a visa for America
The trials and tribulations of applying for a US visa in the Trump era.
Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover is a mess America can’t clean up
Struggling Americans too distracted to be outraged by Trump's National Guard deployments.
Release die Hunde! Why Germany has gone to the dogs
Dogs are welcome almost everywhere in Berlin, writes Cathrin Schaer.
A young French cyclist has gone missing in Iran. I was almost with him.
New Zealand bikepacker's fears for fellow traveller arrested in Iran.
Jane Clifton: The debacle of public art and modern behaviour
A new stream of modern angst over public artworks: are some too sexualised?
Jane Clifton: Trump is playing high-stakes bingo with world economies
Trade imbalances used to be considered nothing personal. Now they're a whacking stick.
Jane Clifton: Art world ethical dilemma now plagues automotive industry
Syndicate of French Tesla owners suing Tesla over Elon Musk's activities.
This Australian milestone is worth celebrating
Generations of refugees have helped shape Australia.
Scales of Cruelty: Jonathan Kronstadt on the White House’s sniggering sycophants
The childish humour of Washington DC is no laughing matter.
Free rent, free bike – but would you move to East Germany?
Germany pitches for more people in its east, but far-right politics stymies its appeal.
On thin ice: The Antarctic Treaty is in danger of collapsing
Annual meetings are still held, but failure to agree on anything hinders progress.
Charlotte Grimshaw: An empathy deficit is wreaking havoc around the world
In urgent and particular ways, empathy is the issue of our times.
How Britain’s mental health burden is threatening its future
Britain, it seems, is bad for your mental health - and that’s bad for the economy.
Jane Clifton: Europe’s new pest threat - ants, bedbugs and moths run rampant
There’s something karmically dystopian about insects destroying human habitats.
Why breaking up with the US may be in Australia’s best interests
In this new world, Australia will look to other allies to help deepen its security.
How Trump’s tantrums are awakening America’s conscience
Trump’s White House is a playground battlefield and he's the kindergarten king.
Jane Clifton: Éire odyssey
James Joyce’s Ulysses induces adoration and confusion in equal measure.