With just three days to go until France‘s landmark legislative election, far-right politician Marine Le Pen on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the govt after the two-round balloting.The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, andContinue Reading
Former fugitive Julian Assange has emerged on the tropical island of Saipan to plead guilty to a single espionage charge with Kevin Rudd by his side, but is facing a huge bill for his freedom flight. The former prime minister, who is Australia’s ambassador to the United States, made theContinue Reading
Elle Edwards was meant to be wrapping Christmas presents with her dad. But her phone pinged with a text. The 26-year-old’s mates wanted her to come out for a drink. It was Christmas Eve. They were at the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village, on the Wirral peninsula, just across theContinue Reading
Mysterious headaches afflicting US diplomats are being blamed on Russian spies. Almost a dozen officials suddenly began suffering head pressure, dizziness and ear pain shortly before US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Vietnam in 2021. And the Pentagon says one of its officials suffered headaches and nausea ahead of aContinue Reading
Senior military leaders including Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell and Defence Minister Richard Marles will give evidence at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide as the inquiry enters its final weeks. The royal commission’s 12th and final block of public hearings kicked off in Sydney onContinue Reading
Australia must seriously consider reintroducing conscription to boost its troop numbers in the face of a looming “all-out war” with Russia, a defence analyst says. Rapidly rising global tensions in eastern Europe and the Middle East threaten to “drag Australia into an orbit of an open confrontation”, Dr Alexey Muraviev,Continue Reading
The Prime Minister has denied his government is dragging its feet on sending more military personnel to assist with escalating tensions in the Red Sea, after a US cargo ship in the region was struck by Yemen-based Houthi rebels. In December, Australia rejected a US Navy request for support inContinue Reading
A royal with movie-star looks who was dubbed Asia’s “most eligible bachelor” is officially off the market. Prince Mateen of Brunei (Abdul Mateen ibni Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah), 32, tied the knot with Anisha Rosnah (Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Anisha Rosnah), 29, a commoner who owns a fashionContinue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the maximum number of servicemen in the Russian armed forces by 170,000 people, the Kremlin and the Defence Ministry said on Friday.According to the document, the regular strength of the armed forces is now set at 1,320,000 servicemen.“The increase inContinue Reading
An Australian man has been killed in eastern Ukraine during heavy fighting against Russian forces last month. The man was reportedly an ex-Australian Army member who was killed during an artillery strike in the Avdiivka region, 140km north of Mariupol. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed an AustralianContinue Reading