World politics
Suriname’s vice president inserted himself into a pro soccer match. He’s 60.
Convicted drug trafficker, father of 50 and Inter Moengotapoe owner Ronnie Brunswijk surpassed Japan’s Kazuyoshi Miura, who at 54 is still playing for Yokohama FC.
- by Matt Bonesteel
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Top adviser to Ukraine president survives assassination bid
Serhiy Shefir said the driver saved both their lives by continuing to drive for some distance on a punctured tyre despite being badly wounded in the attack.
- by Robyn Dixon
Malaysia warns AUKUS pact will spark nuclear arms race in Indo-Pacific
Malaysia’s new Prime Minister has joined Indonesia in raising alarm bells about the military build-up in the region after speaking with Scott Morrison.
- by Chris Barrett and James Massola
Explainer
National security
What is a nuclear submarine and why would you want one?
A fast guide to the fast (and stealthy) new subs on the horizon for Australia.
- by Sherryn Groch and Felicity Lewis
UK Foreign Secretary demoted over Afghanistan evacuation, top Australian ally promoted
Dominic Raab, who remained on holiday in the Greek islands as the Taliban swept into Kabul, will be replaced by Liz Truss.
- by Bevan Shields
Republican push for California fails, leaves Newsom in office
The Democrat Governor says his state defeated the divisive politics of Donald Trump, but the country still has to reckon with Trumpism.
- by Kathleen Ronayne and Michael Blood
Haitian prosecutor, just fired by the PM, wants him charged in president’s killing
President Jovenel Moïse’s death has provoked a three-way battle that appears to be ongoing as various factions of society work to take or to hold onto power.
- by Jacqueline Charles
Beirut still in the dark over one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history
The judge tasked with uncovering who’s to blame for the disaster is operating with one hand tied behind his back.
- by Bevan Shields
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North Korea
‘Designed to fly under the radar’: North Korea’s new long-range cruise missile
The latest test demonstrates serious capability for the country that is in an arms race with its southern neighbour.
- by Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith
‘It’s not a crisis, it’s a collapse’: Life in a total economic meltdown
The situation in Lebanon is so grave it may rank as one of the top three economic calamities to strike any nation for the past 170 years.
- by Bevan Shields
Thai minister jailed in Sydney for heroin importation finally ousted
Thammanat Prompao claimed the drugs were “flour”. In the end an internal party brawl brought down the former royal bodyguard-turned-MP.
- by Michael Ruffles and Michael Evans