Foreign Affairs

In an ominous post to his 2 million followers on X, Dan Scavino uploads a GIF of sand trickling through an hourglass next to Kevin Rudd's official statement on Donald Trump's election victory.

Donald Trump has made another round of presidential appointments, announcing a republican congresswoman as united nations ambassador.

The federal government is about to strike a sweeping new agreement with ANZ to ensure it does not join the exodus of banks from the Pacific.

The treasurer will seek to burnish his diplomatic credentials in a speech on Monday, revealing that he has held about 150 meetings with foreign counterparts since Labor took government.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the West needs to bolster its aid to the country, while the Kremlin says it saw "positive signals" from the election of Donald Trump.

Experts say the next US administration could lead to a greater focus on defence in the Indo-Pacific region, and in turn, on northern Australia.

Australia has missed out in a bid to join Interpol's executive committee, with representatives from China and Qatar elected instead

Chinese state media has rebuked a top Australian intelligence chief's warning that an "emerging axis" of nations is helping to "kill innocent Ukrainians".

However you describe it, Donald Trump's election win will go down as a truly extraordinary moment in United States politics. As we try to understand exactly how he achieved it, conversations with two American voters sprung to mind. 

Navigating the rapid ground-shifting consequences of Donald Trump's return may test the Coalition almost as much as Labor.

Donald Trump thinks Kevin Rudd is "a little bit nasty" and "not the brightest bulb". It is an open question whether Australia's ambassador to America will be able to deal with the returning Trump administration.

The international outlook is set for a major shake-up — and the most dramatic change would be regarding the war in Ukraine.

While his 2016 victory may have been fuelled by a willingness to take a gamble on a political unknown, this time the American people know exactly what they are getting.

If you've grown up thinking that Situation Normal is something like the Australian Electoral Commission — an independent electoral authority which operates our voter roll to standard and transparent rules across the country — prepare to be shocked by the Wild West that is voting in America.

Indonesia begins its first-ever joint naval drills with Russia while simultaneously conducting military exercises with Australian forces.

North Korea fires at least seven short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, Japan's defence minister says, shortly after Pyongyang condemns military drills by its rivals.

The question about whether a woman can become the president of the United States has been asked time and again. Yet in other parts of the world, the question has already been answered with an emphatic "yes".

So potent is the backlash against identity politics, Kamala Harris has been largely and deliberately silent on the historic nature of her candidacy and potential victory.

Furious crowds throw mud at Spanish King and call him a murderer after floods devastate the region of Valencia, killing hundreds. 

Maia Sandu has claimed victory in a tense presidential run-off against pro-Russian rival Alexandr Stoianoglo, with almost 95 per cent of the votes counted.