This Month
Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza City kills over 60 people
The Health Ministry’s Ambulance and Emergency service said the strike on the Tabeen school in central Gaza City also wounded 47 people.
- Associated Press
How geopolitical tension is changing ANZ and its clients
Geopolitical risk is hitting boardrooms with a bang, with ANZ the first of the big four banks to create a specialised unit.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
There’s ‘only one outcome’ that really matters, and it’s not Trump v Harris
Calmer markets mean investors are back to worrying about US politics and the Middle East conflict. But this leading strategist says both fears are overdone.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Hamas names Sinwar, October 7 attack planner, as new leader
Yahya Sinwar is at the top of Israel’s kill list as it seeks to destroy Hamas and its leadership after the October 7 attack that killed 1200 in southern Israel.
- Bassem Mroue
Iran arrests dozens in hunt for suspects in killing of Hamas leader
Iran has begun a sweeping investigation into the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, with its intensity a sign of how damaging the security failure was.
- Farnaz Fassihi
Israel working with US, UK as retaliatory strike from Iran looms
Israel, the US and UK are coordinating the readiness of their military forces to respond to an expected strike by Iran.
- Dan Williams
- Opinion
- Opinion
Iran is playing a dangerous game
There are plenty of reasons to be suspicious of Benjamin Netanyahu’s motives. But Tehran has an even uglier strategy to disrupt the Middle East.
- Thomas Friedman
Death of Hamas military leader confirmed, Israel says
The head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds of the October 7 attack on Israel, was killed in Gaza last month, Israel said.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered a ‘new phase’
As he often does, Hassan Nasrallah kept his comments vague, vowing a “very-well studied retaliation” without saying what form it would take.
- Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb
Hezbollah confirms that a top commander was killed in Israeli strike
The Iran-backed group said earlier that Fouad Shukur was in the building during the attack, and they were searching for him in the rubble to determine his fate.
- Bassem Mroue and Tia Goldenberg
July
Austin calls for calm after attacks on Iran-backed targets
Israel claimed to have killed Hezbollah’s military commander, who it said was behind a deadly strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
- Updated
- Laila Bassam, Emily Rose and Simon Lewis
Australia, Canada and NZ urge immediate Gaza ceasefire
An escalation of hostilities and rhetoric between the militant anti-Israeli group Hezbollah and Israel was flagged as a concern by the leaders of the three countries.
- Holly Hales
Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza in fiery Congress speech
While lauding US-Israeli unity, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press forward with Israel’s war against Hamas in a scathing address to Congress.
- Updated
- Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri and Ashraf Khalil
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia goes missing as Red Sea crisis deepens
The Houthis have been remarkably persistent in disrupting global trade. But there is a deeper strategic cost to Australia as well.
- Jennifer Parker
- Updated
- Israel
Israel destroys Houthi oil facility in Yemen strikes
The attack is the first by Israel on Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and threatens to open a new front in the conflict, with the Houthis vowing to retaliate.
- Ari Rabinovitch and Enas Alashray
Yemen’s Houthis take credit for shock drone strike in Tel Aviv
The attack in the heart of Israel’s most populous city killed one and injured at least five people, sparking renewed concerns of wider regional violence.
- Heidi Levine, Kareem Fahim, Steve Hendrix and Kelsey Ables
- Opinion
- Opinion
Nobody has come out of the Payman row with clean hands
Labor now wears the ire of Muslim communities, while Peter Dutton has crafted his messaging to squeeze in everything from Fatima Payman to grocery prices.
- Laura Tingle
The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried
Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Sectarian divide threatens idea of Australia that benefits migrants
Battling out toxic foreign feuds here, and pushing votes on issues far beyond the reach of Australian governments is both pointless and divisive.
- The AFR View
June
Iran’s election pits reformist against ultra-hardliner
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi after the top candidates failed to secure a majority.
- Updated
- Sussanah George
