World
‘Downslope winds’: How the Hawaii fires spread so quickly
As the arid winds swept over the West Maui Mountains, they forced air to accelerate down the west side of the mountains - with tragic results.
- by Dan Stillman
Updated
Extreme weather
Hawaiian island wildfire death toll jumps and will probably keep rising, says governor
- by Audrey Mcavoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Nick Perry
Opinion & Perspectives
Republicans hunt for Hunter Biden scandal big enough to sink Joe, save Trump
The danger is that ongoing ructions surrounding the Biden family will continue to be a headache for a president heading into an election.
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
Why Putin is losing his war, and Xi is winning his
Putin chose to launch a kinetic war to expand his territory. Xi chose “grey zone” warfare – distinctly aggressive, but without firing a shot.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Try looking at the Trump legal saga without congratulating yourself
I ask you to try on a vantage point in which we anti-Trumpers are not the eternal good guys. In fact, we’re the bad guys.
David Brooks
North America
Updated
Extreme weather
Hawaiian island wildfire death toll jumps and will probably keep rising, says governor
The search of the wildfire wreckage on Maui revealed a wasteland of burned out homes as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 53 lives.
- by Audrey Mcavoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Nick Perry
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Europe
‘Most disastrous’ data breach in Northern Ireland history to send officers scrambling for cover
- by Neil Johnston and James Crisp
Asia
Cheng Lei has spent three years in a Beijing jail. This is her message to Australia
“This is a love letter to 25 million people and 7 million square kilometres of land, abundant nature, beauty and space.”
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘Another positive step’: Chinese tour groups to return to Australia
Beijing has issued a new list of approved travel destinations. The decision follows a three-year hiatus and come despite threats of a long-term boycott.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘They tried to protect Beijing, so they sacrificed Zhuozhou’
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Daniel Ceng
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Traffic jam at Panama Canal as drought lowers water level
Authorities of the Panama Canal expect income from the waterway to drop after they were forced to limit the number of ships passing through it.
- by Elida Moreno
Updated
World elections
Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event
- by Alexandra Valencia
Amazon countries sign rainforest pact to save it
- by Manuela Andreoni and Max Bearak
Remoteness no longer enough: NZ defence needs more money to counter China, climate change
- by Lewis Jackson and Lucy Craymer
To stop Iranian seizures, US may put Marines on commercial ships
- by Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell