A 39-year-old man has been charged in western Sydney as part of an investigation into a notebook allegedly outlining plans to kill senior politicians that led to the wrongful imprisonment of a UNSW employee. NSW Police detained Arsalan Khawaja, the brother of Test cricket star Usman Khawaja, over the alleged terror hit list, which was found in an office in …

Thousands of demonstrators are flooding a downtown avenue in Buenos Aires to protest the G20 summit taking place in the Argentinian capital. The protesters are waving flags and holding up banners with slogans including “Go away G-20” and “Go away Trump”. Activists from France, Germany, Italy and several Latin American nations are taking part alongside Argentinians in a demonstration organised …

French President Emmanuel Macron has stepped up the pressure on Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, confronting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Argentina. Mr Macron reportedly told Prince Mohammed that international experts need to be involved in the investigation into the journalist’s death. Mr Macron’s demand came shortly before Theresa May held …

Sexting among teens could be considered legal in some cases under new laws aimed to reduce the risk of consenting children being convicted of possessing child pornography. The laws — which come into effect in New South Wales today — provide a legal exception for children under 18 taking, sharing or keeping nude photographs of themselves and others, particularly if …

Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track says the UN, as it details the first rise in CO2 emissions in four years. The emissions gap report says that economic growth is responsible for a rise in 2017 while national efforts to cut carbon have faltered. To meet the goals of the Paris climate pact, the study says …

Russia has seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors — a move that risks igniting a dangerous new crisis between the two countries. Russia’s FSB security service said early on Monday its border patrol boats had seized the Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea and used …

Cities across France are witnessing an eruption of fury as protesters demanding lower taxes and the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron fill the streets and clash with police. Paris saw the wildest protests, according to the Interior Ministry, while other cities also reported angry demonstrations as part of the so-called “Yellow Vest” movement against fuel-price hikes imposed as part of a …

The turkeys voted for Christmas. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn from the latest Newspoll, which predicts a bloodbath of 21 Coalition seats to be lost at the next election. The two-party preferred vote is unchanged at 45:55 for the second consecutive poll. Compare that with The Australian‘s final Newspoll before the turkeys voted to kill Malcolm Turnbull: Labor …

EU leaders have approved an agreement on the UK’s withdrawal and future relations – insisting it is the “best and only deal possible”. After 20 months of negotiations, the 27 leaders gave the deal their blessing after less than an hour’s discussion. They said the deal – which needs to be approved by the UK Parliament – paved the way …

Add Brazil to the list of countries embracing far-right authoritarian politics. Former Army captain  won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, riding a wave of frustration over corruption and crime that brought a dramatic swing to the right in the world’s fourth-largest democracy, official results show. With 94 per cent of the ballots counted, Bolsonaro had 56 per cent of …