Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London, will become the UK’s next prime minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership ballot. He beat rival Jeremy Hunt with 66 per cent of the vote. The result of the leadership contest was announced at a party meeting in London with Mr Johnson and Mr Hunt sitting in the front row. Mr Johnson …

Forget Donald Trump. Boris Johnson is hurtling towards becoming Great Britain’s next prime minister. Just as politics was transformed in the US, as Mr Johnson walks through the doors at Downing Street, there will be a seismic shift in the landscape. And the blond bombshell will take at least some of the spotlight that has been dedicated to the US …

Labor has demanded the Morrison government reveal how many teenagers could be temporarily banned from returning to Australia after fighting with Islamic State overseas. New laws to temporarily prevent foreign fighters from returning to Australia will be debated in Parliament this week. Children as young as 14 could be banned from returning. Labor’s deputy Senate leader Kristina Keneally has called …

Reports that many foreign fighters have returned to Australia emphasises the need for parliament to pass legislation to prevent such dual-citizens temporarily heading home from war zones, a federal cabinet minister says. News Corp newspapers reported 40 Australians who joined Islamic State and other extremist military groups fighting in Syria and Iraq are now back home. It says federal government …

Qatar has agreed to buy “tremendous amounts of military equipment” and Boeing planes from the United States following a visit by Gulf Nation’s Emir to the White House, according to President Donald Trump. The weapons and commercial deals are tipped to cost tens of billions of dollars, as Mr Trump touted agreements with Qatar — a nation that is regarded as …

The United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, has quit his post a day after US President Donald Trump labelled him “wacky”, “pompous” and “very stupid”. Sir Kim came under fire from Mr Trump after the leak on Sunday of official documents he had sent back to the UK Government that described the White House as “dysfunctional” and …

The Federal Government is coming under pressure to make changes to the age pension, as a growing number of baby boomers are expected to leave the workforce over the next decade. Analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) predicts an ageing population will require an increase in government spending of $16 billion by 2029. More than $9 billion of that …

The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game. The defending champions struggled to gain dominance for an hour before a Rapinoe penalty, her sixth goal of the tournament, broke …

Donald Trump become the first president in nearly seven decades to address a Fourth of July parade in Washington DC, in an event criticised by opponents as a waste of taxpayer dollars and a needless glorification of the US President. As rain fell on the US capital, Mr Trump declared that the “future of American freedom” lay with the men …

A man charged with terror offences planned to create an Islamic State (IS) base in the Blue Mountains and encourage fighters to launch “guerilla-stye” attacks in Sydney, court documents allege. Isaak el Matari, 20, had his matter heard in Parramatta Local Court this Thursday charged with three offences including being a member of IS and preparing a terrorist act. He …