A Philippine politician wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has escaped the country’s Senate building, where he had been hiding out to avoid arrest. Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s escape from the heavily guarded building came after multiple gunshots were heard on Wednesday night. The Senate was forced into lockdown and people inside ran for cover as the shots rang …

US President Donald Trump has touched down in Malaysia ahead of the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur. Mr Trump’s visit to Asia comes at a time when both his protectionist agenda and foreign policy have cast a significant shadow over the region. The ASEAN grouping, now a bloc of 11 countries in …

US President Donald Trump says he will impose an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports from November 1 or sooner, depending on “actions or changes taken by China”. The move could raise tariff rates close to the levels that fanned fears of a steep recession and financial market chaos earlier this year. It has sent markets and relations …

The military might of the People’s Republic of China was on full display in a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Wednesday. Thousands of miles away, at the White House in Washington DC, Donald Trump was paying attention. “They were hoping I was watching, and I was watching,” he said. The American president …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pressed his vision for a new global security and economic order that prioritises the “Global South”, in a direct challenge to the United States, during a summit that included the leaders of Russia and India. “We must continue to take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics, and practise true multilateralism,” Xi said, …

Australia and China, the prime minister told the secretary of the CCP’s Shanghai Municipal Committee on Sunday, “deal with each other in a calm and consistent manner”. “And we want to continue to pursue our national interests, and it is in our interest to have good relations with China”. It’s the sort of polite diplomatic language that can often sound …

Yachties enjoying a cruise along the Queensland coast have been warned to stay clear of the massive military exercise taking place at Shoalwater Bay over the next week. As the ABC’s Ellie Willcox reported on Friday, there will be no safe anchorage for about 100 nautical miles from Yeppoon north to the Percy Island group during the bigger-than-ever Australian-US military exercise known …

Voters are split on whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton is better equipped to deal with Donald Trump, according to a new poll, as Australians’ trust in the United States drops to two-decade lows following the president’s return to the White House. The Lowy Institute survey found 34 per cent of respondents thought Mr Albanese would be better at managing …

Commonwealth leaders have agreed “the time has come” for a conversation about making amends for slavery, as well as backing a major Oceans Declaration and calling for “urgent, ambitious and collective” action on climate change. Discussions over slavery reparations have brewed on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, with some Caribbean and African countries …

Until an “airborne projectile” slammed into the Tehran house where he was sleeping, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh probably had every reason to believe he was safe. The political leader of the Palestinian militant group — which Australia lists as a terrorist organisation — Haniyeh was in the heart of Iran, reportedly surrounded by bodyguards, so he could attend the inauguration …