Europe

China setbacks in HK and Taiwan. Third divorce for Thai prince? Sri Lankan elections.

Luxembourg tax dodgers leaked; Japan’s history wars claim scalp; Abbott’s hairy-chested adviser.

In Ukraine, the shift towards urbane European life has been savagely halted by war, and the gravitational pull of their Soviet history.

Love thy neighbour as Canberra flatters Timor-Leste; Indonesian assassination case still unresolved; all eyes on the Scottish ayes.

Australians might be finally showing interest in the stories of refugees, but only those we’ve chosen to welcome.

Adelaide may lose subs; ASIO files reveal AFP link to Yugoslav intelligence.

Condemnation offset by caution is imperative in negotiating the aftermath of MH17. But for grief-stricken families, it means little.

The image of Australian bodies loaded into an industrial train in Eastern Europe forces us to confront questions about what kind of power we want to be.

Clinton wins neocon approval; Buddhist violence in Myanmar; out of the blue threat to Union Jack.

The rule of history remains the same: what matters is not the terrorist outrage but the response.