By Anonymous (not verified) , 5 March, 2016 US Republicans consider trumping Donald Trump March 5–11, 2016 Hamish McDonald TOM PENNINGTON/GETTY IMAGES Moves to recapture Mosul from Daesh; high Iran poll turnout; Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s millions.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 27 February, 2016 Donald Trump, Boris Johnson shake pillars of stability February 27 – March 4, 2016 Hamish McDonald AFP PHOTO/JACK TAYLOR Tory ranks divided over Brexit strategy; Daesh still a target; RAN submarine bids; Ugandan election arrest; literary notes from the Middle East.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 20 February, 2016 Vladimir Putin seeks gains amid limits of Syrian ceasefire February 20 – 26, 2016 Hamish McDonald DMITRY AZAROV/KOMMERSANT PHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES US Supreme Court hangs in balance; trouble in PNG and Fiji.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 13 February, 2016 Vladimir Putin’s Aleppo air strikes a boost for al-Assad February 13 – 19, 2016 Hamish McDonald IBRAHIM EBU LEYS/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES North Korea causes security headaches for China; Sanders and Trump in New Hampshire.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 6 February, 2016 Iowa poll favourite Trump can’t take a trick against Cruz February 6 – 12, 2016 Hamish McDonald REUTERS / JIM YOUNG Syria strategy; elections in Vanuatu, Myanmar and Vietnam; Putin anxiety.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 23 January, 2016 Ominous crackdown on Hong Kong publishers January 23 – 29, 2016 Hamish McDonald AFP Photo / CCTV Taiwan elects first female leader. Iran free to reopen oil markets.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 12 December, 2015 Terrorism helps France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen December 12-18, 2015 Hamish McDonald GETTY IMAGES Our dynamic duo in Washington; mine shakedown claims rock Jakarta; Japan-China rail battle gains speed.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 5 December, 2015 Turnbull’s new team changes foreign tack December 5-11, 2015 Hamish McDonald Reuters Challenge to Philippine presidential candidate Grace Poe. Japan resumes whaling. Vanuatu corruption claims a third of parliament. Yemeni island bans popular narcotic.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 28 November, 2015 Paris prepares for new climate order and escape clauses November 28-December 4, 2015 Hamish McDonald GETTY IMAGES Russia under increasing fire; Thailand’s human rights wrongs.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 21 November, 2015 Terrorism experts say: Don’t fall for it November 21-27, 2015 Hamish McDonald REUTERS Daesh turns to soft targets; Western security stretched; Enlist defectors, says think tank; Seeking solutions to Syrian hotbed.
