The year in culture

The year in global affairs

Tuesday 23 December

Monday 22 December

Shifting Western priorities, from Europe and the US to Asia

The EU decides on Russia’s assets, France’s social security vote and bartenders wanted in Saudi Arabia

Europe establishes a Ukraine war damages body, Christmas returns to Bethlehem and aviation news

How will the Bondi beach attack affect the security landscape?

How will Australia cope with the Bondi beach shooting?

The global reaction as the US seizes a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

China-Japan tensions: Why the US is backing Japan

Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft on provocation?

Ukraine peace talks, Beijing might be about to sit down with Taiwan and aviation news

Syria marks a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad

Putin in India and what Mogherini’s fraud accusation means for EU trust

Eyes on Venezuela and the search for MH370 will resume

Emmanuel Macron’s balancing act on his state visit to China

Pope Leo’s last day in Lebanon and the Monocle book on Switzerland

The spotlight is back on Ukraine’s corruption scandal – what does this mean for peace?

Why is Washington so interested in Honduras's presidential election?