This Month
Strava fitness boast exposes aircraft carrier’s location
A sailor’s post on the popular app has once again sparked security problems, after US presidential bodyguards also inadvertently revealed their locations.
‘This is not our war’: Europe rejects Trump’s flotilla plea
Donald Trump wants European leaders to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Although reluctant, they want to do it on their terms.
February
Jobless rate steady; Data centre demand drives Goodman; Ellerston swoops on Winning Appliances
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Australia doubles down as Snapchat boss says ban is backfiring
Evan Spiegel, the CEO of Snap, which owns social media platform Snapchat, said Australia’s block on under-16s using social media was “a massive experiment”.
Hiroshima to hypersonics: A new nuclear arms race is triggered
For the first time since 1972, the world’s superpowers are operating without limits, spending billions to modernise arsenals as old treaties collapse.
Tycoon’s $5b satellite suit seeks to rewrite NewSat narrative
A decade after the collapse of the would-be Australian space business, one of its largest investors is seeking an unusual restitution from lenders.
Macron urges Europe to stand up to aggressive Trump
The French president has called on the bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power.
Bank of France governor offers shock early resignation
Francois Villeroy de Galhau abruptly quit with more than a year left in his term, paving the way for Emmanuel Macron to appoint a successor ahead of elections.
Meloni cuts Macron out of the engine of Europe
The Italian prime minister has joined with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to push the Continent in a more conservative direction.
NATO without America: Europe ‘thinks the unthinkable’
After the stand-off over Greenland, European leaders are having to consider what would happen if Washington leaves the military alliance.
January
How to survive in Donald Trump’s new world order
Western leaders such as France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Mark Carney are trying to find a “middle” way. But it’s proving very difficult.
Gleeful China sees opportunity as Trump ruptures world order
The US president’s confrontational foreign policy is fuelling Chinese confidence about forging stronger alliances with US allies. Netizens are celebrating.
How Trump’s Greenland gambit pushed Europe to the brink
In a week that shattered global norms, Donald Trump ended 80 years of European trust, Canada war gamed a US invasion and the big winner from all the chaos: China.
Macholand: Inside Macron’s ‘boy band’ clique at Elysée Palace
Narcissism and depression are driving the French president to make rash decisions, a new book claims.
Trump touts future Greenland deal after tariff backdown
The about-face came hours after a much-anticipated speech in Davos, in which the US president demanded “immediate negotiations” over the territory’s fate.
Gavin Newsom cancelled at Davos after comparing Trump to T-Rex
The incident came after the California governor compared Donald Trump to a Tyrannosaurus rex and called on European powers to stand up to the administration.
Will Europe heed Newsom’s call to grow a spine against ‘T-Rex’ Trump?
The US president’s designs on Greenland are animating European leaders like never before. But is this the moment they finally “grow a backbone” and take him on?
Carney declares rules-based order dead as Greenland row escalates
The Canadian prime minister warned the world order was breaking, and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed not to give in to “bullies”.
‘We have to have it’: Trump doubles down on Greenland
The president reiterated his desire for the island after revealing that his anger at not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize has made him think beyond peace.
His spyware was blacklisted by the US. He’s back with a new start-up
Shalev Hulio’s NSO Group was burnt by Israeli’s hacking-for-hire industry. Amid a shifting political landscape, investors are pouring millions into his new venture.
