Latika Bourke

The latest outbreak of Ebola in the Congo is the kind of crisis we most hear about when Africa rates a mention on our televisions, or in our feeds.

Is the unthinkable becoming possible? For the first time in two years, Ukrainian forces have regained more territory than was lost to Russia.

At a leading European security and policy conference in Prague, Latika buttonholes one of Australia's top political scientists to interrogate an unusually upbeat, even optimistic, mood.

Getting a journalist visa for Iran is not an easy feat at the best of times, and this is not the best of times.

Moves by President Erdogan to arrest and imprison two of his key political rivals have prompted warnings that Türkiye is sliding into authoritarianism.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to call an election before October 27. But as war with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon drags on, his popularity is tanking.

As the world's attention shifts to the Strait of Hormuz, a group of Palestinian human rights organisations have filed an application against Australia's Minister for Defence, Richard Marles.

It's being called the byelection of the century. Former Labor Mayor of greater Manchester, Andy Burnham taking a lower house seat means he will be one step closer to Downing Street and becoming the next labour leader.

Keir Starmer came to power with an overwhelming majority, but despite some key reforms, it took him less than two years to be rejected by the public and many members of his own party.

More than 100 days into the war in Lebanon, the numbers tell a visceral story. Over 4,000 people have been killed, 12,000 injured and more than a million have been forced from their homes.