As the world teeters under the weight of war, its leaders, adversaries and allies alike will sit shoulder to shoulder in an extraordinary – and historically charged – gathering.

The Department of Government Efficiency has already made an immense imprint on the government, but it has not come close to Elon Musk’s pledge of cutting $US1 trillion.

He killed 23 people in one of the worst mass shootings in US history. At his final court hearing this week, the sister of one of his victims looked him straight in the face.

You’d have to go back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration in 1933 to find a presidency that has operated with such verve during its first 100 days.

Caleb Ragland voted Republican three times and doesn’t regret it. But he is about to plant a field of crops that China loves to buy – and he is very worried.

As I stood near the pope’s coffin, I watched one man adjust his frame over and over, as if this were a concert and not a farewell.

Russia struck Ukraine’s capital with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones in the deadliest assault on the city since last July.

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World leaders make their way to the Vatican City ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis.

Leighterton still relied on horse-drawn carts when a few hundred young Australians arrived in 1918, weaving their way through the skies above and into the hearts of the villagers below.

At least nine people have been killed and more than 70 people injured in a Russian attack on Ukraine's capital.

Tens of thousands of mourners have lined up outside St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis.

100 Days of Trump

The International Monetary Fund is predicting economic growth will rapidly slow as Donald Trump's tariffs bite.

First came the AI-generated videos depicting Americans working in sweatshops. Since then, it’s been open slather, gifting Beijing a PR win.

The alleged fracas between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was said to have been witnessed by President Donald Trump.

Despite the fallout from the devastating 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan remains locked in to nuclear power. Australia can still choose other less dangerous sources of energy.

The Duchess of Sussex has defended her passion for edible sprinkles, joking that she had been portrayed like a “little fairy tossing them around all the time”.

Keith Pitt grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep.

Australian War Memorial historian Emily Hyles explains how the RAAF helped evacuate thousands of orphans at the close of the Vietnam War.