Premier Roger Cook has described the Bondi Junction stabbing massacre as one of the ‘most confronting events in Australia’s history’ as he paid tribute to victims and the ‘selfless’ first responders.
Josh Zimmerman
People in the US selling weapons at gun shows, venues and online are set to face the same requirements as gun stores to check would-be buyers' backgrounds.
Katharine Jackson
The head of the US military in the Indo-Pacific says he's supportive of tech being shared with Japan as the AUKUS nations consider opening up advanced projects.
Tess Ikonomou
Kim Jong-un has hailed Tuesday's missile launch as demonstrating the "absolute superiority" of North Korea's defence technology.
Staff Writers
North Korea has fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile, which has fallen into the sea, Japan's coast guard says.
Ju-min Park
Hong Kong's new national security law, which critics say further threatens the China-ruled city's freedoms, has come into force.
World leaders are reacting to the shooting at a concert hall near Moscow, which has left at least 60 people dead.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is coming to Australia next week to meet with Penny Wong who is expected to press him on removing the remaining trade tariffs and the need to prevent conflict in the region.
Kimberley Caines
Joe Hockey has demanded ASIO boss Mike Burgess out the politician after making the extraordinary claim they had turned into a spy.
A spy ring specifically targeted politicians, academics and students while others had tried to hurt dissidents in Australia, the nation's top spy has revealed.
Dominic Giannini
While the threat of terrorism has waned, foreign spies pose a serious threat to safety and critical infrastructure, Australia's security service warns.
Kat Wong
A foreign regime that has been targeting Australia has blown its cover, our top spy has warned. But the service did get one former politician to ‘sell out’ Australia to help it a few years ago.
Kim Jong-un says South Korea is violating the North's sovereignty by insisting on a "Northern Limit Line", the maritime demarcation line between the Koreas.
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has warned that Iran is "not entirely transparent" regarding its atomic program.
Jon Gambrell
Chinese hackers are infiltrating US infrastructure so they are well placed to "wreak havoc" if the Asian superpower ever decides to attack, the FBI says.
South Korea says the North has fired several cruise missiles, extending a streak in weapons tests that are worsening tensions with Seoul and Washington.
Hyonhee Shin
The United States is planning to store nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years, Pentagon documents reveal.
French manufacturers have halved or better the manufacturing times for some of the weapons systems they are supplying to Ukraine.
John Irish
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko says Russia has completed its shipments of short-range, tactical nuclear weapons to his country.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Californian law that would have banned people carrying guns in hospitals, playgrounds, zoos and places of worship.
Brad Brooks
Australia is being urged to sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons "without delay," bringing the nation into line with its Pacific neighbours.
A fight between two groups has turned deadly in Florida after a shooting in a Tampa street resulted in two deaths.
Three French airports in the cities of Lyon, Toulouse and Lille have been evacuated following security alerts, police say.
Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the first time the British tested nuclear weapons on the Australian mainland, at Emu Field in South Australia.
Rudi Maxwell