Experts said a new North Korean law calls for "automatic" nuclear launches if the country's leadership or command and control systems are threatened, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's fears of a so-called "decapitation" strike.
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Other nations should should consider nuclear energy to help reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the French Foreign Minister says.
The Australia-France relationship will take a step forward as a deal on Pacific co-operation is unveiled while the foreign minister is visiting Canberra.
Indianapolis beat Tennessee 31-28 in overtime in an NFL thriller on Sunday after Michael Pittman's late touchdown.
Labor MP Peta Murphy has died at the age of 50 following a battle with breast cancer, the prime minister has announced.
A police funeral to honour the life of officer Jason Doig, who was killed at an isolated rural property, has been told he was kind, caring, generous and unique.
Commonwealth Games Australia chief Craig Phillips says it's increasingly likely the next edition of the event will be shifted outside the nation.
A territorial dispute between Venezuelan and neighbouring Guyana is the subject of a referendum championed by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
White supremacists have marched through Ballarat without an arrest, raising questions about the approach of police and the effectiveness of a new ban.
Lance Morris is back in Test calculations after recovering from his back injury and feels better equipped than ever for a debut.
Raymond Allen has been handed a two-decade prison sentence for murdering an army veteran and drug dealer in a bungled attempted robbery.
Albert Thorn has been jailed for life for the heinous and chilling kidnapping, assault and vigilante murder of Victorian dad Bradley Lyons.
Responsibility for a bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines that has killed at least four people has been claimed by the Islamic State group.
Another serious knee injury has sidelined unlucky South East Melbourne forward Craig Moller for the rest of the 2023-24 NBL campaign.
Two teenagers accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy have been described by the prosecution as armed robbers who were prepared to use violence to obtain drugs.
A 25-year-old man is facing an upgraded charge of murder after the death of a 10-month-old boy in Hobart.
Notorious gangland figure Arthur "Neddy" Smith is believed to be involved in the deaths of two men whose remains were found near a beach in Sydney's south.
Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says Nick Kyrgios, who is wrestling with injury problems, will be at Melbourne Park in January one way or another.
Australia have taken plenty of positives out of their five-match T20 series in India despite losing 4-1.
Indonesia's Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province has erupted and is spewing white-and-grey ash plumes, with 11 climbers killed.
Public servants responsible for welfare payments have been told to hurry up and rectify the situation for those who were slugged with unlawful Centrelink debt.
