Historic Korean talks ahead of Trump and Kim meeting. Macron charms on US trip. Timor poll holds up gas plans.

James Comey on press tour; Trump still pulling punches with Moscow; Israel–Iran hostilities deepen.

FBI raid on Trump lawyer; Malaysian elections; Espiritu Santo wharf proposal.

The attempted murder in England of former spy Sergei Skripal with a nerve agent developed in Russia has stirred Cold War tensions, but evidence of Moscow’s involvement is yet to be found.

Australia advised to allow more Pacific Islander workers. Japanese navy equipping small aircraft carriers. Dutton and Downer freelancing foreign policy.

Julie Bishop hauls in Russian ambassador Grigory Logvinov; students take anti-gun protest to Washington; US national security adviser replaced.

Cambridge Analytica in Australia. Trump fires up. Poison case gets Boris Johnson treatment. Menadue scolds Dutton over South Africa comments.

Trump brinkmanship on North Korea. No term limit for Xi Jinping. Shinzō Abe in trouble.

Australia and Timor-Leste finally sign treaty; Italy’s poll results.