Breakthrough in the South Pacific

Negotiations in Paris settle on a new constitutional status for New Caledonia, which students of the Australian constitution might find familiar.

Confidence (or not) in Strasbourg

The EU's government survives a vote of confidence, but its leader is still in a lot of trouble.

Elon Musk plans to start a third party, but the system is stacked against him – just as to a lesser extent it is in Britain and Australia.

In a mad world, perhaps a mad president is only appropriate.

The Liberal Party is angling to challenge the result in Bradfield. It would almost certainly be a waste of time and money.

France's government survives another vote of confidence, but it may be only a temporary reprieve.

Ending the financial year with a roundup of recent developments in some long-running stories around the world.

Statistics on the flow of preferences throw more light on the result of Australia's election and on the debate over electoral reform.

The left-wing candidate scores a convincing win in New York's Democratic primary, raising questions for the party's overall direction.

Another unwarranted American attack in the Middle East, and there are both similarities and differences with the invasion of Iraq 22 years earlier.