As risk has escalated, central banks have bought more gold to stash in reserve. A widening Middle East war could add to the urgency.

As central banks buy more gold, where to put all that heavy metal is an increasingly important question. Reserves must be secure and ready to trade in a crisis.

Police in Alice Springs fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse an angry crowd demanding justice.

Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice.

The tradition, dating back thousands of years, is used by Indigenous Australians to greet visitors to their ancestral lands.

Delyan Peevski was a focus of protests that led to elections in April. A new government now promises to challenge his hold on power.

The arrests of nine people are reminders of the threat Russia poses in Europe at a time when Washington has shifted focus to the Middle East.

European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up for debate.

Amnesty International said about 1,500 people have been detained by the military for three months and that many of those who have died from disease and starvation have been children.

Royal watchers in Britain called the visit of King Charles III to America a master class in understated criticism.

The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.

President Trump banned commercial flights to Venezuela during his first term, but the flights are the latest step in re-establishing ties between the two countries.