Home
Search
thewest.com.au
NewsChevron Right Icon

World News

Duke and Duchess of Sussex say goodbye to Frogmore Cottage.

THE NIGHTLYHow Harry and Meghan lost millions on Queen’s gift

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth’s beloved Frogmore Cottage, but it was not just the keys they handed over.

Madeline Cove

Duke and Duchess of Sussex say goodbye to Frogmore Cottage.

Royal FamilyCommentsHow Harry and Meghan lost millions on Queen's gift

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth’s beloved Frogmore Cottage, but it was not just the keys they handed over.

Madeline Cove

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

THE NIGHTLYSon discovers mum’s winning lotto ticket after tragic death

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

Kimberley Braddish

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

World NewsCommentsSon discovers mum’s winning lotto ticket after tragic death

A grieving son has uncovered his mother’s winning lotto ticket with a handwritten note, a bittersweet final gift she never knew she’d left behind.

Kimberley Braddish

Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli detention center in Rome, March 29, 2018.

opinion
opinion
Robin GivhanCommentsPremium
opinion
Pope Francis’ feat of compassion

Those who stand the tallest are the ones who must bend most deeply. And so the images of Pope Francis kneeling at the feet of prisoners and migrants, cleansing and kissing their feet, are ones that will endure.

Robin Givhan

The Long March 2F rocket carrying three astronauts lifts off in Jiuquan, northwestern China. (AP PHOTO)

World NewsPremiumChina launches astronauts to replace space station crew

China has sent three astronauts to its space station to replace the three crew members on the vessel, which has made the country a major contender in space.

Andy Wong

Vatican sources say the institution is preparing for a minimum 200,000 guests at the funeral, among them will be 170 foreign delegations.

World news VideoCommentsFaithful and well-wishers come together to celebrate Pope

Newspaper stalls and souvenir stands lie bare along the Via della Conciliazione. For days, pilgrims and tourists have grabbed whatever souvenirs they can to commemorate the moment.

Ben Downie 7NEWS

Not Supplied

Federal PoliticsPremiumAlbo’s $1.2bn pledge amid tariff threat

The Albanese government will invest $1.2bn into Australia’s critical minerals supply, which will likely play a major role in negotiating a tariff carveout from the Trump administration.

Jessica Wang

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced who will represent Australia at Pope Francis’ funeral. NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

NEWSPremiumGG to represent Australia at Pope’s funeral

Governor-General Sam Mostyn will lead Australia’s delegation to Vatican City for Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday following the 88-year-old’s death.

Summer Liu

The body of Pope Francis is transferred to the Basilica at St Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican.

Pope FrancisCommentsPope Francis moved to St Peter’s Basilica to lie in state

Pope Francis’s coffin began its transfer to St Peter’s Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands of well-wishers gathering to pay their respects to the Catholic leader before he is laid to rest.

Clement Melki

Some 10,000 Australian soldiers were killed or wounded in the Second Battle of Bullecourt in 1917. (Herbert Frederick Baldwin/AAP PHOTOS)

World NewsPremiumAussie soldiers' bodies found 107 years after battle

The remains of four World War I soldiers have been discovered by a dedicated team during a fieldwork activity in northern France ahead of Anzac Day.

Allanah Sciberras

The volcano has covered local villages with ash.

THE NIGHTLYEmbassy ‘stay away’ warning as volcano spews toxic cloud

Tourists and villagers are adopting COVID-style mask regimes after a volcano erupted and sent huge ash plumes and over 600 tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the air in Costa Rica.

Matt Shrivell

The volcano has covered local villages with ash.

Americas - USA, Canada, South AmericaEmbassy ‘stay away’ warning as volcano spews toxic cloud

Tourists and villagers are adopting COVID-style mask regimes after a volcano erupted and sent huge ash plumes and over 600 tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the air in Costa Rica.

Matt Shrivell

Everything is in good condition for the launch of the Shenzhou-20 crewed rocket, China says. (EPA PHOTO)

World NewsPremiumChina ready to launch Shenzhou-20 spaceflight

The Shenzhou-20 spaceflight this week will carry astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie to the Chinese space station.

Liz Lee

The United Sates plans to impose tariffs as high as 3521 per cent on a certain import from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, targeting Chinese-backed firms accused of unfair subsidies.

World NewsUS slaps massive 3521 per cent tariffs on SE Asian import

The United Sates plans to impose tariffs as high as 3521 per cent on a certain import from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, targeting Chinese-backed firms accused of unfair subsidies.

Kimberley Braddish

The United Sates plans to impose tariffs as high as 3521 per cent on a certain import from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, targeting Chinese-backed firms accused of unfair subsidies.

World NewsCommentsTrump set to slap massive 3521 per cent tariffs on Asia

The US plans to impose tariffs as high as 3521 per cent on imports from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, targeting Chinese-backed firms accused of unfair subsidies.

Kimberley Braddish

The Vatican last night released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.

World NewsCommentsPremiumWorld leaders to honour Pope at Vatican City on Saturday

Cardinals gathered in Rome yesterday to prepare Saturday’s funeral for Pope Francis, as Catholics attended masses around the globe to grieve and celebrate the extraordinary life of the much-adored Pontiff.

John Flint

Pope Francis, left, stands next to Cardinal George Pell on the occasion of their private meeting at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The Pope warmly welcomed Cardinal for a private audience in the Apostolic Palace after the cardinal�s sex abuse conviction and acquittal in Australia. (Vatican News via AP)

World NewsCommentsPremiumInside Pope Francis and Pell’s complicated relationship

Pope Francis and Cardinal George Pell may have had a fraught relationship, despite joining forces on financial issues which desired rational pragmatism.

Summer Liu

Pope Francis holds a scarf of Argentine football team San Lorenzo during his visit to the Sao Jeromino Emiliani church at the Varginha favela in Rio de Janeiro, on July 25, 2013.

World NewsCommentsHow the Jesuit pontiff from South America made his mark

Francis was the first non-European Pope in a thousand years and the first from the southern hemisphere.

Danielle Le Messurier and John Flint

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left, prays in front of the body of Pope Francis.

deathCommentsDetails of Pope Francis’ funeral announced as he lies in state

Details of the funeral plans for Pope Francis have been announced as photos showing the Pontiff lying in State inside his private chapel at the Vatican were released.

Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer

Pope Francis and Andrew Forrest.

World NewsCommentsWA personalities Twiggy, Galati ‘privileged’ to meet Pope

As the world comes to terms with the death of Pope Francis, some high-profile WA people lucky enough to meet the Pontiff recalled their encounters with the religious leader.

Kellie Balaam

At the school in Buenos Aires where he started his religious journey at the age of just five, the nuns remember the boy who would later become Pope Francis as ‘mischievous’.

World news CommentsNuns recall mischievous soccer super fan who became Pope

At the school in Buenos Aires where he started his religious journey at the age of just five, the nuns remember the boy who would later become Pope Francis as ‘mischievous’.

Sonia Avalos

There are fears a shift to nuclear power could spell the end of aluminium production in Australia. (Michael Gorton/AAP PHOTOS)

World NewsPremiumNuclear power could take the shine off Aussie aluminium

Three out of Australia's four aluminium smelters could risk closure if Australia adopts nuclear power, reducing energy supplied to industry.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Whoopi Goldberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and Toni Collette have paid tribute to Pope Francis.

‘Radiated wisdom’CommentsLeo DiCaprio, Whoopi Goldberg lead celeb tributes for Pope

Celebrities took to social media with an outpouring of messages for Pope Francis in the wake of his death.

Kellie Balaam