Celebrations have erupted in the streets of Harare in the wake of Robert Mugabe relinquishing power this week. While he may no longer be in control, will Zimbabwe continue to be influenced by his legacy?

Lebanese Prime Minster Saad Hariri's strange resignation left the country puzzling over the reach of Saudi Arabia. Now that he has returned to Lebanon, there are still more questions than answers.

To the surprise of many, the slow and steady negotiations for a new German government led by Angela Merkel fell apart disastrously this week. Will it mean the end for Europe's longest-serving democratically-elected leader?

The tragic war in Yemen stands as the latest casualty of the Cold War between Iran and Saudi Arabia which has come to define the region. Inaction by the West in the short term could have big long-term consequences.

A perilous lack of enthusiasm and funding has characterised the lead-up to next month's annual meeting of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva. Can states afford to be apathetic on these weapons?

World Toilet Day has once again passed with all the pomp and ceremony that its name would suggest. But in the face of serious health and development consequences, it is time for world leaders to do some bathroom reading.

On the eve of the release of the government's Foreign Policy White Paper, Malcolm Turnbull's efforts at APEC and the East Asia Summit went some way towards achieving three Australian foreign policy aims, but failed at what should have been the fourth.

While Britain may be leaving the European Union, it does not intend to leave Europe. Instead, it is seeking to forge new relationships across the Channel and around the world that are strong, resilient and committed to the future.

This year's Global Terrorism Index indicates a significant shift in the tactics employed by terrorist groups and a complex new challenge for security and intelligence services.

With differing views on trade, multilateralism and the future of APEC itself, the latest APEC leaders' meeting presented much more to think about than the colour of the delegates' traditional costumes.