Emily Clark

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Emily Clark |Rebecca Armitage

Just days before a huge military procession was due to march through London, the British royal family released a cryptic message that seemed to be directed at one of their own. Buckingham Palace told British media outlets that King Charles III hoped "nothing will detract or distract" from ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. It was an odd message for the palace to seed into the British press.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Emily Clark

When the Catholic cardinals enter the conclave to elect the next pope, MAGA faithful will be hoping a conservative tribune emerges victorious. The "fight for the soul of the Catholic Church" is happening, and it's between those leaders who saw promise in the modernising changes Pope Francis made and those "who hated him for it", according to religious scholars. When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was introduced to the world as the next pope in 2013, he took the name Francis — a name no pope had ever taken.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Emily Clark

Australia is now in the thick of a federal election cycle, the United States just came out of one and in New Zealand, the fallout from the last national election has brought into focus a part of the political machine often out of view. To a voter's naked eye, the impact of think tanks and so-called research centres on public policy and any public vote might be imperceptible.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Emily Clark |Toby Mann

There are now numerous reports the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sharing sensitive military plans in a second Signal chat — a development that has been slammed as the latest in a "month from hell" for the Pentagon. The reports have prompted calls for Mr Hegseth to be fired and come as the former top Pentagon spokesperson alleges the past month has seen "chaos" and "dysfunction" reign under his leadership.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Clark

American beauty founders are warning prices are likely to go up as the global skincare and cosmetics industry comes to terms with Donald Trump's new tariff regime. And while US based consumers are wondering whether or not to stockpile their favourite products, TikTok videos from Chinese creators revealing industry secrets about which luxury brands they manufacture are flooding their algorithms.