Stories that caught our eye: February 6 to 13

‘There’ll be nothing left of the Liberal Party’: Inside the downfall of Sussan Ley

On Thursday morning, one of Ley’s key backers visited her office. His message was clear; her leadership was doomed.

US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations as second carrier heads to Middle East 

The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will join the Abraham Lincoln carrier, several guided-missile destroyers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft that have been moved to the Middle East in recent weeks. 

Takaichi expecting additional BOJ rate hike — but not in spring — adviser says

Etsuro Honda, an economic adviser to the Japanese leader, said he believes a hike of 0.25 percentage point will come "in the not-so-distant future."

Kidney patient forced to wait for someone to die to be able go home

Australia and EU to ink landmark free trade agreement

How the Quad God fell back down to earth and lost Olympic gold

American gold medal favourite Ilia Malinin fell twice in his final figure skating routine to leave Milan without a men’s singles medal.