6 h. ago ASX lower, energy stocks jump after Trump takes aim at Russia

The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open but energy companies jumped after oil prices surged higher as President Donald Trump levied new sanctions on Russian oil giants overnight.

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45 h. ago Trump says AUKUS is ‘full steam ahead’ and three other key takeaways from Albanese meeting

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare-earths agreement.

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51 h. ago ‘Full steam ahead’: Four key takeaways from Albanese’s warm meeting with Trump

Donald Trump says he intends to honour and expedite the nuclear-submarine pact as Australia and the US signed a rare earths agreement.

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6 d. ago ASX slips on weaker banks and energy giants; Gold hits another record

The Australian sharemarket finished the week in the red as banks and energy companies fell, while gold miners had another positive day.

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6 d. ago ASX dips as oil price fall hits energy giants; Wall Street slumps

The Australian sharemarket lost ground in early trade, as energy giants slumped and resources players Iluka and Lynas tumbled.

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6 d. ago ASX slips as banks and energy giants drop; Gold hits another record

The Australian sharemarket had lost ground at lunchtime as banks and energy companies fell, while gold miners had another positive day.

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8 d. ago Banks send ASX higher in early trade; energy stocks fall on lower oil price

The Australian sharemarket jumped in early trade, shrugging off jitters on Wall Street, which wobbled as trade tensions between the US and China continued to simmer.

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8 d. ago Banks and miners send ASX higher; energy stocks fall on lower oil price

The Australian sharemarket posted solid gains by lunchtime, shrugging off jitters on Wall Street, as trade tensions between the US and China continue to simmer.

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8 d. ago Gaza hostage release as it happened: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump calls for Netanyahu to be pardoned on corruption charges in Israeli parliament address

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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9 d. ago Gaza hostage release live updates: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump calls for Netanyahu to be pardoned on corruption charges in Israeli parliament address

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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9 d. ago Gaza hostage release live updates: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump addresses Israeli parliament

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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9 d. ago Gaza hostage release live updates: Hamas releases all 20 hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump addresses Israeli parliament

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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9 d. ago Trump stakes claim as global peacemaker, says he urged Netanyahu to take the win

The US president predicted “the historic dawn of a new Middle East” in a loose and colourful speech to the Israeli Knesset in which he said he had told Benjamin Netanyahu that it was now time to stop the war.

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1 week ago Amphibious assault: Progressive Portland’s protesting frogs take air out of Trump’s arguments

The citizens of a progressive northwestern US city have found a creative, humorous way to undercut Donald Trump’s assertions of lawlessness.

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1 week ago ‘They’re all tired of the fighting’: Trump optimistic as Gaza ceasefire takes effect

The Israeli military says troops have started withdrawing under the truce, clearing the way for an urgent effort to ramp-up food and medical supplies to the territory.

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1 week ago At key moment in talks that led to Gaza deal, Trump refused to take no for an answer

After months of gridlock, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza came together in days after a deft manoeuvre – or perhaps a misunderstanding – by the US president that boxed in the adversaries.

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1 week ago The key moment in Gaza talks, when Trump refused to take no for an answer

A deft manoeuvre by the US president – or perhaps a misunderstanding – boxed in Israel and Hamas and forced a breakthrough, after months of gridlock.

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3 w. ago Five takeaways from Trump’s unusual speech to military elite

Trump’s sprawling, campaign-style speech to an auditorium of impassive uniformed officers veered away from military matters, and trumpeted his position on an array of cultural issues instead.

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3 w. ago WA news LIVE: Warning for Perth drivers as double demerits kick in; Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest takes fresh swing at Trump over climate change denial

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4 w. ago ASX climbs higher as miners, energy giants shine; Premier gains

A bounce in mining and energy shares has offset weakness in other parts of the ASX, after Wall Street drifted lower overnight.

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