2 h. ago Xi and Trump are growing more alike. But only one can win this global power struggle

A pivotal moment in geopolitics occurred last week. It was a day when America quaked and China prevailed. But like Trump, Xi’s going after the enemies within.

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6 h. ago Whatever Trump decides on AUKUS, Australia’s subs are far from guaranteed

Anthony Albanese will be seeking the US president’s commitment to the submarine pact on which Australia’s maritime defence depends, but it means nothing unless production of the vessels is ramped up.

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10 h. ago AUKUS expected to stay intact as Trump touts ‘great relationship’ with Albanese

The White House has foreshadowed a warm and positive meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese that will focus on the core interests of national and economic security.

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14 h. ago In Trump’s America, the Pentagon now resembles Saudi Arabia for journalists

Knowing he’s in over his head, Pete Hegseth has grown more paranoid and resentful, denying credentials to reporters who seek information that has not been approved for release.

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17 h. ago Albanese’s meeting with Trump won’t define Australia’s place in the world. Nor should it

The fixation with the US alliance detracts from how Australia’s influence has grown over the course of the 21st century. The Oval Office meeting will not change that.

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32 h. ago What do Americans really think about Australia? What I found raises a big problem

If you ask Australians, they don’t trust Trump’s America, but believe they need an alliance with it more than ever. Which raises bigger, more unsettling questions.

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39 h. ago Millions march for ‘No Kings’ in biggest protest against Trump to date

Protesters have rallied against what they believe to be an authoritarian, anti-democratic administration that has sidelined the Constitution.

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40 h. ago The key card Albanese can play to keep Trump on side in Oval Office

Avoiding a “Zelensky moment” or the humiliation of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa will be a top priority for the prime minister as he walks into the White House this week.

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60 h. ago Trump cools on ‘incredible’ weapons for Zelensky in wake of Putin call

The Ukraine president is keen to get some of America’s most dangerous missiles but Trump has moved to re-engage with Vladimir Putin.

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3 d. ago Greatest reason Gaza war ‘will not end’: Why Hamas isn’t going anywhere

Gaza is pulverised. But reports suggest Hamas fighters have emerged from underground in fresh clothes, with functional weapons and “sparkling clean pick-up trucks”.

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4 d. ago Even in Trump’s America, the crackdown on Pentagon reporters is chilling stuff

An unprecedented crackdown represents a dark day for democracy, and should serve as a wake-up call for complacent Australians.

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4 d. ago Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro

After a series of US strikes on alleged drug consignments at sea, there are reports the CIA has been authorised to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela.

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5 d. ago Trump’s America is a mess, but boy, it’s giving us some good movies

A culture at war with itself is scary to behold, but at least it has produced Civil War, Eddington and One Battle After Another.

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7 d. ago Trump may be winning on the world stage, but success at home is elusive

Domestically, the president is powerful but unpopular, with a scant legislative agenda and a vendetta-driven public image.

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7 d. ago Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever

The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of millions of people.

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8 d. ago The world looks to Trump for peace, we get volatility and the master of grift

Trump uses unpredictability as leverage as we’ve seen from Ukraine to Gaza but he mistakes confusion for control, volatility for strength.

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8 d. ago Can journalists refer to Donald Trump as a ‘fascist’? Well, it depends

US media giant Paramount paid $US150m for the controversial journalist’s online news site. Is it to appease Donald Trump?

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9 d. ago Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on China as trade war fears reignite

The US president’s threat came in response to China’s new export controls on rare earths, and could re-escalate the destabilising trade war that Washington and Beijing paused earlier this year.

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9 d. ago Trump says no reason to meet Xi, threatens China tariffs in new rift

The US president’s threat could revive a destabilising tit-for-tat trade war that Washington and Beijing paused amid painstaking diplomacy earlier this year.

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1 week ago Why Trump is unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize, even after Gaza breakthrough

The US president has piled pressure on the Nobel Committee to get the award – but one historian says he would only win if the judges had a “nervous breakdown”.

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