2 h. ago Trump trapped as tensions between two powerful allies burst into the open

Growing animosity between a crown prince and a powerful sheikh reached a dramatic climax this week, in a development that could move markets and disrupt the world.

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16 h. ago What to stream this week: A drama about Australia’s most wanted and five more picks

Don’t miss the true-ish tale of the Postcard Bandit, a stand-up set from Kumail Nanjiani and ace Kiwi drama Top of the Lake.

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19 h. ago Mamdani uses first speech to make clear he will stand up to Trump

The New York mayor unapologetically promised to lead as a democratic socialist, issuing a warning to those who believed he might moderate his positions after taking office.

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24 h. ago Gold, coffee and Donald Trump: Australia’s rollercoaster economic year in 10 charts

We started 2025 with interest rate cuts and ended it talking about increases. Gold soared, but it wasn’t the most precious of precious metals.

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25 h. ago Clooney takes swipe at Trump after dig over French citizenship

The Hollywood star has responded after the US president appeared to celebrate news Clooney and wife Amal had become naturalised French citizens.

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30 h. ago Trump made a barrage of tariff threats in 2025. Some never materialised

Here’s what Trump said when announcing some of his biggest tariff threats and promises this year, and where things stand today.

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44 h. ago ‘Totally mediocre’: Trump lashes Clooney after star granted French citizenship

The naturalisation of George Clooney his wife, Amal, and their children was announced by the French government this week. Now the US president has responded.

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48 h. ago Australia ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s live fire drills as Xi calls reunification ‘unstoppable’

The Chinese president gave a New Year’s Eve speech calling for reunification after a week of expansive live fire drills.

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67 h. ago I don’t want you to like me for my morality: comic Gianmarco Soresi

The musical theatre student-turned-stand-up understands that the line between skewering the sacred and being plain mean is a wobbly one.

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3 d. ago The future is electric: Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy

Drill, baby, drill: The arrival of the revanchist Trump administration was seen by the carbon industry as an opportunity to demonstrate fossil fuels’ indispensability to the world. It didn’t work out that way.

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3 d. ago Trump has just sacked 30 ambassadors. The consequences for Australia are profound

In the past year, we have seen a wholesale change in how American power works, and these ambassadorial changes are an emblem of the president’s foreign policy.

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3 d. ago The big global trades of 2025: Bubbles, cockroaches and Trump coins

As the year draws to a close, here are some of this year’s most eye-catching market wagers – the wins, the wipe-outs and the positions that defined the year.

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3 d. ago ‘Nothing worries me’: Trump waves off China’s biggest war games near Taiwan

Aircraft and warships have encircled Taiwan, as China carries out its most extensive exercises ever around the island, days after the US approved a record arms deal with Taipei.

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3 d. ago Zelensky reacts as Trump claims 'Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed

The Ukrainian president first cocked his head slightly, then appeared to force a smile during a press conference following the pair's weekend meeting at Mar-a-Lago.

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3 d. ago The six words from Trump that had Zelensky – and the world – wincing

The question is whether this Trumpian blind spot for Putin’s intent will ultimately doom the peace process by railroading Ukraine into accepting terms its people or its parliament cannot abide.

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4 d. ago Trump ‘very angry’ after Putin accuses Ukraine of attack on presidential home

Moscow provided no evidence of the alleged attack, which Ukraine vehemently denies, but is using it to withdraw from previously agreed concessions on the war.

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4 d. ago ‘He’s a coward’: Niece of Bondi victim lashes PM over royal commission

The niece of Bondi victim Boris Tetleroyd has rejected the Albanese government’s claim a federal royal commission would showcase hate speech.

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5 d. ago US, Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal, Trump says after Zelensky meeting

The US president said it would be clear “in a few weeks” whether negotiations to end the war would succeed.

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5 d. ago Watch: Trump meets with Zelensky, reports ‘very productive call’ with Putin

The US president is meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky to try to close out a peace agreement that would end nearly four years of war sparked by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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5 d. ago Trump meets with Zelensky, reports ‘very productive call’ with Putin

The US president is meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky to try to close out a peace agreement that would end nearly four years of war sparked by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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