2 h. ago Trump has pulled the US into a joint venture with a leftist kleptocracy

Little now remains of the moral and legal order that we used to call the West.

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2 h. ago To make sense of the Venezuela attack, look to the hotter heads around Trump

Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump’s administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one has prevailed, or the factions have agreed.

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15 h. ago ‘That’s on you’: This US mayor has a blunt message for Trump and his ICE agents

It is not the first time 44-year-old Jacob Frey has clashed with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown.

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24 h. ago ICE officer shoots woman dead in dramatic escalation of Trump crackdown

Federal officials claim the shooting in Minneapolis was an act of self-defence. The mayor says he’s seen the footage and disagrees with that account.

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26 h. ago Disability homes on the brink of collapse as federal government refuses bailout

Some of Victoria’s most vulnerable people are facing the closure of care homes after the NDIA refused to cover a funding shortfall.

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36 h. ago Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

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36 h. ago Discomforting moment for Beijing, caught on camera hours before Trump’s raid

The next image the world would see was of Nicolas Maduro shackled and blindfolded aboard a US warship, bound for a New York courtroom on narco-conspiracy charges.

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43 h. ago Donald Trump renews calls for US takeover: 'We need Greenland'

Donald Trump reiterated his intent to take over Greenland, claiming it is in the interest of US national security.

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44 h. ago ‘Military is always an option’: White House escalates Greenland clash with NATO allies

The Danish PM says any attack would end NATO as European leaders unite behind Denmark, amid growing concern over Trump’s claims that he wants Greenland for the US.

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49 h. ago ‘Greenland belongs to its people’: NATO leaders tell Trump to back off

European leaders have united behind Denmark amid growing concern over Trump’s claims that he wants Greenland for the US. The Danish PM says any attack would end NATO.

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49 h. ago Nobel winner backs ‘courageous’ Trump over raid – but issues warning

The Venezuelan political leader who fled the country last month thanked the US president, but sounded the alarm over her country’s new Trump-backed interim leader.

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50 h. ago How Vance brokered truce between Trump and Musk after simmering feud turned into war

When the bromance between the US president and his first buddy fell apart in spectacular fashion, JD Vance saw an even greater threat – and picked up the phone.

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50 h. ago Trump’s most evangelical warrior is having a come to Jesus moment

To many Americans, a former MAGA diehard who recently said she believes aliens are demons that have fallen from heaven is now seen as a voice of reason.

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58 h. ago Legal service files fresh effort to scrap Queensland kids gender care ban

The state government is facing its second major challenge to a ban on new public gender-affirming care for young people, after its own review warned of legal risks.

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67 h. ago Trump doesn’t care about alliances, and his motives on Greenland are clear

Even if the vast territory isn’t the next item on Donald Trump’s wish list, he seems determined to take it before leaving office.

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3 d. ago Trump takes out Maduro. But can the Democrats take out Trump?

After Caracas, you must believe exactly what Trump says is coming.

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3 d. ago The leaders who were outraged and those who were delighted by Trump’s strike on Venezuela

Some leaders, like Anthony Albanese, have taken a muted response to the Trump administration’s activities in Venezuela. Others have been far more forthright.

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3 d. ago Trump says he doesn’t believe Ukraine targeted Putin residence

US national security officials have disputed Kremlin claims about Ukrainian strikes that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern.

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3 d. ago ‘Stop the threats’: Trump provokes European backlash over Greenland

The timing of Trump’s latest remarks about Greenland, coming after his military intervention in Venezuela, have deepened European concerns about his foreign policy ambitions.

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4 d. ago US won’t govern Venezuela, Rubio says, as Trump threatens Maduro deputy

Venezuela’s interim leader may pay the price “if she doesn’t do what’s right”, Trump warned, and said other countries – including Greenland – may be subject to American intervention.

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