35 h. ago Trump sours on trade deals, says he’ll set a price to ‘shop’ in the US

The American president likened the US to a “super luxury store” – and said that if you want to buy, you’ll have to pay.

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69 h. ago ‘The reckoning is here’: Have the Democrats found a billionaire of their own to take down Trump?

Democrats are beginning to mark out territory as they debate how best to take on Donald Trump. Could their next presidential candidate be a billionaire governor?

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3 d. ago Trump exposed a party in a disarray. Now, a firebrand billionaire is ready to fight

Democrats are beginning to mark out territory as they debate how best to take on Donald Trump. Could their next presidential candidate be a billionaire governor?

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3 d. ago One of Australia’s biggest banks is backing Albanese to help it tackle Trump

There’s good reason for Westpac to hope that Labor makes the most of its mandate. That reason? US President Donald Trump.

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3 d. ago ‘When you see a danger, you yell’: Top Democrat unleashes call to arms against Trump

The speech represented the most full-throated call to action yet by a serious Democratic figure - one who may put his hand up to run against the US President in 2028.

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7 d. ago US kids may get ‘two dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more, says Trump

The US president has tried to reassure a nervous country that his tariffs will not provoke a recession, after a government report showed the US economy shrank since he took office.

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8 d. ago It’s chess, not checkers: China can play the long game against Trump

Donald Trump thinks trade is a zero-sum game. Xi Jinping appears happy to wait for the trade war to backfire on the US president.

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8 d. ago US President Donald Trump announces trade talks with Australia

US President Donald Trump says he will be talking to Australia over a potential trade deal.

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9 d. ago What you need to know about the Canadian election dominated by Donald Trump

Canadians have headed to the polls, with the US president again trolling them on social media as they did so.

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9 d. ago Canadians choose Carney to take on Trump in stunning election victory

National broadcaster CBC has called the election, but it’s not yet known whether the Liberals would form a majority government.

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2 w. ago Build bridges, not walls: Where the Pope fell out with Trump

Although Pope Francis attacked Trump over immigration just two days before he died, the US president is still going to his funeral.

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2 w. ago What qualities are now required of a pontiff in the world of Donald Trump?

Pope Francis often just preached to the converted. The new pope will have to forge a path between the failings of his predecessors.

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2 w. ago ‘Shame!’: Protesters across US rally again to condemn Trump policies

Thousands of demonstrators rallied at hundreds of events to speak out against the US president’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, job cuts and many other issues.

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3 w. ago ‘So much destruction’: Biden returns to spotlight, swinging at ‘this guy’ Trump

The former US president has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, but came out to deliver a speech full of punches.

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3 w. ago Xi’s neighbourly charm offensive touches a raw nerve for Trump

Donald Trump has already hit out at Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam, accusing the two sides of “trying to figure out, ‘how do we screw the United States of America?’ ”

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3 w. ago Aussie bikini brand forced to pause US sales due to Trump tariffs

Sophia Argyropoulos, director of bikini brand RAQ Apparel, reveals the impact of Trump tariffs on Aussie small businesses.

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3 w. ago ‘No takeover’: Harvard refuses to surrender independence after Trump threat

Trump’s demands include ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, changing admissions and hiring, and curbing the “power” of certain students, faculty members.

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3 w. ago Teenager charged with killing mother and stepfather in alleged plan to assassinate Trump

A self-described “manifesto”, found on the 17-year-old’s phone and detailed in federal documents, allegedly contained images and praise of Adolf Hitler, as well as instructions to others to make bombs.

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3 w. ago ‘Not going to stand for this’: The IKEA exec emboldened by Donald Trump

In the face of the US president’s strident attack on climate action, this IKEA executive has urged fellow corporates to stay the course.

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4 w. ago Five years after trade war with Australia, Beijing wants to ‘join hands’ to resist Trump

As the world spirals into a catastrophic trade war, China is asking Australia to fight back against Trump’s tariffs and defend global trade.

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