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PM tells Vic Labor to sort out Gaza split
Labor factional powerbrokers were ordered to an emergency meeting to make sure a split on the Palestinian-Israel issue +does not erupt at the Victorian Labor conference.
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- Patrick Durkin
Xi tells Putin their nations’ ties should last ‘generations’
The Chinese president said his country was “ready to work with Russia as a good neighbour, friend and partner with mutual trust”.
- jing Li
Dalio warns of US debt pile, and he wants Taylor Swift for president
The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates is worried about investors being able to absorb new supply, and why he would vote for Taylor Swift as president.
- Kate Duguid
Hamas regroups and Israel’s Gaza endgame is missing
US and Israeli officials are offering blunt assessments about Hamas’ resilience and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to plan for post-war Gaza.
- Loveday Morris, Shira Rubin and Hazem Balousha
Slovakia’s populist prime minister shot in assassination attempt
Robert Fico was gravely wounded after a political event in an attempted assassination that has shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe.
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- Bela Szandelszky and Karel Janicek
They still hate him, but Wall Street’s big donors turn to Trump
Exasperated with Joe Biden’s policies, top financiers are increasingly on board for a second Trump term despite being alienated during his first presidency.
- Rob Copeland
Opinion & Analysis
America’s race to tear up trade rules hurts everyone
The US is growing tired of upholding the economic rules it laid out for the world after 1945. But tariffs only punish consumers and undermine competitiveness.
Columnist
Chinese asylum seekers are paying $15,000 to reach the US via Mexico
About 37,000 people from the Asian nation were detained at the United States’ southern border last year.
Contributor
Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it
The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.
Columnist
‘Nothing to see here’ as Singapore gets new PM
Lawrence Wong is considered a safe pair of hands. But Singapore is facing many challenges that need radical new ideas rather than technocratic continuity.
Contributor
From the Financial Times
Dalio warns of US debt pile, and he wants Taylor Swift for president
The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates is worried about investors being able to absorb new supply, and why he would vote for Taylor Swift as president.
- Kate Duguid
- Opinion
- Globalisation
America’s race to tear up trade rules hurts everyone
The US is growing tired of upholding the economic rules it laid out for the world after 1945. But tariffs only punish consumers and undermine competitiveness.
- Edward Luce
US to send $1.5b in new military aid to Israel
The White House has alerted Congress a security package is in the works, after it paused a bomb shipment last week in a warning to Israel over its war in Gaza.
- James Politi
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Morrison says Trump legal ‘pile-on’ political
Speaking in Washington, Scott Morrison backed Donald Trump’s assertion that America’s legal system is being used against him.
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- Matthew Cranston
‘Let’s get ready to rumble’: Biden and Trump agree to TV debates
The two men will go head-to-head on CNN on June 27 then on ABC News on September 10.
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- Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin
- Opinion
- Globalisation
America’s race to tear up trade rules hurts everyone
The US is growing tired of upholding the economic rules it laid out for the world after 1945. But tariffs only punish consumers and undermine competitiveness.
- Edward Luce
How 18-year-old Barron Trump could follow in his father’s footsteps
The youngest of Donald Trump’s children graduates high school this week, which makes him a target for the press.
- Kate Wills
US stocks close at record high on slower inflation pace
Wall Street notched record closes after data showed price growth moderated, bolstering investor hopes for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
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- Matthew Cranston
Yesterday
AUKUS is ok with Trump, says Morrison
Donald Trump has indicated solid support for the AUKUS submarine deal, according to former prime minister Scott Morrison, who met with the former president at Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday AEST.
- Matthew Cranston
China’s military incursions inch closer to Taiwan
An increasing number of Chinese military planes and vessels have staged drills that have alarmed Taiwan, as it prepares to inaugurate its new president.
- Yimou Lee
US to send $1.5b in new military aid to Israel
The White House has alerted Congress a security package is in the works, after it paused a bomb shipment last week in a warning to Israel over its war in Gaza.
- James Politi
Cohen tells of Trump’s Oval Office deal to pay ‘hush money’
Michael Cohen’s story of a deal struck in the White House with Donald Trump was the only personal account tying the former president to falsified documents.
- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman
Putin to meet ‘dear friend’ Xi in China, defying US
The Russian president is set to arrive in Beijing, underlining the key relationship as China faces growing US pressure to curtail support for the war in Ukraine.
- Greg Torode and Guy Faulconbridge
New US tariffs on China could help Australian critical minerals
It’s not just the federal budget that could boost Australia’s critical minerals exports, but also a new round of US tariffs on Chinese imports.
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- Matthew Cranston and Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Refugees
Chinese asylum seekers are paying $15,000 to reach the US via Mexico
About 37,000 people from the Asian nation were detained at the United States’ southern border last year.
- Slavoj Žižek
Biden ramps up tariff regime on $27b of China imports
Following a four-year review on trade with China, US President Joe Biden will not only keep the tariffs put in place by Donald Trump, but ratchet up others.
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- Matthew Cranston
This Month
Producer prices leap as US inflation remains sticky
The unexpectedly high readings may raise concerns on Wall Street and in the Federal Reserve.
- Christopher Rugaber
Blinken visits Ukraine as Russia’s military closes in
The US secretary of state arrived in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of America’s commitment to help the push-back against Russian advances that have gathered pace in recent months.
- Matthew Lee
Biden orders Chinese crypto miner to sell land near US military base
The US president ordered MineOne Partners and its associates to sell the land next to Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming within 120 days.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Trump leads in crucial states as Biden’s support unravels
A new set of polls shows the US president is behind in five of six battleground states, as the economy, Israel’s war and a desire for change press on voters.
- Nate Cohn
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it
The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.
- Gideon Rachman
Stellantis, Vale in nickel talks in Indonesian coup
The smelter deal would bring a rare Western investor to Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of a commodity critical to making electric cars.
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- A. Anantha Lakshmi and Harry Dempsey
Return-to-office orders backfire at top tech firms
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees left Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Taylor Telford
