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China sends most warplanes ever across Taiwan key line
The dispatch comes after Taiwan’s new president said he was considering passing through the US while potentially visiting nations that have ties with Taiwan.
- Yian Lee
- Updated
- US election
Pelosi, George Clooney deliver new blows to Biden
“We are not going to win in November with this president,” the Hollywood actor and donor says, as momentum continues to build for Joe Biden to step aside.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Democratic donors warn of campaign funds ‘drying up’ as Biden holds on
Donors have become crucial in the fight over the president’s future, with some pushing for him to withdraw even as Democrats on Capitol Hill waver.
- Alex Rogers and James Fontanella-Khan
NATO accuses China of fuelling Putin’s war in Ukraine
In a strongly worded statement, NATO leaders have taken aim at Beijing, saying its “no-limits partnership” with Vladimir Putin is prolonging the war.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston, Andrew Tillett and Jessica Sier
Archegos founder Hwang found guilty over fund’s $53b collapse
The Archegos meltdown in 2021 sent shock waves across Wall Street and drew regulatory scrutiny on three continents.
- Jody Godoy
Samsung workers strike ‘indefinitely’ in global chip risk
The union of 30,000 workers will go on strike in action that may snowball to trigger similar responses across a recovering tech and chip industry.
- Sohee Kim and Shinhye Kang
Opinion & Analysis
Don’t underestimate Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democrat nominee
Despite struggling as vice president, there are three reasons that many might be unaware of that signal her potential at the top of the Democratic ticket.
Research Associate
What if Joe Biden stays?
A second presidential term that was already burdened with political disadvantage will be incalculably more difficult because of questions about his age.
Contributor
Why Jill Biden’s Vogue cover story has been slammed as an epic failure
A week is a long time in politics. In the world of monthly publications, it can be an eternity.
Contributor
Both men running for US president are unfit for the job
One is a good man in obvious cognitive and physical decline, and the other is a bad man who lies as he breathes – and who is in his own cognitive tailspin.
Contributor
From the Financial Times
Democratic donors warn of campaign funds ‘drying up’ as Biden holds on
Donors have become crucial in the fight over the president’s future, with some pushing for him to withdraw even as Democrats on Capitol Hill waver.
- Alex Rogers and James Fontanella-Khan
- Opinion
- US election
What if Joe Biden stays?
A second presidential term that was already burdened with political disadvantage will be incalculably more difficult because of questions about his age.
- Peter Spiegel
- Opinion
- Biden's White House
Why Jill Biden’s Vogue cover story has been slammed as an epic failure
A week is a long time in politics. In the world of monthly publications, it can be an eternity.
- Jo Ellison
More From Today
- Opinion
- US election
Don’t underestimate Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democrat nominee
Despite struggling as vice president, there are three reasons that many might be unaware of that signal her potential at the top of the Democratic ticket.
- Ava Kalinauskas
- Opinion
- US election
What if Joe Biden stays?
A second presidential term that was already burdened with political disadvantage will be incalculably more difficult because of questions about his age.
- Peter Spiegel
- Opinion
- Biden's White House
Why Jill Biden’s Vogue cover story has been slammed as an epic failure
A week is a long time in politics. In the world of monthly publications, it can be an eternity.
- Jo Ellison
Yesterday
China’s consumer price growth weakens ahead of key summit
Factory deflation eases but Beijing’s reliance on exports and industrial output is stoking trade tensions.
- Ryan McMorrow
Macron coalition talks shaky as left ‘behaves like children’
While French leftists demand the premiership, the president faces fissures in his own camp.
- Leila Abboud, Adrienne Klasa, Sarah White and Ian Johnston
Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate
The former president accused Vice President Kamala Harris of working with other Democrats to cover up Joe Biden’s alleged mental acuity issues.
- Nathan Layne
Europeans use NATO summit to meet Trump officials
European delegations to a NATO leaders’ summit in Washington this week are holding meetings with foreign policy associates of Donald Trump, as nervousness rises inside the military alliance regarding President Joe Biden’s re-election prospects.
- Henry Foy, Felicia Schwartz and James Politi
- Opinion
- US election
Both men running for US president are unfit for the job
One is a good man in obvious cognitive and physical decline, and the other is a bad man who lies as he breathes – and who is in his own cognitive tailspin.
- Thomas Friedman
- Updated
- NATO
NATO to bolster Ukraine’s air defence following hospital attack
The White House hoped Joe Biden could turn the page on the speculation with his speech, which was being closely scrutinised for any verbal flubs or signs of confusion.
- Updated
- Steve Holland, Patricia Zengerle, Sabine Siebold and Trevor Hunnicutt
Biden fends off leadership test ahead of NATO, praised by Marles
Democratic politicians failed to reach a consensus on whether to fall in line behind President Joe Biden’s resolve to pursue his re-election bid.
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- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
The economic consequences of re-elected President Donald Trump
Trump’s first-term tariffs did not crater the US or world economies. The same cannot be said for his far more ambitious plans the second time around.
- Richard Holden
- Opinion
- US election
The Biden debacle must spell the end of short-termist politics
One more Trump term might be bad, but if trust in America’s institutions is permanently broken, that would ultimately be even worse.
- Jemima Kelly
Job losses weigh on Powell’s rate cut call
The US Federal Reserve and bureaucrats are paranoid about risks to the labour market from high business borrowing costs, all while hoping price growth slows.
- Updated
- Craig Torres and Amara Omeokwe
No one worth voting for: Ray Dalio’s lament
“I feel like I am faced with the choice between a strong, unethical, almost fascist Republican Party and a frail, untruthful, and enigmatic Democratic Party,” the billionaire hedge fund founder said.
- Timothy Moore
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
France says adieu to the centre
Australia too faces a drift to minority government, polarisation and identity politics at the next election, which France showed how easily can go off course.
- The AFR View
Japan must strengthen NATO ties to safeguard global peace, PM says
Fumio Kishida also signalled concern over Beijing’s alleged role in aiding Moscow’s two-year-old war in Ukraine, although he did not name China.
- Yukiko Toyoda and John Geddie
Angry Biden launches offensive to hold on to job
The US president has dared his critics to “challenge me at the convention” if they want him out of the presidential race.
- Updated
- Michael D. Shear
Zelensky blasts Modi’s visit to Russia as blow to peace
The Ukrainian president said the visit was a “devastating blow to peace efforts”. His comments came on the same day as a missile strike on Kyiv hit a children’s hospital.
- Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Dan Strumpf
Corporate France bids adieu to Macron’s pro-business agenda
Many business leaders are relieved to see extremes neutralised, but political gridlock and the rise of the left has sparked concern.
- Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Adrienne Klasa, Leila Abboud and Sarah White
Robert Bates holidays in Italy aboard Packer yacht
Investors allege the Aquamamma founder made baseless claims about the companies’ financial success. All while he slathers on the sunscreen.
- Jessica Sier
