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From a bestselling memoir to Trump’s VP pick: What we know about J.D. Vance
The former US president made the announcement as the four-day Republican National Convention got under way in Milwaukee.
J.D. Vance’s journey from a ‘Never Trumper’ to Trump’s running mate
- by Amy B Wang and Meryl Kornfield
Opinion & Perspectives
Assassination in the USA: Why does America take aim at its leaders?
Access to guns does not fully explain the intensity of American political violence. There must be something more.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Australia refuses to match allies sanctioning China over support for Russian war
The UK, US and the EU are among those sanctioning Chinese companies accused of helping Russia wreak havoc in Ukraine. The Albanese government is an outlier.
Lisa Visentin
North Asia Correspondent
Biden planned to ramp up his attacks on Trump. Now those plans are in disarray
The US president faces a delicate balancing act in his campaign for re-election as America reels from the attempted assassination.
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
North America
These bagels are illegal in South Korea
It garnishes everything from bagels and scrambled eggs to fried chicken. In South Korea, it tops something else: a list of unexpected goods travellers are banned from bringing in.
- by Eve Sampson
Trump appears wearing bandage on injured ear
Donald Trump makes a surprise appearance at the Republican convention in Milwaukee, wearing a bandage on his injured ear.
J.D. Vance’s journey from a ‘Never Trumper’ to Trump’s running mate
- by Amy B Wang and Meryl Kornfield
Europe
Asia
Analysis
China relations
Australia refuses to match allies sanctioning China over support for Russian war
The UK, US and the EU are among those sanctioning Chinese companies accused of helping Russia wreak havoc in Ukraine. The Albanese government is an outlier.
- by Lisa Visentin
A-listers fly in as Asia’s richest man marries in the year’s most extravagant wedding
The four-day wedding reportedly has a guest list that includes former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, Kim Kardashian, Drake and David Beckham.
- by Rafiq Maqbool and Rajanish Kakade
Why so many of Bali’s foreign visitors don’t – or won’t – pay its modest tourist levy
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
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- by Patrick Kingsley and Natan Odenheimer
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