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North Korean troops disappear from Ukraine’s war front
North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line.
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- Michael Schwirtz and Julian E. Barnes
China building ‘doomsday’ command 10 times bigger than the Pentagon
The complex would be the world’s largest military command centre and include bombproof bunkers for leaders, say US intelligence officials.
- Demetri Sevastopulo, Joe Leahy and Ryan McMorrow
Why Musk’s radical Washington plans are deja vu
Millions of workers have been offered exits and engineers asked to show their skills – just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.
- Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
The Gaza ceasefire hasn’t got to the hard part yet. Will Trump persevere?
The prime example of a phased, conditions-based performance agreement was the Oslo Accords. And those failed.
- Aaron David Miller and Lauren Morganbesser
‘Abnormal’ flight path as tragic Washington midair crash probed
An experienced former Australian army helicopter pilot living in Washington expressed surprise at the Blackhawk’s flight path above the highly restricted airport.
- Matthew Cranston
‘Oh my God’: Final moments before fatal midair crash
As American Airlines flight 5342 descended calmly over the Potomac River, a US army helicopter approached. The outcome was devastating.
- Updated
- Memphis Barker
Opinion & Analysis
We shouldn’t be so glib with our Nazi parallels
The Holocaust continues to haunt our politics. But slurring our opponents as Hitlers is not the way to defeat them.
contributor
Trump under pressure to tackle China’s DeepSeek
The president said US industries need to be “laser-focused” on winning the AI race. But he also faces calls for a tighter export ban on American chips to China.
United States correspondent
Trump’s Dr Strangelove playbook is working (for now)
The president revels in his unpredictability, but over time he risks sowing distrust in America’s good faith.
Columnist
As Trump and Putin circle each other, an agenda beyond Ukraine emerges
The Russian leader has made it very clear he is ready to deal, keen to end three years of diplomatic isolation.
Contributor
From the Financial Times
China building ‘doomsday’ command 10 times bigger than the Pentagon
The complex would be the world’s largest military command centre and include bombproof bunkers for leaders, say US intelligence officials.
- Demetri Sevastopulo, Joe Leahy and Ryan McMorrow
Who’s afraid of Melania Trump?
While Donald Trump surrounds himself with yes men and supplicants, his wife makes no secret of the fact that she often disagrees with him.
- Updated
- Jo Ellison
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s Dr Strangelove playbook is working (for now)
The president revels in his unpredictability, but over time he risks sowing distrust in America’s good faith.
- Edward Luce
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Trump blames DEI for fatal Washington plane crash
When asked how he reached his conclusion, the president said “because I have common sense, okay? And unfortunately, a lot of people don’t”.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
We shouldn’t be so glib with our Nazi parallels
The Holocaust continues to haunt our politics. But slurring our opponents as Hitlers is not the way to defeat them.
- Andrew Marr
What Greenland’s prime minister thinks about Trump
Some politicians in the icy capital of Nuuk have welcomed the US President’s grab for the country. PM Mute Egede is not among them.
- Mark Leibovich
US economy ends 2024 with 2.3pc GDP growth on consumer resilience
Consumer spending, which comprises the largest share of economic activity, surged in the December quarter, led by a pickup in motor vehicle sales.
- Molly Smith
- Updated
- Aviation
‘No survivors’: Despair after horrific midair crash
Bodies were reportedly being pulled from the water after an American Airlines plane outside Washington collided with an army helicopter.
- Ayesha de Kretser and Trevor Hunnicutt
Israel delays prisoner swap after chaotic hostage handover
Hamas freed three Israelis and five Thai hostages but Israel decried “shocking” scenes at the site of the handover as fighters swarmed the hostages.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell
Yesterday
Why Greg Norman is Australia’s bridge to Trump
The golfing great hinted that he was called upon once again to help bring together Canberra and the new president.
- Matthew Cranston
Elite law firm signs on to help Trump clear his name
The US president does not want to remain a convicted felon and New York’s top lawyers are lining up to help him.
- Jonah E. Bromwich
Who’s afraid of Melania Trump?
While Donald Trump surrounds himself with yes men and supplicants, his wife makes no secret of the fact that she often disagrees with him.
- Jo Ellison
- Updated
- Trump's America
Trump to use Guantanamo Bay prison to house migrants
The president said a major new facility at the naval base could hold 30,000 deportees in his latest tough move cracking down on immigration.
- Nick Miroff and Dan Lamothe
The mega-airport everyone loves to hate is set to get a lot bigger
Heathrow is already four times the size of Sydney’s CBD, but the British government is ready to let a controversial expansion plan go through.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Dispatch from Davos: Trump hasn’t killed DEI (yet)
This week on The Fin podcast, Hans van Leeuwen on whether diversity programs are under threat and why Australians have stopped going to Davos.
Microsoft investigates whether OpenAI data was taken for DeepSeek
Microsoft staff apparently saw researchers believed to be linked to DeepSeek obtaining huge amounts of data from OpenAI.
- Dina Bass and Shirin Ghaffary
This Month
Trump offers to pay out 2 million WFH employees
Federal staffers would be paid for eight months to September if they decide to resign rather than return to the office full-time.
- Chris Cameron, Madeleine Ngo and Erica L. Green
- Analysis
- AI
Trump under pressure to tackle China’s DeepSeek
The president said US industries need to be “laser-focused” on winning the AI race. But he also faces calls for a tighter export ban on American chips to China.
- Matthew Cranston
Judge blocks Trump’s spending freeze in day of chaos
The judge halted the president’s plan to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in payments to federal programs just minutes before it was set to take effect.
- Tony Romm, Jeff Stein and Jacob Bogage
‘Vindicated’: China celebrates DeepSeek shock in US
Inside China, social media exploded on the news that a home-grown start-up had made an AI tool that was more efficient than any in the United States.
- Li Yuan
Who is Trump’s 27-year-old press secretary?
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has made her debut and opened up the briefing room to podcasters and social media influencers.
- Chris Megerian and Darlene Superville
What our region can learn from Europe’s failure with Putin
While directing his critique at Europe, Keir Giles usefully illuminates the wider malaise afflicting other nations in coming to terms with the new world.
- Peter Tesch
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s Dr Strangelove playbook is working (for now)
The president revels in his unpredictability, but over time he risks sowing distrust in America’s good faith.
- Edward Luce