That’s the end of our live coverage of breaking news for Sunday, February 23.

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Here’s how the day unfolded:

‘We won’t get in the way’ of Labor’s Medicare changes: Taylor The Liberals will not get in the way of Labor’s changes to bulk billing, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor says.

Chalmers to talk tariffs with Bessent this week Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will discuss Donald Trump’s threat to slap tariffs on its allies, including Australia, when he heads to the US this week.

Coalition ‘cooked the books’ on bulk billing: Butler The government’s changes to Medicare bulk billing will mean another 20 million visits to doctors, Health Minister Mark Butler says.

Buffett to raise his bet on Japan’s trading houses Berkshire Hathaway is looking to increase ownership in Japan’s five largest trading houses “over time”, Warren Buffett says in an annual letter to shareholders that is likely to support their share prices in Tokyo.

Israel postpones release of Palestinian prisoners Israel says it is delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free on Saturday until militant group Hamas met its conditions, underscoring the fragility of the Gaza ceasefire accord.

EU seeks ways to seize Russia’s frozen $440b The European Union is exploring more aggressively ways to seize Russia’s frozen central bank assets as the bloc scrambles to ensure financial and military support for Ukraine amid indications the US may pare back its own assistance.

Trump-Putin summit preparations are underway, Russia says Preparations are under way for a face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow’s deputy foreign minister said. It marked a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis is in critical condition after long respiratory crisis Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican says.