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Ukrainian servicemen carry a body from a trolleybus after a Russian missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine.

Russian missiles kill more than 30 in Palm Sunday attack

Images from the scene showed lines of black body bags on the side of the road, while more bodies were seen wrapped in foil blankets among the debris.

This Month

Meet the train fanatic making global rail travel a whole lot easier

The founder of the online guide seat61.com, Mark Smith has turned his singular passion for train travel into a worldwide resource.

March

A worker at Accell’s  e-bike assembly line at a plant in Toszeg, Hungary.

Is KKR’s bad bet on cycling the start of Europe’s private equity reckoning?

As one of the first pandemic era purchases to go into a full restructuring, Accell may be the canary in the European coal mine for a crop of PE deals struck at high valuations.

Europe is cementing its leadership as the most assertive regulator of tech companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft.

EU’s Apple and Google ruling risks Trump’s ire

The search giant has been told to stop forcing users on to its apps, while the phone maker must make it easier for rivals’ headsets and smartwatches to sync with its devices.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for nearly two hours.

Trump’s MAGA dreams conjure a world nightmare

Donald Trump values his relationship with dictators far more than that with democratic allies, making the global economic and national security interests a combustible mix.

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The only certainty is that the dismal pattern whereby Vladimir Putin concedes nothing and offers nothing, while Donald Trump declines to respond with any hint of steel, remains the order of the day.

Putin has defied Trump once again – and paid no price

Two presidents do not need to talk for 90 minutes to serve up the thin gruel in the public account of their call. What else did the two leaders discuss?

Lynas’s Mount Weld rare earth project in Western Australia.

Reality bites critical-minerals hopes

Australia’s ambition of processing critical minerals is still mostly a dream, and one that won’t persuade Donald Trump to withhold tariffs on our exports.

Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace in Riyadh.

As Ukraine and US ceasefire talks near, gulfs remain

Ukraine wants a cessation of air and sea strikes, but also security guarantees before laying down its arms. The US wants an immediate, comprehensive ceasefire.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney delivers his victory speech condemning the actions of the US.

Canada goes hard on Trump while Australia goes quiet

The traditionally polite Canadian government is condemning Donald Trump’s America as it faces a tough election. Australia’s government is far more cautious, but can that last?

US President Donald Trump departs following a joint session of Congress.

Trump’s glory moment upstages the world

The US president’s address to congress was Donald Trump’s favourite version of reality TV, featuring himself as the star.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump.

Trump halts US aid to Ukraine after Oval Office meltdown

Washington made the announcement days after the president attacked Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office for not being grateful enough for US assistance.

Sean Baker takes the prize for best director for his work on Anora.

Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins top Oscar

Sean Baker’s tale of an erotic dancer who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch was made for just $US6 million.

February

Ukraine pays the price for Trump’s desire for headlines

The deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being forced to sign highlights the confusion in business and politics created by Donald Trump’s White House.

Shareholders and members of Murray Auchincloss’s own board view this week’s investor day as the toughest test in the Canadian executive’s 27-year BP career.

BP to abandon pledge to cut oil and gas output as boss fights for group’s survival

CEO Murray Auchincloss has promised a “fundamental reset” to boost performance after it emerged US hedge fund Elliot had built a near 5 per cent stake in the firm.

Cutting waste from the public service is the only one of Donald Trump’s policies that a majority of respondents would like to see in Australia.

Chalmers straps in for trip to Trump World

The treasurer’s visit to Washington this week shows the difficulties of navigating the risks and presidential whims dominating any interaction with the Trump White House.

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Alice Weidel at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin after Sunday’s election.

‘Next time we’ll come first’: German far-right celebrates breakthrough

The AfD has little chance of joining the government, but leader Alice Weidel thinks it’s only a matter of time before that changes.

Donald Trump at CPAC: “We have escorted the radical-left bureaucrats out of the building and have locked the doors behind them.”

Trump revels in mass firings before adoring crowd

The US president clicked easily back into campaign mode during his hour-plus speech at CPAC, predicting the GOP will continue to win and defy history.

Anthony Albanese in what

Can Albanese survive the Trump storm heading into election?

As Labor prepares for an election, any momentum for its agenda and achievements keeps being blown off course by the will and whims of Donald Trump.

January

Donald Trump in the White House

Donald Trump and the art of the diplomatic deal

Donald Trump has always loved a deal. Now he wants to force governments to gamble at his own White House table.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defence secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing.

Trump’s defence nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrats’ grilling

The former Fox News host and decorated veteran is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be Secretary of Defence.

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