Yesterday
Trump to urge Zelensky to lower Ukraine’s conscription age to 18
Ukraine’s conscription age was lowered to 25 last year, but lowering it further is unpopular and Ukraine says it lacks enough weapons to arm its current forces.
- Isobel Koshiw
How the LA fires became part of the culture wars
The hunt for blame has quickly turned into a Democrat v Republican, left versus right row, taking in everything from smelt fish to “woke” diversity policies.
- Benedict Smith and Susie Coen
North Korean secret diary reveals deadly ‘drone bait’ tactic
The written notes of a dead soldier published by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces describe the reckless ploy, along with expressions of love for Kim Jong-un.
- James Kilner
This Month
Penny Wong to represent Australia at Trump inauguration
Penny Wong will hold early meetings with top Trump officials after the US president-elect took the unusual step of inviting foreign dignitaries to his inauguration.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Who can best manage Trump – Albanese or Dutton?
Instead of caution and guile from Canberra, we have the absurd posturing of the prime minister and opposition leader on who is best fitted to influence the mad king.
- James Curran
Elon Musk blames female firefighters, DEI for LA disaster
The billionaire’s use of X to stoke partisan outrage about the disaster underscores how the platform has transformed into a megaphone for his political views.
- Updated
- Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus and Trisha Thadani
- Analysis
- World politics
The art of dealing with Donald Trump
The president-elect’s aggressive claims about potential territorial expansion are a crash course for allies in his negotiating tactics.
- Alex Rogers, Felicia Schwartz and Lucy Fisher
Greenland wants to be independent, prime minister says
“We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic,” Prime Minister Múte B. Egede told reporters.
Trump 2.0 has business racing to ditch diversity and climate goals
Corporates face a new reality – one where they stand to benefit immensely, as long as they don’t cross the White House. Australian companies are taking notice.
- Mark Wembridge
South Korea’s political turmoil embroils family dynasties
A protracted political stand-off could delay crucial corporate governance reforms aimed at reining in the powerful family conglomerates and that is already triggering a backlash.
- Jessica Sier
- Opinion
- Federal election
Poilievre and Dutton are taking a stand for pragmatic working-class conservatism
Both opposition leaders in Canada and Australia have little concern for the progressive agendas and opinions of affluent elites.
- Matthew Doman
Musk hosts German far-right leader on X, stirs election meddling angst
In a wide-ranging, sometimes stilted conversation, the billionaire and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel agreed that the AfD was the answer.
- Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt
- Opinion
- World politics
Donald Trump’s icebreaker leaves Greenland and Denmark adrift
The president-elect’s latest proposal places politicians in Copenhagen and the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk in a great bind.
- Richard Milne
Mexican president trolls Trump, calls for renaming of parts of US
Claudia Sheinbaum’s comments came after Trump this week called for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the “Gulf of America” and for Canada to become a US state.
- Updated
- Christine Murray and Ilya Gridneff
Meta exempted top advertisers from standard content moderation
According to internal documents from 2023 seen by the FT, the Facebook and Instagram owner introduced a series of “guardrails” that “protect high spenders”.
- Hannah Murphy and Madhumita Murgia
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Buckle up. The ‘Trump tendency’ in foreign policy is on its way
The eccentricities of the Republican’s dogma were apparent in his first administration. However, they mattered less because the world was more stable.
- John McCarthy
- Opinion
- International affairs
Musk is at war with America’s allies, quiet on its enemies
The Trump administration’s antipathy towards European liberal democracy is real. The eastern side of the Atlantic alliance thus faces a journey without maps.
- Edward Luce
Trump refuses to rule out military takeover of Greenland, Panama Canal
The president-elect also said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and reverse Joe Biden’s offshore drilling ban.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Donald Trump jnr goes window-shopping for his dad in Greenland
The gambit comes at a tricky time for Copenhagen, as leaders on the mineral-rich island push harder for full independence from Denmark.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Trump denies report that his team could pare back tariffs
The president-elect responded on Truth Social after the Washington Post cited three sources saying aides were exploring a narrower approach to tariffs.
- Andrea Shalal