Yesterday
Donald Trump’s war on ‘woke’ splits the fortunes of US brands
The brouhaha around Cracker Barrel and American Eagle shows how deeply US companies are being dragged into America’s culture wars.
This Month
How Ukraine is going after Russia’s shadow fleet
The new move involving unmanned drones targeting tankers marks a fresh front in Kyiv’s war of resistance against Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
‘Economic diplomacy’ behind IFM’s Canadian expansion
IFM Investors will set up a new office in Toronto to help it deploy billions of dollars in superannuation capital on overseas infrastructure.
I was detained and deported for opinions Trump’s America didn’t like
The message for visitors to the US is clear from Donald Trump’s new social media rule: self-censorship is your ticket to ride.
Europe must prepare for war with Russia, warns NATO chief
Mark Rutte says the Continent faces a “scale of conflict our grandparents endured” after Donald Trump labelled the group weak.
The tech elites starting their own for-profit cities
Silicon Valley CEOs want to escape regulation and “failing” democracy. But critics say they are more opportunistic than libertarian.
AUKUS ministers discuss slimming down $368b security pact
Defence Minister Richard Marles and his UK and US counterparts have talked about narrowing the focus of ambitious plans under the second pillar of the deal.
Here’s what Trump’s border guards will look for on your socials
Anti-US rants are likely red flags under new border rules targeting social media. But Australians heading to the US could also be made to hand over their DNA.
Employment falls; Lew to join Myer; Fed cut may sting Trump
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Has Trump just upended the AI race to favour China?
The president’s approval of Nvidia chip exports hands the Asian giant powerful hardware the US spent years trying to block. Experts say it’s a game changer.
MAGA women suddenly realise they’re surrounded by misogynists
Among young men who revel in transgressive antisemitism, calls to repeal women’s right to vote have become commonplace.
Trump’s blue-collar base is wising up to being conned
When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners.
Trump attacks Europe as ‘decaying’ and its leaders as ‘weak’
US President Donald Trump has widened a trans-Atlantic rift, saying European leaders are too politically correct to act on illegal migration.
‘Politically toxic’: How CNN became a pawn in blockbuster takeover battle
The Netflix-Paramount bidding war for Warner Bros leaves the future uncertain for the pioneer cable news network detested by President Donald Trump.
Shelling kills Cambodians, strikes Thai homes as clash escalates
Hostilities have resumed between the South-East Asian neighbours over a disputed border region, putting a six-week-old ceasefire deal at risk of collapse.
Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside
There is something for Australians to work with even if the new security strategy states that “the days of America propping up the world like Atlas are over”.
Turnbull slams secrecy over Pentagon’s AUKUS demands
Richard Marles should reveal what changes to the pact the US review has requested before Australia hands over its next cheque, the former prime minister says.
The Netflix-Paramount fight goes all the way to the White House
In an unsurprising plot twist, Donald Trump is involved in the battle for Warner Bros Discovery. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is backing Paramount’s bid.
Trump to restrict US states from regulating AI
Donald Trump has continued his campaign to allow artificial intelligence companies to operate with as little regulation as possible.
America’s widening economic divide endangers Trump’s midterm hopes
Recent data point to a pronounced “K-shaped” economy, as weak jobs market and stubbornly high prices widen the difference between the top and lowest earners.