Today
Columbia University agrees to pay $300m to settle White House fight
The Ivy League school will pay the penalty over three years to resolve multiple civil rights investigations, clearing the way for the reinstatement of grants.
The US trade war hypocrisy Morrison was too polite to mention
If the former PM detected any contradiction in US politicians asking for help in Congress on standing up to economic coercion, he did not acknowledge it.
How Prada sandals outraged India’s online army
The Italian fashion house drew a backlash with a menswear collection that included open-toed leather footwear modelled on a classic subcontinental design.
Coca-Cola gets roped into making America healthy again
Coke joins PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz and dozens of other big US companies that have pledged to remove artificial ingredients after Trump administration pressure.
Macrons file US lawsuit over claim France’s first lady was born male
The 218-page lawsuit, filed in Delaware, accuses MAGA influencer Candace Owens of publishing “outlandish, defamatory and far-fetched fictions”.
No one controls MAGA – not even Trump
Attempts to put a lid on the Jeffrey Epstein affair raise questions about the extent to which the president’s populist base might exist as a force without him.
Trump told weeks ago his name appears in Epstein files: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal published a new story on the US president and his alleged connection to the late convicted sex offender.
Trump removes ‘stupid’ restrictions to supercharge AI
The president says he will roll back oversight and safeguards on developing artificial intelligence so the US can win the tech race against China.
‘Shower with a million mosquitoes’: Life inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Migrants held in the detention centre describe “nightmare” conditions, with not enough toilets, cages awash with human waste and lights on 24 hours a day.
EU diplomats see progress towards US trade deal with 15pc tariffs
Member states could be ready to accept a 15 per cent tariff and officials are pushing to have that cover sectors including cars, diplomats said.
Yesterday
Labor delight as Coalition reopens climate wars
Sussan Ley’s problems with managing the opposition’s energy policy just got much worse.
Ghislaine Maxwell to meet justice officials as House shuts down
Donald Trump’s officials made the move to try and quell a political crisis over Jeffrey Epstein as the Republican House speaker cut business short.
A warning for Australia in Trump’s new Japan trade deal
A security ally for decades and a key partner in US efforts to counter an increasingly assertive China, Japan was on good footing. But it still had to concede a lot.
Secret recordings could blow open Trump’s relationship with Epstein
According to best-selling author Michael Wolff, who interviewed the financier before his arrest, the two men were at one time even closer than had been thought.
Trump says he may meet Xi following invitation to China
The US president has sought to lower tensions with Beijing in recent weeks after pausing a tit-for-tat tariff war that has upended global trade and supply chains.
Why Trump is picking on Brazil – and how it could backfire
The US president is using tariffs, not just for building domestic manufacturing capacity, but for whatever takes his fancy. And boy does he fancy strongmen.
Trump pulls US out of UNESCO for second time
The president has continued his pattern of withdrawing from global agencies, this time claiming that the UN culture and education agency supports “woke” policies.
‘Stronger together’: Congress backs AUKUS ahead of Morrison hearing
Two US congressmen say the tripartite nuclear-powered submarine pact is key to checking Chinese expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region.
Liberals call for explanation on Bourke St post office break-in
The Liberal party has called for Australia Post to explain how a post office break-in in Melbourne’s CBD that may have compromised customers’ personal details occurred. How the day unfolded.
This Month
Bessent says entire Fed needs to be examined as an institution
The US Treasury secretary said the country’s central bank should be reviewed, citing what he called “fearmongering over tariffs”.