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UK names Russia as a top-level foreign influence threat
The move means that anyone who does business with Russian agencies must register their activity with British authorities.
March
Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil
The US president is angry at the autocrat’s suggestions of how to install a new leadership in Ukraine and sideline Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pay, WFH will be centre of unions’ anti-Dutton campaign
ACTU secretary Sally McManus says Peter Dutton made a big mistake calling for an end to work from home for public servants; Scott Morrison has backed the opposition leader. The election will be May 3. How the day unfolded.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Trump’s outrageous new Ukraine deal
The latest version of Donald Trump’s “minerals deal” is unprecedented in the history of modern diplomacy and state relations.
US agrees to help Russia lift exports in Ukraine talks
Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause their attacks at sea, according to the US. Washington also agreed to help Moscow boost agriculture and fertiliser exports.
For Trump, the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
The US president’s hastiness to secure peace overlooks the often laborious work usually required for a long-term, stable and durable solution to a conflict.
Trump advisers backpedal on tariffs before ‘Liberation Day’
The “reciprocal” tariffs may not be as bad as markets expect; coalition will cap public service at post-COVID level; Donald Trump “touched” by Vladimir Putin commissioning a portrait of him. See how the day unfolded.
Heathrow closed after fire knocks out London power
Britain’s Heathrow Airport will be closed Friday after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to the airport and thousands of homes; the Pentagon is scheduled to brief Elon Musk on its plans. How the day unfolded.
Trump’s strange affair with Putin and Xi leaves allies out in the cold
The direct dealings between the American and Russian presidents in deciding Europe’s eastern front have the whiff of Yalta in 1945.
Trump says Federal Reserve should cut rates
Donald Trump says rates should come down as tariffs start to ease into the economy; migrant arrivals fall 32pc from record. How the day unfolded.
Trump tells Zelensky US could take over Ukraine’s nuclear plants
The two leaders spoke on the phone in a call the White House described as “fantastic”, hours after an exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv.
Russia attacks Ukraine hours after Putin, Trump reach deal
During a 90-minute phone call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin agreed to limit attacking Ukrainian energy assets, but declined to agree to a broader ceasefire.
White misled board; Trump’s terrifying deal; Last night’s market shock
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Why last night may reverberate on markets for decades
Tuesday night was another example of big, market-shifting events coming thick and fast. But one moment stands out above the rest.
Trump’s deal with Putin will terrify the West
If Russian president Vladimir Putin can get his US counterpart, Donald Trump, dancing to his tune, eight decades of trans-Atlantic solidarity could be ruptured.
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?
Productivity an issue from housing to energy: Irvine
Andrew Irvine tells the Financial Review banking Summit that productivity is a complex challenge and needs a variety of fixes. How the day unfolded.
Trump, Putin set for talks on Ukraine ceasefire terms
The two leaders are expected to speak on Tuesday with the US president saying that there had already been discussions about “dividing up certain assets”.
Dutton’s knee-jerk politics on Ukraine
Readers’ letters on Peter Dutton’s rejection of Australian troops in Ukraine, Donald Trump’s tariff trade war and Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar’s views on the mining industry.
No more ‘kid brothers’: how Australia needs to handle Trump
Former NATO deputy chief Rose Gottemoeller also says Vladimir Putin risks the wrath of Donald Trump if he delays a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.