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JD Vance and Hegseth texts

The Signal chat decoded: What Hegseth and Waltz revealed in airstrike text messages

Details of a planned US airstrike in Yemen mistakenly shared with a journalist on the messaging app Signal were almost certainly classified information, military experts say.

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The Israeli Defence Forces resumed airstrikes in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire reached its end.

Gazans are trapped in a forever war designed around Netanyahu’s impossible aims

Nobody should be shocked by the ceasefire breakdown between Israel and Hamas. Those with power see no incentive to end this war.

  • Waleed Aly
Donald Trump wants the US, not China, to write the standards of the global economy.

Cuckold Europe, prop up dictators: Trump’s global plot laid bare

The US president’s shifting of the geopolitical tectonic plates may seem chaotic, but it’s not. He is a staunch sovereigntist and a shrewd geopolitical calculus is at work.

  • Clinton Fernandes
Artist Khaled Sabsabi (right) has been dropped as Australia’s entrant to the 2026 Venice Biennale, to avoid ‘divisive debate’. Picture here with curator Michael Dagostino.

Resignations follow dumping of Australian artist from Venice Biennale

All other biennale finalists have called for Creative Australia to reinstate multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi as the nation’s chosen entrant.

  • Linda Morris, Kerrie O'Brien and Paul Sakkal

This Lattouf saga is the worst ABC whodunnit ever

The national broadcaster is always under attack, but in this episode, the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.

  • Malcolm Knox
Testing of a Russian ballistic missile in 2022. It was the first time Russia’s Defence Ministry announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons.

Trump wants Russia, China to stop making nuclear weapons, so all can cut defence spending by half

“There’s no reason for us to be building brand-new nuclear weapons, we already have so many,” he said. “You could destroy the world 50, 100 times over.”

  • Zeke Miller and Michelle Price
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Trump hosts Jordan’s King Abdullah II in the Oval Office at the White House.

How Jordan’s king managed an awkward moment with Trump

The Middle Eastern leader did everything in his power to avoid being put on the spot during his meeting with the US president.

  • Michael Birnbaum and Dan Diamond

Even better than real estate is Trump’s ability to spin a tall tale

For the developer in the White House, every problem looks like it can be solved with hotels and casinos, but can we really take Trump’s words seriously?

  • Waleed Aly
Israeli female soldier hostages wave before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City.

Second hostage swap is a bitter pill for Netanyahu’s failed ambitions

For Israel’s prime minister, the safe release of four soldiers is only further proof that his ambitions for the Middle East have not been fully realised.

  • Amin Saikal
To ensure lasting peace, both sides must make every effort not to dehumanise each other.

One word lies at the heart of Israelis’ and Palestinians’ inability to find peace

I have managed thousands of hours of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. There is one factor that has so far made peace impossible.

  • Ittay Flescher

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