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Anthony Albanese could make another attempt to meet Donald Trump.

Australia races to lock in new meeting with Trump to avoid second snub

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may now change his plans and attend next week’s NATO summit – if a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump can be locked in.

  • James Massola

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Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders after pulling his party out of the four-party Dutch coalition in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch government collapses after far-right leader pulls party out of coalition

Anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders quit the right-wing coalition over immigration policies, most likely ushering in a snap election.

  • Bart H. Meijer and Stephanie van den Berg
On the campaign trail, Karol Nawrocki assailed Prime Minister Donald Tusk for, in his telling, jeopardising Poland’s traditionally strong relations with the United States.

Caught between two Wests, Poland tilts towards the Trumpian model

After Romania’s recent rejection of a nationalist candidate who had declared himself a “candidate on the MAGA ticket”, liberals had hoped that Europe’s right-wing populist wave was receding. Those hopes evaporated on Monday.

  • Andrew Higgins

What next for Russia? It’s beefing up forces near a future hot spot

Tents, shelters for fighter jets and warehouses for military vehicles show an increased Russian presence near one of NATO’s newest members. The Finns insist it’s not a threat – yet.

  • Jeffrey Gettleman, Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow last week.

‘Emboldened’ Putin heads into Trump call confident Russia has upper hand

Russia unleashed one of the biggest drone barrages against Ukraine – a show of force ahead of talks between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave before they board Air Force One at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome following the funeral.

Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media, as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war against Ukraine.

  • Rob Harris
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Trump has declared war on the world order, so nations like Australia must step up

With the leader of the free world lining up with tyrants, and the UN neutered by its veto provisions, a new international union of democracies is worth considering. Australia has a role to play.

  • Geoffrey Robertson
Poland’s Radek Sikorski

Ex-war reporter turned foreign minister leading the charge to keep Russia – and China – in check

At a time when Europe’s leadership has been diffuse and distracted, Radek Sikorski has emerged as one of the West’s most forceful voices.

  • Rob Harris
A patch with a coat of arms combining the NATO insignia and that of the German federal state of Saxony is seen on a soldier’s uniform as troops of Dutch and German units take part in military exercises near Gardelegen, Germany, on Wednesday.

NATO is wooing Australia and China is not happy about it

The alliance’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific region is irritating China, whose view of the Russia-Ukraine war aligns more with Moscow’s.

  • Rob Harris
US President Donald Trump went to his golf course in Florida on Friday as global financial markets collapsed after his tariffs announcement.

How the West was lost by Trump, a predator upon his own allies

Donald Trump has abandoned any meaningful notion of “the West” and, with it, America’s role as “leader of the free world”.

  • George Brandis

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