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Donald and Melania Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2002.

Bromance over: Musk says Trump should be impeached in social media brawl

The US president suggested the Tesla chief is suffering “Trump derangement syndrome”. The tech billionaire said that “without me, Trump would have lost”.

  • Michael Koziol

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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday.

‘Takes two to tango’: Trump mulls punishing Ukraine, as well as Russia

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has accused Britain of being involved in the surprise drone attack that destroyed Russian bombers at the weekend.

  • Catherine Lucey, Kate Sullivan and Arne Delfs
Elon Musk and Donald Trump, pictured here in October 2024, seem to be heading for another break-up. But this isn’t the first time it’s happened in their years-long rollercoaster relationship.

Musk, Trump, a roller coaster relationship and why they were never good friends

The two-time president of the United States and his “first buddy”, who also happens to be the world’s richest man, have had more breaks than Ross and Rachel.

  • Bronte Gossling
Donald Trump speaks from the McDonald’s drive-thru window in Pennsylvania.

Albanese to put beef on the table in Trump trade talks

The government is aiming to secure a carve-out from steel and aluminum tariffs which Trump unexpectedly doubled last week at a rally in Pennsylvania.

  • Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
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Fourteen countries on UN Security Council voted for Gaza ceasefire. One country held out

The draft resolution called for an immediate and permanent end to fighting, as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave that is home to more than 2 million people.

  • Michelle Nichols, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer
US President Donald Trump at a Summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday.

‘We don’t want them’: Trump imposes travel bans on citizens from 12 countries

The US president has announced a total ban on citizens from a dozen countries entering the US and a partial ban on several more nations, a move that partly revives controversial travel restrictions from his first term.

  • Michael Koziol
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US President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

Master of deception: How Trump is fudging the numbers

The costs of Donald Trump’s proposed One Big Beautiful Bill are being significantly understated by a Republican accounting trick.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Trump hasn’t publicly responded to Musk’s comments, but the White House said the legislation “unleashes an era of unprecedented economic growth”.

‘KILL the BILL’: Musk draws on Tarantino film to accelerate his Trump offensive

The Tesla CEO is on a mission to block President Donald Trump’s tax bill after he tried – and failed – to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles.

  • Erik Wasson
Lee Jae-myung on the campaign trail this week.

He’s survived slums, sweatshops and a stabbing. Now this leader has to survive Donald Trump

When the US president launched his global trade war in April, South Korea was hamstrung, frozen by political turmoil. And a key industry was in the firing line.

  • Lisa Visentin
Undated photo of Sol and Lillian Goldman.

The family feud over a $2.6 billion New York property empire

Lillian Goldman died more than two decades ago, leaving behind an empire that includes interests in some of Manhattan’s most prestigious properties. Her family has been squabbling over the estate ever since.

  • Natalie Wong and Ava Benny-Morrison

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