World politics
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- World elections
Germany’s conservatives win election but hard coalition talks loom
Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz is on track to be chancellor after claiming victory, while exit polls suggest the far-right AfD came in second.
- Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams
Latest
The woman leading Germany’s far-right resurgence
Terrorist attacks and job cuts have left Germans feeling bitter, and Alice Weidel is set to benefit in an election some say could seal the fate of Europe.
- Rob Harris
‘I’ve had it’: Trump admits Russia attacked Ukraine as he blames Zelensky, Biden
While the US president vented, his special envoy to Ukraine broke ranks and praised Zelensky as an embattled and courageous leader following a critical meeting in Kyiv.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
It’s not your imagination: Trump siding with Putin on Ukraine is scary
Donald Trump’s personal attack on Volodymyr Zelensky and his adoption of Putin’s talking points raise the question of who will stand up for truth and decency.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
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
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s ‘golden age’ spirals into a pit of fool’s gold
When I covered Trump 1.0, I wrote “shocking but unsurprising” … This time it’s “SHOCKING AND SURPRISING”.
- Nick Bryant
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
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
- Opinion
- Inside China
China’s ‘Mr Big’ is playing a dangerous game with Trump
Dealing with an unpredictable, domineering Trump is not for everyone. Is Xi Jinping up for the fight?
- Shuli Ren
- Updated
- US politics
Rupert Murdoch in Oval Office as Trump shakes up trade ties with Mexico, Canada
The US president paused tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and praised the “legendary” media mogul even as he lashed Murdoch’s newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
- Michael Koziol
- Perspective
- USA
Being hit by a car while covering Johnny Depp’s court case became emblematic of my time in the US
In her farewell dispatch, outgoing North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin reflects on her time covering the United States during a tumultuous three years.
- Farrah Tomazin
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