Macron, Biden have 'friendly' talk to defuse submarine row
British PM Boris Johnson said in Washington it was "time for some of our dearest friends around the world to 'prenez un grip' (get a grip)"
US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had a "friendly" phone call Wednesday to defuse a deep row over submarine sales to Australia, promising to meet in person to repair the transatlantic relationship.
The call, which the White House said lasted about 30 minutes, was the first between Biden and Macron since France recalled its ambassador over the surprise US announcement of a deal to build nuclear submarines for Australia -- scuppering a previous French deal to sell conventional submarines.
Mass Commonwealth Games cull confirmed
There were some certainties around which sports would be axed for the cut-price 2026 Comm Games but the shock was in some which made the cut.
NRL convert in shock Wallabies call
His last game was in an NRL final and now Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could play his next match as a Wallaby in the UK after a rapid elevation.
Anti-abortion speech sparks mass walkout
A speech calling on abortion rights to be ended in Australia, delivered at the graduation ceremony for a Catholic university, has sparked a mass walkout.