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Alex began as a sport reporter at news.com.au before shifting to news in recent years. He has a keen interest in global affairs, painfully obscure rock music, Italian meats and Formula 1. As an eternal pest, he spends most of his time deleting sentences that simply won’t fly in civilised society.

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US Politics

Trump posted on social media that his message to the team was “to spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada, which with FAR LOWER TAXES AND MUCH STRONGER SECURITY, will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State.”

King Charles dragged into Trump chaos

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is feeling the heat of Donald Trump’s charged rhetoric and will discuss his nation’s future with the King.

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US Politics

President Donald Trump speaks as Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Won’t put up with it’: Trump’s fresh attack

Donald Trump has taken another swipe at Ukraine’s president as he gears up for a speech in Congress where he has said he will “tell it like it is”.

US Politics

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky refused to apologise.

Zelensky refuses fiery US demand after row

A senior Republican has made a huge demand of Volodymyr Zelensky after those extraordinary scenes in the Oval Office.

NSW & ACT Politics

‘Always a dumb idea’: Labor plan crumbles

There is celebration as the proponent of the controversial offshore wind zone project requested a pause on its application.

World Economy

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waits to greet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Starmer is meeting Trump to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again. Starmer arrived in Washington late Wednesday to build on a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, amid growing concerns in Europe that the US leader is about to sell Kyiv short in negotiations with Putin. (Photo by Carl Court / POOL / AFP)

China strikes major blow on world economy

Investors have been rocked by a turbulent addition to the increasingly complex global economy: a blisteringly fast new AI that threatens to dethrone the rest.

US Politics

A-listers named in new Epstein contact list

A personal address book of Jeffrey Epstein’s was released today by the President Trump’s Justice Department.

Markets

The cryptocurrency market is reeling after a sharp sell-off wiped out US$1.56 billion ($2.46 billion) over the past 24 hours.

‘Too far, too fast’: Bitcoin slide terrifies

Predictions that Donald Trump’s presidency would make everyone rich are faltering, with another slide putting investors on edge.

US Politics

The United States aligned itself with Russia at the United Nations on Monday, voting twice against resolutions condemning Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine—signaling a stark reversal in Washington’s stance on the ongoing conflict.

Seismic question Trump can’t answer

This week’s “landmark agreement” that may bring about a Ukraine ceasefire is loaded with an uncomfortable question nobody has the answer to.

Middle East

Scary footage at Hezbollah chief’s funeral

Israel has made a statement in the sky as hundreds of thousands mourned slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah at a Beirut funeral.

Online

American podcaster Joe Rogan. Picture: YouTube

‘Eerily human’: Storm over Rogan’s AI post

Joe Rogan has claimed a humanoid robot took an “aggressive” lunge at a person in China. But keen-eyed commenters say he’s overblown the footage.

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