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As Donald Trump openly ponders deploying US forces to join Israel in attacking Iran, the limits of Xi Jinping’s clout in the region are coming into focus.

US signals rare earths impasse is over. China is less forthcoming

Beijing and Washington have confirmed they’ve signed off on a trade agreement struck earlier this month, but released few details.

  • Lisa Visentin

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Anthony Albanese is still to meet Donald Trump in person.

Trump demand on Australian defence spending would leave $200b crater in budget

The mounting pressure from Washington comes as the Albanese government grapples with the ballooning cost of NDIS and pressure from states to spend more on health.

  • Michael Koziol, James Massola and Millie Muroi
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine speaks at a news conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Thursday.

Israel-Iran ceasefire as it happened: Trump officials give classified briefing to US Congress over Iranian nuclear site bombings; Iran’s supreme leader says strikes on US base a ‘slap to America’s face’

Look back on the latest in the Israel and Iran conflict for Friday, June 27.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Penry Buckley
Embattled Ukraine is among the countries US diplomats have approached to take US deportees.

America’s most unwanted and the urgent cable that reveals where Trump wants them to go

The global dealmaking efforts show the measures the US president is willing to take to fulfil his aspirations for mass deportations, even if it means flying immigrants into danger.

  • Edward Wong, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Minho Kim
President Donald Trump during the NATO summit.

Who’s your daddy? Anyone but Donald Trump, please

The minute geopolitics intersects with “daddy” as a term of endearment, we have officially entered end times.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Jeff Bezos, left, and Lauren Sanchez leave their pre-wedding reception, in Venice, Italy.

Trump rejected invitation to Bezos wedding due to ‘scheduling conflicts’

The tech billionaire was reportedly trying to cosy up to the US president, in what could be seen as an attempt to fill the position of “first buddy” vacated by Elon Musk.

  • David Millward, Nick Squires and Josephine McKenna
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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon.

Hegseth channels old TV role as he berates reporters over Iran bombing coverage

The US Defence Secretary clashed with reporters at a news conference that provided new details on the military operation but shed little light on the damage inflicted.

  • Michael Koziol
Donald Trump arrives for dinner during the NATO summit on Tuesday.

Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Trump to hold talks with Iran next week; NATO chief defends calling US President ‘daddy’

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran is holding. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says Iranian and American officials will meet next week.

  • Penry Buckley and Hannah Hammoud
Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Labor’s Left backed Trump’s strikes on Iran. It’s not the only issue they’ve shifted on

Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. It would have been unheard of at the start of their careers.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Risky move: Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has backed the changes.

Beware the doom loop: New bank rules raise debt fears

America is poised to soften capital requirements for banks so they can buy more government bonds and help finance Donald Trump’s mega budget. It’s a risky move.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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