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Donald Trump says Jerome Powell may still lower rates.

‘Low on the priority list’: Trump administration in no rush to appoint ambassador

Donald Trump has appointed ambassadors to more than 50 countries, including New Zealand. But Australia is not among them.

  • Matthew Knott

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Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen, in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip.

‘Moral obligation’: Top Jewish group calls for Israel to allow more aid into Gaza

The Zionist Federation of Australia says it is important to recognise the suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza while seeking to remove Hamas from power.

  • Matthew Knott
Palestinians crowded together as they wait for food distribution in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

‘False campaign’: Israel insists there is no starvation in Gaza

The Israeli embassy has rejected Anthony Albanese’s claim that Israel has breached international law in Gaza, branding news of starvation as propaganda.

  • Matthew Knott
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‘We won’t make a decision as a gesture’: Albanese says no imminent move to recognise Palestine

The prime minister accused Israel of breaking international law in Gaza, but poured cold water on the idea that Australia will imminently recognise Palestine.

  • Matthew Knott
Defence Minister Richard Marles, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and UK Defence Secretary John Healey at Admiralty House in Kirribilli, Sydney on Friday.

Britain pledges 50-year AUKUS support in message to Trump

The UK government will sign a 50-year treaty with Australia to cement the AUKUS defence pact in a massive strategic and financial deal.

  • David Crowe and Matthew Knott
The US is the biggest buyer of Australian beef.

Will lifting US beef ban put more foreign meat on menus?

What’s behind the move to start allowing US beef imports, and what does it mean for Australian consumers?

  • Chris Zappone
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Palestinians gather to collect humanitarian aid from a distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday.

Penny Wong: Israel condemnation channels Australians’ ‘distress’ over Gaza

Penny Wong has sought to downplay a rift with the Trump administration after Australia joined a coalition of 28 nations calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

  • Matthew Knott, Nick Newling and Angus Thompson
“I don’t identify as a member of the national security community”: Elbridge Colby says he maintains a maverick streak.

‘Bridge’ Colby: Who is the ‘maverick’ putting AUKUS through the wringer?

The China hawk, who is now third-in-charge at the Pentagon and is reviewing the submarine deal, has quickly courted controversy. So what does he want from Australia?

  • Michael Koziol
Australian ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, at the Aspen Security Forum.

Rudd pushes back on US claim that Australia needs to ‘step up’ on defence

“We’re pretty bullish about our contribution,” Australia’s ambassador to the US said amid calls for Canberra to increase defence spending as part of the AUKUS agreement.

  • Michael Koziol
Donald Trump loomed large over the meeting between Xi and Albanese.

Albanese and Xi ignored one name. It still loomed large

Beijing senses huge opportunity in Trump’s treatment of world leaders. Can Albanese use the moment to Australia’s advantage?

  • Paul Sakkal

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/foreign-relations-1m35