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President Donald Trump salutes the military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary. Also pictured are, from left, Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and first lady Melania Trump.

The taboo question: At what point does America become unworthy as our ally?

It’s the age of pragmatic politics – too often unburdened by morality – but do we need to question the “shared values” of the alliance.

  • Sean Kelly

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A truck loaded with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip makes its way to the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel on Tuesday.

‘History will judge them’: UK takes action against Israel as Gazans wait for food

Hours after Australia rebuked Israel for politicising the delivery of food and medicine to civilians, Britain suspended free trade talks with the country and hit West Bank settlers with sanctions.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg
Displaced Palestinians collect cooked food from a community food kitchen in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Australia rebukes Israel in joint statement demanding aid for starving Gazans

Penny Wong and 23 other foreign ministers say they cannot support the limited model of aid delivery that the Israeli government has proposed.

  • Matthew Knott
Pope Leo XIV after he received the vestments and ring of office.

Pope Leo vows not to be an autocrat, receives the ring of office

Albanese met the Pope soon after the Mass, shaking hands briefly with other leaders within the Vatican.

  • David Crowe

Here to help, Mr President! Wong, Rudd launch Australia’s mission to Trump

Foreign Minister Penny Wong revealed ahead of the inauguration that ambassador Kevin Rudd was granted a quick meeting at Trump’s Florida golf course.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Clerics Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini were both shot dead.

Gunman shoots dead two judges, tied to mass executions, in Iran’s capital

Their killings come as Iran faces economic turmoil, the mauling of its Middle East allies by Israel and the return of Donald Trump to the White House.

  • Jon Gambrell
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Jeremiah Manele and Anthony Albanese during a joint press conference at Parliament House on June 26, 2024.

PM announces $190m security deal with Solomon Islands

Anthony Albanese revealed the third security deal brokered this month, as the government continues efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific.

  • Michelle Griffin, James Massola and Matthew Knott
Trump and Netanyahu illo

In the Middle East, Trump can’t have his cake and eat it too

Benjamin Netanyahu may feel like he’s won the jackpot, but Donald Trump’s motto is that he ends wars, and does not start them.

  • Amin Saikal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (front, second from right) at the final G20 photocall.

Worst G20 in years ends with whimper as host cancels final press conference

“This G20 summit will go down in the history books,” one official told the Bloomberg news service. “But definitely not as a shining example.”

  • David Crowe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed the argument for putting more pressure on Russia over its invasion, siding with fellow leaders from the US, United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.

‘Mr Putin could end this conflict today’: Albanese makes case for peace at summit without solutions

Leaders from the world’s biggest economies have split on how to end conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, highlighting the deep divisions at the G20 summit.

  • David Crowe

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