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Vice President J.D. Vance, President Donald Trump and British ambassador Peter Mandelson applaud a trade deal between the UK and US.

Trump inks ‘trade deal’ with the UK, but 10 per cent tariffs to stay

Both sides acknowledged the details were yet to be finalised, but lauded the arrangement as a historic moment between the two great allies.

  • Michael Koziol

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US President Donald Trump says he will hold an Oval Office news conference on Thursday (Friday AEST).

Judge steps in over Trump’s touted plan to send migrants to Libya

The relatives of a Mexican man said he had been instructed to sign a document allowing for his deportation to the African nation.

  • Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk
“It’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale, ever”: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney shut down Donald Trump’s talk of becoming the 51st state.

The day Carney came to town and trampled Trump’s ‘artistic’ vision

“I’m a very artistic person,” Donald Trump told Canada’s new PM as the president outlined why he believes Canada should join the United States.

  • Michael Koziol
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

‘He kind of got bored’: How Trump’s hopes of Gaza peace faded away

After an early diplomatic effort to free hostages and reach a long-term settlement, the US president and his top officials now seem distracted as Israel plans a major escalation.

  • Michael Crowley
The Prince and Princess of Wales mark VE Day on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their children (L-R) Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte.

As war again rages in Europe, VE Day reminds us all what’s at stake

Eighty years on, the story of Australia’s Stanley Bruce, Winston Churchill and Victory in Europe Day remains strikingly relevant.

  • Rob Harris
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after disembarking Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump calls Albanese after saying he had ‘no idea’ who PM’s opponent was in election

The phone call paves the way for a future in-person meeting between the two leaders, possibly at next month’s G7 meeting in Canada.

  • Michael Koziol
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US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photo showing himself as the pope.

Trump posts AI-generated photo of himself as pope, drawing internet outrage

The US president posted the image just days after joking he would “like to be pope” and less than a week after attending Pope Francis’ funeral.

  • Andrea Shalal
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.

‘The world should know what happened to her – and why’

Viktoriia left home to investigate a story in August 2023. She was never seen again. Now her parents know what happened.

  • Rob Harris
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Trump says Ukraine deal discussed in meeting at Pope’s funeral

A new agreement will give America preferential access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, while providing Kyiv with some assurance about continued US support.

  • Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa and Trevor Hunnicutt
Anthony Pratt at the 2024 Met Gala in New York.

Trump called this Australian billionaire a ‘red-haired weirdo’. Now, they’ve met again

Packaging magnate Anthony Pratt pledged to invest billions in American manufacturing, scoring him an invitation to the White House, where the US president described him as a friend.

  • Michael Koziol

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/trump-diplomacy-1m2u