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Trump diplomacy

Four weird moments from the Trump-Starmer meeting – and what they can teach Albanese

With talk of “a true friend in the Oval Office” and praise for a “hard-working” Starmer, the optics of the meeting were warm. But there were awkward moments.

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Michael Koziol

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President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, at the White House in Washington.

AUKUS

Asked about AUKUS, Trump replies: ‘What does that mean?’

Trump’s confusion came as he met with Britain’s prime minister in the White House, part of a trans-Atlantic diplomatic push to allow Europe into a US-Russia deal on Ukraine.

February 28, 2025
Rob Harris

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz at the Burberry winter 2025 show closing London Fashion Week, held at the Tate Britain.

Luxury fashion

Check mates: Can baby Beckhams and the White Lotus revive Burberry?

Celebrities are part of the survival strategy for Britain’s biggest luxury brand at London Fashion Week.

February 25, 2025
Damien Woolnough

Crime

Gone in a flush: Blenheim Palace’s $9.6m golden toilet stolen in just five minutes

The ‘audacious raid’ on the fully plumbed facility left water pouring out of the pipes at a British palace, prosecutors say.

February 25, 2025
Albert Tait

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Climate crisis

World urged to stay the course on climate action as Trump turns away

Europe’s top official on climate action says the rest of the world must hold steady on decarbonisation and the transition to renewable energy in the face of “global turmoil”.

February 24, 2025
Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley

The bilateral Trump-Putin discussions are unlikely to be a feasible way to resolve the war

Russia-Ukraine war

The week that shook Europe: how Trump drastically reshaped global order

Donald Trump’s thunderous declarations have put Ukraine and its Western allies in a state of shock, questioning if America now stands with tyranny and extremism over the international democratic order.