World
North America
A most sensitive subject in the White House: Where is Melania?
The US first lady vanishes from view for weeks at a time and her actual whereabouts only adds to the intrigue.
- by Shawn McCreesh
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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.
- by Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk
Oops! US loses another $93m fighter jet into Red Sea
The costly incident is the second in two weeks involving the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
- by Jon Gambrell
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High school
Melbourne students make history at top New York jazz event
For budding jazz musicians around the world, this program is the north star. Now a group of Australian classmates are joining in, showing the world what their school band can do.
- by Michael Koziol
‘A tax on Bluey’: Rudd mocks Trump’s movie tariffs
Australia’s ambassador to the US lampooned the proposed movie tariffs and ridiculed the Trump administration’s bid to impose 10 per cent tariffs on uninhabited islands.
- by Michael Koziol
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.
- by Michael Koziol
Trump sours on trade deals, says he’ll set a price to ‘shop’ in the US
The American president likened the US to a “super luxury store” – and said that if you want to buy, you’ll have to pay.
- by Michael Koziol
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘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.
- by Michael Crowley
Alcatraz was America’s most notorious prison. Trump wants to reopen it
The island fortress off San Francisco – mythologised as “inescapable” – has been closed for more than 60 years. It was shut down for good reason.
- by Ed White, Jill Colvin and Michael R. Sisak
‘The reckoning is here’: Have the Democrats found a billionaire of their own to take down Trump?
Democrats are beginning to mark out territory as they debate how best to take on Donald Trump. Could their next presidential candidate be a billionaire governor?
- by Michael Koziol
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Trump diplomacy
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.
- by Michael Koziol
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