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JD Vance meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday
US Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis to exchange Easter greetings.
- by Nicole Winfield
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‘Shame!’ Protesters across US rally again to condemn Trump policies
Thousands of demonstrators rallied at hundreds of events to speak out against the US president’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, job cuts and many other issues.
- by Jesus Jiménez and Minho Kim
US Supreme Court blocks deportation of Venezuelan migrants, for now
The court issued the order after the men’s lawyers asked it to intervene on an emergency basis, saying they faced imminent deportation without the judicial review the justices previously ordered.
From El Salvador ‘death camp’ to margaritas by the pool? Not so fast, says US senator
Chris Van Hollen finally got to meet the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but accused El Salvador’s government of aiming to “deceive” by staging it as a chat with drinks appearing to be alcohol, garnished with maraschino cherries.
- by Meg Kinnard
‘This is America’: Parkland school massacre survivors caught in Florida uni shooting
The deadly shooting at Florida State University was dreadful reminder for several students who were also at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the 2018 massacre.
- by Anthony Izaguirre and Stephany Matat
Trump remodels COVID-19 support website into lab leak ‘truth’ page
The White House has thrown its weight behind an origin theory that is so far not backed by direct evidence and that many scientists consider less likely than it having emerged at a Wuhan wild-animal market.
- by Benjamin Mueller
Trump thinks this battleground will play to his strengths. Australians will recognise the territory
Two court cases represent the president’s most direct challenge yet to the rule of law.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Donald Trump
Trump has declared war on the world order, so nations like Australia must step up
With the leader of the free world lining up with tyrants, and the UN neutered by its veto provisions, a new international union of democracies is worth considering. Australia has a role to play.
- by Geoffrey Robertson
Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end, TikTok deal on ice
The US president says he doesn’t want to go higher and may want to go lower “because at a certain point you make it where people don’t buy”.
- by Trevor Hunnicutt
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Mass shooting
Son of sheriff’s deputy arrested after two killed in mass shooting at Florida university
The 20-year-old allegedly opened fire with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others.
- by Kate Payne and David Fischer
Weight-loss pill ‘works as well as Ozempic’ in new trial
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s study of its tablet, orforglipron, has raised hopes of an effective and easy-to-use treatment reaching a market dominated by injections.
- by Deena Beasley and Manas Mishra
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