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The criminal conspiracy case against Donald Trump in the US state of Georgia has officially been dismissed.

It’s official: Trump gets away with attempts to overturn 2020 election

The final criminal case against the president – racketeering charges in the state of Georgia involving multiple alleged co-conspirators – has been dropped by prosecutors.

  • Michael Koziol

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is grappling with a UK economy beset by a productivity slump.
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Low-tax EVs run out of road as Britain drops a budget bombshell

A new levy on electric vehicles is just one of the shocks in a budget that highlights the grim state of the UK’s finances.

  • David Crowe
Teens may be upset that something they like is being taken away, but with some help they may find there are plenty of alternatives to TikTok and Instagram.

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

What you need to know, and what you can do.

  • Tim Biggs
Michael Vaughan, Ben Stokes and Ian Botham.

England’s Test team is at odds with its past players. It could explode into a civil war

England’s Ashes team has a strained relationship with its past players. Unless they show the capacity to listen and learn, they’re headed for a clash that Australia’s current players and Justin Langer are all too familiar with.

  • Daniel Brettig
Snickers – really satisfies?

Is my chocolate snack making me hungrier?

Why do I feel more hungry if I eat a chocolate snack in the afternoon than if I eat nothing at all? Here’s the reason.

  • Liam Mannix
England in day-night Tests.

England after dark: When Stokes is half the player and half the squad hasn’t played

The tourists have their reasons for brushing a day-night warm-up before the second Test. But their pink-ball numbers are nothing short of alarming.

  • Dan Walsh
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Putin Ukraine

‘Tough as nails’: What Putin really wants out of peace talk chaos

As Ukrainian and European officials sprang into a frenzy over Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan, the Russian president just sat back and watched.

  • Paul Sonne
Usman Khawaja.

Should Usman Khawaja walk away from Test cricket … before he’s pushed?

Age, form and a dodgy back are all conspiring against the 85-Test veteran. Retirement on his own terms might be the most palatable option.

  • Tom Decent
Pauline Hanson sits with her One Nation colleagues during a vote in the Senate.

Hanson’s stupid burqa stunt gives Ley a chance to break free of her clutches

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has not created a wave of public resentment so much as ridden one to record highs in the polls. 

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch.

The two right-wing moguls usurping Murdoch on Fleet Street

The Daily Mail’s successful pursuit of its more upmarket rival, The Telegraph, could deliver the biggest shake-up to British media since the closure of News of the World.

  • Calum Jaspan

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