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United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese told an Australian audience Israel did not have the right to defend itself against a threat emanating from a territory it occupied.

‘Malicious’: US sanctions UN Palestine expert Francesca Albanese

The rare move to target the high-profile United Nations representative comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a multi-day visit to Washington.

  • Michael Koziol

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Marco Rubio rang foreign ministers – but it wasn’t really him. It was an AI imposter

Someone using an artificially generated voice to impersonate the US secretary of state called three foreign ministers and two US officials – and left voicemails.

  • Humeyra Pamuk
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shake hands before a meeting at the State Department in Washington.

Wong’s trip to Washington may suggest that everything is business as usual. It isn’t

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others, even those of its allies.

  • Michael Koziol
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before a meeting at the State Department in Washington.

‘You want to write that’:​ Wong dodges question on AUKUS ​​doubts

The foreign minister emerged from a meeting with her US counterpart in Washington with no guarantee the Trump administration would continue the defence pact with Australia.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump arrives at the NATO summit on Tuesday.

How Trump pivoted from bombing Iran to announcing a ceasefire in just 48 hours

Iran’s nuclear sites were still smoking when Trump set in motion intense to end of conflict. But analysts fear that may not happen.

  • Adam Taylor, Emily Davies and John Hudson
No show: Vladimir Medinsky (left) will deputise for his boss in Istanbul.

Putin snubs Istanbul talks on Ukraine peace

The Kremlin has released its list of officials who will attend the peace talks - but the name of one key person is missing.

  • Yonette Joseph
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Chris Elston, known online as Billboard Chris, and aide Lois McLatchie Miller, left, in Sydney earlier this year.

The activist, Elon Musk and Trump’s free speech gripe with Australia

Lawyers spent days going back and forth about a post on X earlier this year. Now the case has caught the attention of the Trump administration.

  • 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
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday.

‘Get it done’: Trump threatens to abandon Russia-Ukraine peace efforts

Over the past few weeks, US officials have acknowledged privately that the chances of a quick peace deal in Ukraine have grown elusive.

  • Bart H. Meijer, Gabriel Stargardter and Andrea Shalal
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen,

‘You cannot annex another country’: Danish PM makes direct appeal to US after Rubio meeting

Mette Frederiksen was addressing the media in Greenland with the territory’s incoming leader when she suddenly switched to speaking in English.

  • Rob Harris

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