Havana starts its prisoner release
Cuba began releasing prisoners on Wednesday under a deal with departing US President Joe Biden to remove the communist island from a list of terrorism sponsors.
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Biden or Trump: which president will get credit for Gaza truce?
The finalising of the ceasefire deal owes much to the impending transfer of power from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, sparking a pointed debate over who deserves the credit.
Getting things right with Trump a priority ambition
it is vital that Penny Wong and Kevin Rudd’s roles as Australia’s special envoys at the inauguration do not spoil what must be our main aim with the advent of the new administration in Washington.
Afghan war exit ‘was right thing to do’
In his last foreign policy speech, the US President said the incoming Trump administration has been left in a better position because of his foreign policies.
Biden lauds AUKUS as key achievement
In his final foreign policy speech, Joe Biden declared the US is ‘winning the worldwide competition’, citing the AUKUS defence pact as a pivotal achievement in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.
US hands Syrah millions as Albanese policy debate rages
Australian Super-backed Syrah Resources has emerged a big winner as the US doubles down on its critical minerals scheme in the dying days of the Joe Biden administration.
Biden ‘stresses immediate need’ for truce deal to Netanyahu
Joe Biden spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli Prime Minister sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar for negotiations on a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal.
US extends deadline on blocked steel merger
US authorities had extended the deadline for Japan’s Nippon Steel to abandon the acquisition of its American rival after President Joe Biden blocked the deal, the companies said on Sunday.
Biden fleshes out his green legacy
US President Joe Biden is declaring two new US national monument parks in California as he works to secure his environmental legacy in the last days of his presidency.
Bidens honour terror victims in New Orleans
President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden have paid their respects to the to the victims of the New Year’s Day truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.
ASX 200 ends up 0.3pc up as most sectors rise
Australia’s stock market rises for a fourth day running, setting three week intraday and daily closing highs as gains in most sectors outweigh falls in iron ore miners. Morgan Stanley says Aussie bank share prices ‘not justified’. IDP Education up on Macquarie upgrade. WiseTech’s new buy. Nvidia hits record.
Biden has poor legacy on Israel
As Israel battled for its survival the White House failed to provide the resolute leadership that has been needed throughout the Middle East crisis.
Biden-Netanyahu row encouraged Hamas to back off truce deal
As the Biden administration increased pressure on Israel in 2024, Hamas reasoned it didn’t need to release the hostages; the US would force Israel to end the war anyway.
Hillary Clinton awarded Medal of Freedom
US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation’s highest civilian honour to 19 people, including actors, athletes and fashion leaders.
Trump can tackle Iran in ways Biden ducked
Tehran has been a problem for every president since Carter but the regime’s weakness is evident.
Biden exits battling for his legacy and believing he could have won
The 82-year-old president is spending his final weeks in office telling war stories—and facing criticism that he inadvertently ushered in a second Trump presidency.
Biden declares day of mourning for Carter’s funeral
A state funeral will be held next week for the US’s 39th and longest-living president, who after a life of philanthropy post-politics, died at 100 where he was born and mostly lived – Plains, Georgia.
Carter: man of integrity and grace
Following his death at 100, former US president Jimmy Carter is being remembered as a driven leader and a man of ‘simple decency’.
The big inflation gamble that has failed middle Australia
Like Joe Biden, Jim Chalmers and Steven Kennedy have bet the house on an economic policy dud.
Biden eyes sanctions on Russia’s ‘dark fleet’ of oil ships
In his last weeks in office, Joe Biden is planning sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, targeting the ships carrying Russian oil around the world and bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
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