Top Australian judge quits Hong Kong court
Robert French’s resignation comes amid a years-long exodus of overseas jurists.
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Trump insists tariff policy ‘doing really well’
Wall Street stocks largely retreated on Friday as major indexes struggled to regain ground after a turbulent week buffeted by Donald Trump’s seesawing on tariffs.
Witkoff meets Putin as Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’ on Ukraine
The visit came after Trump expressed frustration with Moscow for delaying peace talks.
Pentagon fires commander of Greenland base that Vance visited
Space Force cites ‘loss of confidence’ in Colonel Susannah Meyers over email pushing back on vice president’s comments
Iran seeks ‘real and fair’ deal in nuclear talks with US
Longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are set to hold talks on Saturday aimed at reaching a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.
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COMMENTARY
Xi quick to engage in Trump’s battle of ‘strongman’ wills
China’s leader has a historical obsession so chilling that, as with the US President’s most shocking statements, many hope it is not meant to be taken literally.
COMMENTARY
Trump vs China: The world has entered a perilous new phase
After ambiguity about how he might deal with Beijing, Donald Trump has hit it with the economic equivalent of a baseball bat. This potential cycle of escalation carries huge risks.
COMMENTARY
Trump’s tariff chaos a case of power without purpose
As Trump backflips, the hollowness of the feeble excuses that have been mounted for his tariffs becomes ever clearer.
COMMENTARY
MAGA voters ‘really don’t care’ about stockmarket shocks
If Trump’s tariffs don’t work to restore the economic prospects of ordinary Americans, it should be back to the drawing board for supporters of economic and political freedom.
COMMENTARY
Trump’s calculated brinkmanship or a humiliating backdown?
Either way, Donald Trump’s decision to suspend his suite of reciprocal tariffs is very welcome news.
COMMENTARY
The truth is we are our own biggest problem
It’s a rollercoaster ride with Donald Trump at the best of times. But while he’s President, and after he’s left office, we want our relationship with the US to remain intact.
US Politics
Why everyone will suffer in US-China economic war
The gloves are off. The next chapter of US-China decoupling has begun. The pain will be felt everywhere.
Beijing hikes to 125pc as trade war damage soars
China has hiked tariffs on America to 125 per cent but declared it would not lift them further, ending Beijing’s tit-for-tat response with Washington even as the world’s two biggest economies look for fresh ways to harm each other.
Khamenei is ready for a nuclear fight: The question is – is Trump?
The US fails to understand that for the Supreme Leader, getting bombed is preferable to giving up the bomb. He and his mullahs believe Trump’s return to power increases the importance of atomic arms.
Iran ‘may offer interim deal ahead of nuclear talks’
Tehran is reportedly considering offering to suspend some of Iran’s uranium enrichment activity, and allow UN inspectors more access to Iran’s nuclear facilities, before envoys meet US officials.
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Papua rebels blame soldiers for murder of 11 gold miners
The Indonesian government has strongly condemned the massacre of at least 11 gold miners in the remote highlands of Papua.
Indonesian political heavyweights finally clear the air
President Prabowo Subianto and de facto opposition leader Megawati Soekarnoputri have held talks that may lay groundwork for a major political deal.
Myanmar junta wants poll in civilian graveyard
Across Buddhist-majority Myanmar, the earthquake is being read as a damning verdict of Min Aung Hlaing’s leadership but the junta leader is forging ahead in the hope of capitalising on the catastrophe.
Camp ‘secretary of evil’ saw the inhumanity of humans
Irmgard Furchner, then in her mid-90s and once secretary to the commandant of the Stutthof concentration camp, was convicted of being an accessory to the murder of 10,000 people.
China’s Xi hits Hollywood, Trump whacks online giants Temu and Shein
Beijing has slashed the number of Hollywood films it will allow to screen and Washington hiked tariffs on parcels carrying goods from Chinese retailers, as Xi and Trump continue their bruising trade war.
Prince Harry meets war victims in surprise Ukraine visit
Prince Harry visited a medical clinic which provides orthopaedic devices for soldiers and civilians who have lost limbs, hours after appearing in a London court demanding taxpayer security.
US to deploy troops to Panama Canal under new deal
The joint deal stops short of allowing the US to build its own bases on the waterway but is a major concession to Donald Trump as he seeks to re-establish US influence over the canal.
Trump’s tariff man Navarro is down but not out
Elon Musk calls the scrappy trade hawk a ‘moron’, but Donald Trump values his loyalty and hard-line stances.
Spanish Siemens chief and family killed in Hudson helicopter crash
Heartbreaking photos emerge of the CEO of the Spanish branch of Siemens and his family posing in front of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter and strapped inside the aircraft moments before it plunged into the Hudson River.
Hostage release deal ‘a matter of days’: White House
Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy say progress is being made on the hostage talks as the president pressures Israel to wrap up its current military campaign in the coming weeks.
Worst self-inflicted wound: Wall St jitters back as China trade war sinks in
US stock declines accelerated after the White House said tariffs imposed on China add up to 145 per cent and a former Fed boss called Trump’s shifting policy the worst hit to a well-functioning economy.
London museum returns Indigenous remains
The remains of 36 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be flown back to Australia at the weekend before a special ceremony on Monday at the Queensland Museum.
Inside the Chinese city that says cash rewards brought a baby boom
Tianmen is betting big on a revival. But whether its hefty incentives caused a 17pc rise in births is debated.
Israel to sack pilots who signed Gaza war petition
Reserve pilots who publicly called for securing the release of hostages, even at the cost of ending the Gaza war, will be dismissed from the Israeli air force.
Europe holds fresh ‘coalition of willing’ talks
Britain and France are spearheading discussions among a ‘coalition of the willing’ of some 30 countries looking to shore up any deal Donald Trump might strike.
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