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Claudia Sheinbaum gesturing at a map at a point where it shows the words “America Mexicana”.

In message to Trump, Mexico’s president displays old map of ‘Mexican America’

Claudia Sheinbaum gave a sarcastic history lesson to the president-elect, while Canada has also hit back at comments about it becoming the 51st US state.

  • Megan Janetsky

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Izzat Abdulhadi, head of the general delegation of Palestine to Australia.

‘Very thankful’: Top Palestinian envoy praises Australia for breaking with Israel

Izzat Abdulhadi has praised Labor for daring to repeatedly anger Israel and break with the United States in its stance on the Middle East.

  • Matthew Knott
Justin Trudeau and then-president Donald Trump in 2017.

How Trump’s taunts and threats added to the woes confronting Justin Trudeau

After more than a decade as prime minister, Justin Trudeau has succumbed to unpopularity at home - but what role did Donald Trump play in his departure?

  • Patrick James
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wrote to the Remuneration Tribunal about Director of Public Prosecutions Raelene Sharp’s pay.

Albanese minister to fly to Israel to mend fractured relationship

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ mission to resuscitate the Australian government’s relationship with Israel follows months of deterioration.

  • Matthew Knott
Israeli ambasador Amir Maimon said Israel was trying to “uproot the cancer” of Hamas.

‘Don’t point fingers at us’: Israeli ambassador’s message to Australians

In a rare interview, the Israeli ambassador said he believed many Australians fail to grasp the seriousness of the security threats his nation faces.

  • Matthew Knott
Opposition home affairs spokesperson James Paterson.

Albanese government ‘failed to act’ on reforming foreign influence laws: Coalition

Coalition spokesman for home affairs and cybersecurity James Paterson said the government has taken too long to introduce reforms for foreign influence laws.

  • Olivia Ireland
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with her Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, in Kyiv.

Australia to reopen embassy in Kyiv almost three years after Russian invasion

The government had been encouraged by President Volodymyr Zelensky to reopen the embassy, while other senior Ukrainians had expressed frustration with the government’s reluctance to return.

  • Rob Harris
China’s President Xi Jinping last month. Officials from the Chinese embassy in Canberra included government funding for “anti-China” research at ASPI on an infamous list of 14 grievances provided to journalists in 2020.

‘Command and control’: Labor’s cuts to hawkish think tank raises hackles

A think tank set to be one of the losers from the decision was several years ago named by Chinese officials on an infamous list of 14 grievances.

  • Matthew Knott
Penny Wong arrived in London on Tuesday.

No apologies: Wong gives her side of the story of the call with Israel

Israel’s foreign minister has accused Penny Wong of abandoning Israel in its most difficult year during a phone conversation that turned sour.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Relations between The Israeli and the Australian government are strained.

Inside the fiery meeting that would define the government’s relationship with Israel

Fallout from the war in Gaza has created a deepening rift in relations between Australia and Israel. The hostilities are political and personal.

  • Matthew Knott

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