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A video of Donald Trump near a sand trap on a Scottish fairway.

Can the world trust Trump? This golf video might have the answer

The US president has made some big claims, but his tough talk could be drowned out by one seemingly dubious play on the golf course.

  • David Crowe

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US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club.

‘That’s real starvation stuff’: Trump disputes Israel’s Gaza claims, slashes Putin’s Ukraine deadline

The US president has called on Israel to speed up the flow of food to Gaza and set a new timeframe for Russia to end the war in Ukraine, intensifying his demands on both global flashpoints.

  • David Crowe
Britain’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier docked at Darwin on Thursday.

‘Fight together’: Britain warns on China, backs Australia

British Defence Minister John Healey says the two nations would deter enemies by being more ready to fight in some of his most assertive remarks on global security risks.

  • David Crowe
Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of treason in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Under the gun over Epstein, Trump tries to finger Obama for ‘treason’

The latest attempt by Donald Trump to distract from the Epstein issue could be dismissed as frivolous, but it appears to be having some effect in media circles.

  • Michael Koziol
DeAnna and Derek Huffman in Red Square, Moscow.

Father who moved family to Russia to escape ‘woke’ America is sent to front line

Derek Huffman, who relocated his family to Russia seeking “traditional” values, thought he had joined the Russian Army in a non-combat role.

  • Kieran Kelly and Louis Brady
Students and staff at a factory in Tatarstan constructing matte black “Geran-2” drones, the Russian-built version of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136.

Inside Russia’s suicide drone factories manned by teenagers

Children as young as 15 are recruited to help increase the production of drones, a key to Vladimir Putin’s plans to relentlessly pound Ukrainian cities and drain morale.

  • Daniel Hardaker
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Some of the Russian agents named by the UK government, clockwise from top-left: Aleksandr Vladimirovich Osadchuk, Nikolay Aleksandrovich Korchagin, Yevgeniy Mikhaylovich Serebriakov, Yuriy Federovich Denisov, Vladislav Yevgenyevich Borovkov and Artem Valeryvich Ochichenko.

‘Chaos and disorder’: Russian spies named, sanctioned by UK government

The UK government revealed the Russian agents who engaged in the attacks over more than a decade, in a rare exposure aimed at highlighting the scale of the threat to the public.

  • David Crowe
US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Do not bomb Moscow: Trump restricts new weapons for Ukraine

The US president’s warning raises new doubts about pressure being applied on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • David Crowe
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.

Trump gives Putin 50-day deadline to end war or face secondary sanctions

The US president seized on Russia’s economic weakness and spoke openly of his ability to use US tariffs as a tool to compel foreign leaders to back down from war.

  • Michael Koziol and David Crowe
Finland’s Preisdent Alexander Stubb has some advice about living next to Russia.

Landmines, fences and plenty of ‘sisu’: Life living next door to Vladimir Putin

From the Finnish president’s lakeside summer residence, Alexander Stubb tells Peter Hartcher what Australia can learn from Finland’s experience.

  • Peter Hartcher

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