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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah.

Rubio says Ukraine may need to do ‘difficult things’ to get peace deal

US could resume sending military aid and intelligence tomorrow if crunch talks in Saudi Arabia go well, US secretary of state says.

  • Rob Harris

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It took a trade war and the threat of annexation for Mark Carney, once seen as just a steady steward of national finances, to come out of his shell.

New Trump-baiting world leader has vowed not to ‘bow down to a bully’

It took a trade war and the threat of Canada’s annexation for Mark Carney – once seen as just a steady steward of national finances – to come out of his shell.

  • Benedict Smith
Mark Carney, while being in the public eye for much of his career, has not been a traditional politician before making his bid for party leadership.

Ex-central banker Mark Carney to become Canada’s next PM

Carney will take over from Justin Trudeau at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States and must hold a general election soon.

  • Ismail Shakil
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Trump flags showdown with Iran on nuclear, threatens Russia sanctions

He appears to admit Vladimir Putin is exploiting a pause in US aid to Ukraine but is only doing “what anybody else would do” and “bombing the hell out of them”.

  • Michael Koziol
Tumini showing some of her scars from the Bali bombing. Her wounds were so ghastly that the hospital workers who received her assumed she was dead.

Bali bombing patients caught up in Indonesia’s DOGE-style budget cuts

Tumini still remembers the explosions and screams, and stumbling into that smoky night from Paddy’s bar, where she had been mixing cocktails.

  • Zach Hope, Amilia Rosa and Karuni Rompies
Teacher Chen Si-Zhuang visits the Ci-Hu Memorial Statue Park, which houses sculptures of late leader Chiang Kai-shek.

No need for red paint: Taiwan finds a fix to historical statue problem

What should be done with the tributes to historically significant but flawed figures? The answer may lie in a nondescript park near Taipei.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
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Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, addresses supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany.

Germany’s conservatives win election but hard coalition talks loom

Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz is on track to be chancellor after claiming victory, while exit polls suggest the far-right AfD came in second.

  • Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams
AfD leader Alice Weidel takes part in a televised discussion in Germany last Sunday.

The woman leading Germany’s far-right resurgence

Terrorist attacks and job cuts have left Germans feeling bitter, and Alice Weidel is set to benefit in an election some say could seal the fate of Europe.

  • Rob Harris
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.

‘I’ve had it’: Trump admits Russia attacked Ukraine as he blames Zelensky, Biden

While the US president vented, his special envoy to Ukraine broke ranks and praised Zelensky as an embattled and courageous leader following a critical meeting in Kyiv.

  • Michael Koziol
It’s becoming clear that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky can no longer rely on US assistance. Donald Trump wants a deal with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and wants it fast.

It’s not your imagination: Trump siding with Putin on Ukraine is scary

Donald Trump’s personal attack on Volodymyr Zelensky and his adoption of Putin’s talking points raise the question of who will stand up for truth and decency.

  • Michael Koziol

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