Detail in first US trade deal bad for Australia
The US has inked its first post tariff trade deal with the United Kingdom the beneficiary – but there is one detail that will disappoint Australia.
May 8, 2025
Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts
Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid funding
May 8, 2025
Trump wants direct talks with Xi – Politico
The US president is reportedly not interested in informal diplomatic contact with China on trade
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. As a pope who wanted to stay close to the people and at times advocated a more moderate line at the Church, he presided over several key reforms during his time leading the Vatican.
April 21, 2025
POPE FRANCIS DIES: Vatican announces death of the pontiff aged 88
The head of the Catholic Church has died, aged 88, after a short battle with illness, triggering a global period of mourning.
April 21, 2025
‘Manipulation’: China fumes over video
A revealing video released by Ukraine showing two men being interrogated has sparked tensions as China scurries to shut down the “hype”.>
April 15, 2025
Amid trade war ambiguity, Trump signals he will place further tariffs on Chinese tech
'These are things that are national security,' says U.S. commerce secretary
April 14, 2025
Trump threatens to add 50% tariffs on China if retaliatory tariffs not dropped
China condemns Trump administration tariffs as 'economic bullying'
April 7, 2025
Trump tariffs ‘economic bullying’ – Beijing
China has accused the US of undermining global stability
April 7, 2025
Trump's trade war goes global: U.S. president blows up postwar order
First he came for Canada and Mexico. Now he's coming for everyone else
April 3, 2025
Erdogan arrests the candidate who could beat him
Turkey’s president fears to run against Istanbul’s mayor
March 23, 2025
Putin just called Trump’s bluff on Ukraine, with the Russian art of the ‘no’ deal
March 19, 2025
G7 warns Russia of expanded sanctions unless it backs ceasefire
March 15, 2025
'Passportisation', propaganda: In occupied Ukraine, Russia lays down roots
As Ukraine and Russia edge closer to peace talks, neither side seem willing to compromise on the sovereignty of the occupied territories that Russia has seized in east Ukraine. For the Ukrainian nationals who live there, ‘Russification’ has become an inescapable part of daily life.
March 13, 2025