THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have travelled to an area of Texas devastated by last weekend’s extreme flash flooding, which left more than 120 people dead. 

Donald Trump has told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney a new tariff rate of 35 per cent will go into effect on August 1.

A former Sydney councillor who reinvented himself as a MAGA-aligned influencer in the United States has been tapped by President Donald Trump as his pick for ambassador to Malaysia.

Business opportunities will rub up against security and ideological tensions as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leads an Australian delegation to China.

Anthony Albanese is spruiking his six-day visit to China as important for national security and the economy as concerns grow over his lack of direct engagement with the US on defence and trade. 

Anthony Albanese is spruiking his six-day visit to China as important for Australia’s economy and national security as concerns grow over his lack of direct engagement with the US on defence and trade.

For the duration of mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial, she maintained a level disposition – but there was one moment that broke her.

A young boy has been rushed to hospital after being shot during a hunting trip in regional NSW.

Australian Olympic swimming champion Leisel Jones has given an update on her wellbeing, less than two weeks after revealing she had wanted to ‘end it all’ in a raw and vulnerable post on social media.

An ancient Indigenous rock art collection close to Woodside’s Burrup gas hub been recognised as a World Heritage-listed site.

THE ECONOMIST: Flush with cash and fired up by the AI boom, many venture capitalists are looking to hold on to the most promising startups for longer, hoping to ride their valuations into the stratosphere.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Sotheby’s has just sold Jane Birkin’s original Hermes prototype for a whopping $15 million.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Queensland’s stirring State of Origin triumph will long be remembered for the contribution of captain Cameron Munster, who played just days after the death of his father.

MARK RILEY: When an Aussie PM can expect a warmer welcome in Beijing than Washington, we’re in unusual times.

MATTHEW RICHARDSON’S TOP 10: Why are umpires stopping play nearly every time a player stays down for a few seconds?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have travelled to an area of Texas devastated by last weekend’s extreme flash flooding, which left more than 120 people dead. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In recent months, the US military has seen a potentially broader vulnerability, as both Israel and Ukraine attacked adversaries with drones smuggled deep behind enemy lines.

Had the Texas floods happened 12 hours before or after, when the light of day would have allowed people to see what was happening before it was too late, there would likely have been far fewer fatalities.

‘That’s what happens when Hollywood meets Wimbledon.’

It’s a new financial year, so you might be asking yourself if you should really be paying for all those streaming subscriptions. Here are the pros and cons for each major platform.

Dexter Morgan cannot be killed. The serial killer is now onto his fourth series and this time, he’s found some frenemies.

They are fluffy, creepy and loved by adults, kids and celebrities. But what is the blind box buying obsession really doing to those who go to extreme lengths to obtain a ‘rare’ monster?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A year ago, a 1,200-acre stretch of farmland outside New Carlisle, Indiana, was an empty cornfield. Now, seven Amazon data centres have risen up, each larger than a football stadium.

When vapes started to become popular, the tiny cartridges carried big promises, presented as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and a path to quit smoking. So why are alarms now being raised?

THE WASHINGTON POST: Sotheby’s has just sold Jane Birkin’s original Hermes prototype for a whopping $15 million.

SARAH DI LORENZO: Most people have never heard of andropause, but like menopause, it should not be a taboo topic.

They are fluffy, creepy and loved by adults, kids and celebrities. But what is the blind box buying obsession really doing to those who go to extreme lengths to obtain a ‘rare’ monster?

Australian Olympic swimming champion Leisel Jones has given an update on her wellbeing, less than two weeks after revealing she had wanted to ‘end it all’ in a raw and vulnerable post on social media.

‘That’s what happens when Hollywood meets Wimbledon.’

The Italian superstar said one word to the veteran champ that, according to Novak, was not required.

A teenage boy has died after a hole he dug on a beach collapsed in on him, burying him alive. 

Had the Texas floods happened 12 hours before or after, when the light of day would have allowed people to see what was happening before it was too late, there would likely have been far fewer fatalities.

A mother who hid two of her stillborn children in her house has been spared a jail sentence.