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The Trump administration has frozen billions in Government spending.

‘Destructive chaos’: Trump’s mass federal funding freeze

Billions of federal funding dollars have been frozen in the US, causing panic and alarm amongst agencies, with the White House saying they are doing ‘what the American people elected Donald Trump to do.’

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Elon Musk speaks before Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in October.

Biggest sign yet that Musk and Trump could be on the rocks

There are already signs that Elon Musk’s marriage of convenience to President Donald Trump could be a fraught union.

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US tech stocks have tumbled after new Chinese competitor DeepSeek emerged. (EPA PHOTO)

Is China’s new AI app DeepSeek safe to use?

It’s the new artificial intelligence chatbot that’s sending shock waves through Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Washington. But how safe is the Chinese-owned app?

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Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, June 22, 2024.

Gazans return home to find only fragments of former lives

THE WASHINGTON POST: From Gaza City in the north to Rafah in the south, entire neighbourhoods that once bustled with life now lie in ruin.

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Donald Trump wants Arab counties to take more refugees.

‘Clean out’: Trump’s plea to Arab countries

President Donald Trump said he wants Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinian refugees as part of a plan to “clean out” Gaza, a controversial proposal previously advocated by voices on Israel’s far right.

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters and signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Thursday.

The strategy behind Donald Trump’s first week back in office

President Trump’s first week back in office was very different to his first term in the White House. We take a look at his strategy to understand why he kicked off with such a bang.

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The four female Israeli soldiers were paraded in front of a crowd by Hamas militants before being shepherded into Red Cross vehicles.

Tears and cheers as Israeli soldiers finally return home

Four female Israeli soldiers were released by Hamas in Gaza City and 200 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel, the start of a second week of a planned six-week ceasefire and hostage release deal.

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A photo circulated by the White House.

‘It begins’: Trump starts huge immigrant deportation plan

The Trump administration has circulated photos showing US troops loading shackled detainees onto a military cargo plane, as the White House declared a start to the mass deportation campaign.

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Regular flossing may save you a trip to the dentist.

Dentists reveal correct technique to floss your teeth

Everyone knows they need to floss. But when should they do it, how often and what technique should they use? We asked the professionals.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) testifies Tuesday during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Trump ambassador nominee slams ‘anti-Semitic’ UN

President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the United Nations said the US would determine whether to continue funding UN agencies that are ‘antisemitic or engaging in fraud, corruption or terrorism’.

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House on Monday.

Trump eyes deadline for tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Trump underscored his intention to use tariffs as a tool of international economic policy and an increasingly vital source of government revenue.

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IDF Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi addressing Israeli troops in December 2023.

Israel’s military chief to resign over October 7 failures

Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi said he plans to resign in March, in the highest-level departure to date of a military or security official over the Hamas-led attacks in 2023.

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Immigration, energy, trans rights and tariffs: These are the executive orders and directives President Donald Trump has revealed he will enact within hours.

All the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1

Donald Trump has long vowed to dismantle federal regulations, exact revenge on his political enemies, uproot the federal bureaucracy he’s referred to as the ‘deep state’ and eliminate government waste.

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President Donald Trump is cracking down on immigration and birth rights.

Immigration crackdown as Trump strengthens border

The US government will not recognise citizenship of children born in the US to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related orders President Trump plans to sign Monday.

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A trade war between the US and China has been delayed.

Trump delays China tariffs, USD down in reaction

President-elect Donald Trump will not unveil China-specific tariffs on his first day in office, as the incoming administration starts with potential engagement with Beijing rather than another trade war.

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