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US president Donald Trump announced he would “seek to negotiate” foreign agreements instead of slapping tariffs on Australia’s critical minerals.

US tariff backdown ‘critical’ for Australia

US president Donald Trump announced he would “seek to negotiate” foreign agreements instead of slapping tariffs on Australia’s critical minerals.

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Nearly one year into his second term, US President Donald Trump declares he answers only to his own morality.

This is not how a normal president speaks

Nearly one year into his second term, US President Donald Trump declares he answers only to his own morality.

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U.S. high school students on Wednesday protest federal agents and the fatal shooting of Renée Good.

Family of Renee Good hire George Floyd attorney

THE WASHINGTON POST: As tensions rise in Minneapolis, Renee Good’s family announced they hired one of the lawyers who represented George Floyd’s family after he was murdered by a police officer.

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Donald Trump’s latest action is part of a broader effort to ⁠create incentives for chipmakers to produce more semiconductors in the United States.

‘Security risk’: Trump slaps 25pc tariff on AI chips

Donald Trump's latest action is part of a broader effort to ⁠create incentives for chipmakers to produce more semiconductors in the United States.

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Iran's airspace has been closed and the US is sending warships to the Middle East.

Iran airspace closed: US moves warships to Middle East

The Pentagon has ordered US warships in the South China Sea to move immediately to the Middle East, reports claim, and Iran has shut down its airspace, as fears of imminent military intervention grow.

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Iran State TV has broadcast what has been labelled an assassination threat.

‘Won’t miss’: Iran’s chilling Trump assassination threat

Iran has broadcast a blunt, direct threat to US President Donald Trump as tensions between nations erupt.

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Thought to be the most recent video  out of Iran, protests in the street.

‘Go after the leadership’: Trump hints at Iran action

As the White House considers military options in Iran, some political allies are concerned about attempting another high-risk operation or starting a wider war.

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Footage has captured US President Donald Trump’s wild reaction to being called a ‘paedophile protector’ during a tour of a car factory.

WATCH: Trump flips off heckler after ‘paedophile’ slur

Footage has captured US President Donald Trump’s wild reaction to being called a ‘paedophile protector’ during a tour of a car factory.

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A senior Trump administration official has warned Australia’s proposed hate speech legislation could have ‘deeply perverse’ outcomes that let extremists off the hook while penalising legitimate debate.

‘Deeply perverse’: MAGA attacks Australia’s hate speech laws

A senior Trump administration official has warned Australia’s proposed hate speech legislation could have ‘deeply perverse’ outcomes that let extremists off the hook while penalising legitimate debate.

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Lauren Boebert, right, holds a copy of Petrina Ryan‑Kleid's painting Parsing Bill, which was allegedly displayed in deceased child sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein's home.

Congress threatens Bill Clinton over Epstein no-show

In a letter, the former president said a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee was ‘invalid and legally unenforceable’.

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US President Donald Trump is urging Iranians to keep protesting and says help is on the way.

‘Help is on the way’: Trump urges Iran to keep protesting

More than 2000 people are reported to have been killed in Iran's protests that were sparked by the country's dire economic conditions.

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The main contenders for ambassador to the US.

‘Moronically stupid’: Who insiders say will replace Rudd

Feverish speculation is underway as to who will fill the country’s most prized diplomatic position after Kevin Rudd’s early resignation as Australia’s Ambassador to the US.

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A secret plane was painted to look like a civilian plane before it attacked a narco-terrorist boat.

Why new US boat attack revelations could breach rules of war

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar ‘perfidy’.

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US President Donald Trump has ordered a 25 per cent tariff on countries that do business with Iran.

‘Effective immediately’: Trump’s latest 25 per cent tariff

US President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on any country who does business with one nation.

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Kevin Rudd has stepped down as Australian Ambassador to the US.

PM insists Trump had ‘no influence’ in Rudd quitting post

Anthony Albanese has insisted that the Trump administration had no influence in Australian envoy Kevin Rudd’s decision to quit the posting just months after a White House humiliation. 

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