US Politics

The devastated family of ICU nurse Alex Pretti have condemned the Trump administration’s ‘sickening lies’ about the circumstances that led up to his shooting at the hands of Federal agents. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Videos on social media appear to contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis. WARNING: Graphic

Tension is mounting in Minneapolis after a man was shot dead by a federal officer in the second such incident in the US city this month.

Anthony Albanese is struggling to find a way to decline an offer from Donald Trump to join the US President’s controversial Board of Peace’.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Billions of dollars are trading hands on sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, where people bet on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to election outcomes.

The plan would require investment of at least $US25 billion in the devastated Palestinian enclave, according to the proposal.

US President suing JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for closing accounts belonging to Mr Trump and related entities in early 2021, in what the lawsuit calls political actions.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers will arrive in the Middle East in the coming days.

The new peace board was initially envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, but it has morphed into something far more ambitious.

Despite a tactical retreat, great risks remain.

The US says it plans to work directly with other countries - rather than the World Health Organisation - on disease surveillance and other health priorities.

US President Donald Trump says he has had ‘good’ talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump pounces on weakness, but retreats from strength. That’s why world leaders desperately need to stand up to Trump and push back on his tariffs.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hailed a speech by Canada’s Prime Minister denouncing Donald Trump’s attacks on the global rules-based order as a ‘stunning’ and ‘thoughtful’ contribution.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Europe’s reprieve is well-earned. And while it is one that should never have even needed to be granted in the first place, there is a danger that Europeans will take the wrong lesson.