US Politics

Incoming NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Jewish leaders rebuke Mamdani over synagogue protest remarks

THE NEW YORK TIMES: His initial response to the protest did little to quell that unease and was widely criticised by some Jewish leaders.

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Donald Trump is threatening to sure the BBC for $US5 billion.

How Trump’s monster lawsuit could destroy the BBC

ROSA PRINCE: The case is overblown and Trump’s graceless, grasping threat is yet another White House assault on press freedom.

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National Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble are presented to journalists in the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Are these the biggest turkeys to get Trump pardons? Maybe

Donald Trump is set to continue a 78-year tradition when he pardons this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkeys.

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Beijing claims that Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the future of Taiwan during their call.

Xi presses Trump on Taiwan as pair plan reciprocal meetings

Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the status of the self-governing island of Taiwan and urged his counterpart to maintain improved ties, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

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Erika Kirk reveals shocking wish after her husband died,

Erika Kirk's shock admission after husband Charlie’s murder

Charlie Kirk’s wife stuns audiences with a deeply personal admission about the aftermath of her husband’s assassination in an emotional interview with Megyn Kelly.

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Jeffrey Epstein.

Fresh push to unseal Epstein grand jury materials

Judges have been asked to reconsider prior decisions to keep sealed the grand jury materials from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases.

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Criminal charges against James Comey and Letitia James have been tossed after a judge ruled Trump’s appointed prosecutor was unlawfully installed.

Judge overturns controversial Trump-era indictments

A federal judge has thrown out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling that Donald Trump’s hand-picked prosecutor had no legal authority to charge them.

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US President Donald Trump will visit China in April at President Xi Jinping's invitation. (AP PHOTO)

Trump, Xi call to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will visit China after a discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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As things stand, Ukraine is battered but continues to hold Russia to incremental advances.

What it will really take to end the war in Ukraine

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is unclear where the new deal is headed. Here is what seven experts in the United States, Europe and Russia think needs to be done. 

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Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of staff Andriy Yermak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold a press conference following their closed-door talks on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva.

US, Ukraine to change draft of peace plan favouring Kremlin

Negotiations are continuing in Geneva on Sunday as a US-imposed Thanksgiving deadline approaches.

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a conference in Washington on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. While Trump has suggested at times he was willing to bolster support for Ukraine, he has gravitated back repeatedly to RussiaÕs demands. (Allison Robbert/The New York Times)

Trump shows power and one Republican reveals his weakness

Just when it appeared that US President Donald Trump’s hold over his party might be slipping, his most vocal Republican antagonist seemed to back away from the fight.

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Anthony Albanese joined world leaders adopting a climate-focused G20 declaration, after Donald Trump accused host South Africa of ‘weaponising’ its presidency and boycotted the summit.

Albanese backs G20 climate deal after Trump boycotts summit

Anthony Albanese has joined world leaders adopting a climate-focused G20 declaration, after Donald Trump accused host South Africa of ‘weaponising’ its presidency and boycotted the summit.

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Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she will resign from office in January. (AP PHOTO)

‘Traitor’ Republican quits congress after Trump feud

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a once-loyal supporter of Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that ties with the United States could fracture as Washington demands Kyiv respond in five days to its plan to end the war with Russia.

Zelensky: Ukraine faces ‘difficult choice’ over US plan

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that ties with the United States could fracture as Washington demands Kyiv respond in five days to its plan to end the war with Russia.

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President Donald Trump speaks as New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani stands beside him in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Trump’s ‘surprise’ as he meets Mamdani at White House

The US President has spent the last several months warning that Zohran Mamdani posed an existential threat to New York City, but the pair have now met face-to-face.

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