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Mike Myers has let his T-shirt do the talking about he thinks of Donald Trump's plans for Canada. (AP PHOTO)

Mike Myers makes swipe at Trump's '51st state' claims

Wearing the slogan ‘Canada Is Not for Sale’, Mike Myers has made a pointed statement on Saturday Night Live about Donald Trump's plans for his home country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 2: (L-R) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron hold a meeting during a summit at Lancaster House on March 2, 2025 in London, England. Following this week's meetings between Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and US President Donald Trump, a meeting convenes in London with European leaders to discuss future peace in Ukraine. (Photo by Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Why the Western world should be grateful to Ukraine

EDITORIAL: Clearly, Donald Trump wants Ukraine to fold to Russia. That would be a catastrophe for the Western world, even if Mr Trump is too busy hero-worshipping Putin to see it. 

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The Trump administration has cancelled foreign aid grants and contracts worth almost $A97 billion. (AP PHOTO)

USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths

A senior official in the US Agency for International Development has been put on leave after warning dismantling of the agency will lead to unnecessary deaths.

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Peter Dutton says he will ‘lobby’ US President Donald Trump to reconsider his position on Ukraine.

‘Disappointed’ Dutton vows to lobby Trump on Ukraine

Peter Dutton says he will ‘lobby’ US President Donald Trump to reconsider his position on Ukraine, as the fallout from the incredible White House stoush continues.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron embrace during the summit at Lancaster House/

Europe leaders ‘double down’ on Zelensky after Trump blow-up

Rattled leaders on the continent are scrambling to salvage US support for Ukraine after President Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the White House on Friday in Washington. MUST CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

Wall Street ends higher after Zelensky, Trump clash

US stocks have rallied, with the S&P 500 jumping 1.6 per cent to trim its loss for the month, after a disastrous meeting between the US and Ukraine presidents.

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US President Donald Trump won support from the cryptocurrency industry in his 2024 election bid

Trump says crypto will be part of US strategic reserve

US President Donald Trump has declared his love for bitcoin, ethereum and three other cryptocurrencies set to be included in a crypto strategic reserve.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) tears up her advanced copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the end of the event on Feb. 4, 2020.

Nancy Pelosi’s seven-word message ahead of Trump speech

Nancy Pelosi, can still recall exactly how she ripped Donald Trump’s speech into shreds during his last State of the Union address. And she has a message for Democrats ahead of Trump’s return to Congress.

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US support is still needed for a peace deal in Ukraine, shadow home affairs minister James Paterson says, despite a heated exchange between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine peace deal 'not durable without US backing': Coalition

US support is still needed for a peace deal in Ukraine, shadow home affairs minister James Paterson says, despite a heated exchange between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the White House on Friday in Washington.

What body language analysts say about Trump-Zelensky blow-up

As the world reels from a live-streamed argument between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and J.D. Vance, body language experts reveal the three things that helped fuel the unusual public flap.

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US President Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky "you're gambling with World War III". (AP PHOTO)

Why the Trump-Zelensky spat was so unprecedented

OPINION: What happened in the Oval Office between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was something that has never happened in the nearly 250-year history of this country.

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US President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "You are gambling with World War III". (AP PHOTO)

Why Europe may hold key to calming ugly White House spat

LATIKA M BOURKE: The Oval Office shouting match between Donald Trump, JD Vance and Ukraine’s President was ugly and catastrophic. And it will take a strong voice from Europe to help stabilise tensions now.

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Four takeaways from astonishing Trump-Zelensky blow-up

The Ukraine and the US jousted publicly and aggressively in a way that could upend already tenuous US support for the Zelensky government. Here are four key takeaways.

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US President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "You are gambling with World War III". (AP PHOTO)

WATCH: Extraordinary video shows heated Zelensky, Trump clash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stormed out of the White House after a meeting with US President Donald Trump descended into a fiery clash on camera.

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JAMELLE BOUIE:  If Elon Musk were a Cabinet official, he would be among the most powerful and influential Cabinet officials in American history. But Musk is not a Cabinet official. He’s a kind of co-president.

If Trump alone can fix it, what is Elon Musk doing?

JAMELLE BOUIE: If Elon Musk were a Cabinet official, he would be among the most powerful and influential Cabinet officials in American history. But Musk is not a Cabinet official. He’s a kind of co-president.

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