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Formner US president Bill Clinton has been subpoenaed as a pair of congressmen push for the release of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Clintons among big names subpoenaed as committee chases Epstein dirt

Almost a dozen subpoenas have been issued across both sides of the political divide.

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Donald Trump’s administration are set to trial entry bonds for visitors to the US.

Travellers on notice as Trump set to impose entry bonds

The United States government has signed off on a pilot program that could require some inbound travellers to pay bonds of up to US$15k to enter.

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Donald Trump has seized on the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle denim drama.

Is this the end of Woke America? Republicans think so

AARON PATRICK: Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad is seen by the left and right as sending a powerful message about race in America.

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Pam Bondi, US attorney general, speaks during a news conference in the White House in Washington, DC.

US A-G orders grand jury hearings on Trump-Russia probe

Pam Bondi has directed a prosecutor to present evidence to a grand jury regarding the investigation into the 2016 Presidential election. But it is still unclear who would face charges.

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India said it was being ‘targeted’ by the US and the European Union over its imports of Russian oil

India calls out US, EU trade with Russia after tariff threat

India said it was being ‘targeted’ by the US and the European Union over its imports of Russian oil after US President Donald Trump threatened New Delhi with much steeper tariffs.

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The acting administrator of NASA has issued a directive to fast-track efforts to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

NASA fast-tracks putting nuclear reactor on Moon

THE NEW YORK TIMES: NASA has put out a call for commercial interests to establish a nuclear reactor on the Moon. It is, however, not clear what it will power.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the White House/

Civil arrest warrant issued for Texas Democrats fleeing vote

Democrats have left the state to try to stop Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the GOP five more safe seats.

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Benjamin Netanyahu has issued his strongest language on Gaza and Hamas yet.

US in ‘all or nothing’ hostage bid amid Netanyahu’s Gaza vow

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff announced the end of ‘piecemeal’ ceasefire negotiations, as Israel’s leader digs in for another offensive to ‘occupy Gaza’.

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Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Sydney Sweeney

Donald Trump drags ‘woke singer’ Taylor Swift in fiery rant

US President Donald Trump has taken a sharp jab at Taylor Swift in a new rant, where he praised Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad and political stance.

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap India with an even steeper tariff if it continues to purchase ‘massive amounts’ of Russian oil.

Trump threatens steeper India tariffs over Russian oil

US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap India with an even steeper tariff if it continues to purchase ‘massive amounts’ of Russian oil.

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The EU will delay planned US tariffs for six months to allow for trade talks.

EU ‘suspends’ planned US tariffs

The European Union will suspend for six months its planned countermeasures against the United States’ tariffs,which were set to take effect this week.

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Donald Trump loves Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad.

‘I love her’: Trump’s shock Sweeney statement

US superstar Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle ad has made it all the way to the US President, with a new revelation sparking a personal endorsement of ‘love’ from Donald Trump.

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The Texas State Capitol in Austin, March 11, 2025. Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives said they fled the state on Sunday.

Democrats flee Texas to stop Trump vote-grabbing move

Fifty-one Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives left the state on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to stop Republicans from redrawing congressional maps to favour Donald Trump’s party.

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THE ECONOMIST: How did the legendary consultancy firm, which turns 100 next year, lose its edge?

Consultancy giant McKinsey’s identity crisis

THE ECONOMIST: How did the legendary consultancy firm, which turns 100 next year, lose its edge?

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak to President Donald Trump in coming days.

Trump, Carney set for tariff talks in coming days

The US President and Canadian Prime Minister will likely talk ‘over the next number of days’ after the US imposed a 35 per cent tariff on goods not covered by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

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