US Politics

Shigeru Ishiba says Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on Japan is "extremely disappointing".

Japan fights back against US tariffs, jobs threatened

As Japan battles US tariffs that threaten its economy, the country’s prime minister concedes he's unlikely to secure any immediate relief but is promising to cushion the economic blow for domestic firms.

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Search and rescue operations continue in a Khan Yunis unit block after Israeli air strikes.

IDF strikes kill 32 Gazans on eve of Netanyahu’s Trump visit

Israel’s military late on Sunday ordered Palestinians to evacuate several neighbourhoods in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah shortly after about 10 projectiles were fired from Gaza.

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President Donald Trump says sometimes you need to ‘take medicine’ to fix things. (AP PHOTO)

‘Take medicine’: Trump reacts to global market chaos

US President Donald Trump has addressed the global market bloodbath, saying he doesn’t ‘want anything to go down’ but claimed sometimes you need to ‘take medicine’.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr has met with the families of two children who died from measles in Texas. (AP PHOTO)

RFK Jr backs vaccine after second child dies of measles

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has travelled to Texas after a second unvaccinated child died from measles.

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More volatility could be in store on Wall Street this week. (AP PHOTO)

US stocks brace for more tariff turmoil after battering

Tariff-stunned markets face another week of potential tariff turmoil, with fallout from President Donald Trump’s sweeping import levies keeping investors on edge after the worst week for US stocks in five years.

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President Donald Trump tosses a MAGA hat at his event to sign tariffs, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)

The two theories behind Donald Trump’s tariff shock plan

There are two related theories of what Donald Trump’s dramatic revision of the global trade system is intended to accomplish.

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Marco Rubio says South Sudan has failed to accept the return of its citizens. (AP PHOTO)

‘Taking advantage’: US to revoke all South Sudan visas

The US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over the African nation's failure to accept the return of repatriated citizens.

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People demonstrate against Trump's policies and Musk's DOGE cuts.

Thousands turn out to protest Trump, Musk and tariffs

Thousands of people have crowded in front of the Washington Monument to protest President Donald Trump’s dismantling of federal agencies, alleged circumvention of due process and introduction of tariffs.

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US President Donald Trump, who was seen reading the New York Post, touted an "economic revolution". (AP PHOTO)

‘Hang tough’: Trump’s message as US starts collecting tariffs

A baseline 10 per cent levy announced by US President Donald Trump has begun being collected at ports of entry across the United States.

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says tariffs are not ‘the way forward’ for Australia.

‘Not the way forward’: Finance Minister hits out at tariffs

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says tariffs are not ‘the way forward’, opening up about the next steps the Albanese Government will take as it tries to stem the fallout.

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Donald Trump shares a video of what he says is an attacvk on Houthi rebels.

Trump shares wild video of reported Houthi attack online

US President Donald Trump has shared a confronting video of what he says is an attack on Houthis, presumably in Yemen.

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There could be a silver lining for struggling mortgage holders, as experts sound the alarm on US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff pledge.

Silver lining for homeowners in Trump tariff plan

There could be a silver lining for struggling mortgage holders, as experts sound the alarm on US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff pledge.

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US President Donald Trump has hit back at his detractors after global markets nosedived in response to his tariff plan.

‘TIME TO GET RICH’: Trump’s defiant response to tariff shock

US President Donald Trump has hit back at his detractors in a series of defiant posts on Truth Social as Wall Street plummeted to record $US4 trillion losses following his global tariff rollout.

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Donald Trump was defiant as Wall Street plummeted for a second straight day.

‘Time to get rich’: Trump defiant as $US4 trillion wiped off US stocks

US stocks closed for their worst week since 2020 after China retaliated against US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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