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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Albo hits back at Trump’s green energy comments, defends UN

In his debut speech at the United Nations General Assembly, and just one day after Donald Trump’s verbal torching of the UN, Anthony Albanese has championed green energy.

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Trump takes to social media with a wild rant.

‘DISGRACE’: Trump claims UN orchestrated ‘triple sabotage’

US President Donald Trump says his UN speech was sabotaged in not one, but three ways — and he’s demanding arrests.

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After Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met President Donald Trump at a New York reception, he’s now reaffirmed Australia’s independent stance.

Albo claims ‘we’re not subservient’ to US after Trump selfie

After Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met US President Donald Trump at a New York reception, he has reaffirmed Australia’s independent stance ahead of his White House meeting next month.

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US President Donald Trump encountered a pair of mishaps as he addressed the UN General Assembly, prompting a fiery speech.

Trump’s UN General Assembly moments that didn’t go to plan

An escalator that refused to escalate. A teleprompter that failed to prompt. US President Donald Trump encountered a pair of mishaps as he addressed the UN General Assembly, prompting a fiery speech.

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A supporter of President Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3, 2025.

Why MAGA evangelicals cheer love and hate at the same time

THE NEW YORK TIMES: MAGA Christianity is also rooted in a dangerous distortion of Christian theology, one that motivates otherwise good people to walk a dark path.

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The left is once again all but unanimous in wanting to defend free speech.

Now the left cares about free speech again

THE NEW YORK TIMES: There is a silver lining for most things in life. This holds true for ABC’s craven (if brief) suspension, under thuggish government pressure, of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.

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Protesters outside the US Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2025.

If only Americans fought to save democracy like Ukrainians

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Sometimes you have to get outside America, and go to a place like Ukraine, to see the full impact of Donald Trump’s policies on both the US and the world.

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Ukraine should act now to retake all the land seized by Russia, President Donald Trump said.

Kremlin rejects Trump’s claims on war in Ukraine

Russian nationalists have mocked Donald Trump's flip-flop on the war in Ukraine after the US president said he believed Kyiv could retake all its land.

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Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump take a selfie.
The reaction to Trump’s blustery general assembly address ignores two inconvenient truths.

Make the World Great Again: Trump torches globalist UN

LATIKA M BOURKE: The reaction to Trump’s blustery general assembly address ignores two inconvenient truths: The UN is feckless and the US remains the undisputed leader of the world.

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Jimmy Kimmel has taped his first show since being suspended by ABC.

‘A lot of gravity’: Jimmy Kimmel addresses show’s suspension

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The late night host broke his silence in an emotional return to US airwaves, addressing the political storm that temporarily sidelined his show.

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People stop to examine a statue featuring President Donald Trump and deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23. MUST CREDIT: Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post

Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands unveiled in DC

The work is the latest in a series of politically charged sculptures critical of Donald Trump that have been placed in Washington by an anonymous group.

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Donald Trump has issued a threat to ABC minutes before Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to US airwaves.

Kimmel breaks down addressing death of Charlie Kirk

An emotional Jimmy Kimmel has returned, breaking down in tears as he set the record straight on his feelings about Charlie Kirk.

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The White House has called folr an investigation over a malfunctioning escalator.

‘Intentional’: Damning claim over Trump escalator fiasco

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto an escalator at the UN when it instantly stopped working. Now, the White House has called for someone to be fired as staff comments emerge.

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Anthony Albanese has finally met with Donald Trump.

Albo finally meets Trump face-to-face

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally spoken to US President Donald Trump in person during a formal reception at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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