US Politics

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had the best seat in the house next to Donald Trump at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit dinner.

US President Donald Trump says it’s ‘too bad’ he can’t run for a third term, but his latest musings show he hasn’t given up on the idea entirely.

Hamas denied involvement in an attack on Israeli forces, saying that it remained committed to the ceasefire and accusing Israel of violating it.

THE ECONOMIST: A progressive Democrat Socialist is widely tipped to become the next mayor of the US President’s home town. So how did New York get here?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The lawsuit is the first by a state that seizes on Donald Trump’s unproven allegations that the use of acetaminophen (paracetamol) products during pregnancy causes autism.

Explosive new video shows the US blowing up suspected drug boats, killing 14 people in its latest maritime assault.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has said that he wants to focus on trade when he meets Xi Jinping in South Korea, even if the Chinese leader presses him on Taiwan.

AARON PATRICK: A mix of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Tony Abbott, Sanae Takaichi faces a daunting task to turn around a country in demographic decline.

The US President and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi didn’t just sign a critical minerals deal, they also autographed matching MAGA-style black caps proclaiming ‘JAPAN IS BACK’.

LATIKA M BOURKE: In copycatting the US President’s tactics, thin-skinned Anthony Albanese is degrading the role of the media. 

Donald Trump puts his foot down and says he won't resume trade talks with Canada ‘for a while’, reigniting tensions over his tariff policies.

US President Donald Trump is doing little, potentially the least, to quash speculation he will seek a third-term presidency. This is what he has just said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the Ukraine conflict rather than test nuclear-powered missiles, US President Donald Trump says.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For months, companies and officials throughout Asia have been waiting for US President Donald Trump to address a question that cuts to the core of his disruptive plans for global trade.

US President Donald Trump has signed deals with Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam on trade and critical minerals at the ASEAN summit.