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Vice President JD Vance made his vice-presidential debut on the global security stage his mission was blatantly clear: take MAGA to the world.

MAGA is going global, and JD Vance is leading the charge

THE WASHINGTON POST: Vice President JD Vance made his vice-presidential debut on the global security stage in Europe with a scolding speech and one clear mission: take MAGA to the world.

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US Vice-President JD Vance has weighed in on Germany's upcoming election during a visit to Munich.

JD Vance meets leader of German far-right AfD party

US Vice President JD Vance has met with the leader of a German far-right party after backing it as an eligible political partner ahead of a national election.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s whirlwind now blows through Europe.

Trump’s whirlwind now blows through Europe

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The great collision has begun. As President Donald Trump’s national security team arrived in Europe this week, very little about their hard-line message came as a surprise.

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Santiago Bourdieum died after jumping from the cliffs at Spitting Caves in Hawaii.

Cliff jump goes horribly wrong as instructor leaps to death

Chilling footage shows the fitness instructor taking a run up before plummeting down the 15m rock face and not resurfacing.

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Trump is playing puppet master with Europe

Trump plays puppet master with an increasingly angry Europe

LATIKA M BOURKE: With one phone call, Donald Trump hijacked the agenda in Europe without leaving the Oval Office, angering European leaders who find themselves on the back foot in Russian-Ukraine negotiations

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US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s struggle with inflation could be a blow for Jim Chalmers’ rate relief hopes in Australia.

The one reason Aussies shouldn’t expect a rate cut next week

JACKSON HEWETT: Practically every mainstream economist has put their bets on a rate cut next week, but there’s one reason why we shouldn’t get our hopes up.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says there may be car and pharmaceuticals tariff exemptions.

US Speaker confirms Trump considering exemptions on tariffs

US President Donald Trump is considering exemptions to reciprocal tariffs, US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson says.

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Elon Musk, with his son X Æ A-Xii, speaks with President Donald Trump and reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday.

‘Fraud and abuse’: Trump orders major federal staff cuts

The executive order directs agency heads, after the hiring freeze expires, to recruit no more than one employee for every four who leave the US federal government.

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US President Donald Trump has welcomed Jordan's King Abdullah to the White House for talks.

‘Intense fighting’: Netanyahu threatens Hamas ahead of Trump deadline

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says fighting will resume if Hamas does not free more hostages as US President Donald Trump met Jordan's King Abdullah.

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Australia has been warned that Donald Trump may have a point on our defence spending.

Ex-Defence head’s wake-up call on Aussie military spending

EXCLUSIVE: The former UK Defence Secretary delivered the withering assessment in light of US President Donald Trump’s tariff-heavy approach to allies and like-minded countries.

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Captured Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins and notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.

‘Lord of War’ reveals only way to free Aussie held in Russia

The world’s most notorious arms dealer has detailed the Albanese Government’s only hope of liberating Oscar Jenkins, the Australian man who’s been captured fighting with Ukrainian forces.

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High costs and red tape are stifling businesses based in Germany.

German business battles costs, red tape as election looms

Many bosses fear that Germany’s upcoming election will fail to reverse the crisis gripping the nation.

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