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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s government has collapsed in a no-confidence vote over spending cuts, leaving President Emmanuel Macron scrambling to appoint yet another leader.

A government MP tasked with boosting Australia’s Indian Ocean links has declared migrants from the subcontinent make ‘outstanding citizens’ while urging security agencies to monitor ‘extremist’ protestors.

Donald Trump says he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia, the closest he has come to suggesting he is on the verge of ramping up action against Moscow over the war in Ukraine. 

The short answer is there is no doubt we are in a parlous state. 

Israel's army is urging Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expands its operations to seize the area.

US President Donald Trump has made official his intention to host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his Doral resort in south Florida, with plans to curtail the attendee list and focus talks on the economy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Analysts say there are advantages for Europe in hashing out a full plan for security guarantees before Putin commits to a ceasefire or a sit-down with Zelensky. 

Military tensions have risen in the Caribbean Sea as Donald Trump confirms Venezuelan jets flew near a US Navy destroyer after the Americans attacked a cartel drug boat.

Donald Trump personally insisted that Indo-Pacific nations attend this year’s NATO summit in The Hague because of the combined threat posed by China and Russia, it has been revealed. 

Former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has broken his silence after facing an onslaught of criticism for his attendance at a Chinese military parade alongside controversial world leaders. 

AARON PATRICK: After visiting Israel, a Melbourne mother decided she needed to explain why Australia’s Jews aren’t directly confronting a wave of hostility from both ends of the political spectrum.

Firebrand senator Jacqui Lambie has given Dan Andrews both barrels for attending a mega military parade with ‘dictators and despots’ in Beijing.

President Donald Trump has requested the Supreme Court to quickly accept and rule on an appeal seeking to overturn lower court decisions that found most of his tariffs are illegal. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As the leaders of China and Russia walked to the viewing platform at a military parade in Beijing, they were caught by a hot mic discussing a wild possibility.

So new they are not in service, the aircraft could challenge US and allied aircraft trying to defend Taiwan from an invasion, experts concluded after watching Beijing’s huge military parade.