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From Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon, Trump and his trade advisers spoke to several Republican lawmakers and top foreign leaders who raised concerns about the faltering global markets.

The United States is increasingly concerned as Iran is closer than ever to a workable nuclear weapon, and a strike on the Mideast nation hasn't been ruled out.

China has retaliated against the US and is set to impose 84 per cent tariffs on US imports.

Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the “beautiful, clean” coal industry and says he wants to compete with Australia on production of the fossil fuel. 

Beijing has vowed to ‘fight to the end’, but in reality they may only need to fight until US consumer prices begin to rise or employment begins to fall.

 A baby girl has become the first in the UK to be born from a womb transplant

‘New Zealanders have really been forced to open their eyes and realise the environment that they’re in now.’

Donald Trump says the United States will hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program on the weekend, but Iran says the negotiations would be indirect.

Nearly $100 billion has been wiped off the value of Australian equities, in another day of market carnage, sparked by Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

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.

Jay North, who captured hearts in the classic TV sitcom Dennis The Menace, has passed away at age 73.

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

Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags near the tomb of Napoleon in Paris on Sunday.

Prince William and Prince Harry have been hit with a devastating personal loss that goes back all the way to when the two boys as children learnt their mother, Princess Diana, had died in a car accident.

Australian shares tumble following the worst US market rout since COVID, driven by sweeping new tariffs and rising fears of a global economic slowdown.