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NICOLA SMITH: In the shifting sands of a rapidly changing world, time will tell if Mr Albanese has struck the right tone with the Chinese leadership.

The majority of 49 Abrams tanks committed by Australia have joined Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion as Moscow continues its deadly attacks.

Former Australian prime minister-turned-ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd says he's confident issues with the AUKUS submarine contract will be resolved.

CIAN HUSSEY: At a time when housing costs are sky-high and rising and investment is anaemic, the Albanese Government should engage in a California-inspired cutting back of environmental laws.

European Union trade chief Maros Sefcovic is heading to Washington DC for tariff talks, in the hope of finding a solution to the ‘unacceptable’ option proposed by US President Donald Trump.

Emergency calls involving party-goers at Ibiza nightclubs have become so frequent that the island’s public ambulance service is at risk of collapse.

EDITORIAL: Not every foreign dignitary visiting China gets this type of special treatment. Only those from whom President Xi and the Communist Party machine have determined they will get return on investment.

NICOLA SMITH: The PM’s China visit was billed as a tightrope between boosting trade ties and raising defence concerns — but the PM is off balance.

NICOLA SMITH: Anthony Albanese’s meeting with President Xi had an air of diplomatic nicety, but the PM did raise alarm over China’s military drills near Australian waters.

EDITORIAL: It’s impossible to ignore that significant tension exists within the relationship, though the Prime Minister was trying his best to do just that in Beijing.

CHRIS REASON: As Anthony Albanese courts Beijing, 40,000 troops prepare for war, with China front and centre in Australia’s biggest military exercise yet.

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads into crucial talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, one lingering issue threatens to overshadow everything else.

US President Donald Trump failed to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours, as he pledged to do during the presidential campaign – a claim he later revised as being ‘obviously sarcastic’. 

THE ECONOMIST: Keen to invest in their own domestic manufacturing, other countries are a potentially lucrative source of business for the AI chip-maker.

A light aircraft has crashed at a London Airport, sending fire into the sky.