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Anxiety in Europe is being met with hostility in Beijing, where officials warn that China will hit back at any protective measures. The sparring is likely to heat up further in the coming weeks.

Why Europe is edging closer to a trade war with China

Anxiety in Europe is being met with hostility in Beijing, where officials warn that China will hit back at any protective measures. The sparring is likely to heat up further in the coming weeks.

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Former first lady Jill Biden has revealed that she feared husband Joe Biden was having a stroke during his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.

‘Having a stroke’: Jill’s panic for Biden in Trump meltdown

Former first lady Jill Biden has revealed that she feared husband and then US president Joe Biden was having a stroke during his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.

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Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk  and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer have struck a security deal.

Ukraine plea to US as Russia threat sparks UK defence pact

Ukraine’s President has penned a letter to Donald Trump asking for ammunition to counter Russian missiles as the UK signs a pact with a European ally citing ‘Russian aggression’ as Europe’s greatest challenge.

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President Donald Trump departs after his scheduled physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Trump says he ‘checked out PERFECTLY’ after medical exam

The President says his doctors had given him a clean bill of health after check-up.

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During April’s Artemis II mission, four astronauts flew around the moon.

‘Just getting started’: NASA’s major plans for moon base

NASA wants to send the first Artemis astronauts to the moon in 2028 as the space race between China heats up.

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SpaceX has been awarded a contract to build a satellite communications network.

A $3 billion win for Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Elon Musk's rockets and satellites business SpaceX has been awarded a multi-billion dollar contract by the US Space Force.

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US President Donald Trump says doctors say he checked out "perfectly" at his six-month check up.

‘I wanted to get the hell outta here’: Trump’s health update

US President Donald Trump says he has visited a medical centre for a check-up.

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Save the Children chief Mat Tinkler said the rhetoric around the group’s return had been ‘disappointing’.

Fresh political storm as ‘ISIS brides’ return to Australia

A second group of ISIS-linked women and children are expected to arrive in two major Australian cities in just a matter of hours.

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Raúl Castro was Cuba’s defence minister for almost 50 years and president for 12.

Who is Raúl Castro? The man behind Cuba’s revolution

The former defence minister and president of Cuba has been charged with murder by the US for his role in the downing of two planes in 1996.

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Nigeria's military and the US have killed a senior Islamic State leader in a joint-operation. (AP PHOTO)

ISIS second-in-command killed by US and Nigerian forces

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command ‌of ISIS globally, has reportedly been eliminated by US forces during an operation in Africa.

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Oil prices jumped, stocks tumbled, and bond yields spiked as the markets contended with persistent supply disruptions in the Middle East and the absence of meaningful breakthroughs at the summit in Beijing between President Donald Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping.

Oil prices climb on fears of broader energy crunch

Oil prices jumped, stocks tumbled, and bond yields spiked as markets contended with persistent supply disruptions in the Middle East and the absence of meaningful breakthroughs at the summit in Beijing.

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Trump departed Beijing on Friday, touting trade deals to sell American-made airplanes, farm goods and other products.

Details scarce as Trump touts ‘fantastic deals’ with China

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump departed Beijing on Friday, touting trade deals to sell American-made airplanes, farm goods and other products, the signature outcome of his two-day summit with Xi Jinping.

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