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Israeli Security Agency director Ronen Bar has been sacked.

Axed Shin Bet boss hits out amid street protests

Israelis have protested in front Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, against a move to sack the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service.

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Just two years ago the PM was the honoured guest at a celebration of a man recognised as the godfather of Jewish political influence in Australia. How did things go so wrong?

The 18 months that destroyed ALP’s bond with Jewish Aussies

Just two years ago the PM was the honoured guest at a celebration of a man recognised as the godfather of Jewish political influence in Australia. How did things go so wrong?

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The acquisition of a world-leading Australian radar system is the latest indication of how Five Eyes nations are clubbing together as they adjust to the new realities of the unpredictable Trump era, writes Nicola Smith.

Canada and Australia’s $6.5b defence deal leaves US in cold

The acquisition of a world-leading Australian radar system is the latest indication of how Five Eyes nations are clubbing together as they adjust to the new realities of the unpredictable Trump era.

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Vladimir Putin’s agreement is hardly the ceasefire Trump is claiming, writes Latika M Bourke.

Putin’s Ukraine deal hardly the ceasefire Trump is claiming

LATIKA M BOURKE: The only thing Vladimir Putin has agreed to is to stop attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days — it is hardly the ceasefire that US President Donald Trump is claiming. 

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Vietnamese EV maker VinFast Auto's VF3 electric vehicle on display during the Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New Delhi in January.  Bloomberg
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DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA - MARCH 18: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) Injured Palestinians, including children and women are being brought to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for treatment as Israel launches 'large-scale' air strikes across Gaza Strip, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

‘Hamas chose war’: US condones Israel’s deadly Gaza attack

The White House has backed Israel’s ‘extensive strikes’ on Hamas, killing more than 200 people after a ceasefire agreement that saw some hostages freed and fighting paused crumbled. 

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Donald Trump is set to speak with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss diving assets, land and power.

‘Dividing up’: Agenda for Trump, Putin call revealed

The White House claims Ukraine-Russia peace has ‘never been closer' as President Donald Trump prepared to pick up the phone and call President Vladimir Putin to discuss three major points.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump does not seem to notice or care that if you betray people, or jerk them around, they will revile you. So what’s going to happen?

What will happen now that the US is surrounded by enemies?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump does not seem to notice or care that if you betray people, or jerk them around, they will revile you. So what’s going to happen?

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Officials in Beijing are increasingly worried Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico may be the start of a broader campaign.

Why China is worried about Trump’s tariffs on Mexico

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Officials in Beijing are increasingly worried Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico may be the start of a broader campaign.

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Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have all weighed in on a US-brokered Russia-Ukraine ceasefire agreement, with a war of words fuelling fires on instability and a deal labelled ‘impossible’.

Putin to let surrendering Kursk troops live after US talk

Following a US request and as ceasefire talks swirl, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he won't kill Ukraine soldiers if they surrender in Kursk.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to build “a government that meets the moment” as he took office.

Carney sworn in as Canada’s PM amid Trump trade war

As he was sworn in as Canada's newest prime minister, ex-central banker Mark Carney promised to build ‘a government that meets the moment’.

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There’s fears across America that the economic chaos of Trump 2.0 will soon lead to a US recession.

What a US recession would mean for Australia

JACKSON HEWETT: The White House is delivering more tariff twists and turns than an out-of-control Tesla and for many US consumers, America is most definitely not great again.

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Vicki Treadell.

Outgoing UK diplomat warns against alternative AUKUS plan

The longest serving British High Commissioner to Australia has warned against pursuing an AUKUS plan B, saying it would sacrifice four years of momentum. 

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A Ukrainian serviceman operates a new ground drone at a military training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region.

‘Insane amounts of violence’: Aussies’ grim Ukraine findings

Businessman Robert Potter found combat in the warzone similar to World War I - and science fiction movies.

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Euro leaders are advocating for Sky Shield to protect Ukraine.

‘Democracy vs dictatorship’: Plea for Aussie jets in Ukraine

A group of European leading security figures have revived a plan called Sky Shield, which aims to gather around 120 fighter jets to protect Ukraine, and they want Australia involved.

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