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French President Emmanuel Macron has hit out at ‘bullies’ as he called for US tariffs on European countries to be abolished.

Macron decries ‘bullies’ as he urges Trump to halt tariffs

French President Emmanuel Macron has hit out at ‘bullies’ as he called for US tariffs on European countries to be abolished.

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A High Court challenge is brewing against freshly passed laws which clamp down on people who spew hate against those of other faiths.

Legal challenge looms for contentious anti-hate laws

A High Court challenge is brewing against freshly passed laws which clamp down on people who spew hate against those of other faiths.

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Federal agents detain a demonstrator outside of the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on January 17.

In Minneapolis, I glimpsed a civil war

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite increasing pressures from ICE, residents of Minnesota refuse to give in.

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Destroyed buildings on a wet day in Gaza City, December 11, 2025.

What to know about Trump’s ‘board of peace’ for Gaza

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As chair, Donald Trump would have considerable influence over the proposed board - but it’s still unclear how much financial control we can expect him to have.

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Former NSW governor Dame Marie Bashir has died at the age of 95.

NSW’s first female governor Marie Bashir dies aged 95

A psychiatrist and the wife of former Sydney lord mayor Nicholas Shehadie, Dame Marie served as NSW governor from 2001 to 2014.

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Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Major hate crime laws and gun reforms set to pass

Labor teams up with The Greens to pass gun control measures before clinching support for a watered-down suite of hate speech laws with the Liberals, despite internal Coalition tensions.

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The Assistant Defence Minister says he has learnt from watching Netflix show Borden.

How Netflix show is helping Aussie MPs understand Greenland

Australia is expressing hope of a ‘negotiated settlement’ between the US and Denmark, with the Assistant Defence Minister revealing a Netflix drama has helped him understand Trump’s threats against Greenland.

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The Curragh coal mine in Queensland. Coal consumption hit a record 10 billion tonnes last year.

Chris Bowen wrote off coal. It’s just had its best year ever

AARON PATRICK: Origin Energy’s decision to extend the life of the biggest coal power plant demonstrates the success of the mineral bringing electricity to millions.

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Britain is contemplating following Australia's social media ban for kids (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

UK contemplates ban on children's social media use

Britain's ministers are consulting on implementing an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced a snap election.

Japan's ‘Iron Lady’ calls snap election after just three months

Japanese voters will head to the polls within weeks after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, just three months in, called a snap election in a bid to increase her wafer-thin majority.

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‘NATO should do something for the United States,’ US President Donald Trump wrote to Norway’s prime minister in messages released under freedom of information.

Leaked text messages expose Trump’s Nobel Prize bitterness

‘NATO should do something for the United States,’ US President Donald Trump wrote to Norway's prime minister in messages released under freedom of information.

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Protests in Minnesota have been ongoing in response to the death of Renee Good.

An old theory helps explain what happened to Renee Good

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump is stress-testing American law, and the law is failing the test.

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A man has opened fire on several people at a town hall in the Czech Republic, killing one and injuring six others, authorities say.

One dead, six injured as guman opens fire at Czech town hall

A man has opened fire on several people at a town hall in the Czech Republic, killing one and injuring six others, authorities say.

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Sussan Ley and Anthony Albanese during the Victims of the Bondi antiemetic terror attack - Condolence motion at Parliament House in Canberra.

Albo and Ley believed to have struck hate speech law deal

Anthony Albanese looks to have finally struck a deal with the Liberal party that will see his contentious hate speech laws passed through parliament within days.

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