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As President Joe Biden prepares to wave farewell, a historic tradition written in America’s history is waiting to welcome back President-elect Donald Trump.
US Politics
Dylan Caporn

What to expect with Trump’s second inauguration

Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office follows the pomp and circumstance of the 44 men who have come before him, with a ceremony steeped in history.

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JD Vance
US Politics
Dylan Caporn

A childhood of poverty and substance abuse: This is JD Vance

From January 20, JD Vance - the 40-year-old junior Ohio senator raised by his grandmother in a childhood marked by poverty and substance abuse - will rise to be a heartbeat away from the US presidency. 

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As the oldest incoming US president in history, Donald Trump will face scrutiny over his age, and mental health.
US Politics
Peta Rasdien

Trump’s older than Biden was. Is his health up to the job?

Donald Trump and his MAGA backers relished deriding Joe Biden for his age, mocking his mistakes and questioning his mental acuity, but was it a case of pot, kettle, black? 

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Donald Trump is preparing, or at least he says, to get as many illegal aliens out of the United States.
analysis
US Politics
The Washington Post

Trump goes ‘light speed’ on deporting illegal aliens

President-elect Donald Trump intends to launch a ‘light speed’ mass deportation campaign as soon as he ‘puts his hand on that Bible and takes the oath of office’. Here is how that might happen.

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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will be freed as there is “no prospect of an indictment”, a German prosecutor said yesterday.
UK
Perkin Amalaraj

Fresh development in case against Maddie McCann suspect

There has been a development in the case against Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner.

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Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have swarmed his motorcade.
World
Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park

Impeached South Korea President Yoon attends court

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol has appeared in court to contest an extension to his detention over a failed declaration of martial law.

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The UN has announced plans for a more co-ordinated and effective response to counter anti-Semitism.
World
Edith M Lederer

UN announces new plan to counter surge in anti-Semitism

The United Nations has announced new actions to counter a surge in anti-Semitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was still waiting for a list of hostages to be released and reserved the right to resume the war, with US backing, should the second stage of the ceasefire prove futile.
World
Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi

Netanyahu says Israel ‘reserves right to resume war’

With just hours to go before an agreed ceasefire to halt the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas, Israeli forces have bombarded the Gaza Strip, with Netanyahu labelling the first phase ‘temporary’.

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President-elect Donald Trump
US Politics
Shannon Beven

How Donald Trump has returned to the White House

WATCH: The Nightly takes a look back at Mr Trump’s tumultuous return to the Oval Office. 

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JACKSON HEWETT: Clearly Trump wants to hit the ground running, and from an economic perspective his key policy platforms are tariffs, taxes and liberalisation.
analysis
US Politics
Jackson Hewett

Five areas to watch in Australian economy under Trump 2.0

JACKSON HEWETT: Clearly Trump wants to hit the ground running, and from an economic perspective his key policy platforms are tariffs, taxes and liberalisation.

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Three people were killed in the pre-dawn attack on Kyiv. (AP PHOTO)
World
Vladyslav Smilianets and Gleb Garanich

Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine, including in Kyiv

At least three people have been killed and three others injured in a Russian attack before dawn on the Ukraine capital of Kyiv.

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A former Pentagon official says Australia can expect its alliance with the US to keep enduring under the incoming Trump administration.
US Politics
Nicola Smith

Why Trump will look to Australia to counter China’s rise

Donald Trump will immediately want to hear how Australia and other key allies can help the US, particularly to counter rising competition from Beijing, according to a former senior Pentagon official.

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First Ladies
analysis
US Politics
Wenlei Ma

How does Melania stack up against the US First Ladies

Who do you think is more disappointed to see Melania Trump as First Lady redux? Her husband’s detractors? Or Melania herself?

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Trump has assembled a team of key figures to carry out his key election promises.
US Politics
Georgina Noack

Trump’s inner circle: The key players in his second term

Donald Trump cannot be an effective commander-in-chief without an army of loyal lieutenants to command. He has assembled a team of key figures to carry out his key election promises.

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Donald Trump will officially become President on January 20.
US Politics
Shannon Beven

Trump’s most controversial statements since election

IN HIS OWN WORDS: With just days until he begins his second term as US President, here are the six most controversial statements made by Donald Trump since his election.

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