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Trump demands countries back down on tech regulation or face big new tariffs
The Albanese government faces another tariff threat from Donald Trump, this time over forcing tech companies to pay for Australian news content.
- Shane Wright
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‘Utterly insane month’: Australia Post suspends business parcel shipments to US in tariff fallout
Business and retail packages will be halted from today after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on low-value parcels.
- Nick Newling and David Swan
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Brandis says he’s weak, but Albanese’s stance on Trump shows he’s shrewd
Readers respond to criticism of Anthony Albanese over his failure to orchestrate a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
‘Deathonomics’: Why Russia’s new middle class can’t afford for Putin’s war to end
It is a good time to be a Russian factory worker. But the real money comes if you join the military.
- Eir Nolsoe and Tim Wallace
Pentagon restricts Ukraine’s use of US missiles against Russia: report
The news comes as Donald Trump becomes more frustrated over the war after he slammed a Biden-era policy that prevented Ukraine from launching full-scale attacks on Russia.
- James Oliphant
Trump renews sanctions threat as Russia says no Putin-Zelensky meeting planned
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the Russian president to meet him, saying it is the only way to negotiate an end to the war.
- Dasha Litvinova
Trump was never inappropriate with anybody, Ghislaine Maxwell tells investigators
The imprisoned 63-year-old former British socialite also said she did not witness any sexual abuse by Epstein, and was not aware of any “client list”.
- Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen
Trump says he has ‘solved’ seven conflicts. Here’s what to know about them
In some, his role was clear. In others, it remains contested, or analysts warned that lasting peace could be elusive.
- Susannah George, Joshua Yang and Cate Brown
‘A bitter peace’: The hard choices now facing Ukraine – and Trump
Seated around the US president at the White House, each of Europe’s leaders was invited to speak. The Finnish president, a former Trump golf buddy, stood up – and shared a telling story.
- Michael Koziol
What Russia is doing to grab Ukrainian land while it still can
As US President Donald Trump presses Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace deal, Putin’s forces are pushing to capture as much land as possible.
- Kim Barker and Michael Schwirtz