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Trump says he’s worried about getting into heaven. He should be

Trump’s newest painting of himself is a perfect metaphor for the president who sets fires and leaves destruction in his wake.

Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd

New York Times columnist

Sucking up to Trump is now the diplomatic norm. But does it work?

Displays of deference by world leaders towards Donald Trump look so worshipful and self-belittling, they resemble courtiers tip-toeing around a mad monarch.

Nick Bryant
Nick Bryant

Journalist and author

Gilead rising: In Trump’s America, misogyny has found a powerful toehold

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has endorsed a Christian pastor who wrote that “unsubmissive” women are a “truly destructive force”. They’re now saying the quiet bit out loud.

Julia Baird
Julia Baird

Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author

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North America

Donald Trump recently said the Smithsonian – the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, which is based in Washington – is “out of control”.

Trump says he’s worried about getting into heaven. He should be

Trump’s newest painting of himself is a perfect metaphor for the president who sets fires and leaves destruction in his wake.

  • by Maureen Dowd
The actions look like the payback Donald Trump said he would pursue.

Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it

The actions have alarmed critics who fear Donald Trump is wielding the authority of his office to intimidate opponents and consolidate power in a way unprecedented in the US.

  • by Nicholas Riccardi

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Asia

A man hangs up flags in Hanoi in preparation for Vietnam’s national day under a cloudy sky caused by Typhoon Kajiki on Monday.

Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam, felling trees and flooding homes

With a long coastline facing the South China Sea, Vietnam is prone to storms that are often deadly and trigger dangerous flooding and mudslides.

  • by Khanh Vu and Minh Nguyen
Typhoon Kajiki

Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki as it nears coast

The storm is likely to strengthen, with wind speeds as high as 180km/h predicted.

  • by Khanh Vu and Ethan Wang

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‘Not happy about it’: Trump hits out at Netanyahu over Gaza hospital bombing

Australian environment minister Murray Watt called the double strike on the Nasser Hospital “a clear breach of international law”.

  • by Matthew Knott

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