Trump diplomacy
Paul Keating accuses Marles of ‘careless betrayal’ over China
The Labor elder accused the defence minister and the government of “intellectually ceding Australia to the United States” as a platform for conflict with China.
- Nick Bonyhady
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As Trump mulls next steps, rifts in his MAGA universe explode into public view
Many of Trump’s MAGA supporters oppose another US mission in the Middle East, but hawkish Republicans are putting pressure on Trump to step in.
- Michael Koziol
- Updated
- G7 summit
Australia races to lock in new meeting with Trump to avoid second snub
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may now change his plans and attend next week’s NATO summit – if a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump can be locked in.
- James Massola
- Opinion
- Trump's America
If Trump goes to war with Iran, he could become a POTUS without potency
MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- G7 summit
The G7 was a great idea – until it became one against six
One official said hosting a G7 in present circumstances was “like preparing the red carpet for Godzilla”.
- Andreas Kluth
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Phone in hand, weapons at the ready, Trump must act on his instinct for drama
Donald Trump faces a real-world crisis with real-world, high-stakes consequences, one in which he must be closely involved.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
There’s a smart way for Trump to end this war
Donald Trump has a chance to create the best opportunity for stabilising the Middle East in decades — if he is up to it.
- Thomas L. Friedman
- Updated
- Middle East at war
Khamenei won’t be hunted ‘for now’: Trump issues veiled threat, calls for Iran’s surrender
President Donald Trump said the US knew exactly where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “hiding”, but he would not be killed – for now.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
An Oval Office blow-up, a Vatican sign of peace … and a Canadian cold shoulder
The Ukrainian president travelled to the G7 hoping to once more win over Donald Trump. It was not to be.
- Samya Kullab and Vasilisa Stepanenko
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Trump must decide whether to join the kind of war he’s always sworn he’d avoid
Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.
- David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan