“They are calling”:Donald Trump acknowledged the Australian government was trying to reach him.

‘They are calling’:Trump confirms Albanese has been trying to speak to him

US President Donald Trump is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss tariffs,hinting that he will talk to the prime minister.

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Amber Wheeler colours client Whitney Barnes’ hair in her salon,Steel Magnolia,in the Kentucky town of Magnolia.

The world is consumed by Trump’s chaos. In MAGA heartland,they’ve barely noticed

Polls show the president has lost his sheen. But from “Hog’s Haven” to a hair salon in rural Kentucky,Americans who voted for Donald Trump still think he’s their best chance.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney waves after his speech at his campaign headquarters after the Liberal Party won the Canadian election in Ottawa,Tuesday,April 29,2025. (Justin Tang//The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadians choose Carney to take on Trump in stunning election victory

National broadcaster CBC has called the election,but it’s not yet known whether the Liberals would form a majority government.

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Why Canada’s election result is an uncomfortable one for Dutton

The Trump effect has just hit Canada’s election – and it could rub off on Australia’s.

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Yard signs bearing the mugshots of alleged illegal migrants and criminals were erected on the front lawn of the White House.

‘I run the world’:Trump marks 100 days with stunts,boasts and propaganda

The US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles,who won the Super Bowl in February.

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While the chaos of tariffs,government cuts,court showdowns and the Russia-Ukraine war dominate global headlines,for most Americans,life goes on largely unchanged.
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Living in Trump's America during his first 100 days

While the chaos of tariffs,government cuts,court showdowns and the Russia-Ukraine war dominate global headlines,for most Americans,life goes on largely unchanged.

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Supporters of Mark Carney outside a federal leaders’ election debate in Montreal.

The other poll where Trump looms large

Canadian voters will choose their next government largely based on who they think is the best person to deal with the upheaval,threats and animosity being thrown at them from Washington.

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A member of Vancouver’s Filipino community visits a growing memorial near the festival site on Sunday.

Man charged with eight counts of murder after car ploughs into crowd in Vancouver

Eleven people died - the youngest aged only five - in an incident that has rocked Canada just as voters head to the polls to choose their next government.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin works at the Kremlin on Friday.

Has he finally realised Putin is playing him,or is Trump just blowing in the wind?

Donald Trump’s comments after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican marked a shift in tone. But the US president is prone to adopt the rhetoric of whoever he spoke with last.

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Kevin Rudd AC Twitter/ X @AmboRudd It was an honour to deliver my reflections on ANZAC Day at the National Cathedral in Washington DC today. Lest we forget.

Kevin Rudd warns against showing weakness on Ukraine

In a Washington Anzac Day speech,Australia’s ambassador to the US says one of the messages from the Anzac story is that defending freedom takes human,physical and individual courage.

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