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Apr 4, 2025 - World

US secretary of state says ‘markets will adjust’ during press conference following Nato summit in BrusselsAsked further about Ukraine, Rutte lists a number of projects by Nato member states, including Poland, Denmark, and the Czech Republic.He says that “the shortest answer” to question on safety guarantees is to adopt measures that make sure that “Putin will never, ever try again to get one square kilometer or one square mile of Ukraine in the future, that he knows that there is a deterrence and a defence by which Ukraine can never be attacked in the future.” Continue reading...

Apr 4, 2025 - World

From the first moments, the Labor leader has shown confidence in the party’s positive message in contrast to his opponent’s more negative stylePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese’s first appearance of the federal election campaign – a carefully planned, staged-managed roadshow – was not planned at all.As the prime minister’s vehicle moved through the Murrumba Downs shopping centre car park, a snap decision was made to hop out and greet gym goers on their Saturday morning workout. It was a risk, exposing Albanese to hecklers, or worse.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Apr 4, 2025 - World

A trial is under way but the government faces many hurdles – including whether Trump-emboldened tech companies will complyGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe smash hit Netflix show Adolescence, which explores a teenage murder fuelled by social media and toxic masculinity, has renewed calls for social media bans in some countries. One of the show’s stars this week said the UK should follow Australia’s lead in banning children aged under 16 from social media platforms.The ban has been praised in the US and UK, and is described as “world-leading” by the Australian government. Time magazine this week praised the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, for a “remarkable” policy that was “politically uncontroversial” on the basis that both major parties supported it.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Apr 4, 2025 - World

Whoever becomes president later this year has unenviable task of healing divisions and rebuilding trust in democratic institutionsIt had been a long and at times intolerable wait. But the South Korean constitutional court’s decision on Friday to oust Yoon Suk Yeol from office may have restored the public’s faith in their democracy.For 22 minutes, millions of South Koreans held their breath as the chief justice of the constitutional court, Moon Hyung-bae, began delivering the court’s verdict on Yoon’s impeachment over his chaotic declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

Apr 4, 2025 - World

President Donald Trump had a "covfefe" moment Friday when he posted to Truth Social about the better-than-expected jobs numbers and tried to encourage Americans to keep the faith. That's when his keyboard got him into a bit of trouble."GREAT JOBS NUMBERS, FAR BETTER THAN EXPECTED. IT'S ALREADY WORKING. HANK TOUGH, WE CAN'T LOSE!!!" the president posted just before 9 a.m.ALSO READ: 'Came as a surprise to me': Senators 'troubled' by one aspect of government funding billIn 2017, The New York Times wrote that Trump's "covfefe" typo on Twitter, "at last delivered the nation to something approaching unity — in bewilderment, if nothing else." The same may be true in 2025 of "Hank Tough.""Who is this elusive Hank Tough he speaks of?" James Liddell, a reporter for The Independent, wondered on X, while columnist Mark Wallace posted, "If Hank Tough wasn’t a 1990s wrestler, he definitely should have been."Horse racing organization Designated Hitters Racing wondered allowed if Hank Tough was the name of some long-forgotten thoroughbred, posting, "Checking to see if Hank Tough has been used for a horse name…."Journalist Aaron Rupar called out "Hank Tough" then added, "who wants to tell him that today's jobs numbers are from last month, before his self-destructive tariffs were implemented ..."Trump or someone in Trump's orbit removed the post referring to Hank Tough, but there were still plenty of saved screenshots to be had. Plenty of others posted memes showing "King of the Hill's" Hank Rutherford Hill, while others thought "Hank Tough" surely referenced the character Hank Schrader in "Breaking Bad."Not surprisingly, "Hank Tough" was trending at #2 on X politics.