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Angus Taylor circles Ley, as Liberals watch polling and negotiations with Nats
The Milan Cortina Olympics officially open with a multi-site ceremony
Nationals' Counter-Offer of Two Weeks Falls Short of Ley's Six-Months
Zelenskyy Says Ukrainian Air Force Needs to Improve
Leaders of Indonesia and Australia sign a new security treaty to affirm deeper ties
The next few months may be the most crucial Jim Chalmers has faced as treasurer, at least for judgements about his ability to drive change. They could tell us whether Chalmers really is as committed to serious economic reform as he claims, and how much influence he has to take Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with him on a journey that might involve spending political capital.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Mitch Marsh’s Australia squad has had a chaotic buildup to the Twenty20 World Cup, he’ll fully agree. Josh Hazlewood was ruled out Friday because of a long-term hamstring injury, meaning Australia will go into a World Cup tournament for the first time since 2011 without any of its three frontline pace bowlers.
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – It seems only right that the snowboarder with the reputation as his sport’s highest flyer has a chance to win an Olympic medal in the event called big air.
MILAN (AP) – Men’s downhill in Alpine skiing starts as the first medal event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Saturday, which is officially Day 1 of the Games.
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – It seems only right that the snowboarder with the reputation as his sport’s highest flyer has a chance to win an Olympic medal in the event called big air.
The pursuit of a gold medal that has eluded the U.S. men’s hockey team since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 appears to be on sound footing.
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s top automaker Toyota reported a 43% drop in quarterly profit Friday and announced that its chief financial officer, Kenta Kon, will become its new chief executive and president.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that he has resurrected the American economy by imposing big import taxes on foreign products. He made his case in a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, chiding the paper and critics, including mainstream economists, who predicted that tariffs would backfire, raising prices and threatening growth. “Instead,” he wrote, “they have created an American economic miracle.”
A federal jury this week found Uber to be legally responsible in a 2023 case of sexual assault – ordering the rideshare giant to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said one of its drivers raped her during a trip using the platform.
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s executive arm proposed further sanctions against Russia on Friday over the Ukraine war, including a ban on shipping services that help Moscow’s oil industry and measures targeting the country’s financial services and trade sectors.
Some Democratic mayors and governors say they are experiencing an increasingly hostile relationship with President Donald Trump, driven by his immigration policies. Trump deployed National Guard troops to some U.S. cities last year over the objection of local leaders. Federal officers remain in Minneapolis despite local opposition, highlighting the growing divide.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday described the performance of the air force in parts of the country as “unsatisfactory,” and said that steps are being taken to improve the response to large-scale Russian drone barrages of civilian areas.
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to discuss the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States. The Kremlin leader accepted an invitation to visit China twice this year.
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Trump suspends 5 wind projects off the East Coast
Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions
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Pope Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples if the Rituals Don't Resemble Marriage
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US, Britain Impose New Sanctions Against Hamas Operatives
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