WASHINGTON (AP) – At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing.

Tasmania’s Liberal government has been formally recommissioned, bringing an end to a period of political uncertainty following a snap election that failed to produce a clear majority for either major party.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has ended the year with a steady hand, keeping the cash rate at 3.6% at its final meeting of 2025. The decision was widely expected, but the real story is in the statement by the monetary policy board and what it reveals about the RBA's thinking for next year. The RBA acknowledged inflation has become more complicated.