Payne reveals Biden’s move that devastates her daily in rare public appearance

Payne reveals Biden’s move that devastates her daily in rare public appearance

The former foreign and defence minister said not a day passed when she did not think about the plight of women in Afghanistan.

  • byLatika Bourke

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US House approves impeachment inquiry into Biden’s business dealings

US House approves impeachment inquiry into Biden’s business dealings

An impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden is another step along the line that,if it continues,threatens the ultimate punishment:removal from office.

  • byFarnoush Amiri
Tony Abbott urges US Speaker to approve Ukraine aid so others ‘don’t have to die’

Tony Abbott urges US Speaker to approve Ukraine aid so others ‘don’t have to die’

In an unusual intervention,the former PM took the audience microphone in Washington to suggest to Republicans “to get it right” before their Christmas recess.

  • byRob Harris,Lisa Mascaro andStephen Groves
The $164 billion test coming for markets this week
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The $164 billion test coming for markets this week

A flood of US government debt is about to hit markets even as the field of buyers is shrinking. It could lead to unintended consequences.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
America running out of money to fund Ukraine’s defence

America running out of money to fund Ukraine’s defence

The flow of financial support and weapons from the United States will soon grind to a halt if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can’t convince US senators in an upcoming video call.

  • byJeff Mason andPatricia Zengerle
Chinese giants lose billions as Biden inflicts pain

Chinese giants lose billions as Biden inflicts pain

The latest US tech crackdown is threatening China’s artificial intelligence capabilities,and hurting some of its biggest companies.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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US plans to counter China’s influence in the Pacific suffers setback

US plans to counter China’s influence in the Pacific suffers setback

One day after Joe Biden’s high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping,the US president’s plan for an Indo-Pacific trade pact has hit a stumbling block.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Days from chaos:The clock is ticking again for a US government shutdown

Days from chaos:The clock is ticking again for a US government shutdown

The ugliness in Washington is set to be on show again this week as the US gets closer to a shutdown. The stalemate highlights the need for a long-term plan for its finances.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
A weakened China badly needs a truce with the West

A weakened China badly needs a truce with the West

Xi Jinping may have reached a sobering conclusion - he picked a fight with the West that he wasn’t ready for.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
World scrambles to control ‘the most consequential technology of our time’
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AI

World scrambles to control ‘the most consequential technology of our time’

There has been a flurry of activity this week as the US,Europe and the Group of Seven economies scramble to regulate the rapidly evolving AI sector.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Joe Biden is standing by Israel. His party fears his loyalty could cost him re-election

Joe Biden is standing by Israel. His party fears his loyalty could cost him re-election

Democrats and strategists fear that the US president is so aligned with Israel that he risks being held responsible at the ballot box for the war in Gaza.

  • byFarrah Tomazin