What eucalyptus,beetroot salad and cutlery reveal about the US-Australia alliance

What eucalyptus,beetroot salad and cutlery reveal about the US-Australia alliance

The First Lady of the United States,Jill Biden,promised the dinner would provide comfort at a fraught time in world relations.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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‘Opportunity from the gods’:V’landys to attend White House as guest of Albanese
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‘Opportunity from the gods’:V’landys to attend White House as guest of Albanese

The ARLC chairman will attend a glamorous state dinner alongside some of America’s most powerful and influential people ahead of the NRL’s push into the United States.

  • byMichael Chammas andDanny Weidler
Israel strikes targets across Gaza after allowing aid,but not fuel,to enter

Israel strikes targets across Gaza after allowing aid,but not fuel,to enter

The convoys marked the end of a 10-day siege of the Gaza Strip,but the UN warned the lack of fuel used to power hospitals meant people would continue to suffer.

  • byJames Lemon
Congressional brawl threatens to overshadow Anthony Albanese’s US trip

Congressional brawl threatens to overshadow Anthony Albanese’s US trip

The prime minister is due to travel to Washington DC at a time when international attention is on the conflict in the Middle East.

  • byDavid Crowe
America takes dead aim at China’s plan for global AI domination
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America takes dead aim at China’s plan for global AI domination

Xi Jinping’s plan for global mastery of artificial intelligence and supercomputing is about to collide with the hard reality of American power as the US escalates its semiconductor war against China.

  • byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard
US to tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech

US to tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech

The US plans to tighten measures to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductors and chipmaking gear to prevent it access to cutting-edge technologies.

  • byJenny Leonard,Mackenzie Hawkins,Ian King andDebby Wu
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With the world on high alert,Biden’s beheading gaffe was baffling and irresponsible

With the world on high alert,Biden’s beheading gaffe was baffling and irresponsible

It also underscored the dilemma that the White House now faces:how does it respond to this war without escalating it?

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges

Hunter Biden’s plea could result in his criminal trial being held as his father’s 2024 presidential election campaign gets under way.

Republicans force US to drop Ukraine aid at threat of government shutdown

Republicans force US to drop Ukraine aid at threat of government shutdown

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from hardliners’ demands to keep the country running,but the deal includes no money for Ukraine.

  • byRozina Sabur
The ‘five families’ threatening to shut down the US government

The ‘five families’ threatening to shut down the US government

The clock is ticking as another bout of internal warfare in Washington risks crippling the world’s most powerful government.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Young people tell Biden ‘quit approving coal and oil or lose election’

Young people tell Biden ‘quit approving coal and oil or lose election’

“If you want to win in 2024,if you do not want the blood of my generation to be on your hands,end fossil fuels,” said Emma,17,in New York,part of a global day of protest.

  • bySeth Borenstein