Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu. Australia has failed to secure a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea (PNG) that would have seen their militaries commit to defending each other in the case of an armed attack. Australian Prime Minister Anthony…
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Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Even if you consider this New York Fashion Week the “most boring” in recent memory, it still went on, as scheduled, without a hitch. Sequined corsets, tufted cropped coats, billowing capes and beaded heels all paraded down runways for the eyes and iPhones of primped guests, despite the fact that, all…
An image of U.S. President Donald Trump alongside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is projected on Windsor castle, after U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrival for a state visit to the country, in Windsor, Berkshire, Britain Sept. 16, 2025. Phil Noble | Reuters Four people were arrested Tuesday night in the United…
The visit comes as the UK and US prepare to sign a landmark technology agreement aimed at boosting cooperation between the two countries. Published On 16 Sep 202516 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has arrived in the United Kingdom for his second state visit,…
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The Tesla board has managed to avoid what could have been a tricky investor vote on requiring political neutrality among executives, after the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the electric vehicle manufacturer could exclude a shareholder proposal on the matter from its 2025 annual materials, according to a copy of the SEC’s letter obtained by…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16, giving time to complete the framework of the deal announced Monday after talks between American and Chinese government officials. The executive order signed on Tuesday by Trump was the fourth…
Great Britain is set to roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump this week, honouring the president of the United States with something no other American leader has ever received: a second state visit. Trump is set to arrive in London late on Tuesday for a visit that coincides with tough trade negotiations between…
Americans still opened their wallets last month, despite persistent fears about the economy, a slowing labor market and higher tariffs. Spending at US retailers rose 0.6% in August, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, unchanged from July’s upwardly revised 0.6%. Last month’s figure came in much better than economists’ expectations of a 0.2% increase, according to…