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'Trump will be talking' to Australia over trade tariffs

US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will be speaking with Australia over a potential trade deal.

World in pictures this week, May 1, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

Did renewables cause 60 million people to lose power?

Power had not yet been restored to 60 million people in Spain and Portugal when a culture war over the cause of this week’s blackout began.

List: Popes of the 20th and 21st centuries

The next pope will join a storied list of past leaders of the Holy See, with the first pope of the 20th century being elected 147 years ago.

Canada’s conservative leader was a shoo-in for PM before Trump. He couldn’t even hold his seat

Mark Carney’s rival, populist Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, was in the lead until US President Donald Trump took aim at Canada with a trade war and threats to annex the country as the 51st state.

A political tide is turning across Europe, and at its centre is a hard truth

A plan to ban hybrid cars has been quietly delayed and a third runway at Heathrow is back on the table as easy green promises crumble under the weight of harsh reality.

Kate and William return to secret Scottish hideaway 20 years on

The couple have left their three children at home for the first overnight working trip since the princess’ cancer diagnosis.

Canada’s prime minister schools the world: stand up to the bully, win the election

The world is no longer standing in America’s shadow. It is learning, quickly and with no small amount of fear, how to stand on its own.

Order 142 and counting: How Trump has used his pen to change America in 100 days

It is the most consequential start of a term of any American presidency, with Donald Trump taking direct aim at law, media, public health and culture.

‘Is that a kangaroo?’: Runaway Sheila causes chaos on US highway

The escaped pet was spotted hopping along the road, stunning locals and snarling traffic as state troopers were forced to shut down both sides of Alabama Interstate 85.

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