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(AP PHOTO)" class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="450" width="450"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17838706/0e47cb9934917433c2c6dabe46a075a3654e1af4-16x9-x0y59w800h450.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump have discussed Ukraine truce plans. 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12.4h1.3v9.7c0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 1l10.8-10.7h13.3c7 0 12.6-5.5 12.6-12.4"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><div class="e1w8lw9x0 StyledEditorialLabelClass css-14pmc52-StyledEditorialLabel-StyledHeadlineEditorialLabel e1a5u8qn6"> <span class="css-xcq0zh-StyledEditorialLabelText e1a5u8qn5">updated</span></div><span>‘Within weeks’: Trump, Macron plan for end of Ukraine war</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump have held talks at the White House, revealing war in Ukraine could end ‘within weeks’, staying tight lipped on how that result could be achieved.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Max Corstorphan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" 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50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17826666/1470a26bcdb1b309b2ac5da25e0cb0c8ee8439d4-16x9-x0y295w5642h3174.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, smiles while addressing supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany." class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="3174" width="3174"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17826666/1470a26bcdb1b309b2ac5da25e0cb0c8ee8439d4-16x9-x0y295w5642h3174.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, smiles while addressing supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany." class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline 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Iain Gillespie" class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="2250" width="2250"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17821345/6db650845257ddfbb4946c457d5e5925af112269-16x9-x0y0w4000h2250.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="WA Ukrainians mark three years since Russian invasion at Stirling Civic Gardens. Iain Gillespie" class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline css-5u59ij-StyledHeadline e1w8lw9x9"><span class="css-1lc8609-StyledKicker e1jes824"><span class="css-1p6fa63-StyledKickerText e1jes823">Conflict and War</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 260 260" class="css-14uybzh-StyledPremiumIcon e1jes822" role="img"><title>Premium</title><defs><linearGradient id="f1-ico-prem" x1="83.6%" x2="15.9%" y1="16.4%" y2="84.1%"><stop offset="0%" stop-color="#043DE2"></stop><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#1257E0"></stop></linearGradient><linearGradient id="f2-ico-prem" x1="104.4%" x2="3.3%" y1="4.3%" y2="104.9%"><stop offset="0%" stop-color="#F400AB"></stop><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#AA01E1"></stop></linearGradient></defs><path fill="url(#f1-ico-prem)" d="M216.6 124.8c-.7-15.5-7.4-20.4-12.4-23.4s-11-5.2-31.8-5.2c-12.4 0-16-12.3-16-22.2 0-9.9 1.3-17.9-6-26.4A33 33 0 0 0 127.8 37l-1-.1-1 .1s-14.1.2-22.7 10.5C96 56 97.1 64 97.1 74c0 9.9-3.5 22.2-16 22.2-20.7 0-26.8 2.2-31.8 5.2s-11.6 8-12.3 23.4v3.8c.7 15.4 7.3 20.3 12.3 23.3 5 3 11.1 5.2 31.8 5.2 12.5 0 16 12.3 16 22.2 0 10-1.2 18 6 26.5a33 33 0 0 0 23.7 10.5h1s14-.3 22.6-10.5c7.3-8.6 6-16.6 6-26.5 0-9.9 3.6-22.2 16-22.2 20.7 0 26.8-2.2 31.8-5.2s11.7-7.9 12.4-23.3v-2-1.8z"></path><path fill="url(#f2-ico-prem)" d="M156.4 74c0-9.9 1.3-17.9-6-26.4A33 33 0 0 0 127.8 37l-1-.1-1 .1s-14.1.2-22.7 10.5C96 56 97.1 64 97.1 74c0 9.9-3.5 22.2-16 22.2-20.7 0-26.8 2.2-31.8 5.2s-11.6 8-12.3 23.4v3.8c.7 15.4 7.2 20.2 12.3 23.3 5.8 3.5 14.4 5.4 31.8 5.2 29.5-.3 75.3-48.4 75.3-83.1z"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><span>WA’s Ukrainian community gathers to mark invasion </span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">Members of WA’s Ukrainian community gathered on Sunday to mark three years since their country was invaded, as alarm grows over Donald Trump’s increasing rhetoric against their nation.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Simone Grogan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/world-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/world-politics/michelle-grattan-peter-dutton-is-so-far-from-being-a-silly-donald-trump-mini-me-c-17799808"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" 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26.5a33 33 0 0 0 23.7 10.5h1s14-.3 22.6-10.5c7.3-8.6 6-16.6 6-26.5 0-9.9 3.6-22.2 16-22.2 20.7 0 26.8-2.2 31.8-5.2s11.7-7.9 12.4-23.3v-2-1.8z"></path><path fill="url(#f2-ico-prem)" d="M156.4 74c0-9.9 1.3-17.9-6-26.4A33 33 0 0 0 127.8 37l-1-.1-1 .1s-14.1.2-22.7 10.5C96 56 97.1 64 97.1 74c0 9.9-3.5 22.2-16 22.2-20.7 0-26.8 2.2-31.8 5.2s-11.6 8-12.3 23.4v3.8c.7 15.4 7.2 20.2 12.3 23.3 5.8 3.5 14.4 5.4 31.8 5.2 29.5-.3 75.3-48.4 75.3-83.1z"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><div class="e1w8lw9x0 StyledEditorialLabelClass css-14pmc52-StyledEditorialLabel-StyledHeadlineEditorialLabel e1a5u8qn6"> <span class="css-xcq0zh-StyledEditorialLabelText e1a5u8qn5">opinion</span></div><span>Dutton is so far from being a silly Donald Trump Mini-me</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">Treasurer Jim Chalmers will not be organising a buck’s night ahead of the coming nuptials of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Michelle Grattan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="business/trade"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/business/trade/can-australia-still-look-to-america-saul-eslake-says-trump-ukraine-broadside-bears-no-pangs-of-curtin-kinship-c-17800867"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17800867/ee62ccc25b365711afba3d3058aabd1d23977088-16x9-x0y3w4000h2250.jpg?imwidth=100&impolicy=wan_v3 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fill="url(#f2-ico-prem)" d="M156.4 74c0-9.9 1.3-17.9-6-26.4A33 33 0 0 0 127.8 37l-1-.1-1 .1s-14.1.2-22.7 10.5C96 56 97.1 64 97.1 74c0 9.9-3.5 22.2-16 22.2-20.7 0-26.8 2.2-31.8 5.2s-11.6 8-12.3 23.4v3.8c.7 15.4 7.2 20.2 12.3 23.3 5.8 3.5 14.4 5.4 31.8 5.2 29.5-.3 75.3-48.4 75.3-83.1z"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><div class="e1w8lw9x0 StyledEditorialLabelClass css-14pmc52-StyledEditorialLabel-StyledHeadlineEditorialLabel e1a5u8qn6"> <span class="css-xcq0zh-StyledEditorialLabelText e1a5u8qn5">analysis</span></div><span>Can we still look to America? This economist fears not</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">President Donald Trump’s decision to blame Ukraine for the war with Russia potentially represents a watershed moment for Australia, and raises questions about how much we can still rely on Uncle Sam.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Simone Grogan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/world-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/world-politics/australian-news-and-politics-live-jim-chalmers-celebrates-interest-rate-cut-banks-pressured-to-move-fast-c-17771716"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=100&impolicy=wan_v3 100w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=150&impolicy=wan_v3 150w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=250&impolicy=wan_v3 250w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=320&impolicy=wan_v3 320w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=414&impolicy=wan_v3 414w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=500&impolicy=wan_v3 500w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=640&impolicy=wan_v3 640w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=828&impolicy=wan_v3 828w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=1024&impolicy=wan_v3 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17771716/ea8cd8239a102ed08b1940a318dc5935faaa9807-16x9-x0y123w800h450.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="Clive Palmer's newly announced Trumpet of Patriots echoes the policies of US President Donald Trump. 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828w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17759032/b5f3a6556e4c710250d4da508a4e9693f986dde2-16x9-x0y560w7776h4374.jpg?imwidth=1024&impolicy=wan_v3 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17759032/b5f3a6556e4c710250d4da508a4e9693f986dde2-16x9-x0y560w7776h4374.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer could send troops into Ukraine and Russia with a ‘US backstop’." class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="4374" width="4374"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17759032/b5f3a6556e4c710250d4da508a4e9693f986dde2-16x9-x0y560w7776h4374.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer could send troops into Ukraine and Russia with a ‘US backstop’." class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 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50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17718838/9d6e402f4bea6ff13f4dc04591293e10a1d73067-16x9-x0y138w3952h2223.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="Trump is playing puppet master with Europe" class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="2223" width="2223"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17718838/9d6e402f4bea6ff13f4dc04591293e10a1d73067-16x9-x0y138w3952h2223.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="Trump is playing puppet master with Europe" class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline css-5u59ij-StyledHeadline e1w8lw9x9"><div class="e1w8lw9x2 StyledEditorialLabelClass css-1xmfljt-StyledEditorialLabel-StyledEditorialLabel e1a5u8qn6"> <span class="css-xcq0zh-StyledEditorialLabelText e1a5u8qn5">analysis</span></div><span class="css-1lc8609-StyledKicker e1jes824"><span 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BOURKE: With one phone call, Donald Trump hijacked the agenda in Europe without leaving the Oval Office, angering European leaders who find themselves on the back foot in Russian-Ukraine negotiations</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Latika M Bourke</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/federal-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/federal-politics/australian-news-and-politics-live-updates-sam-kerr-speaks-out-after-being-found-not-guilty-of-racial-abuse-c-17691491"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" 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" class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="3375" width="3375"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17541253/c1eb4525f9d8f380e42af3b7a7c86d1b76208a4b-16x9-x0y104w6000h3375.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="US President Donald Trump’s freezing of trillions in federal funding has blocked by a US judge minutes before it was set to come into effect. " class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline css-5u59ij-StyledHeadline e1w8lw9x9"><span class="css-1lc8609-StyledKicker e1jes824"><span class="css-1p6fa63-StyledKickerText e1jes823">World Politics</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 55 49" class="StyledCommentsIcon css-101fbvt-StyledCommentsIcon e1jes821"><title>Comments</title><path d="M54 24.5v-11C54 6.4 48.4 1 41.4 1H13.6C6.6 1 1 6.6 1 13.4v11.1c0 6.9 5.6 12.4 12.6 12.4h1.3v9.7c0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 1l10.8-10.7h13.3c7 0 12.6-5.5 12.6-12.4"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><span>Trump’s trillion-dollar freeze halted as chaos erupts in US</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">After President Donald Trump issued a mass federal funding freeze that would have seen trillions held back from agencies on Wednesday, a US judge has blocked the move, halting the Republican administration. </p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Max Corstorphan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/world-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/world-politics/donald-trump-announces-us-iron-dome-transgender-military-change-at-gop-members-of-congress-retreat-in-florida-c-17530048"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=100&impolicy=wan_v3 100w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=150&impolicy=wan_v3 150w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=250&impolicy=wan_v3 250w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=320&impolicy=wan_v3 320w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=414&impolicy=wan_v3 414w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=500&impolicy=wan_v3 500w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=640&impolicy=wan_v3 640w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=828&impolicy=wan_v3 828w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=1024&impolicy=wan_v3 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="President Donald Trump has announced a US Iron Dome and the removal of ‘transgender ideology’ from the US armed forces. " class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="3159" width="3159"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17530048/dfe096dbbfc47b8f86d749c6907e0377cca7e9eb-16x9-x0y293w5616h3159.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="President Donald Trump has announced a US Iron Dome and the removal of ‘transgender ideology’ from the US armed forces. " class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline css-5u59ij-StyledHeadline e1w8lw9x9"><span class="css-1lc8609-StyledKicker e1jes824"><span class="css-1p6fa63-StyledKickerText e1jes823">World Politics</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 55 49" class="StyledCommentsIcon css-101fbvt-StyledCommentsIcon e1jes821"><title>Comments</title><path d="M54 24.5v-11C54 6.4 48.4 1 41.4 1H13.6C6.6 1 1 6.6 1 13.4v11.1c0 6.9 5.6 12.4 12.6 12.4h1.3v9.7c0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 1l10.8-10.7h13.3c7 0 12.6-5.5 12.6-12.4"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><span>‘Can I run again?’: Trump drops another third term hint</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">US President Donald Trump has addressed Republican members of congress in a wide-ranging speech celebrating his first-week achievements and even raising the prospect of a third term.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Max Corstorphan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/world-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/world-politics/president-donald-trump-to-sign-executive-order-to-ban-invented-pronouns-in-us-armed-forces-c-17528883"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=100&impolicy=wan_v3 100w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=150&impolicy=wan_v3 150w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=250&impolicy=wan_v3 250w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=320&impolicy=wan_v3 320w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=414&impolicy=wan_v3 414w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=500&impolicy=wan_v3 500w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=640&impolicy=wan_v3 640w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=828&impolicy=wan_v3 828w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=1024&impolicy=wan_v3 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order banning pronouns from the US armed forces. " class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="720" width="720"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17528883/cd41ac83933e8efa554f4b1bdf27f76b561a3933-16x9-x0y0w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order banning pronouns from the US armed forces. 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Trump appears on a screen as he addresses the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum via videolink." class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="2812" width="2812"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488870/7e6c672833778e02c49a600764cfab7f8b09cda0-16x9-x0y0w5000h2812.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="President Donald J. Trump appears on a screen as he addresses the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum via videolink." class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline css-5u59ij-StyledHeadline e1w8lw9x9"><span class="css-1lc8609-StyledKicker e1jes824"><span class="css-1p6fa63-StyledKickerText e1jes823">World Politics</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 55 49" class="StyledCommentsIcon css-101fbvt-StyledCommentsIcon e1jes821"><title>Comments</title><path d="M54 24.5v-11C54 6.4 48.4 1 41.4 1H13.6C6.6 1 1 6.6 1 13.4v11.1c0 6.9 5.6 12.4 12.6 12.4h1.3v9.7c0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 1l10.8-10.7h13.3c7 0 12.6-5.5 12.6-12.4"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><span>Trump demands ‘interest rates drop immediately’</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">President Donald Trump lobbed his first volley at the Federal Reserve, saying that he will apply pressure to bring down interest rates, saying it will likely see the move copied globally</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Jef Cox</p></div></a></div></div></div><div class="hide-print ad-no-notice css-svlwa0-StyledAdUnitWrapper ezkyf1c0"><div class="css-pkrrfy-StyledCenter ezkyf1c3"><div class="css-75thsc-StyledNotice ezkyf1c2"><div class="ad-mrec-one css-1u74liy-StyledAdUnit ezkyf1c4"></div></div></div></div><div class="hide-print ad-no-notice css-svlwa0-StyledAdUnitWrapper ezkyf1c0"><div class="css-54rauv-StyledCenter ezkyf1c3"><div class="css-75thsc-StyledNotice ezkyf1c2"><div class="ad-billboard-leaderboard-one css-1oizywe-StyledAdUnit ezkyf1c4"></div></div></div></div><div class="css-cgz64g-StyledLima elndtzg4"><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/world-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/world-politics/birthright-executive-order-blocked-judge-calls-donald-trumps-citizenship-change-blatantly-unconstitutional-c-17488760"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcSet="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=100&impolicy=wan_v3 100w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=150&impolicy=wan_v3 150w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=250&impolicy=wan_v3 250w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=320&impolicy=wan_v3 320w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=414&impolicy=wan_v3 414w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=500&impolicy=wan_v3 500w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=640&impolicy=wan_v3 640w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=828&impolicy=wan_v3 828w,https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=1024&impolicy=wan_v3 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw,(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1020px) 50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17488760/ff921246bf985e1f574d904d5a465a1241f12322-16x9-x0y16w800h450.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="An executive order made by President Donald Trump has been blocked by a US judge. 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1.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 1l10.8-10.7h13.3c7 0 12.6-5.5 12.6-12.4"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><div class="e1w8lw9x0 StyledEditorialLabelClass css-14pmc52-StyledEditorialLabel-StyledHeadlineEditorialLabel e1a5u8qn6"> <span class="css-xcq0zh-StyledEditorialLabelText e1a5u8qn5">updated</span></div><span>‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Trump’s exec order halted</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">One of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive orders, signed on inauguration day and set to come into effect in days, has been blocked by a US judge.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Max Corstorphan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/world-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink 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50vw,313px"/><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17475431/46ffeaa3a21fff4ba3e5ece306948b4b1b3df4db-16x9-x0y85w3288h1850.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="US President Donald Trump holds up outgoing President Joe Biden's letter as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office." class="css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0" loading="lazy" height="1850" width="1850"/><noscript><img src="https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-17475431/46ffeaa3a21fff4ba3e5ece306948b4b1b3df4db-16x9-x0y85w3288h1850.jpg?imwidth=313&impolicy=wan_v3" alt="US President Donald Trump holds up outgoing President Joe Biden's letter as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office." class="css-tl044d-StyledNoScriptImage-StyledImage eu9mom10" /></noscript></picture></div></div><div class="ew7cd2s2 css-apq1uo-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x10"><h2 class="Card-Headline css-5u59ij-StyledHeadline e1w8lw9x9"><span class="css-1lc8609-StyledKicker e1jes824"><span class="css-1p6fa63-StyledKickerText e1jes823">World Politics</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 55 49" class="StyledCommentsIcon css-101fbvt-StyledCommentsIcon e1jes821"><title>Comments</title><path d="M54 24.5v-11C54 6.4 48.4 1 41.4 1H13.6C6.6 1 1 6.6 1 13.4v11.1c0 6.9 5.6 12.4 12.6 12.4h1.3v9.7c0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.4 1l10.8-10.7h13.3c7 0 12.6-5.5 12.6-12.4"></path></svg></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadlineText e1w8lw9x7"><span>‘Hard to read’: Biden’s letter to Trump exposed</span></span></h2><p class="css-pb0uo2-StyledTeaser e1w8lw9x6">A letter from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump, left in the Oval Office, has been exposed, revealing Mr Biden’s parting words to his successor.</p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Max Corstorphan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" 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in Ukraine, saying if the conflict doesn’t stop, things will ‘get worse’ for Russia. </p></div><div class="ew7cd2s1 CardByline css-wvyu65-StyledByline-StyledCardByline ebzp2e48"><p class="CardByline-Text css-102194g-StyledBylineText ebzp2e47">Max Corstorphan</p></div></a></div></div><div class="css-hzanzy-StyledGridItem elndtzg1"><div class="css-1ls5bi3-StyledPortrait ew7cd2s5" data-topic="politics/federal-politics"><a class="css-14r53dm-StyledLink-StyledLink ew7cd2s4" href="/politics/federal-politics/penny-wong-talks-up-warm-and-constructive-meeting-with-new-trump-administration-c-17465353"><div class="ew7cd2s3 Card-Media css-eb02ph-StyledMedia-StyledCardMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1gbeyhl-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-sbuqo5-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio eosncpx0"><source data-ratio="16:9" media="(min-width: 0px)" 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