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New US tariffs on China could help Australian critical minerals
It’s not just the federal budget that could boost Australia’s critical minerals exports, but also a new round of US tariffs on Chinese imports.
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- Matthew Cranston
Biden ramps up tariff regime on $27b of China imports
Following a four-year review on trade with China, US President Joe Biden will not only keep the tariffs put in place by Donald Trump, but ratchet up others.
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- Matthew Cranston
Producer prices leap as US inflation remains sticky
The unexpectedly high readings may raise concerns on Wall Street and in the Federal Reserve.
- Christopher Rugaber
Blinken visits Ukraine as Russia’s military closes in
The US secretary of state arrived in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of America’s commitment to help the push-back against Russian advances that have gathered pace in recent months.
- Matthew Lee
Biden orders Chinese crypto miner to sell land near US military base
The US president ordered MineOne Partners and its associates to sell the land next to Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming within 120 days.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Trump leads in crucial states as Biden’s support unravels
A new set of polls shows the US president is behind in five of six battleground states, as the economy, Israel’s war and a desire for change press on voters.
- Nate Cohn
Opinion & Analysis
Chinese asylum seekers bet on path to US via Mexico
About 37,000 people from the Asian nation were detained at the United States’ southern border last year.
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Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it
The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.
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‘Nothing to see here’ as Singapore gets new PM
Lawrence Wong is considered a safe pair of hands. But Singapore is facing many challenges that need radical new ideas rather than technocratic continuity.
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Why the campus protests are so troubling
Hamas is against the existence of a Jewish state and believes there should be an Islamic state between the river and the sea. When protests on college campuses ignore that, they are part of the problem.
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Biden orders Chinese crypto miner to sell land near US military base
The US president ordered MineOne Partners and its associates to sell the land next to Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming within 120 days.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it
The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.
- Gideon Rachman
Stellantis, Vale in nickel talks in Indonesian coup
The smelter deal would bring a rare Western investor to Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of a commodity critical to making electric cars.
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- A. Anantha Lakshmi and Harry Dempsey
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Chinese asylum seekers bet on path to US via Mexico
About 37,000 people from the Asian nation were detained at the United States’ southern border last year.
- Slavoj Žižek
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel cannot stand alone and Netanyahu knows it
The American decision to restrict arms sales could be a turning point in the US-Israel relationship.
- Gideon Rachman
Stellantis, Vale in nickel talks in Indonesian coup
The smelter deal would bring a rare Western investor to Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of a commodity critical to making electric cars.
- Updated
- A. Anantha Lakshmi and Harry Dempsey
Return-to-office orders backfire at top tech firms
In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees left Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.
- Taylor Telford
Congress fights to reverse funding cuts for AUKUS subs deal
Draft legislation released this week shows Congress is ready to fight to restore funding for building Virginia-class submarines, essential for the success of AUKUS.
- Matthew Cranston
‘Women will hate me’: Cohen says Trump fretted about 2016 campaign
The prosecution’s star witness said Donald Trump was concerned Stormy Daniels’ sexual encounter claim would ruin his 2016 bid for the White House.
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- Luc Cohen and Jack Queen
Melinda French Gates exits philanthropic foundation with $18.9b
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation -– to be known as the Gates Foundation once she departs – is one of the biggest private foundations on the planet.
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- Sophie Alexander
What a second Trump presidency could bring
The influential American conservative platform Project 2025 has spent two years crafting a 900-page proposal for key areas of immigration, tax and trade.
- Matthew Cranston
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Seinfeld speech at Duke University ceremony prompts walkout
The walkout was the latest manifestation of protests that have roiled US campuses as students call for universities to divest from arms suppliers and others profiting from the war.
- Julia Harte
Religious tensions rise as India election passes halfway mark
The world’s most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a seven-phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote.
- Rishika Sadam and Fayaz Bukhari
- Asia
- Bonds
China kicks off bond sale to fund stimulus
Government spending in infrastructure will be key to ensuring China achieve its growth target of about 5 per cent this year.
- Helen Sun
US shale companies accused of collusion over oil price
ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum and Diamondback Energy are among the companies named in at least 10 class actions alleging they conspired to constrain production.
- Jamie Smyth and Myles McCormick
Fighting flares anew across Gaza as Hamas regroups
Close-quarters ground combat between Hamas fighters and Israeli troops raged in parts of northern Gaza over the weekend as people continued to flee Rafah.
- Liam Stack, Aaron Boxerman and Eric Nagourney
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
‘Nothing to see here’ as Singapore gets new PM
Lawrence Wong is considered a safe pair of hands. But Singapore is facing many challenges that need radical new ideas rather than technocratic continuity.
- Michael Barr
New lawyers to earn $341,600 as London talent war explodes
Wages for new hires at Quinn Emanuel will rise by tens of thousands from next month in a recruitment blow to Magic Circle rivals.
- Eir Nolsoe
Putin replaces defence minister in rare cabinet shake-up
The Kremlin said Russia’s ballooning defence budget warranted putting economist Andrei Belousov in charge.
- Paul Sonne and Anton Troianovski
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why the campus protests are so troubling
Hamas is against the existence of a Jewish state and believes there should be an Islamic state between the river and the sea. When protests on college campuses ignore that, they are part of the problem.
- Thomas Friedman
US set to impose 100pc tariffs on Chinese EVs
The move expected this week marks the latest effort by the Biden administration to protect America’s domestic industry from cheap competition.
- Updated
- Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley
The history of the two-state solution (in six maps)
The world is still searching for a path to peaceful co-existence by Israelis and Palestinians.
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- Emma Connors and Hans van Leeuwen
Russia ‘captures key villages’ as Ukraine races reinforcements
Military bloggers say the assault in the north-east could mark the start of an attempt to carve out the “buffer zone” sought by President Vladimir Putin.
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- Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth
