World
North America
Joe Biden jets off for Japan, reassures on Quad and Pacific Islands
Biden rejected suggestions that cancelling part of his trip was a win for Beijing, noting “we still have four good allies” in the form of the Quad alliance.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘Laptop class in la-la land’: Elon Musk lashes work from home, calls it morally dubious
Elon Musk is calling out people who work from home, saying it’s an insult to those who must show up at the workplace.
- by Sean O'Kane
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Royal family
Harry and Meghan in ‘near catastrophic car chase’ with paparazzi
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were involved in a paparazzi car chase through New York, their spokesperson has said in a statement.
- by Rob Harris
‘Highly unusual’: Dark-skinned Jesus featured in 150-year-old stained-glass window
The 3.7-metre tall, 1½-metre wide window depicts two biblical passages in which women, also painted with dark skin, appear as equals to Christ.
- by Mark Pratt
Analysis
US politics
Quad? When it comes to the US, domestic politics trumps everything
Biden’s decision to pull the plug on a much-anticipated trip to Australia to resume talks on the US debt crisis does not reflect well on America’s reliability as a partner.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Contact us’: CIA recruitment video urges Russians to get in touch
“Perhaps the people around you don’t want to hear the truth. We want to,” says the US spy agency’s latest effort to learn what’s going on in Moscow.
- by Mark Trevelyan
Five things to know about the US debt ceiling
US President Joe Biden has cancelled a trip to Australia which in turn prompted the cancellation of a Quad meeting in Sydney. What exactly is the debt ceiling keeping him away.
- by Jason Lange
Opinion
China relations
China’s long game: topple the US dollar
Sanctions allowed the US to pursue our foreign policy interests without boots on the ground or planes in the sky. However, that system is increasingly being challenged.
- by Marco Rubio
Giuliani accused of coercing ex-employee into sex act while on the phone to Trump
The former New York mayor is being sued for $10 million in damages and unpaid wages, amid claims he subjected a former employee to “sexual assault and harassment”.
- by Nick Allen
Elon Musk documents sought in Jeffrey Epstein case
The US Virgin Islands, which has sought documents from Musk, accuses JPMorgan of missing red flags about Epstein’s abuse of women on Little St James, a private island he owned there.
- by Tom Hals
American cities reach ‘breaking point’ as migrant crisis heads north
With 18 months until the presidential election, the issue has become a political powder keg for Joe Biden, who has detained more migrants than any other president in history.
- by Farrah Tomazin