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Angus Taylor and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price have announced themselves as a joint ticket for the Liberal Party leadership ahead of what is expected to be a tight contest to steer the Opposition rebuild.Liberal MPs will meet in Canberra on Tuesday to elect their next leader, with previous deputy Sussan Ley and Mr Taylor, who was shadow treasurer for the past three years, putting their hands up for the top job.Conservatives among the Liberal ranks persuaded Senator Price to defect from the Nationals last week, just days after she was re-elected for the Country Liberal Party with support from the junior…

“GOOD NEWS” The discussions are the first time senior officials from the world’s two largest economies have met face-to-face to tackle the thorny topic of trade since Trump slapped steep new levies on China last month, sparking a robust retaliation from Beijing.The tariffs imposed by Trump on the Asian manufacturing giant since the start of the year currently total 145 per cent, with cumulative US duties on some Chinese goods reaching a staggering 245 per cent.In retaliation, China put 125 per cent tariffs on US goods.Ahead of the meeting, Trump signaled he might lower the tariffs, suggesting on social media…

A Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University in the United States has returned to Boston after spending more than six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana in what her lawyers call a politically motivated crackdown on free speech. Upon arrival at Boston Logan International Airport, Rumeysa Ozturk told reporters on Saturday that she was excited to get back to her studies during what has been a “very difficult” period. “In the last 45 days, I lost both my freedom and also my education during a crucial time for my doctoral studies,” she said. “But I am so grateful…

The prices of strollers and car seats are skyrocketing as companies race to adjust to President Trump’s tariff policies. Federal support for a major campaign to promote safe infant sleep habits appears to have been cut. Measles outbreaks are terrifying parents of young children, even as the nation’s health secretary undermines vaccines.The Trump administration’s policies are reaching ever deeper into the lives of American families, transforming routine and apolitical parts of some parents’ days — trips to the pediatrician, conversations at swim classes, chatter on online baby gear forums — into scenes of anxiety and anger.For a Democratic Party still…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Major League Baseball saw its first manager firing of the season this week when the Pittsburgh Pirates axed Derek Shelton after a 12-26 start.It’s been a rough go for the Pirates since their brief postseason stretch a decade ago. But with young talent in Paul Skenes, Oneil Cruz, Bryan Reynolds, Ke’Bryan Hayes and others, they have failed to live up to expectations.Skenes admitted he “wasn’t shocked” by the move. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) surrenders the ball to manager Derek Shelton (right) as he is removed from a game against…

Mums were the stars but flowers stole the show in Subiaco this weekend, where art, petals and plenty of love spilled into the streets for a blooming beautiful Mother’s Day.Subi Blooms X Gather transformed roads and shop fronts into living canvas of colour, creativity and culture on Sunday, where visitors of all ages honoured the most important women in their lives.The floral wonderland consisted of a trail of 15 breathtaking art installations, all tied together under one theme: “Roots to Bloom”, which invited artists to explore heritage, culture and the hidden natural world and beautifully reflected the essence of Mother’s…

India and Pakistan have seemingly pulled back from the brink again. But so much was new about the nuclear-armed enemies’ chaotic four-day clash, and so many of the underlying accelerants remain volatile, that there’s little to suggest that the truce represents any return to old patterns of restraint.A new generation of military technology fueled a dizzying aerial escalation. Waves of airstrikes and antiaircraft volleys with modern weapons set the stage. Soon they were joined by weaponized drones en masse for the first time along the old Line of Control in Kashmir — hundreds of them in the sky, probing each…

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday night that “great progress” had been made during weekend trade negotiations with China.During the meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, between U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and a Chinese delegation, “many things” were discussed and “much [was] agreed to,” Trump said.No major breakthrough was announced in discussions that lasted over 10 hours, The Associated Press reported, and negotiations are scheduled to continue Sunday.  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leaves to meet with Chinese officials on tariffs in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)PIVOTAL TRADE TALKS WITH BEIJING LOOM AS TRUMP…

The Vatican conclave surprised the world this week by selecting the first American pope, a native of Chicago. Soon after, a respected genealogist surprised the world by revealing that the new pope’s heritage connected him to far more strands of the American experience than previously known.Robert Francis Prevost, 69, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans.The detective work of Jari Honora, the New Orleans genealogist and historian, was based on analysis of historical documents, including census records, many of which are presented here. Other documents were unearthed by the archdiocese of…