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Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese is anticipating his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump next week. If it goes ahead, it will be the culmination of a long and complicated process of diplomatic scheduling, according to documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information. More than 100 pages of government communications reveal the lengths senior Australian officials […]
Top Democrats ask for Trump meeting ahead of government shutdown : NPR
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak with members of the press on Capitol Hill on Sept. 11. The two New York Democrats are asking President Trump for a meeting before an impending government shutdown. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Demetrius Freeman/The Washington […]
Man armed with gun and knife detained at Charlie Kirk memorial service venue | Charlie Kirk shooting
A man armed with a gun and a knife was detained Saturday at State Farm Stadium near Phoenix before Charlie Kirk’s memorial service at that venue on Sunday – with authorities accusing him of brandishing inactive law enforcement credentials and lacking permission to be there. In a statement released Saturday, the US Secret Service said […]
British couple detained by Taliban in Afghanistan return to UK | UK news
A British couple who were detained without charge for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK. Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were released on Friday, having been arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February. The couple, pictured smiling by […]
Anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters clash in Glasgow | Scotland
Anti-immigration protesters have clashed with anti-racist counter-protesters in tense scenes in Glasgow this afternoon, a week after the largest far-right event in decades, organised by the activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, took place in London. The statue of Scottish statesman Donald Dewar, father of the Holyrood parliament, was surrounded by union flags bearing […]
Two-year-old boy drowns after heavy rain unleashes mudslides in southern California | California
A two-year-old drowned in a vehicle that was swept away by flood waters in southern California, and the child’s father had to be rescued by authorities, officials said Friday. The deadly emergency unfolded amid sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles that unleashed mudslides which plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways. […]
Trump says U.S. military fatally struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat : NPR
President Trump listens to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. Trump in a social media […]
U.S. attorney resigns under pressure from Trump to charge N.Y. AG Letitia James : NPR
Erik Siebert, then interim U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, speaks at a news conference on March 27 at an FBI field office in Manassas, Va. Siebert resigned Friday after President Trump said he wanted him “out” after the U.S. attorney’s mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James failed to […]
Robert Redford will always light up our screens : NPR
Robert Redford at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Robert Redford died this week at the age of 89. But his performances are indelible. We’ll still see him as the Sundance Kid alongside Paul Newman’s Butch Cassidy, leaping off a cliff into […]
A look at 2 states that are becoming increasingly rare purple in politics : NPR
Two swing states — Georgia and North Carolina — have Senate races that will be closely watched next year. What’s the message of some of the leading candidates? It’s all about President Trump. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Georgia and North Carolina are not quite red, not quite blue, but increasingly a rare purple when it comes […]