World Politics

The ongoing US-China trade war is taking its toll on Beijing. But here's how China is softening the blow, and how it could hit back against US tariffs. 

New Zealand's Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down in the country's parliament, killing off the controversial piece of proposed legislation. 

Amid fears that the so-called reciprocal tariffs could cause a recession for the US, here's what it means for the global economy.

Perched on one shoulder, the demons have been appealing to Donald Trump's long-held love of tariffs. On the other side, the angels have been appealing to his long-held love of deal-making.

As countries and markets grapple with the ongoing fallout from his tariff policy, some are wondering if Donald Trump has a bigger plan to overhaul global trade and reset America's industrial economy.

China's ambassador suggested Australia should stand in "solidarity" with China against tariffs, but Deputy PM Richard Marles said Australia would stand up for its own interests.

Almost all countries will now be subject to a 10 per cent tariff, rather than the larger "liberation day" rates announced last week. But China will be hit with an extraordinary tariff of 125 per cent.

All countries except China will now be subject to the same "baseline" 10 per cent tariff rate, rather than the additional rates announced by the US president on what he called "Liberation Day" last week.

The president of Palau has taken a thinly veiled swipe at Peter Dutton's decade-old quip about climate change, saying rising sea levels are not a "punchline" for the Pacific.

A year ago, Peter Navarro was serving time in a Miami prison. Today, he's credited with having influence over the US president's tariff plans.

Donald Trump's trade chief Jamieson Greer has defended the United States's 10 per cent tariff on Australia regardless of the countries' free trade agreement, claiming Australia has banned US beef and pork.

A series of policies have up-ended the global trade system and wiped trillions of dollars of value from the face of the Earth. Here's what could happen next.

The announcement from Acting President Han Duck-soo comes four days after the Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office, something which, by law, must be followed by an election within 60 days. 

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu, but is the court working as it should be? 

Elon Musk calls Donald Trump's top trade adviser a "moron", escalating tensions over tariffs within the US president's inner sanctum, as some White House officials indicate deals could be on the table.

As Donald Trump's tariffs continue to roil financial markets, economists say the risk for Australia is if the economy of China, the nation's largest trading partner, is damaged by the trade war. 

The US president has taken to social media to say he is confident Beijing will call as a 104 per cent tariff deadline looms.

The US vice president's comments have been widely circulated on Chinese social media and received a sharp rebuke from Beijing. 

In a post on the encrypted messaging service Telegram, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims to have information about "significantly more Chinese citizens" serving in Russian military units, and says he has ordered his foreign minister to contact Beijing.

Benjamin Netanyahu has visited the Trump White House for the second time this year, and discussed Iran and Gaza with his US counterpart.