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As It Happened: China Reacts to Albanese-Trump Minerals Deal; Wild Weather in NSW, Victoria; Ley Walks Back Rudd Dismissal Call
Prime Minister Albanese praised Ambassador Rudd's efforts supporting the Aukus submarine deal and downplayed tensions after Trump's critical remarks during the US election campaign.
- On Oct 21, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Kevin Rudd as performing a `fantastic job` and described Donald Trump's remarks as light-hearted in a Nine interview in Washington.
- After remarks during the 2024 US presidential election campaign, the opposition Liberal Party called for Rudd to be sacked following Trump's critical comments at a Washington briefing on Oct 20.
- Looking at Rudd's history, he labelled Donald Trump highly critical in 2020 before deleting the comment and served as prime minister from 2007 with intermittent terms until 2013.
- A US official announced President Donald Trump's planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest is on hold, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, reiterated readiness for a ceasefire.
- The long‑range capability issue now looms as observers say Russia lost interest in diplomacy once Ukraine’s long‑range capabilities became less immediate, framing peace prospects around deep‑strike capabilities.
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'The Look on Everyone’s Faces Said it All': Trump Erupts on World Leader Who Refused to Back Down — What He Said Next Shocked the Room
What was supposed to be a moment of diplomacy turned icy when Donald Trump discovered that one of the leaders present had previously called him names. The uncomfortable exchange unfolded during Trump’s Washington meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, immediately after the two leaders signed an agreement on rare earth minerals. The 79-year-old president claimed to have no idea that Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the Unit…
·Atlanta, United States
Read Full ArticleAustralian PM Backs Envoy After Trump's "I Don't Like You" Comment
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia's ambassador in Washington as doing a "fantastic job", describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does not like Kevin Rudd as "light-hearted".
·New Delhi, India
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
R 42%
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