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Details Of Trump-Putin Call Raise New White House Leak Concerns
In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.
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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Says Donald Trump Agrees To Accept Refugees
President Donald Trump had agreed to keep an Obama administration promise to resettle refugees languishing in Pacific island camps despite the U.S. toughening its stance on Muslim immigration, the Australian prime minister said Monday.
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'No Planet B', Marchers Worldwide Tell Leaders Before UN Climate Summit
More than half a million people from Australia to Paraguay joined the biggest day of climate change activism in history on Sunday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is "No Planet B" in the fight against global warming.
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Barack Obama Declares Wildfire Emergency in Washington State
President Barack Obama declared an emergency Friday for wildfire-ravaged Washington state, as Australia and New Zealand sent firefighters to help US crews struggling to contain deadly blazes across America's drought-stricken West.
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Australian Talks Tackle Jihadists' Use of Social Media
The Islamic State group has "global ambitions" and more must be done to tackle its use of social media for recruitment, representatives of governments and technology giants heard in Australia Today.
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No Plans to Base B-1 Bombers in Australia: Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Australia said, today, that a senior US defence official misspoke when he told US lawmakers the Pentagon planned to send B-1 bombers to Australia, while a Pentagon spokesman said future military rotations to Australia were not finalised.
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Australia Seeks Clarity on Governance before formally Joining China-Led Development Bank
Australia is "well and truly" disposed to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today, but wants to know how much power Bejing would hold in the institution before a formal decision.
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Barack Obama Briefed on Sydney Hostage Situation: White House Official
US President Barack Obama has been briefed about the situation at a cafe in Sydney where hostages were being held and an Islamic flag had been displayed, a White House official said Sunday.
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Australia Tackles Obama on His Great Barrier Reef Fears
Obama expressed concerns that climate change threatened the natural wonder in a speech during the G20 summit in Brisbane at the weekend.
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Australia Brings 'Koala Diplomacy' to Bear at G20
Australia arranged a warm and fuzzy welcome for the world's most powerful leaders at this weekend's G20 summit with a campaign dubbed "koala diplomacy", in which top politicians cuddled the shy native marsupials.
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Just Call Me Tony: Australian PM Urges Warm, First-Name-Only G20
Just call me Tony: Australia's prime minister tried to get his bickering G20 colleagues to loosen up at summit talks in the laid-back city of Brisbane today before hosting a barbecue lunch in baking heat.
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Hostile G20 Kicks Off With Mixed Agenda
Russian President Vladimir Putin will face hostile Western leaders around the table at the G20 Saturday, having been accused of being a bully and harbouring tsarist ambitions in the ill-tempered build up to the gathering of world statesmen.
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Australia Contributing Planes for Anti-Islamic State Campaign
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says Australia is preparing to contribute up to 10 military aircraft to the increasingly aggressive campaign against the Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq.
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US Seeks Coalition Against Islamic State, But Not All Allies Willing to Take Part in Military Action
The United States is intensifying its push to build an international campaign against Islamic State jihadist fighters in Iraq and Syria, including recruiting partners for potential joint military action, Obama administration officials said on Wednesday.
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US to Monitor South China Sea, Talks with Australia on Regional Defence
The United States will monitor actions in the South China Sea to see whether "deescalatory steps" are being taken, a senior State Department official said on Monday, a day after Beijing repelled U.S. pressure to rein in its actions in the disputed waters.
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Details Of Trump-Putin Call Raise New White House Leak Concerns
In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.
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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Says Donald Trump Agrees To Accept Refugees
President Donald Trump had agreed to keep an Obama administration promise to resettle refugees languishing in Pacific island camps despite the U.S. toughening its stance on Muslim immigration, the Australian prime minister said Monday.
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'No Planet B', Marchers Worldwide Tell Leaders Before UN Climate Summit
More than half a million people from Australia to Paraguay joined the biggest day of climate change activism in history on Sunday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is "No Planet B" in the fight against global warming.
-
Barack Obama Declares Wildfire Emergency in Washington State
President Barack Obama declared an emergency Friday for wildfire-ravaged Washington state, as Australia and New Zealand sent firefighters to help US crews struggling to contain deadly blazes across America's drought-stricken West.
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Australian Talks Tackle Jihadists' Use of Social Media
The Islamic State group has "global ambitions" and more must be done to tackle its use of social media for recruitment, representatives of governments and technology giants heard in Australia Today.
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No Plans to Base B-1 Bombers in Australia: Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Australia said, today, that a senior US defence official misspoke when he told US lawmakers the Pentagon planned to send B-1 bombers to Australia, while a Pentagon spokesman said future military rotations to Australia were not finalised.
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Australia Seeks Clarity on Governance before formally Joining China-Led Development Bank
Australia is "well and truly" disposed to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today, but wants to know how much power Bejing would hold in the institution before a formal decision.
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Barack Obama Briefed on Sydney Hostage Situation: White House Official
US President Barack Obama has been briefed about the situation at a cafe in Sydney where hostages were being held and an Islamic flag had been displayed, a White House official said Sunday.
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Australia Tackles Obama on His Great Barrier Reef Fears
Obama expressed concerns that climate change threatened the natural wonder in a speech during the G20 summit in Brisbane at the weekend.
-
Australia Brings 'Koala Diplomacy' to Bear at G20
Australia arranged a warm and fuzzy welcome for the world's most powerful leaders at this weekend's G20 summit with a campaign dubbed "koala diplomacy", in which top politicians cuddled the shy native marsupials.
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Just Call Me Tony: Australian PM Urges Warm, First-Name-Only G20
Just call me Tony: Australia's prime minister tried to get his bickering G20 colleagues to loosen up at summit talks in the laid-back city of Brisbane today before hosting a barbecue lunch in baking heat.
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Hostile G20 Kicks Off With Mixed Agenda
Russian President Vladimir Putin will face hostile Western leaders around the table at the G20 Saturday, having been accused of being a bully and harbouring tsarist ambitions in the ill-tempered build up to the gathering of world statesmen.
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Australia Contributing Planes for Anti-Islamic State Campaign
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says Australia is preparing to contribute up to 10 military aircraft to the increasingly aggressive campaign against the Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq.
-
US Seeks Coalition Against Islamic State, But Not All Allies Willing to Take Part in Military Action
The United States is intensifying its push to build an international campaign against Islamic State jihadist fighters in Iraq and Syria, including recruiting partners for potential joint military action, Obama administration officials said on Wednesday.
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US to Monitor South China Sea, Talks with Australia on Regional Defence
The United States will monitor actions in the South China Sea to see whether "deescalatory steps" are being taken, a senior State Department official said on Monday, a day after Beijing repelled U.S. pressure to rein in its actions in the disputed waters.
