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Emails from NZ’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveal concerns about Russia using the Cook Islands’ shipping registry to avoid sanctions.

Melbourne’s troubled roads will see $38.5 million in upgrades through a partnership of the federal and state governments.

The new deployment is part of an effort by Berlin to secure NATO’s eastern flank and show that Europe can take on a greater responsibility for its own defense.

Experts say the road to reciprocity will be bumpy but necessary. One, in particular, expects to see early signs of an economic boom before the 2026 midterms.

Security minister Dan Jarvis said ‘Russia presents an acute threat to UK national security.’

RBA holds rates steady, citing inflation risks, global uncertainty, and tight labour markets despite easing price pressures and recovering demand.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia continues to face U.S. sanctions and that ’restrictions continue to apply to American companies.’

Le Pen, whose party is a front-runner in polls ahead of the 2027 vote, also faces a potential jail sentence, after being found guilty of embezzlement.

The financial impact of the Coalition’s proposal to bring down power prices for individual households is currently unknown.

Potential models for the reform include the excessive pricing laws established in the EU, the UK, and many US states.

Zelenskyy said that Russian leadership was intent on conquering more of Ukraine’s territory before committing to a U.S.-led cease-fire deal.

Denmark and Greenland disagreed with the U.S. vice president’s claims that they allowed Chinese and Russian infiltration.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk says that Moscow would seek to balance its relationship between Washington and Beijing.

Trump’s senior adviser Elon Musk, who is from South Africa, posted on X last week that the song has been ‘actively promoting white genocide.’

Kyiv won’t treat U.S. aid as debt and is still assessing Washington’s latest minerals agreement proposal, the Ukrainian president says.

The new governing coalition includes four of the five political parties that won seats in Greenland’s March 11 election.

The vice president and second lady arrived at a U.S. base on the northwest coast of Greenland on Friday.

The Russian president renewed his argument that the current Ukrainian government is illegitimate and suggested Kyiv may renege on a peace deal.

The Russian leader also said he supported Western cooperation as oil, gas, and metal deposits are being developed in the region.