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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to defend Australia's interests in its trade tussle with the United States during a televised election debate with opposition leader Peter Dutton

World

Australian PM vows not to bow to Trump on national interest

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised on Wednesday to defend Australia's interests in its trade tangle with the United States.

AFPApril 16, 2025

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing the election date at a press conference in Canberra on March 28, 2025

World

Australian PM tells voters he’s ready for Trump tariffs

Australia is ready for the impact of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday in a first television debate before the...

AFPApril 8, 2025

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the left, and his conservative rival Friedrich Merz in a WELT TV studio in Berlin

News

Germany’s Merz vows tough migrant policy to stall AfD’s rise

Germany’s conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to restrict immigration and rebuild the economy...

AFPFebruary 19, 2025

Scholz (left) and his conservative rival Merz have clashed over migration and how to deal with the far right

World

Germany’s Scholz, Merz to clash in final pre-election debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz will face off in a final head-to-head debate Wednesday, four days before the election, in...

AFPFebruary 19, 2025

US vice presidential nominees J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off in New York for a debate on October 1, 2024

World

US VP debate pits hillbilly energy against ‘Minnesota nice’

US vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will face off Tuesday in a debate that promises to be a feisty battle to...

AFPSeptember 29, 2024

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak during a presidential debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024

Business

Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed Tuesday in the pair's first and so far only scheduled debate of the 2024 election campaign.

AFPSeptember 10, 2024

World

US election debate in the balance as Trump cries foul

On his Truth Social media platform Sunday, Trump accused TV broadcaster ABC of bias.

AFPAugust 26, 2024

US President Joe Biden is facing a wave of fresh doubts about his age following Thursday night's debate against Republican rival Donald Trump

World

Biden reassures big-money donors after debate debacle

US President Joe Biden attended a triple-header of campaign fundraisers Saturday, seeking to reassure high-dollar donors he can still win reelection in November despite...

AFPJune 29, 2024