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US ambassador hints at AUKUS announcement

US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy has called on Washington to put a greater emphasis on the Indo-Pacific amid concerns over Chinese assertiveness.

AAP · Jul 24, 2022

New US envoy to Australia scolds male reporter: ‘Did you just talk over the woman?’

Ambassador’s post has been vacant for 18 months

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Caroline Kennedy says US needs to engage more in the Pacific

New U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy said Friday the United States needs to engage more with the Pacific region at a time when China is asserting its presence

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Nostradamus - the predictions that came true and the ones still to come

Whether you're a believer or sceptic, you have to agree there are some uncanny similarities between his words and true events

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

The unmatched legacy left by Shinzo Abe

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is as sad as it is shocking. For Japanese of my generation, the tragedy calls to mind US President John F Kennedy's assassination in 1963 and the attempted assassination of Abe's grandfather, Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, who was stabbed in…

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise.

Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”

The Texas Tribune · Jul 12, 2022

Editorial: Court’s ruling on school prayer is supremely questionable

“There’s no crying in baseball,” said Tom Hanks’ baseball coach in “A League of Their Own.”

Chicago Tribune · Jul 12, 2022

Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to ‘extraordinary group’ of 17, including Simone Biles and Gabby Giffords

The Medal of Freedom is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon an American civilian

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Analysis: Supreme Court likes separation of powers, but not of church and state

WASHINGTON — The Constitution is famously built on checks and balances, but nowhere does it specifically call for a "separation of powers" or insist on a "separation of church and state."

Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2022

Jan. 6 hearings highlight problems with certification of presidential elections and potential ways to fix them

Lack of clarity in how Congress counts presidential electoral votes was highlighted in recent public hearings held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Lawmakers and witnesses in those hearings also focused on how ambiguities in existing election laws were exploited in…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022