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​Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to supporters near Sydney on May 3, 2025, after his ruling Labor Party won majority seats in the general election and he secured a second consecutive three-year term.
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Albanese surfs anti-Trump wave, wins Australian election

Australian voters have handed incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party a decisive second term, securing at least 85 seats in the nation’s 150-member House of Representatives.

A parade participant in a Winnie the Pooh costume waves a Chinese flag before the Lunar New Year parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: HK cancels Winnie the Pooh, French torch Bordeaux town hall, Indigenous voice for Oz, Darién Gap crossings soar, CAR hearts China/Russia

Movie distributors in Hong Kong have pulled the slasher film "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey", as the honey-loving bear has long drawn the ire of Chinese censors.

What We’re Watching: Australia’s climate bill, Ukraine’s progress, Sweden’s election
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What We’re Watching: Australia’s climate bill, Ukraine’s progress, Sweden’s election

Australia passes climate bill after a decade, US sends more weapons to Ukraine, Sweden votes with far-right jitters

Australia's new government: shake up at home, steadiness abroad
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Australia's new government: shake up at home, steadiness abroad

Anthony Albanese, Australia’s newly elected prime minister, hasn’t wasted any time since being sworn in on Monday. After taking the oath of office, he immediately boarded a flight to Tokyo to meet with Australia’s Quad partners. What does the election of his center-left Labor Party mean at home and abroad?

Ukraine war dominates Davos discussions
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Ukraine war dominates Davos discussions

Is the Russia-Ukraine war dominating the conversation in Davos? Are tensions between China and the United States escalating with Biden's recent pledge to defend Taiwan militarily? How will Australia's new prime minister reshape its politics? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60 from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

What We’re Watching: Australia’s new PM, Poland hearts Ukraine, Saudis stand by Russia
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What We’re Watching: Australia elects new PM, Poland hearts Ukraine, Saudis stand by Russia

Albo takes over in Oz, Poland has Ukraine's back, Russia gets leverage from OPEC

In Asia to fix imbalance, Biden talks both guns and butter
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In Asia to fix imbalance, Biden talks both guns and butter

Staring down China, winning over friends old and new, but not in a position to trade much, the US president’s Asian trip is part blitz, part bluster.