Thursday briefing: What lies ahead for the US in a second Trump administration

BREAKING NEWS

05/12 10:49 - First Thing: New York police search for suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO 05/12 10:41 - UK weather: Storm Darragh to bring 80mph gusts as amber wind warning issued 05/12 10:39 - Storm Darragh to batter UK amid weather warnings for rain and 80mph winds 05/12 10:33 - Zelensky sanctions Georgian authorities 05/12 10:33 - Not talking with Putin ‘absurd’ – Scholz 05/12 10:04 - Pam Bondi’s Journey From Traditional Republican to Warrior for Trump 05/12 10:04 - The Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended 05/12 10:02 - Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War 05/12 09:11 - Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reports 10% profit drop and warns of £50m budget hit 05/12 09:02 - Israel committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says 05/12 08:48 - 'Third nuclear age' threatens the West, armed forces chief warns 05/12 08:41 - Sake: Japan’s ‘divine gift’ given special status by Unesco 05/12 08:08 - Gallagher warns of robodebt repeat if public service is cut, but denies ‘scare-mongering’ 05/12 07:57 - How Sudan’s civil war is unfolding 05/12 07:57 - How Sudan’s civil war is unfolding 05/12 07:10 - NATO discussing ceasefire move for Ukraine – Bloomberg 05/12 06:04 - Dan Murphy’s stock shortages hit NSW and Victoria as Woolworths industrial action continues 05/12 05:44 - Syrian rebels surround strategic city of Hama after Aleppo takeover 05/12 05:00 - More mystery balls wash up in south Sydney weeks after ‘fatbergs’ close eastern suburbs beaches 05/12 04:37 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,015 05/12 04:37 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,015 05/12 03:39 - Russia's Lavrov attends OSCE summit in Malta in first EU trip since Ukraine invasion 05/12 03:23 - Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza 05/12 03:23 - Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza 05/12 00:54 - Amnesty International report says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza 05/12 00:18 - Syria's Civil War Puts Israel in a Bind: 'Devil We Know' or Islamist Rebels 05/12 00:10 - South Korea’s defence minister resigns over martial law crisis 05/12 00:10 - South Korea’s defence minister resigns over martial law crisis 05/12 00:01 - Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds 04/12 22:59 - Outside the Supreme Court, America’s culture wars play out. 04/12 22:54 - A surprising turn in Syria's civil war 04/12 22:43 - Poland could legally equate Ukrainian nationalists with Hitler’s Nazis – media 04/12 22:40 - Major war could destroy army in six months, minister warns 04/12 22:33 - Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks 04/12 22:23 - Ukraine Opens Talks With Trump Team on Halting War With Russia 04/12 21:50 - Dozens of nations hit by 'China' hack - as Americans warned to stop sending texts 04/12 21:38 - Syrian rebels surround key city Hama on 'three sides', war monitor says 04/12 21:25 - Scholz rules out sending German troops to Ukraine 04/12 20:41 - British Army would last ‘six months’ in war – official 04/12 20:23 - Russian General Calls U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs 04/12 19:50 - Blinken calls for more military conscription in Ukraine 04/12 19:50 - World entering a new nuclear age, head of armed forces warns 04/12 19:47 - Trump makes U-turn on top White House lawyer pick 04/12 19:31 - Who is Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of HTS in Syria? 04/12 19:31 - Who is Abu Mohammed al-Julani, leader of HTS in Syria? 04/12 18:56 - Georgia Tumbles Deeper Into Crisis as Opposition Leader is Detained 04/12 18:19 - Trump has won the culture war 04/12 18:19 - Trump has won the culture war 04/12 17:40 - ‘Aggressive' Russian cyber attacks boosted Romania's pro-Moscow presidential candidate 04/12 17:19 - China Just Showed Washington How It Plans to Fight the Next Trade War 04/12 17:13 - Kiev involved in Syrian conflict – Moscow 04/12 16:43 - Ukrainian city to demolish UNESCO-protected monument 04/12 16:41 - US House speaker rules out more Ukraine aid 04/12 16:40 - Russia says ‘many’ countries eager to host Ukraine talks but no grounds yet 04/12 16:40 - Russia says ‘many’ countries eager to host Ukraine talks but no grounds yet 04/12 16:40 - British army could be wiped out within six months of Ukraine-scale war, minister warns 04/12 16:25 - Heavy rain and gales set to hit UK as weather warnings issued 04/12 15:54 - Arab normalisation with Israel 'a problem' amid Gaza war, King of Morocco’s cousin says 04/12 15:33 - Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash 04/12 15:30 - Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network 04/12 15:16 - Trump has three plans for Ukraine – Reuters 04/12 15:14 - Merkel rejects Putin’s Labrador apology 04/12 14:54 - U.S. watches warily as key Asian ally descends into political chaos 04/12 14:41 - Tech wars: Why has China banned exports of rare minerals to US? 04/12 14:41 - Tech wars: Why has China banned exports of rare minerals to US? 04/12 14:37 - Pete Hegseth says Trump told him to ‘keep fighting’ amid rumors he’ll be replaced by DeSantis 04/12 14:30 - Church slams Georgian president’s call for schools to back protests 04/12 14:15 - Georgia protests gather momentum after pro-Russia party suspends E.U. bid 04/12 13:52 - Guinea rights groups say death toll in stadium stampede too low 04/12 13:52 - Guinea rights groups say death toll in stadium stampede too low 04/12 13:47 - The Internet Can't Stop Arguing About Whether These Movies Count As Christmas Movies — So Now I Need To Know Your Opinion 04/12 13:40 - Netanyahu, the ICC and the new world disorder 04/12 13:40 - Netanyahu, the ICC and the new world disorder 04/12 13:32 - Zelensky Offers $24 One-Off Payment to Win Over War-Weary Ukrainians 04/12 13:08 - Moscow claims ‘external forces’ seeking to escalate violence in Syria 04/12 13:02 - Russia-Syria special-op frees captured troops from jihadists – Damascus 04/12 12:37 - Statue of Russia's Wagner founder Prigozhin unveiled in Central Africa 04/12 12:32 - EU state could reintroduce military conscription – media 04/12 11:35 - What Trump’s Cabinet Picks Say About Climate Change 04/12 10:59 - Climate change: Villages in Pakistan under threat of melting glaciers 04/12 10:12 - Up to 100 ‘suspicious incidents’ in Europe can be attributed to Russia, Czech minister says 04/12 10:00 - Writers Silenced by Stalin Get New Life Amid War in Ukraine 04/12 09:34 - ‘World on fire’: UN aid agency warns of tough choices as funding falls 04/12 09:34 - ‘World on fire’: UN aid agency warns of tough choices as funding falls 04/12 08:00 - Hospice leaders warn hundreds of beds out of use 04/12 07:28 - People walk miles searching for bread amid Gaza’s war shortages 04/12 07:28 - People walk miles searching for bread amid Gaza’s war shortages 04/12 07:00 - How Ukraine has faced its worst month on the battlefield in two years – visualised 04/12 06:36 - US embassy in Kiev blocking Zelensky interview – Tucker Carlson 04/12 06:16 - 'Less impetus to end war in Gaza: The war is functional to destruction of Palestinian people' 04/12 06:07 - Music sector workers to lose nearly a quarter of income to AI in next four years, global study finds 04/12 05:37 - Greens to call Murdoch executives before Senate inquiry into greenwashing 04/12 05:13 - Australia news live: NSW government rules out decriminalising drugs halfway through summit; Queensland treasurer warns of credit downgrade 04/12 05:00 - ‘We’ve seen this before’: residents of rebel-held Aleppo fear regime onslaught 04/12 04:35 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,014 04/12 04:35 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,014 04/12 04:08 - South Korea crisis live: President Yoon faces impeachment calls amid martial law outcry 04/12 03:05 - Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China 04/12 01:52 - Martial Law in South Korea Tests Biden and a Key U.S. Alliance 04/12 01:14 - 'We must have some hope': Lebanon divided over if war is truly over