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• President Trump delivered a speech reiterating claims that U.S. voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," though he provided no new evidence of fraudulent votes. • The remarks reference a 2021 report indicating that China likely maintained longstanding efforts to gather intelligence on U.S. voters, political candidates, and senior government officials. • These claims matter as they continue to challenge the perceived integrity of the American electoral process and highlight ongoing foreign interference concerns.

• Mexico will host South Africa in the opening match of the World Cup today at 3 p.m. ET. • The matchup serves as a rematch of the 2010 tournament opener, which featured the same two nations and a famous goal by Siphiwe Tshabalala. • This event marks the start of the tournament 2,921 days after the United States, Canada, and Mexico successfully bid to host the 2026 World Cup.

President posts screenshot on Truth Social attacking Californian election, after walking out of NBC interview after refusing to substantiate his claims of election riggingSign up for the Breaking News US emailWelcome to our coverage of US politics.Donald Trump has repeated a claim made during an NBC interview on Sunday that he walked out of claiming that the California gubernatorial race is rigged.Later today Trump is expected to attend a campaign rally in New Jersey, before attending the Knicks game in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Trump’s appearance at the game means that there will be heightened security, a strict no-bag policy and airport-style screening for attenders of the game.This comes after a stabbing occurred in Penn Station directly below the arena, injuring 6 people. The suspect is in custody.The president also claimed that Iran’s military has been “virtually decapitated” as the war between the Middle Eastern country and the US reaches its 100th day. Earlier today, Trump urged Iran and Israel to “stop shooting” in a social media post. You can follow our Middle East liveblog coverage here: Continue reading...

US secretary of state appears to downplay warnings from Russian counterpart to move diplomats out of KyivUS secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the war in Ukraine “needs to come to an end,” after his conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.Responding to the strikes on Kyiv over the weekend and repeated warnings about more attacks planned in the coming days, Rubio said:“Look, every time you see these big strikes from one side or the other, it’s a reminder of why this is a terrible war that’s now gone on longer than the second world war, and it needs to come to an end.”“They sent a notice to all the embassies, and I think he was just calling me personally to tell me – they told all the embassies to – Kyiv’s going to be a very dangerous place – Kyiv’s been a very dangerous place now for a number of years.”“Look, the danger in all of these wars as they continue and then they go on is that they always have the threat of escalation, of spreading into something new.” Continue reading...

US president told reporters he was ‘not happy with Australia because they were not there when we asked them to be there’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump has again accused Australia of not doing enough to help him in the Middle East war, claiming the US “asked them to be there” despite Australia’s defence minister saying there had been no “specific request”.The US president made the comments while taking questions from reporters, including Australian correspondents, as he left the White House on Thursday. Continue reading...

This blog is now closedAustralia to release nearly 20% of fuel stockpile as Bowen insists country ‘nowhere near’ running outGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoyce says surge in support for One Nation reflects will of the people, not political jostlingBarnaby Joyce spoke to RN Breakfast this morning about One Nation’s targets in the next federal election.We want to win seats wherever they are. We have no real target against National seats or Liberal seats, but we want to give people the option to vote for us in Labor seats, in National seats, and Liberal seats, and in teal seats.If people choose to vote for One Nation, then you must respect that choice. You must understand. You do not own their vote. You earn their vote. Continue reading...