Second lady Usha Vance spoke with NBC News anchor Kate Snow about her new children’s reading podcast, conversations with Vice President JD Vance and navigating politics and family life.

The split comes as some MPs raise the prospect of a new conversation about the party’s leadership Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor has shut down Andrew Hastie’s push for the Liberals to be “open-minded” to increasing taxes on gas companies and winding back concessions for property investors, exposing a clash of philosophies between the opposition leader and his most likely future rival. The opposition

President Donald Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn upon returning to the White House in Washington on March 29, 2026.

Move comes five days after Jim Chalmers said Labor was not considering cutting the fuel excise Anthony Albanese has slashed the fuel excise in half in a move which will save motorists 26 cents a litre, and is encouraging people to take public transport where they can, as the national cabinet announces a plan to manage the petrol crisis. Following a meeting of state and federal leaders on Monday, leaders also agreed to reduce the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero for three months, in a bid t

Shipping vessels anchored at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month.

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South Korea’s transport ministry says domestic airlines have asked authorities to redirect export-bound jet fuel back to the local market amid a supply crunch • Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast South Korean airlines have asked their government to help redirect jet fuel exports to the domestic market, threatening half of Australia’s imports of the critical fuel after Chinese authorities earlier this month flagged export restrictions. Amid deepening concerns across Asia

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War continues to escalate with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis confirming a second wave of attacks on Israel since they joined the war on Saturday Read the full report Hello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East as the war enters its second month. The war only continues to escalate as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis confirmed a second wave of attacks on Israel since joining the conflict on Saturday. They have vowed to continue strikes in the coming days, posing a threat not just

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Tehran says it will confront any land attack, as Houthi missiles fired at Israel signal further escalation in region Middle East crisis – live updates Iran has warned the US that it is prepared to confront any ground assault, accusing Washington of secretly planning a land attack while publicly seeking talks, as the war that has killed thousands of people and caused the biggest-ever disruption to global energy supplies entered its second month. As efforts to find a negotiated conclusion to hosti