Russia hasn’t acknowledged the power line project. Ukraine sent a note to the IAEA and its membership on Wednesday raising concerns about the power line construction.
has evolved into a less confrontational and more responsive political leader, said Monash University political expert Zareh Ghazarian.“He presented himself as a tough leader. But the more he’s spent time in opposition, the more he has built his leadership repertoire,” Ghazarian said.
Dutton has signaled that his international priorities would differ from those of recent prime ministers if his party wins elections.Australian prime ministers are expected to make their first overseas trips to Asia, usually heading to Indonesia to underscore the importance of that bilateral relationship with a near neighbor; Dutton has said he plans to go first to the United States to meet President Donald Trump and secure preferential trade terms.“I do believe that if there’s a change of government, I will be able to work with the Trump administration mark 2 to get better outcomes for Australians,” Dutton told the Lowy Institute international policy think tank in Sydney in March.
Dutton received a rebuke from Beijing in 2019 when he accused the Chinese Communist Party of directing cyberattacks, stealing intellectual property and suppressing free speech.“We categorically reject Mr. Dutton’s irrational accusations against China, which are shocking and baseless,” the Chinese Embassy in Australia said in a statement.
China-Australia relations have improved since current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government was elected in 2022. China has lifted a series of official and unofficial
that cost Australian exporters 20 billion Australian dollars ($13 billion) a year in the final years of the previous conservative government. Beijing also lifted a ban on minister-to-minister contacts.Ukrainian soldiers walk though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldiers walk though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.