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Daily Express US on MSNWW3 on horizon after Trump orders Australia and Japan to get ready for war with ChinaThe US has reportedly urged Pacific allies to prepare for potential conflict with China over Taiwan, as Japan signals the dawn of a 'new crisis era' and Beijing appears to be ramping up its military technology investments.
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Public pledges from the Asia-Pacific allies unlikely, observers say, with efforts to pressure them seen as signs of 'weakening' confidence The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from Japan and Australia on what they would do if a conflict broke out with Beijing over Taiwan,
Australia is “urgently seeking” more detail on President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 200% tariffs on pharmaceutical imports to the US, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said.
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Daily Times on MSNAustralia begins largest military drill with 19 nationsAustralia has launched its biggest-ever war exercise, Talisman Sabre 2025, bringing together more than 35,000 troops from 19 countries for a three-week-long series of coordinated military activities.
There is uncertainty about who is calling the shots at the heart of the Trump administration. That presents risk, and opportunity, for allies like Australia.