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January 2026

What I'm Reading
Jan 23: Five reads that piqued my interest
 • Latika M Bourke
Trump retreats on Greenland, but Europe indulges in new self harm
Parliamentarians bowed to farmers and voted to try and delay the Mercosur trade deal
 • Latika M Bourke
Mark Carney rips up the Davos fairytale
The Canadian prime minister said the international rules-based order was dead
 • Latika M Bourke
Trump crosses a line
The US President announced tariffs on the UK and European nations over Greenland
 • Latika M Bourke
Nigel Farage gains a Tory rat, but Kemi Badenoch grows in stature
Robert Jenrick defected to Reform after being busted by his former leader and Conservative rival
 • Latika M Bourke
Even if Kevin Rudd's departure is overdue, Australia should have used him better
The former prime minister was berated by Trump on live television in October
 • Latika M Bourke
What I'm Reading
Jan 9: Five reads that piqued my interest
 • Latika M Bourke
Russia's mates make it a target, as the UK reminds Trump of its trans-Atlantic value
The US seized the Russian-flag oil tanker that was originally bound for Venezuela
 • Latika M Bourke
Latika Takes interviews Arsen Ostrovsky
Listen now | The 'Bondi Bandage Man' discusses being shot at Bondi and why he wants a Royal Commission into Australia's worst terrorist attack
 • Latika M Bourke and ARSEN OSTROVSKY
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