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Trade tensions temporarily on backburner as PM visits Washington for FIFA celebration • Dec. 7, 2025, 6:47 AM ET (CBC)

Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon • Nov. 29, 2025, 11:07 AM ET (The Guardian)

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