Days after the midterms, Anthony Albanese will have a chance to meet with Trump as he picks up the pieces | Tom McIlroy
Between Cop31 in Antalya and a visit to China, the prime minister is expected to sit around a table with the leaders of the US, India and Japan Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Just a few weeks ago, Anthony Albanese and his closest advisers thought the possibility of a meeting of the Quad leaders taking place before the end of the year was remote in the extreme.…
Republican losses in the US midterm elections have highlighted the unpopularity of the war in Iran, leading to questions regarding whether the election results will facilitate a quicker end to the conflict. According to Reuters Business via SCMP, experts remain skeptical, arguing that while the results will force the Trump administration to rethink its strategy and will cripple the administration, the broader US position remains uncertain.
In a separate diplomatic context, Le Monde English reports that the US president may increase diplomatic efforts to secure a deal on Ukraine before the new Congress is sworn in in January 2027.
Additionally, The Guardian Australia notes that a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue leaders—including Donald Trump, Anthony Albanese, Narendra Modi, and Sanae Takaichi—is expected. While the group's leaders theoretically meet annually, momentum was previously stalled by a conflict between the US president and the Indian leader, and the 2023 summit was postponed due to a debt ceiling crisis faced by Joe Biden.
Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, The Guardian Australia, South China Morning Post, Reuters Business via SCMP — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
