Jonathan Pearlman
Correspondent at The Telegraph
Editor at The Straits Times
Editor at Australian Foreign Affairs
Editor at The Jewish Quarterly
Articles
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5 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Jonathan Pearlman
Despite the unpopularity of the US President in Australia and the differences between their leaders, these two close allies are expected to grow closer during Mr Trump’s current term. PHOTO: AFPAhead of their upcoming first meeting in Canada in mid-June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump have been surprisingly effusive in their mutual praise.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Jonathan Pearlman
The new crop of Asian-Australian MPs includes (from left) Mr Zhi Soon, Mr Gabriel Ng and Mr Leon Rebello. PHOTOS: ZHI SOON/FACEBOOK, GABRIEL NG/FACEBOOK, LEON REBELLO/FACEBOOK– The number of Asian-Australian MPs in Australia’s Parliament is set to rise to 17 following the conclusion of a landmark election earlier in May, as the major parties eye the electoral and policy benefits of having a more culturally diverse range of candidates.
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2 weeks ago |
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Jonathan Pearlman
Ukraine: Donald Trump signalled this week he may abandon his efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding a two-hour phone conversation with Vladimir Putin – their third since Trump’s inauguration – that failed to secure backing for a ceasefire. Despite the United States president’s claim the call on Monday “went very well”, Trump was unable to persuade Putin to back a proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
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2 weeks ago |
thestar.com.my | Vanessa Paige Chelvan |Azril Annuar |Jonathan Pearlman
SINGAPORE: It has been six months since giving birth to her second child in November 2024, but Saw Rong still cannot carry the baby girl. She fractured her back a year ago when extreme air turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight she and her husband were taking from London to Singapore. Saw, who is in her 30s, was two months pregnant then.
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3 weeks ago |
thesaturdaypaper.com.au | Jonathan Pearlman
Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine were due to hold their first direct talks this week since the early days of the war, but Vladimir Putin was expected to reject an offer from Volodymyr Zelensky to attend. On Tuesday, Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, called for the talks – which Türkiye offered to host – to be held at a presidential level rather than between officials. “If Putin does not arrive and plays games, it is the final point that he does not want to end the war,” he told reporters.
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