Australia’s prime minister refuses to apologise to Japanese counterpart over melon gaffe

The Guardian World · Published 1h ago

Anthony Albanese faces criticism after appearing to joke on a podcast about a gift of melons from Sanae Takaichi The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has rejected calls to apologise to Japan’s prime minister over a joke he made about melons on a satirical podcast, amid a media frenzy and

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