WASHINGTON, DC: Australia’s ambassador to the US, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, has rushed to the White House seeking urgent talks with Trump administration officials following comments by the US President on board Air Force One.

A spokesperson for the Australian embassy in Washington said in the wake of Mr Trump’s comments on his attack on Venezuela, Mr Rudd wanted a meeting with senior decision-makers “to head off any threat to Australia’s sovereignty”.

Talking to reporters while flying on Air Force One, Mr Trump was reported as renewing previously floated plans to acquire Greenland to shore up US security, military, and economic interests.

However, journalists later replayed his taped comments made over the noise of the aircraft’s engines and discovered Mr Trump had referred to taking over Queensland not Greenland as first reported.

The embassy spokesperson said Mr Rudd had so far been unable to secure a meeting with any of Mr Trump’s inner-circle.

“However, Kevin is in the middle of what could be a lengthy and very detailed discussion with one of the Secret Service security guards at the perimeter fence trying to get into the White House grounds,” the spokesperson said. “So that’s a good start.”

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NEW YORK CITY: US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has issued a formal apology to actor Brad Garrett and says he will direct the Pentagon to stage a second raid on Venezuela to capture President Nicolas Maduro.

Mr Garrett, one of the main cast of long-running US television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, was released last night from a detention centre in New York after proving his identity to US federal government officials.

At his home last night (below), Mr Garrett said he was still angry and upset at being captured and physically restrained by US forces while holidaying at a Caracas villa with his wife, IsaBeall Quella,   

“I was doing nothing wrong and I intend to sue for wrongful arrest,” Mr Garrett said.

Mr Hegseth was defiant when reporters asked if he took responsibility for the bungled arrest.

“These things happen,” he said. “It’s called the frog of war, or something like that.”

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WASHINGTON, DC: US Secretary of Health, Robert F Kennedy Junior, has announced plans to scale back the number of vaccines officially recommended for American children.

Mr Kennedy (below) said advice to vaccinate children against four diseases – rotavirus, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and influenza – would be downgraded under new federal health guidelines.

“But while I’ll be scaling back the advice on those four vaccines, I’ll be adding an extra condition that parents should definitely do all they can to inoculate their children against,” he added.

“At the moment there is no known cure or vaccine for Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) so it’s important that every child is protected against it.

“It’s a real threat and we are working on a TDS vaccine, but until one is developed I suggest parents have their children watch as much Fox News as possible or read any Murdoch media outlet,” Mr Kennedy said.

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