Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been warmly welcomed by European leaders in London, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing a new $3 billion (AUD) deal that would allow Ukraine to purchase 5,000 air-defence missiles using export finance.

The scenes in London have contrasted sharply with the shouting and finger pointing in Washington at the weekend. 

The fiery exchange marks a difficult time in world politics. 

So how are the major parties here navigating it? 

And the health funding announcements keep coming from both sides of politics. In the latest development, Labor is promising 50 new urgent care clinics to be rolled out across the country at a cost of $650 million.

This time the Coalition hasn't immediately matched the policy and says there'll be further announcements in to come. 

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