Democrats explode over Trump's Russia diesel deal

What the coverage shows

The two outlets split in focus: the South China Morning Post centers Australia’s refusal to buy Russian fuel, while the New York Times leads with Trump’s claim that Russian diesel will be imported. Both extracts tie the coverage to a diesel or fuel arrangement involving Russia, but only the South China Morning Post explicitly foregrounds Australia’s continued ban and quoted rejection.

Written by Crossfiled from the 33 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.