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Palestinian NGOs sanctioned by US decry move a 'heinous act' amid Gaza genocide

Palestinian NGOs sanctioned by US decry move a 'heinous act' amid Gaza genocide Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 09/04/2025 - 22:20 US tied the sanctions to the organisations for asking the ICC to investigate Israel over its genocide in Gaza Men carry the body of a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli bombardment on an encampment sheltering displaced people, at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on 4 September 2025 (Omar...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Supreme Court rules late pastoralist's actions led to SA bushfire

A judge finds that vegetation heaps lit on fire by grazier Tom Brinkworth burned for six months before causing a bushfire that destroyed three houses.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Kennedy defends CDC upheaval in contentious hearing Β 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy defends CDC upheaval in contentious hearing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators over the course of a nearly three-hour Senate hearing Thursday. The Hill, Greg...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Pacific Leaders Should Act Collectively on Climate Relocation

Click to expand Image Leaders assemble at the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, August 26, 2024. 2024 AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Pacific leaders preparing to gather for the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands this month have accepted a collective responsibility: to act decisively for the many Indigenous communities already living the sobering realities of climate displacement.Over the last...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Trump looms over August jobs report

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story BLS to issue first jobs report since Trump sacked chief The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday will deliver its first jobs report since President Trump fired its leader in response to disappointing employment data...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Live: US index at record high, how many Australians hold multiple jobs?

The broad US index, the S&P 500, has rested at a record high. Locally, we'll find out the number and prevalence of people working more than one job. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israel says it has taken over 40 percent of Gaza city

Israel says it has taken over 40 percent of Gaza city Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin said it has taken over40 percent of Gaza City. Israel has stated it plans to take over the city in violation of international law. It has already destroyed thousands of homes and killed an unquantified number of people while doing so. Defrin said that its military operation is expected to escalate within the next few hours....

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Minister says SA didn't wait for incidents in Victoria 'to act' on childcare reform

South Australia's Education Minister believes there is more work to be done to boost safeguards within the childcare sector. He says well-trained staff would be the key to preventing "shocking things happening to kids".

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

FirstFT: US and Taiwan held secret talks in Alaska

Also in today’s newsletter, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un meet, and Chinese stocks slide

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump, Zelensky discuss 'maximum protection' for Ukraine’s skies

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed β€œmaximum protection" for Ukraine’s skies on Thursday during a call as the country continues to come under aerial bombardment by Russia with little progress toward peace talks in recent weeks. Zelensky said he and the president had a β€œvery detailed” conversation after Thursday’s meeting of the so-called...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Texas lawmakers vote to ban trans people from public restrooms that match their gender identity

Texas lawmakers voted late Wednesday to ban transgender people from public restrooms that match their gender identity, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott after nearly a decade of failed attempts. Texas Senate Bill 8 bars transgender people from using multiple-occupancy bathrooms and changing rooms that align with their identity in schools and government-owned...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Sweden accuses Russia of GPS jamming over Baltic Sea

Interferences to satellite navigational systems occur almost daily, aviation officials say.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

CNN host, GOP senator tangle over vaccines, autism amid RFK Jr. hearing

CNN host Kasie Hunt and Sen.Markwayne Mullin(R-Okla.) got into a heated debate over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stances on vaccines, autism and several other issues that the Health and Human Services secretary defended during a congressional hearing Thursday. "Do you believe Kennedy is right on vaccines?" Hunt asked Mullin of the longtime vaccine skeptic during...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

US sanctions Palestinian rights groups for supporting ICC Israel probe

Al-Haq, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Mezan targeted for engaging with ICC, state department says.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Spain thrash Bulgaria but Georgia test Turkiye in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Spain cruise to 3-0 win in Bulgaria while Turkiye hold off Georgia fightback as Group E of World Cup qualifiers begins.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Officer slain in Porepunkah shooting to be farewelled with full honours

Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, one of two officers killed in a shooting in Victoria's north-east last week, will be farewelled at a police funeral with full honours in Melbourne today.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Germany suffer shock World Cup qualifying loss to Slovakia

Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a disastrous start as they suffered a deserved 2-0 defeat to Slovakia. Furious head coach Julian Nagelsmann questioned his team's mentality.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

South Africa beat England to take ODI series

England's poor form in white-ball cricket continues as they are beaten by South Africa to lose the second one-day international and the series with a game to spare.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Australian teenager standing 7-foot-4 gears up for NBA preseason

Rocco Zikarsky is about to head back to the United States to prepare for the NBA preseason after he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he will suit up alongside his countryman Joe Ingles.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Northwestern University president to resign amid tensions with Donald Trump

US universities have faced pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on pro-Palestine activism.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Anthropic to stop selling AI services to majority Chinese-owned groups

Policy will also apply to US adversaries including Russia, Iran and North Korea

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman after divisive 25-year tenure

Levy's departure comes after Spurs secured the UEFA Europa League last season but finished 17th in the Premier League.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Crows coach deflects questions about fans booing Pies slur victim

Magpies player Isaac Quaynor says he tried to block out the noise after Crows fans booed him during their qualifying final clash.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

WATCH: RFK Jr. ‘taking away vaccines’ from people who want them, Warren says

Warren accused Kennedy of removing access to COVID vaccines for people who want them, despite promises he made during his confirmation hearing that he wouldn’t do so.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Victoria's machete ban creates confusion over knife definition

Victoria's ban on machetes has begun, but a closer look at the law behind it reveals a broad definition for them.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK

One-time ally of former prime minister Boris Johnson makes β€˜most difficult’ decision to join rightwing populist party

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

WATCH: Sen. Barrasso presses RFK Jr. on whether policy decisions are based on science or politics

As one of the handful of doctors on the Senate Committee on Finance, Barrasso said vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives globally over the last 50 years.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Discrimination watchdog accuses NT government of attacking independence

The head of the NT's discrimination watchdog has accused the government of attacking its independence, revealing it has asked the agency to follow a government "mandate" in order to receive more funding.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morning Mail: watchdog buried mine lead warning, Giorgio Armani dies, Magpies down Crows

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone.New South Wales’s environment watchdog failed to reveal for four years a report linking elevated levels of lead in children’s blood to current mining, new documents reveal.Plus: Australian Indians are bewildered and concerned by the hostility towards their community...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

US lawmakers target Turkey over Hamas and F-35s, clash with Trump administration

US lawmakers target Turkey over Hamas and F-35s, clash with Trump administration Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 09/04/2025 - 20:27 Congress ramps up pressure on Turkey while US ambassador says Ankara is 'amazingly cooperative' Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump at a Nato leaders two-day summit from 24-25 June in The Hague, Netherlands (Haiyun Jiang/Pool/AFP) Off US lawmakers are...

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Breakdancing gives Gaza’s children a way to express themselves

A dance academy is giving Gaza’s children a way to express themselves as they deal with the daily realities of war.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Boy, 3, pulled from funicular crash that has shocked Portugal

It is unclear what caused the crash in which 16 people died and more than 20 were injured, including many foreign nationals.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Political blame game fires up over century-old diesel train line

Frustration is growing on the NSW south coast where a diesel train line has not changed in more than 100 years.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Why is the US military building up its presence in the Caribbean?

The Trump administration recently targeted a Venezuelan boat it said was carrying drugs.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Robodebt pushed victims to the brink, and some did not live to see justice

The federal government's $475 million compensation to Robodebt victims may do little to alleviate the "pain and anguish" for those who lost loved ones over the scandal.

Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia