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Live: 'Complete nonsense' for Israel to claim credit for Iran move: Burke

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke pushes back after Israel claims credit for the government publicising Iran's involvement in antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Follow live.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump appeals ruling that kept fraud case intact, wiped penalty

President Trump has appealed a New York court’s ruling that kept the sprawling civil fraud case against him intact, despite tossing out the roughly $500 million penalty imposed upon him and his business empire. His lawyers on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal with New York’s highest court, signaling their intention to challenge much...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill meets target in key diabetes trial

Results from US pharma group show oral drug reduced body weight by 10.5% on average

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

EchoStar shares leap 70% on $23bn deal to sell spectrum licences to AT&T

Company’s slow progress building its US mobile phone network drew criticism from the Trump administration

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Norway's wealth fund divests from Caterpillar over human 'rights violations' in Gaza

Norway's wealth fund divests from Caterpillar over human 'rights violations' in Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 18:58 The world's largest sovereign wealth fund also divested from five Israeli banks An aerial view of Caterpillar equipment in a lot at the Peterson Cat dealer in San Leandro, California, on 5 August (Justin Sullivan/AFP) Off Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, said on...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

How the double strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital unfolded

BBC Verify analyses footage from the attack and its aftermath to piece together the timeline of events and what it reveals.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Bolton 'concerned' about Trump withdrawing protection: 'I plan to keep going'

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Tuesday he will not be intimidated by the withdrawal of his security detail, which was revoked by President Trump in January. The measure followed an Iranian plot on his life uncovered by federal officials. "I feel ... concerned about that, more than anything else,” Bolton said of losing...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

WATCH: ‘We’re going to be seeking the death penalty’ for murders in D.C., Trump says

D.C. and nearly two dozen states, about half of the country, have abolished the death penalty.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Lisa Cook will sue over Trump firing from Fed board, her lawyer says

President Trump pointed to allegations of mortgage fraud by Lisa Cook in saying she was fired as a governor of the Federal Reserve Board.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Business support program to end after government stops funding

A government scheme that connects 60,000 businesses to experts on the taxpayers' dime is being discontinued as state debt grows.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Calls to tweak tax rules to bring down NDIS costs

A report has suggested tax concessions for live-in supporters should be offered to reduce NDIS costs and provide more accommodation options for people with a disability.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morning Mail: manhunt in Victorian high country, Iran reprisal fears, and Taylor Swift gets engaged

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. Police in Victoria are continuing their search for a β€œheavily armed” man suspected of shooting dead two police officers in the small alpine town of Porepunkah.Iranian Australians fear their families could be victims of reprisals back home after the expulsion of the...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

WATCH: Pritzker says alleged Trump plan to deploy military to Chicago is illegal and un-American

President Donald Trump’s possible move β€” targeting states whose governors are among potential White House contenders in 2028 β€” would be another escalation of presidential power, directly challenging the rights of states and cities to govern themselves.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Donald Trump promises death penalty for murder cases in Washington, DC

The Republican leader had pledged to 'restore' the death penalty upon returning to the White House for a second term.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Al Jazeera reporter flees on air after Israeli strike threat on Gaza

Al Jazeera’s Ola Abu Moamer was live on air when she was forced to evacuate from a β€˜safe zone’ in Gaza.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

WATCH: Rubio jokes this Labor Day is most meaningful ever ‘as someone with 4 jobs’

Marco Rubio has three other roles in addition to his full-time job as America’s chief diplomat.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Democratic National Committee split over arms embargo on Israel

Democratic National Committee split over arms embargo on Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 20:36 Divide at a summer DNC meeting over whether to call for an arms embargo on Israel reveals generational and ideological differences Security fencing remains installed around the Democratic National Committee headquarters, on 16 November 2023, in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP) Off The US...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Fed says it will abide by court ruling in Trump, Cook dispute over firing

The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will abide by the court's decision in the upcoming lawsuit from Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook challenging her firing by President Trump. β€œLisa Cook has indicated through her personal attorney that she will promptly challenge this action in court and seek a judicial decision that would confirm...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Journalists in Gaza protest Israel’s killing of their colleagues

A group of Palestinian journalists gathered to protest Israel’s killing of their colleagues at Nasser hospital.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Futuristic homemade cars zoom through the outback in the name of science

Solar-powered vehicles designed by university students from around the world have descended on the Northern Territory's remote outback, bringing a sense of science fiction to the sparse landscape as they race from Darwin to Adelaide.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Majority says tariffs, inflation erasing hard work: Survey

A majority of Americans said in a new survey that tariffs and inflation are erasing their hard work. WalletHub’s poll, released Tuesday, found that 55 percent of U.S. adult respondents said they think inflation and tariffs are negating their work. President Trump’s β€œreciprocal” tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners went into effect earlier this...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Wait for aged care bed destroyed my dying dad's dignity, daughter says

Renee Santos says her father waited for three months at Wollongong Hospital for a bed in a residential aged care facility. About 830 people are waiting in New South Wales hospitals for aged care beds to become available.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Former Colombian President Accused of Slander and Threats

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) is currently in the media spotlight after being denounced by a group recognized as a victim in the judicial proceedings against him for bribery in criminal procedure. The charges brought before the Prosecutor’s Office against Uribe and his children include aggravated slander, libel, harassment, and threats. The complaint implicates […]

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

History beckons as Suns aim to rewrite Gold Coast's wretched sporting history

The Gold Coast Suns stand on the precipice of what few Gold Coast-based sporting teams have done before. This year’s Suns are looking to break a 25-year title drought on the coast after being reshaped in the image of their premiership-winning coach.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Berkeley and Wayne State University labelled 'hostile' to pro-Palestinian activism

Berkeley and Wayne State University labelled 'hostile' to pro-Palestinian activism Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 18:42 The California and Michigan universities join a list of almost 30 campuses deemed hostile to student activism in support of Palestine A view of Wheeler Hall and Sather Tower at the University of California at Berkeley, on 6 June 2025, in Berkeley, California (Justin Sullivan/AFP) Off...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Harley and Nasiah's mega-deals only pause AFL's descent into new media world

Harley Reid has confounded the speculation with his decision to stay in the west, but for players like him and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, the ferocious media spotlight is never likely to abate.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Ukraine to allow young men to leave the country

Change to border rules aims to address high number of males being sent abroad by their parents before they reach 18

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Who can inherit your superannuation? How can you make sure they get it?

Consumers are being urged to make "binding" death benefit nominations to avoid lengthy legal disputes between family members and loved ones. Here's what you need to do to make sure your wishes are followed.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israeli justification of hospital bombing 'pathetic attempt at deception': Gaza media office

Israeli justification of hospital bombing 'pathetic attempt at deception': Gaza media office The Gaza Media Office, which serves as the enclave's information ministry, said on Tuesday that the Israeli army's claim that "Hamas targets" hid at Nasser Hospital and necessitated its bombing is "a pathetic attempt at deception". "The occupation's narrative regarding the Nasser Hospital massacre is merely an extension of an...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Iran slams 'weak' Albanese as Israel claims credit for ambassador ban

An Israeli government spokesperson has effectively accused Australia of being shamed into acting against Iran in the wake of revelations it was involved in antisemitic attacks.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?

Features like lane-keeping assistance and emergency braking stop crashes – but drivers often find them annoying or confusing.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The Melbourne butcher’s son who converted to Judaism and guided 10,000 lives in death

In her book The Ferryman, Katia Ariel reveals the story of Ephraim Finch, β€˜community ferryman’ of Jewish souls.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Why do we β€˜like a version’ so much? The history of cover songs, from Elvis to TikTok

Ben Platt’s viral cover of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi highlights the enduring power of musical covers to reinvent songs and bridge genres.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Live: Porepunkah residents remain in lockdown as search for alleged gunman continues

A massive search continues for a Porepunkah man who allegedly shot and killed two police officers at his property in rural Victoria. Follow live.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?

New bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds would refer them for additional support – including psychosocial therapy.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)