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Slain Al Jazeera journalist died documenting Gazaโs โsufferingโ
Al Jazeeraโs Mohammad Salama was a โcourageous journalistโ who documented the suffering in Gaza.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:
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DC delegate presses Trump officials on cost of National Guard 'mass deployment'
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is pressing Trump administration officials about the cost of the National Guard deployment to the nationโs capital, in addition to the scope and legal parameters of the operation. โD.C. did not request or consent to the mass deployment of National Guard troops, who were recently authorized to carry weapons in...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Kasatkina coasts as Aussies get maiden US Open wins
Daria Kasatkina eases into the second round of the US Open in straight sets, as she hopes to end a busy year on a high.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:FEMA staffers warn Trumpโs cuts will result in Katrina-level catastrophe
Nearly 200 current and former employees of the US emergency response agency urge Congress to protect FEMA.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Vaccine skeptic to lead CDC COVID immunization working group
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has chosen a known vaccine skeptic to lead its COVID-19 working group, which was originally established to discuss immunization recommendations at the start of the pandemic. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed to The Hill that Retsef Levi, professor of operations...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Australia Post halts most parcel postage to US immediately
Australia Post is taking the extraordinary step of immediately suspending many forms of shipping to the United States, as a Trump administration tariff deadline approaches on Friday.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:DC school year starts with parents on edge over Trump’s armed patrols
As schools opened across the capital city, parental social media groups and listservs were buzzing with reports and rumors of checkpoints and arrests.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Order for Offshore Wind Project, Citing National Security Concerns
The Trump administration on Friday issued an order to stop work on a nearly complete offshore wind energy project, the latest step in the Trump administrationโs crackdown on wind power. In a letter to Orsted, the Danish company developing Revolution Wind, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said its order is tied to concerns about [โฆ]
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Frustrations boil over as no GPs accept new patients in major city
Clinics say the GP shortage is triggering people to abuse staff at South Australia's second largest city, while some patients travel 50 kilometres to smaller towns for urgent care.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:House Democrat tells Trump to treat Russia like DC, Chicago
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) told President Trump on Monday to pressure Russia with the same intensity he has used against Washington, D.C., and Chicago. โMaybe just treat them like you're treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office,โ Moskowitz said...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Trump says Israel's war on Gaza will have 'conclusive' ending in two to three weeks
Trump says Israel's war on Gaza will have 'conclusive' ending in two to three weeks Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 21:21 US president says he is 'not happy' about Israeli strike on Nasser hospital, but calls on Israel to end war soon US President Donald Trump speaks after signing a proclamation honouring the fourth anniversary of the attack at Abbey Gate, in the Oval Office of the White House in...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:African journalists group slams Israeli attack on Gaza journalists
African journalists group slams Israeli attack on Gaza journalists African Journalists Against Genocide (AJAG), a newly-formed group of 150 African journalists, said on Monday that it is "furious" at what it suggested is impunity shown by Israeli forces in Gaza, after the double-bombing of Nasser Hospital killed five prominent journalists. AJAG said it is "outraged and strongly denounces Israelโs continued targeting of...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite confirmed in US
New World screwworm myiasis was found in a patient who returned to the US from El Salvador, authorities say.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:'How will I pay workers?': Indian factories hit hard by Trump's 50% tariffs
BBC correspondents visit export hubs across India to assess how steep US tariffs are impacting business owners.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Toddler on life support after being struck by van in Melbourne' south-east
A two-year-old boy is fighting for life after being hit by a van while he was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing with his father.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Spanberger says she has 'no plans' to do redistricting in Virginia if elected
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she has no intention of undertaking a redistricting effort in Virginia if sheโs elected governor in November. โShort answer is no,โ Spanberger said about the prospects of redistricting, local outlet 7News reported. โVirginia by constitutional amendment has a new redistricting effort that was put in place and first utilized...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Kneecap cancels US tour dates to fight UK terrorism charges
Kneecap cancels US tour dates to fight UK terrorism charges Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 20:58 The Northern Irish band said UK court date's proximity to US tour means they will refund fans and reschedule Northern Irish hip-hop band Kneecap performs on stage in front of a Palestinian flag during a concert at the Rock en Seine music festival in Saint-Cloud, near Paris, on 24 August 2025 (Guillaume...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Crime reforms, overflowing prisons dominate NT government's first year
One year ago, Lia Finocchiaro said her newly elected Northern Territory government would "do whatever it takes to restore community safety". How is it tracking on that election promise?
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Israelโs โdoubleโ tap hospital strike, Laborโs consultant bill balloons, couple sue over TikTok ban
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. Israel faces more international condemnation this morning after an apparent double bombing raid on a Gaza hospital killed at least 20 people, including some who were reportedly helping rescue people from the first attack.The Albanese government will face questions...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Wrongfully deported migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained again by ICE
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison in March, has been detained by ICE.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:New England grid operator warns Trumpโs pause on wind farm risks system's reliability
The operator of New Englandโs electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administrationโs move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid. โDelaying the project will increase risks to reliability,โsaid grid operatorISO New England in a Monday statement. โRecent heatwaves in New England drove demand...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts
Clearing encampments is part of a wider push across the country by Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike to take drastic action to reduce homelessness, but experts say it's usually misguided.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Dirigiste-in chief: why Trump opened the door to โstate-run capitalismโ
Intel and US Steel deals leave Republican partyโs free-market establishment aghast
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Genocide in Gaza: What does it mean to be trapped in famine?
Genocide in Gaza: What does it mean to be trapped in famine? On Friday, the United Nations-backed global hunger monitor said that more than half a million people were nowtrapped in faminein Gaza City and its surrounding towns. Despite warning about increasing levels of starvation following Israel's campaign ofdenying aid, food and basic essentialsinto the besieged territory, it was the first time the Integrated Food...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:California Republicans announce second legal challenge against Newsom's redistricting effort
California Republicans announced a legal challenge Monday against Gov. Gavin Newsomโs (D) effort to redraw congressional lines in the state, days after the state Legislature approved a redistricting ballot measure to go before voters this fall. The petition, as described at a Monday press conference, asks the state Supreme Court to intervene and keep Proposition...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Seagulls reaching plague proportions outside Parliament House
Hundreds of seagulls are ruffling feathers outside Parliament House, with the birds seeing the island in the middle of the forecourt water feature as a perfect nesting ground for their breeding season.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:'Unacceptable' incident reporting at Canberra's only youth prison: report
Questionable uses of force by staff on children and insufficient recording of incidents in Canberra's only youth prison are just a few of the critical findings in an independent oversight committee's new report.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Trump signs proclamation honoring US service members killed at Abbey Gate
President Trump on Monday signed a proclamation to mark the fourth anniversary of the bombing at Abbey Gate that killed 13 U.S. service members during the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. Trump met in the Oval Office with family members of some of the service members who were killed during the bombing, which the...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Retired doctor takes on rare fungi finding 'work of a lifetime'
Fran Guard turned to fungi research after finding a species that had not yet been scientifically described while weeding her rainforest property.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Why has Donald Trump not spoken out about the famine in Gaza?
The US president publicly acknowledged 'real starvation' last month.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Republicans subpoena Epstein estate for โclient list,โ birthday book, other documents
Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are charging ahead with their investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, issuing a new subpoena on Monday for a slew of documents held by the estate of the infamous sex criminal. Led by Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), the Republicans are seeking Epsteinโs will; any documents resembling...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Cornyn jabs Paxton over Ten Commandments in schools instruction
Related video: U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Paxton aide turned foe, to run for Texas attorney general (KXAN) Texas Sen. John Coryn (R) hit his Republican primary opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, after Paxton said public school classrooms not affected by a court order still have to hang the Ten Commandments up as students start...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Spring forecast brings optimism and relief as Victorian drought eases
The effects of drought linger, but the season has taken a turn for the better in western Victoria, where above-average rainfall is forecast for spring.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Western media manufactured consent for Israelโs killing of Gaza journalists, watchdog finds
Western media manufactured consent for Israelโs killing of Gaza journalists, watchdog finds Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 17:36 US media watchdog Fair found evidence of UK and US media delegitimising Palestinian voices Slain Al-Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif reports near the Arab Ahli hospital in Gaza City, on 10 October 2024 (AFP) Off A report on Friday by the national media watch group Fair found...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Customer slapped with $1,200 energy bill for one month wants better protection
A South Australian ENGIE customer says he was slapped with a $1,200 electricity bill for a single month last year. It follows the company issuing price "corrections" to 3,000 South Australian ENGIE customers.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source: