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Newest first · UTC+11:00Fachin derruba decisões sobre PF e tira Fake News de Moraes
O presidente do STF, o ministro Edson Fachin, decidiu nesta quarta-feira (09/09) suspender a decisão do ministro André Mendonça de afastar o diretor-geral da Polícia Federal, Andrei Rodrigues, e o diretor de Inteligência da corporação, Leandro Almada.
· Redação DW
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Felicity James is a senior reporter and producer with ABC News in Darwin. Felicity has reported on health, social, cultural and political issues across the NT, from Darwin's rural area to Arnhem Land and Timor-Leste.
Elon Musk's PAC Bets Trans Issue Push Will Drive GOP Voters To The Polls
Elon Musk's America PAC has opened its 2026 midterm ad campaign with a barrage of ads centered on trans issues. Musk has reportedly authorized the PAC to spend more than $100 million this cycle and is targeting four Democratic Senate candidates in competitive races: Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Josh Turek in Iowa, James T…
· Tyler Durden
Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated
Exclusive: State government delayed releasing major report into the health of the koala population for more than 12 months
· Lisa Cox
Trump claims oil, gas prices will fall ‘right after’ midterm elections
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· Taylor Herzlich
"You Better Get Ready For... War": Socialists Call For "War In The Streets" & The End Of Capitalism
Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org,
· Tyler Durden
Emergency Slide Accidentally Deploys on New Air Force One
An inflatable emergency slide on the new Air Force One was accidentally deployed on Wednesday, delaying President Trump’s departure to Dallas, according to a person familiar with the episode.
· Maggie Haberman
Reps. Elise Stefanik, Josh Gottheimer launch bipartisan congressional caucus to confront campus antisemitism
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· Fox News
Dermer denies Netanyahu, UAE leader spoke before October 7 massacre, war
WASHINGTON -- Former strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer firmly denied on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed before the October 7 attack, dismissing reports of such a conversation as “fiction.”
· HERB KEINON
Can Australians have their burgers and their forests too?
Native Australian bushland continues to be cleared at massive scale for cattle grazing, threatening the Great Barrier Reef and climate targets, despite federal efforts to rein in the practice and major supermarkets committing to stripping beef from cleared land from their supply chains.
· Nick O'Malley
US Students Still Behind Much Of The World In Math And Reading: Global Assessment
Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections | The National
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the war with Iran would end “immediately” after the US midterm elections, tying the end of the conflict to the November 3 vote.
· Jihan Abdalla
ASX set to fall sharply as Wall Street declines; Trump sends oil price warning as Iran war escalates
Stocks fell on Wall Street as the price of crude oil rose back above $US100 a barrel amid further escalation in the US war with Iran, with President Donald Trump saying he believes prices will remain elevated until after the midterm elections in November.
· Damian Troise, Alex Veiga
Trump claims Tehran trying to influence midterms, says war will end after election
US President Donald Trump accused Tehran of attempting to influence America’s upcoming midterm elections and claimed that the war with Iran will end “immediately” after the election, while speaking to reporters on Wednesday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Trump to take centre stage at Republican ‘Trumpapalooza’ convention | The National
US President Donald Trump will headline an unusual Republican convention on Wednesday, dubbed “Trumpapalooza”, as the party seeks to energise voters before November’s midterm elections.
· Jihan Abdalla
Donald Trump offers $5,000 to every US adult if Republicans win midterms | The National
President Donald Trump capped the first day of his Republican Party's midterm convention by proposing to pay every US adult a $5,000 “Trump dividend” if his party wins November's congressional elections.
· Jihan Abdalla
If Ben Carroll is serious about integrity, this is one issue he can’t squib
September 10, 2026 — 5:20am
· Chip Le Grand
Parties divided over purple-lid glass bins ahead of Victorian election
Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
· Ethan White
Treasury triples bond buy-back programme to $6bn | The National
The US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday it will buy back up to $6 billion of government debt as it seeks to contain long-term borrowing costs.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate sanctions move
Rabbi Leo Dee - seen here with his late wife Lucy - said the UK government's sanctions were an "injustice"
· Bbcnews
Winners and losers of Labor's $560m community grants
Topic:Australian Federal Elections
· Jake Evans
New laws aim to make black market tobacco easier to prosecute
Topic:Federal Government
· Clare Armstrong
Proposed $1.5b suburban data centre will use more power than a regional city
A $1.47 billion data centre proposed for the foot of the West Gate Bridge would draw more power than an entire regional city and has sparked local opposition, as the state government flagged new rules to rein in the booming sector.
· Clay Lucas, Kieran Rooney
Albanese-Minns relationship worsens as feds hit back on crime wave ‘falsehoods’
A blame game over Sydney’s crime wave has plunged relations between the Albanese and Minns Labor governments to a new low as Canberra accuses NSW of failing to provide paperwork to go after crime kingpins in Lebanon and Vietnam.
· Paul Sakkal, Max Maddison
The lobbyist, the sealed envelope and the mystery ‘wire me up’ text
Dotted around the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Elizabeth Street headquarters (even in the bathrooms) are framed signs which state: “Feeling anxious or stressed from being interviewed at the commission? Our witness liaison officer is here to help you.”
· Bevan Shields
How Woollahra’s date with density may be a lose-lose for Sloane
September 10, 2026 — 5:00am
· Michael McGowan
Alarms flashing red as Trump takes US debt to level almost beyond comprehension
September 10, 2026 — 5:00am
· Shane Wright
Syria condemns Netanyahu's 'illegal' entry into its territory
Syria has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into its territory after he visited Israeli troops occupying southern Syria on Wednesday, calling the move a "provocative and a blatant violation" of the country's sovereignty.
· Middleeasteye
FCC Chairman Says Agency May Issue Guidance On 'Fake Polls' Ahead Of Midterms
Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,
· Tyler Durden
Trump attributes state election win of AfD to Gemany's 'horrible' immigration policies
US President Donald Trump attributed the win of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a state election to immigration rules and regulations that he cast as "horrible."
· REUTERS
Bennett can 'fix Israel after Oct. 7,' retired IDF general on B'Yachad slate says - interview
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett can “fix Israel after the chaos of October 7,” retired IDF general and counterterrorism expert Major-General (res.) Noam Tibon told The Jerusalem Post, as he spoke on his security priorities as a candidate on Bennett’s B’Yachad slate.
· KESHET NEEV
Zelenskyy’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone on way to Oslo, Norwegian PM says
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo was almost hit by a drone.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump says oil and gas prices won't fall until 'right after' midterm election
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said energy prices that have been elevated due to the Iran war will not come down until after the midterm elections.
· Kevin Breuninger
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says Houthis attacked three Saudi Arabian cities
Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday that the Houthis attacked the Saudi Arabian southwestern cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones.
· Middleeasteye
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan says
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, days after Yemen’s Houthis launched a barrage of missiles at the kingdom.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Beit Yisrael could give Ethiopian Israelis a new path to political influence - opinion
For decades, Ethiopian Israelis have been told to integrate patiently, vote loyally, serve courageously, and accept whatever political position established parties decide to offer them. But democracy is not an immigration office where citizens wait quietly for someone to call their number, and on Tuesday, Gadi Yevar…
· SHMUEL LEGESSE
Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements
Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence
· Aamna Mohdin
UN hails Libyan agreement to move toward elections
The UN Security Council on Tuesday hailed an agreement reached by Libya's rival political groups that paves the way for elections to be held within two years.
· AfricaNews
UAE and seven Arab and Muslim states welcome UK restrictions on illegal Israeli settlement goods | The National
The UAE and seven other Arab and Muslim countries have welcomed the UK government’s decision to ban imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and impose sanctions on services linked to the settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
· The National
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements
Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats
· Emma Graham Harrison
Female Lindsay Clancy Jurors Have Public Meltdown Over Mistrial
It's almost shocking how prophetic the conservative online memes were when it came to the hidden deliberations inside the Lindsay Clancy jury room. The court proceedings have sparked a political firestorm as a female led cult of supporters (mostly leftists) rallied to defend Clancy, a mother who confessed to brutall…
· Tyler Durden
Israel opens embassy in Slovenia as small EU nation shifts policies
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, left, is welcomed by his Slovenian counterpart Tone Kajzer in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
· Darko Bandic
Canadian Pro-Israel groups respond to government ban on Israeli settlement goods
Canadian pro-Israel organizations and advocacy groups strongly condemned the federal government's decision to ban the importation of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
· ALEX CARSON
Trump claims firefighters carried him to safety after 9/11 attacks, 'New York Times' disputes
US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday, during an event marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, that two firefighters carried him to safety near the World Trade Center shortly after the attack because of fears that a nearby building was about to collapse.
· IDAN KWELLER
Sa'ar confirms Israel will not expel Palestinians from Gaza Strip during visit to Slovenia
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar affirmed that Israel is not planning to expel any Palestinians from the Gaza Strip when asked if Slovenia would support efforts to move Gazans out of the territory, during a joint press conference with Slovenian Foreign Minister Tone Kajzer on Wednesday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Infantino installs loyalist to oversee Caribbean as he splits Fifa management
Critics view Fernandes job as move to shore up position
· Matthughes, Nick Ames
Japan to develop drone-based quantum sensors to detect submarines
Chinese nuclear-powered submarines participate in a military display in the South China Sea. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Why is Trump silent on UK sanctions against Israeli West Bank settlements? – The Latest
The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is facing a backlash over the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank after the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said the safety of British Jews could be at risk. Miliband has rejected the warnings, emphasising that ministers can confront the action…
Even Trump-friendly EU countries back Brussels’ pact with Canada
BRUSSELS — The EU's plans for a deeper partnership with Canada, aimed at helping the country withstand a trade war with the U.S., has won the support of governments across the political spectrum — including those usually cautious about angering Donald Trump's administration.
· Gabriel Gavin, Gerardo Fortuna