Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei appointed two figures who played key roles in the formation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to senior political positions in statements attributed to Khamenei published on Sunday.
An independent report that found just 54 of the government’s 270 promised mental health reforms had been completed was reworked ahead of its publication to credit it with doubling progress on royal commission recommendations.
The Coalition has accused Labor of exploiting a $171 million multicultural fund to bankroll its own seats and entrench “ghettoisation” of migrant communities, as the Albanese government quietly shifts funding toward cross-cultural programs over narrower ethnic or religious activities.
A group of 20-something blokes who called themselves the Reformers dared to dream big. The like-minded right-wing Catholics had a plan to take over the Liberal Party one branch at a time to make the conservative movement great again. In July 2018, God delivered.
Clacton-on-Sea: The laughs came easily one month ago when British politician Nigel Farage dared his opponents to take him on at a byelection, only to discover that his main challenger would be a man who wears a garbage can on his head.
Want to appear before Senate estimates, undergo a huge amount of scrutiny, wrangle an unruly workforce and sort out a 2IC who is only acting in the role?
The US is unlikely to deliver any nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is to tell an independent inquiry into AUKUS, arguing the superpower would not be able to build enough Virginia-class vessels to honour its commitments to the defence pact.
Hamas's support network in the United States was left intact after the Holy Land Foundation trial and is active today in the form of the Council on Arab and Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other groups, a retired FBI agent who led the Holy Land Foundation case told the US Senate on Wednesday.
A decade-long drug empire that prosecutors say pumped cocaine and fentanyl through Mobile has ended with its alleged mastermind headed to federal prison for the rest of his life, according to WSFA.
Tracy Rosenthal, co-founder of the Los Angeles Tenants Union, has emerged as an influential far-left star in the Democratic Socialists of America's tenant-organizing 'squatting' movement, promoting rent strikes and aggressive pressure campaigns to bankrupt landlords.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has called for Israel to withdraw completely from Gaza and allow the sustained delivery of humanitarian aid under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Three of the four major Arab parties, Hadash, Ta’al and Balad, failed to reach an agreement on running together in a Joint List ahead of the upcoming elections after Ta’al leader MK Ahmad Tibi rejected the proposed Knesset slate for the alliance on Sunday.
Last Thursday, in what at the time seemed out of the blue, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X/Twitter that he had received a phone call from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that they “exchanged views on the current situation in West Asia.”
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., left, and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan participate in a forum for U.S. Senate candidates at Farmfest Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Morgan, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
ILOILO CITY — MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) said it will not oppose a government move to remove system loss charges from consumers’ electricity bills, even as it currently collects around P21 million to P23 million monthly to recover allowable power losses.
IN the midst of high inflation, political division, natural disasters and other bad news, some good things are happening: The provincial government of Bohol has taken yet another step toward addressing plastic pollution. The local government of the Philippines’ first Unesco Global Geopark is partnering with the Univ…
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THE malicious obsession of the House prosecutors and the brains behind the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte to pin her down on an impeachable offense of graft and corruption, betrayal of the public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution, for the sole purpose of ousting her from of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated an alleged quote attributed to a senior Iranian commander about Tehran's determination to develop nuclear weapons, even though the statement had no identified primary source and was later traced to an Indian pro-Israel account on X.
Concerns are being raised about the integrity of Israel’s upcoming general election with politicians, civil society groups and even President Isaac Herzog warning of potential political interference in the vote.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel rejects the 15-point Gaza framework formulated by the Board of Peace. But could it be that, despite Israel’s public statements, the reality on the ground is somewhat different?
Global football government body, FIFA, on Saturday defended its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it called a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organisation.
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Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed Speaks at a General Election Kickoff Rally for Michigan Demcrats at Renaissance High School Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected United States President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, saying that Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is “genuinely disarmed”.
Israel rejected a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza Sunday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas has been “genuinely disarmed.”
Bulk-billing rates continue to climb on the back of the Albanese government’s multibillion-dollar signature Medicare incentive, as the latest health department data shows increases in the number of free consultations for patients in all states and territories.
Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on Sunday killed at least four troops from the internationally-recognised government forces and wounded 20 more personnel, two military sources told AFP.