Arming Local Police With Drones. Who Pulls The Trigger?
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Tudehope says key Reformer Jean-Claude Perrottet had ‘a talent’ for party recruitment
NSW Liberal right-wing elder Damien Tudehope has told a corruption hearing that ensuring party membership numbers stay strong in branches is crucial for an MP’s political survival, and described operative Jean-Claude Perrottet as having a talent for keeping members signed-up.
· Alexandra Smith, Jessica McSweeney
Juez falla que Nueva York no puede prohibir que agentes federales se cubran el rostro
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Nueva York no puede prohibir que los agentes federales usen prendas para cubrirse el rostro ni exigirles que lleven identificación visible, falló el lunes una jueza federal.
· The Associated Press
Ben Carroll names ministry, adds new artificial intelligence portfolio
Topic:State and Territory Government
India to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling stake in country’s largest life insurer at 10% discount
The Indian government will sell up to a 6.5% stake in state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India at a 10% discount to its Monday closing price, as it moves to comply with regulatory requirements.
· Priyanka Salve
Japan defense report says China challenge must be met with ‘overall national strength’
China’s growing military actions are Japan’s top security challenge and “must be addressed through overall national strength and cooperation with allies and like-minded nations,” according to Tokyo’s annual defense report released Tuesday.
· Jesse Johnson
Premier Ben Carroll appoints AI minister, scraps infrastructure portfolios in new-look cabinet
Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams will be tasked with striking a pay deal with the state’s teachers and Colin Brooks will control Victoria’s finances as part of Labor’s new-look cabinet.
· Angus Delaney, Kieran Rooney
The Real Reasons Why Funding For The Democrat Party Is Collapsing
Recent polling suggests that expectations of a "blue wave" in Congress for the 2026 mid-terms are crumbling fast, and as we examined recently, the Democrats are facing one of the biggest financial shortfalls in DNC history. The organization has around $16 million of cash on hand for campaign operations after debts a…
· Tyler Durden
Colombia's outgoing leader doubles down on fraud claims
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro holds a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
· Astrid Suarez
AIPAC draws attention in Michigan Senate primary, but voters say it is not top issue
Working as a morning producer for Detroit’s Local 4 television station, Noelle Gray has had a front-row seat to the flood of political advertising in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.
· GRACE GILSON/JTA
Andy Burnham’s 6 most shameless Manchester plugs
LONDON — Since becoming Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham — the Greater Manchester mayor for nine years — has leapt at any chance to promote his old stomping ground.
· Noah Keate
KMT accuses Taiwan’s government of failing to uphold South China Sea claims
Opposition figure calls on DPP administration to protest to Manila over Philippine attempt to chart a boundary around Scarborough Shoal
· Lawrence Chung
KMT accuses Taiwan’s government of failing to uphold South China Sea claims
Opposition figure calls on DPP administration to protest to Manila over Philippine attempt to chart a boundary around Scarborough Shoal
· Lawrence Chung
Greece’s Mitsotakis: EU needs new tools to fight back against weaponized migration
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister of Greece.
· Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Prosecution seeks 31 trial days for confidential funds case vs Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution panel of the House of Representatives has requested 31 trial days to present witnesses and documentary evidence supporting its allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte misused more than P612.5 million in confidential funds, indicating that the presentation of evidence on the…
· Javier Joe Ismael
Hastie signals he might lose, hopes One Nation will preference him
Rising Liberal star Andrew Hastie says he hopes to receive One Nation preferences at the next election after acknowledging his own “political mortality” – despite previously vowing to never bend the knee to Pauline Hanson.
· Brittany Busch, Emily Kaine
Chapel Street to shut 350 car parks in parking shake-up
Chapel Street is set for a parking shake-up with council voting to shut more than 350 car spots in the heart of the precinct while extending one-hour free parking near Prahran Market.
· Rachael Ward
Lee says revision to Criminal Procedure Act will be 'start of judicial normalization'
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday defended a recently passed legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations as "the beginning of judicial normalization," signaling his intention to sign the bill into law despite calls from the opposition party to veto it.
· Yonhap
Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes
The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with the militant Hamas group.
· Yonhap
Israeli Finance Minister Requests Netanyahu Approve Three Jewish Settlements In Gaza
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· Tyler Durden
Judge blocks New York law banning federal agents wearing masks
NEW YORK (AP) — New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Board of Peace says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza before Hamas disarms
The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, following a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· Rached El-Moctar
Serbia, Sweden, Wales soccer bodies withdraw support for Infantino
The national soccer federations of Serbia, Sweden and Wales withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid on Monday and England's is expected to do the same.
· Edwin Choi
Their Byron neighbours live in $2m homes. These villagers are being evicted
The anxiety is palpable at the Northern Rivers temporary pod villages as eviction day looms.
· Amber Schultz
Spain defends Ceuta sovereignty after Moroccan migrant rush
Ceuta, Spain – Spain on Monday insisted its sovereignty over Ceuta was “unquestionable,“ after tens of thousands of migrants irregularly entered the north African territory from Morocco in an unprecedented and deadly surge.
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Lee says revision to Criminal Procedure Act will be 'start of judicial normalization'
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday defended a recently passed legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations as "the beginning of judicial normalization," signaling his intention to sign the bill into law despite calls from the opposition party to veto it.
· Park Boram
Pakistan fails to curb Imran Khan's clout after 3 years in jail
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan leads a protest in Islamabad on May 26, 2022, after his ouster in a no-confidence motion. © Reuters
· Adnan Aamir
Lee to dispatch special envoys to inauguration of new Colombian president this week
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will dispatch special envoys to attend the inauguration of the new Colombian president this week and deliver his commitment to strengthening cooperation with the new Colombian government, Lee's office said Tuesday.
· Park Boram
GSIS H1 net income climbs 27.78% to P94.7B; assets stand at P2.05T
THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) posted net income of P94.75 billion in the first half (H1) of 2026, up 27.78 percent from P74.2 billion in the same period last year.
· The Manila Times
Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people
· Associated Press
Capital One Cites Anti-Money Laundering Review Over Trump Organization Debanking Claims
Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Likud lawmakers, ministers forbidden from running in regional primary slots, Likud court rules
The Likud Court overturned overnight one of the central and most dramatic decisions adopted by the Likud convention last week, ruling that current and former lawmakers, ministers, and deputy ministers will not be permitted to run in regional slots in the primaries.
· ANNA BARSKY
Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade - poll
Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump's performance falling to 35%.
· REUTERS
Tracking big fishers is unconstitutional. How did that happen?
MANILA, Philippines – Commercial fishing operators clinched a legal victory after the Supreme Court affirmed the 2021 decision of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Branch 170. It ruled that the government’s policy of monitoring Philippine-flagged commercial fishing vessels at sea is unconstitutional.
· Iya Gozum
Trump attorney general pick looks set to clear US Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche appeared on track Monday to become the next US attorney general after two Republican senators dropped their opposition to his nomination.
· Agence France-Presse
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" Crushes Woke Odyssey Film At Box Office
Hollywood pulled out all the stops for "The Odyssey" - They relied heavily on director Christopher Nolan's built-in and generally pretentious audience to drive early box office revenues.
· Tyler Durden
Iran's foreign minister denies talks with US
Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said on Monday that there are no negotiations ongoing between Tehran and Washington, nor any plans for meetings, as the talks over the management of the Hormuz Strait remain mediated by Oman.
· Middleeasteye
‘Don’t ever talk again’: Trump loses his cool over Reflecting Pool fiasco
Washington: Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals – even after his government admitted that it’s not true – as he accused his hand-picked prosecutor of “choking” in court.
· Michael Koziol
The Kospi Made South Korean President Lee Jae Myung; It May Yet Unmake Him...
There is a particular cruelty in the timing. When the Kospi began its final, cratering descent in late July, President Lee Jae Myung was roughly 11,000 miles away, midway through an 11-day diplomatic tour of South America, watching from hotel suites as the index he had made the totem of his presidency collapsed. His…
· Tyler Durden
Breaking: Supreme Court judge named new Queensland governor
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
· Lucy Loram
Trump DOJ gives school district 7-day ultimatum over student trans policy that keeps parents in the dark
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· Fox News
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes passes 6,000
The Venezuelan government has announced that the confirmed death toll from a pair of heavy earthquakes that struck the country in June has risen to 6,125 people.
· Al Jazeera Staff
N. Korea denounces joint warning over its cyberactivity as 'false' info
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday rejected a recent joint alert issued by South Korea, the United States, Japan and others about its information technology (IT) workers and cyberactivity as "false information" driven by political motives.
· Woo Jae-yeon
‘This quarter was otherworldly’: Palantir earnings surge past expectations
Shares soar as yearly revenue up 93%, even as opposition grows to company’s role in Trump immigration agenda
· Johana Bhuiyan
Israel revels in Spain's migrant crisis while embarrassing ally Morocco
Israeli political leaders have mocked and exploited the migration crisis engulfing Morocco, an Israeli ally, and Spain, whose relations with Israel have sharply deteriorated.
· Middleeasteye
ICAC Operation Rosny LIVE updates: Liberal MP Damien Tudehope, Sydney businessman Frits Mare to appear
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· Jessica McSweeney
Turkish intelligence chief meets Hamas delegation in Istanbul
Head of Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin met a Hamas delegation led by its new political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul, according to a statement released by Hamas on Monday.
· Middleeasteye
Analysis: Federal Reserve may be pulled into Bessent’s effort to support Japan’s yen
The Federal Reserve may soon be drawn into the Trump administration's efforts to back the embattled currency of U.S. ally Japan.
· Matt Peterson
US tech giants invited to discuss AI security tests at White House
Meta, Anthropic among companies to review voluntary framework on Tuesday as US government seeks early access to most advanced AI models
· Lucy Quaggin