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Newest first · UTC+11:00AI job losses poised to upend Labor’s electoral map One Nation-style
Artificial intelligence disruption to white-collar jobs in the cities risks fuelling the same political upheaval as the decline of manufacturing and coal that contributed to One Nation’s rise.
· Paul Sakkal
Courage or a cop-out? Carroll faces defining test in his very first decision
Ben Carroll has been Victoria’s premier for less than 24 hours, and he already faces a decision that will define his leadership.
· Nick McKenzie
Toughness and defiance are virtues in politics. On this occasion, they backfired
July 29, 2026 — 5:00am
· The Age's View
'I realise now I got overtures': It took Taylor a minute to figure politics out
Topic:Government and Politics
· Annabel Crabb
Netanyahu says in Trump meeting he discussed ensuring Iran 'does not acquire a nuclear weapon'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his meeting with Trump at the White House was "excellent", in video remarks made on Tuesday.
· Middleeasteye
Zelenskyy and Netanyahu brave the whims of Trump’s darkly confounding White House
Ukrainian and Israeli leaders converge on Washington with criss-crossing fortunes, but knowing they can count on little from US counterpart
· Julianborger
Keiko Fujimori sworn in as president of Peru following narrow election victory
Fujimori, the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses, will become Peru’s ninth president in a decade
· Agencies
Keiko Fujimori sworn in as president of Peru following narrow election victory
Fujimori, the daughter of a former president jailed for human rights abuses, will become Peru’s ninth president in a decade
· Agencies
Qatar condemns renewed attacks on Jordan
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after holding a call with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, issued a condemnation of Iranian attacks on Jordan on Tuesday, warning that they constitute a "dangerous escalation" which would threaten regional stability.
· Middleeasteye
¿Bastará el tono duro? El presidente de la Fed enfrenta presión para frenar la inflación
El presidente de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos, Kevin Warsh, comparece ante el Comité de Banca, Vivienda y Asuntos Urbanos del Senado para presentar el informe semestral de política monetaria ante el Congreso, en el Capitolio, el miércoles 15 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)
· Christopher Rugaber
Bombshell Report Exposes Lefty NGOs Funding A Children's Charity Tied To Terror Network
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
· Tyler Durden
Anger rises as ICC member states accused of facilitating Netanyahu’s flight to Washington
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew through the airspace of several member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week on his way to Washington, prompting critics to accuse those governments of aiding an internationally wanted leader.
· Middleeasteye
Federal court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order
A person drops envelopes into a mailbox as postal workers participate in a national day of action outside a U.S. Post Office building, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
· Nicholas Riccardi
Iran has ‘no plans’ to negotiate with US, deputy foreign minister says
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran has “no plans to negotiate with the US” but affirmed talks are proceeding “step by step” with Oman over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Iran backs Volker Turk reappointment to UN rights chief
Iran has signalled its support for Volker Turk to be reappointed as the UN human rights chief for a second term despite US, Israeli and Russian opposition.
· Middleeasteye
Acusado de apuñalar a Salman Rushdie se niega a declarar en juicio por terrorismo
En este dibujo de la sala del tribunal, Hadi Matar, en el centro, aparece sentado en el tribunal federal durante el juicio por terrorismo relacionado con su presunto ataque contra Salman Rushdie, el miércoles 22 de julio de 2026, en Buffalo, Nueva York. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)
· John Wawrow
44 states are aligned on one thing in their fight against prediction markets. It's about sports wagering
A coalition of 44 state attorneys general wrote in a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday that the agency doesn't have the power to regulate sports-related event contracts on prediction market platforms.
· Davis Giangiulio
Trump hosts back-to-back meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu
Ukraine seeks more firepower for air defenses and Israeli prime minister tries to repair relationship with US president
· Joseph Gedeon
‘No freedom at all’: Israeli closures leave West Bank patients trapped
On Friday evening, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a “wide-scale military operation” across the occupied West Bank following a settler attack in the village of Tal that morning, Palestinian ambulance driver Yousef Diriya, 50, found himself trapped for four hours at Awarta checkpoint while tra…
· Al Jazeera Staff
Senate to set up key vote on Russia sanctions
The Senate on Tuesday is expected to begin setting up votes on a long-awaited sanctions bill aimed at hobbling Russia's war effort in Ukraine.
· Garrett Downs
Cayetano: Marcos should also be the president of the opposition
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday called for justice for Sens. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, Jinggoy Estrada, and Rodante Marcoleta, saying President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should also be "the president of the opposition."
· Catherine S. Valente
Victorian election. Four months to go, too close to call
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· Andrew Gardiner
US attacks destroyed key infrastructure, killed over 350 government employees, says Iranian government
Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said that the US had inflicted widespread damage to civilian infrastructure across Iran, killing more than 350 government employees, including engineers and power grid technicians.
· Middleeasteye
Sotto files bill to expand individual income tax exemption
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente C. Sotto III has filed a measure which seeks to raise the annual income tax exemption threshold to P350,000, beginning January 1, 2027.
· Catherine S. Valente
DOJ Sues Colorado For Offering In-State Tuition Aid To Illegal Immigrants
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
New Party: Why Turkiye’s opposition suffered a split and what that means
Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel last week announced the formation of a new political party following his ousting from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).
· Al Jazeera Staff
Before funeral, US lawmakers recall Lindsey Graham as persuasive, funny, and hawkish
Hundreds of US lawmakers gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to honor Lindsey Graham, the late Republican senator whose outspoken support for an assertive foreign policy made him one of the party's last prominent hawks.
· REUTERS
Violence in Pakistan administered Kashmir as protests turn deadly
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
· Munir Ahmed
Keiko Fujimori to be sworn in as Peru’s president after tight June election
From left, Keiko Fujimori’s daughters Kiara Villanella and Kaori Villanella, and her siblings Hiro Fujimori and Sachi Fujimori sit at Congress ahead of her inauguration in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, Pool)
· Franklin Brice O
Ukrainian foreign minister hold calls with Iranian, Israeli counterparts
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that he held a call with his counterpart in Iran in order to have a “direct conversation” after a sailor was killed in a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea.
· Middleeasteye
Lindsey Graham remembered as ‘true American original’ at Capitol memorial
Political leaders honor Republican US senator, whose hawkish foreign policy shaped decades in Washington
· Lucy Campbell
The Guardian view on India’s gen Z revolt: the cockroaches are coming together | Editorial
A youth movement born from exam leaks and online mockery has pierced Narendra Modi’s aura of invincibility and may yet reshape Indian politics
· Editorial
Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui hosts Netanyahu at dinner in Washington | The National
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a table with Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui and US diplomat Morgan Ortagus at a memorial dinner for senator Lindsey Graham in Washington.
· The National
Tate brothers may face death in US jail – lawyer
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face serious threats in the Miami federal jail, where they are being held while fighting extradition to Britain, their lawyer has claimed.
· RT
Some parents on benefits to get up to £4,500 for child starting apprenticeship
Some parents on benefits will be given up to £4,500 a year to encourage their children to start apprenticeships, the government has said.
· Bbcnews
FIRY Wins $719 Million Game Of Solitaire, Torching Shorts Along The Way
Markets rarely hand you a clean morality play. On Monday night, a federal judge entered one, clocking in no less than 78 pages, in the public docket. And for anyone who has played one of America's chart-topping “skill gaming” apps - a group that certainly includes many readers of this site - this may be for you.
· Tyler Durden
Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing won't testify in terror trial
In this courtroom sketch, Hadi Matar, center, sits in federal court during his terrorism trial for his alleged attack on Salman Rushdie, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Alexandra Newbould via AP)
· John Wawrow
Brussels defends nomination of former Slovenian FM as special rep
BRUSSELS — The European Commission says it followed the rules in its selection of an envoy to Africa’s troubled Sahel region, even as the person it initially tapped faces criminal charges in Slovenia because of the nomination.
· Gabriel Gavin, Sebastian Starcevic
Exclusive: Does the UK's 'don't talk to the Muslim Council of Britain' policy actually exist?
Andy Burnham's government has said it is sticking to a policy of refusing to engage with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) that it has inherited from previous governments.
· Middleeasteye
Exclusive: Does the UK's 'don't talk to the Muslim Council of Britain' policy actually exist?
Andy Burnham's government has said it is sticking to a policy of refusing to engage with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) that it has inherited from previous governments.
· Middleeasteye
Exclusive: Does the UK's 'don't talk to the Muslim Council of Britain' policy actually exist?
Andy Burnham's government has said it is sticking to a policy of refusing to engage with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) that it has inherited from previous governments.
· Middleeasteye
Court freezes law limiting enforcement measures against haredi draft dodgers
The law freezing enforcement measures against eligible haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men was halted by the High Court of Justice, with a ruling expected to follow at a later date.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Shein says it's under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission as it prepares for Hong Kong IPO
Shein's U.S. business is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the fast fashion giant revealed in documents connected to its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
· Gabrielle Fonrouge
Is Netanyahu’s Trump card losing its power in Israel?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long presented his closeness to the United States – both politically and personally – as evidence of his indispensability to Israel.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Zambia's election puts debt recovery and economic growth in focus
Zambia's election is being closely watched by investors, who see it as a test of whether the country can maintain economic stability and move beyond its debt crisis.
· AfricaNews
Trump expresses frustration with Netanyahu before White House meeting
United States President Donald Trump has appeared to express frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their meeting at the White House.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Can Netanyahu persuade Trump to escalate pressure on Iran in Washington meeting? - analysis
The last time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump met face-to-face was in February. Just before the launch of Operation Roaring Lion and Operation Epic Fury, the prime minister and the US president sat down to finalize plans for war.
· AMICHAI STEIN
Netanyahu arrives at White House, set to meet with Trump on Iran, peace with Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump hosted both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, with wars in Iran and Ukraine at critical stages and his ties with both leaders markedly changed.
· REUTERS