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An embattled community health organisation is spending more than $1 million on two senior staff salaries and crisis communications – an amount almost equal to its recent government-funded emergency-bailout package.
September 24, 2026 — 5:00am
Crossbench MPs are lining up to demand the Minns government roll out money for local sporting clubs across all 93 NSW electorates as they warn Labor against the temptation to pork-barrel funds ahead of the next election.
Journalism must remain “independent of political power” and offer audiences verification, context and accountability as social media increasingly competes with traditional news, Bangladeshi journalist and editor Khairul Alam has told RT.
Journalism must remain “independent of political power” and offer audiences verification, context and accountability as social media increasingly competes with traditional news, Bangladeshi journalist and editor Khairul Alam has told RT.
A group of lawmakers in the United States Senate are seeking sanctions against facilitators of Israel’s controversial “E1” settlement programme.
One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce has revealed the price of supporting the Coalition in a hung parliament, saying the populist party would demand pro-mining policies, new dams and the revival of the $45 billion inland rail project, in return for making Angus Taylor prime minister.
The leader of Morocco's opposition PPS (Party of Progress and Socialism) arrived at a polling station in Rabat on Wednesday to vote in the parliamentary election.
New York: Australia has inked a historic pact with Ukraine that commits Canberra to sustained defence and security cooperation with Kyiv while stopping short of a NATO-style guarantee to come to each other’s defence.
The Opportunity Party's agenda focuses on the high cost of living, with universal basic income as a key plank in its platform. (Photo from Opportunity Party Facebook account)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, arrives at the Capitol in Washington on June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
MANILA, Philippines — The Taguig City government has announced that over 130,000 students have already received educational scholarships through the city’s "Lifeline Assistance for Neighbors In-need Scholarship Program.”
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the Golan Heights would remain under Israeli sovereignty "forever", after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that he had warned EU policy chief Kaja Kallas and other EU officials in a meeting of "the severe long-term consequences of facilitating and supporting Israeli-US war crimes, whether in Gaza or Iran".
Norway's Peace and Justice (FOR) political party is participating in a demonstration in Oslo on October 7 “in support of Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah.”
The Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland has rejected the asylum application of Iranian refugee and Jewish conversion candidate Behnam Vali Heydarian, also known as Ben Vali, putting him at risk of deportation to Georgia and potentially Iran, Vali told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors in New York have opened an investigation into two co-executors of the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Ursula von der Leyen made a striking proposal in Strasbourg on September 16. With Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in attendance, the European Commission president opened the door to Canada becoming what she called the European Union’s first “associate member.”
An October interest rate hike is very much on the table after a top Federal Reserve official Wednesday expressed support for one, and as fresh economic readings showed intensifying inflation pressures.
"Flávio Bolsonaro has moved marginally ahead of Lula in a potential run-off, with the race effectively tied," Daniel Lavarda, HSBC's head of Brazil macroeconomic research, wrote in a note to clients on Tuesday.
After Prime Minister Andy Burnham put Russia-linked disinformation campaigns under the spotlight, BBC Verify has been examining how these attempts to influence people's opinions work.
On Tuesday evening, a five-minute walk from King's Cross train station, Green Party leader Zack Polanski strode into an art gallery to speak at a campaign hustings.
The Yemeni government suffered a significant blow earlier this month when it lost the country’s Red Sea coast to the Houthi rebels. It is now working on a two-pronged strategy, militarily and diplomatically, to restore the initiative and prevent the Houthis from consolidating their gains and pushing further into gov…
ADDS NAMES - Victims of Jeffrey Epstein sit in the front row, from left, Liz Stein, Dani Bensky, Sky Roberts, brother of a victim, Amanda Roberts, sister-in-law of a victim and Lara Blume McGee, as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks during an event in Dallas, Thursday, Sept. 10, …
THE defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte signaled that it may bring to the Supreme Court the issue of the voting threshold in her impeachment trial after the Senate impeachment court voted to adjust the number of votes required to convict her.
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely to raise its policy rate by another 25 basis points (bps) before the end of the year as higher oil prices and continued peso weakness add to inflation risks, S&P Global Ratings said.
Uncertainty remains over South Sudan's ability to hold elections in December, after President Salva Kiir dissolved the country's transitional government on Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, a five-minute walk from King's Cross train station, Green Party leader Zack Polanski strode into an art gallery to speak at a campaign hustings.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government is resolute in its commitment to uphold the welfare of Filipino seafarers.
THE Senate has ratified the reconciled version of a bill overhauling the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (Gastpe) Act, expanding government support for private basic education and creating a targeted voucher system from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at the World Bank in Washington ahead of a meeting with the Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sept. 23. © Reuters
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Wednesday assured the public that the government continues to explore ways to cushion the impact of sustained increases in fuel prices on the operations of public utility vehicle (PUV) and bus operators and drivers, as well as on commuters.
SENATE President Win Gatchalian on Wednesday called for a comprehensive audit of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) infrastructure and technical support projects, citing delays in major transport initiatives and the government’s payment of P139 million in commitment fees last year.
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet told an anti-fraud summit on Wednesday that his country would never be a “safe haven” for cyberscams, as international partners touted law enforcement successes but warned more must be done.
THERE is an apparent contradiction in seeing university academics, people trained to examine evidence, question assumptions and resist simplistic explanations, remain diehard supporters of Rodrigo Duterte and his brand. The contradiction appears even sharper in Mindanao, where many professors continue to defend not …
KUALA LUMPUR — A conditional royal pardon letting former prime minister Najib Razak serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest has ignited a new row surrounding the $4.5-billion 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
A coalition of progressive Jewish leaders and Michigan Democrats sent a letter to former Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday urging her to press Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on his positions regarding Jewish safety and Israel during their joint campaign appearance on Tuesday. The group, known as Nonnegotia…
US President Donald Trump shared a Newsmax article about a recent Channel 13 election poll projecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc to win 54 seats in the upcoming elections, in a Wednesday post to Truth Social.
The indirect talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which many have viewed as a sign of Tehran’s willingness to reengage in negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, are only a “half-truth” of what is really taking plac…
OMBUDSMAN Jesus Crispin Remulla’s statement that he is considering the revival of an “investment Ombudsman” deserves serious attention, not simply because it offers another venue for complaints, but because it recognizes a recurring truth about government transactions in the Philippines: Red tape is not merely an ad…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The 80 newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) will officially take their oaths and assume office at noon on Oct. 30, 2026, establishing the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) first regular democratic government through June 2031.
Dans les bureaux sécurisés du 35, rue de la Fédération, à Paris, où les étagères croulent sous les piles de factures et de documents de campagne, l’atmosphère a changé. La course pour 2027 a aussi commencé pour la Commission nationale des comptes de campagne et des financements politiques (CNCCFP), aux avant-postes …
THE provincial government of Iloilo has broken ground on its second Purok Resilience Program (PRP) housing project, which will relocate 32 families vulnerable to recurring flooding in Oton town to a safer and permanent community.
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LONDON — Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is planning to attend a high-stakes Commonwealth summit hosted by King Charles III, three people with knowledge of the conversations told POLITICO.
Japan's Takaichi has consistently sought to meet with Trump before the U.S. president's meetings with China's Xi. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
As final submissions got underway on Wednesday, Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu urged the three-judge panel to reach an unbiased and courageous verdict in his trial.
The Central Elections Committee voted 31 to 4 on Wednesday to bar Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from running in the October 27 election, accepting an Otzma Yehudit petition alleging that he supported armed struggle against Israel by a terrorist organization.