Concerns raised over Qld's call-in process for assessing renewable projects
The Queensland government is assessing several wind turbine proposals. (ABC News: Nathan Morris)
· Aisling Brennan
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a frequent political foil for Republicans, is set to meet the US president on Monday
· Associated Press
Trump and Mamdani plan to meet in New York during US president’s UN visit
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a frequent political foil for Republicans, is set to meet the US president on Monday
· Associated Press
Merz stumbles on after another big election defeat. But for how long?
Friedrich Merz, the pugnacious, stubborn German chancellor, has come out fighting in a desperate attempt to save his chancellorship.
· James Crisp
Utah Valley University Faculty's Sickening Post-Assassination Emails About Charlie Kirk Exposed
New public records indicate that faculty members at Utah Valley University sent hostile messages regarding Charlie Kirk to the university's administrators in the weeks following his assassination on the UVU campus, even though the university had previously issued public statements advocating civility and free expres…
· Tyler Durden
Iran's foreign minister heads to US for UN General Assembly
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi headed to New York on Sunday to take part in the UN General Assembly, as Tehran and Washington traded threats.
· Middleeasteye
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Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in Yemen over 24 hours
The Houthis said Sunday that Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in several areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours, as the group and Yemeni government clash in the revived civil war.
· Middleeasteye
Russia vows revenge for Ukraine’s election-day attacks as poll shows win for ruling party
Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of attempting to ‘disrupt the democratic will of Russian citizens’ after drone strikes on Moscow
· Agence France-Presse
Russia vows revenge for Ukraine’s election-day attacks as poll shows win for ruling party
Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of attempting to ‘disrupt the democratic will of Russian citizens’ after drone strikes on Moscow
· Agence France-Presse
Germany's right-wing party AfD returns strong election results
Friedrich Merz described the result as a "disaster". (Reuters: Nadja Wohlleben)
Albanese names Murdoch’s former top lieutenant as consul-general in New York
New York: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named Siobhan McKenna - the former top lieutenant to Lachlan Murdoch - as Australia’s next consul-general in New York, securing one of the country’s plum diplomatic postings.
· Rob Harris
What have we learned from the Premier League so far?
Brighton's 3-0 win over Arsenal could have a big impact on both teams' seasons
· Bbcsport
Hacking this BYD was too easy. It didn't even have a password
On a narrow country road outside Canberra, I'm driving a BYD Shark 6, the hybrid ute loved by tradies and even a cabinet minister.
· Angus Grigg
Sentencing not the only answer to youth crime problem
It took only a week after two mistaken identity gangland hits in as many days for the NSW government to introduce harsher penalties for child offenders linked to organised crime. And therein lies the problem.
· The Herald's View
Former Israeli PM blasts ‘obnoxious, unbelievable’ lack of charges over Zomi Frankcom killing
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has blasted his nation’s decision not to prosecute the officers responsible for killing Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, joining calls for an international criminal probe into the fatal drone strike.
· Matthew Knott
Business founder wants to cut real estate agents out of the rental market
About a third of Australia’s 2.2 million residential rentals are now being leased out without a real estate agent, according to property platform RentBetter, in a trend that it says is accelerating as the market tightens in the wake of the federal budget.
· Calum Jaspan
Can Labor rise above the chaotic carnival of our politics? We’re about to find out
September 21, 2026 — 5:00am
· Sean Kelly
Saudi Arabia is nearing the point of no return – and Israel is waiting for it
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
READ MORE: Saudi Arabia is nearing the point of no return – and Israel is waiting for it
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Labor's dilemma is that Australia needs two things voters fear
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· Patricia Karvelas
Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in Berlin
· Deborah Cole
AOC reveals what it will take for her to seek White House or Senate
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· Emily Goodin
Cunha strikes late to deny Fulham and salvage point for Manchester United
To paraphrase a former Manchester United manager, Michael Carrick knew that the storm would come. Everything went a little too perfectly for him in the second half of last season. There would be ill winds at some point. Which was what Carrick could feel before this visit to Fulham. What were his emotions after this?
· Davidhytner
Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools
Italy will ban burqas and niqabs in schools, as well as limit the number of foreign students in classes, said far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with immigration expected to be a central issue in next year’s general election.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Germany’s Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
Exit polls showed Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union coming in with just 5 per cent of the vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
· Associated Press
Germany’s Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
Exit polls showed Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union coming in with just 5 per cent of the vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
· Associated Press
Maresca dismisses title talk as ‘too early’ after Manchester City take over at the top
‘I prefer to win 1-0 than 5-3 but expected a difficult game’
· Jamiejackson
Merz calls preliminary German election result a ‘disaster’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his Christian Democratic Union’s performance in Sunday’s state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a “disaster,” after preliminary results showed a historic low for the party.
· RT
Merz’s party hits new low in regional election ‘disaster’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described his Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) performance in Sunday’s state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a “disaster,” after the party suffered its worst-ever result in a state election. The CDU fared better in Berlin, but its result there still appeared to das…
· RT
Merz promete reformas após eleições estaduais
Num pronunciamento incomum feito logo após o encerramento da votação nos estados de Berlim e de Mecklemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental, o chanceler federal da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, prometeu neste domingo (20/09) reformas e anunciou que pretende continuar a governar o país.
· Redação DW
Outgoing WA Liberals president declares ‘The Clan’ a footnote
WA Liberal party president Caroline Di Russo has declared the ‘The Clan’ is a footnote in the history of her party as she prepares to step down from the role next month after serving the maximum allowable four years.
· Hamish Hastie
Impressive defence seals solid start at Liverpool for Iraola
Liverpool have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since September 2024.
· Bbcsport
Bessent meets China Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. this week.
· Garrett Downs
German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in state election
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.
· Bbcnews
EU budget needs taxes governments aren’t already raising, Costa says
DUBLIN — Governments will be more likely to back new EU taxes for the bloc’s next seven-year budget if they raise money that national governments are not already collecting, European Council President António Costa said.
· Gregorio Sorgi
Perfect 24 hours for Maresca as Man City put pressure on Arsenal
Manchester City are three points clear at the top of the Premier League heading into the international break
· Bbcsport
Japan PM Takaichi's approval rating stays at 62% after cabinet reshuffle
Approval of the personnel for the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership and the reshuffled Takaichi cabinet reached 49%. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
· Staff Writer
FBI Using AI To Stop School Shootings; Doomers Want It Paused
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
· Tyler Durden
Jordan condemns Ben Gvir's Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion, calls for international action
Jordan's Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque as an "unacceptable provocation," following his entry into the mosque's courtyard on Sunday accompanied by Israeli forces.
· Middleeasteye
Germany’s far right secures another win in key regional election, exit poll says
BERLIN — Germany’s far right won its second regional election in a row in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Sunday, according to exit polls, but will probably be prevented from governing by a strong second-place showing from the center-left Social Democrats.
· Nette Nöstlinger, James Angelos
Premier League: Man City maintain perfect start after eight-goal thriller as Isak earns Liverpool win | The National
Manchester City head into the international break with a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League after a caotic 5-3 win at home to Sunderland on Sunday.
· The National
German state elections open voting as Chancellor Friedrich Merz aims to keep far-right in power
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· Associated Press
Isak pounces to give Liverpool victory on Iraola’s return to Bournemouth
At the final whistle, victory secured, Andoni Iraola embraced both his current players and those he guided to new heights at Bournemouth last season. Liverpool are not yet the overwhelming, suffocating force Iraola hopes they become but they did enough to claim three points here, Alexander Isak capping a peculiar pe…
· Ben Fisher
Bessent And He Lifeng Open High-Stakes Trade Talks Ahead Of Trump-Xi Summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase's Manhattan headquarters on Sunday for a critical round of trade negotiations. The all-day session marks the final ministerial push before President Donald Trump hosts Chinese Pr…
· Tyler Durden
The Populist: The favourite son | Episode 2 – podcast
Most Australians know the story of Pauline Hanson: the fish and chip shop, the maiden speech, the “please explain”. But Hanson’s top adviser, James Ashby, wields as much – if not more – power over One Nation as Hanson herself. When the party bars media from press conferences, it’s Ashby who makes the call. To unders…
The Populist: The favourite son | Episode 2 – Full Story podcast
Most Australians know the story of Pauline Hanson: the fish and chip shop, the maiden speech, the “please explain”. But Hanson’s top adviser, James Ashby, wields as much – if not more – power over One Nation as Hanson herself. When the party bars media from press conferences, it’s Ashby who makes the call. To unders…
Semenyo helps chaotic Manchester City beat Sunderland despite Brobbey hat-trick
Manchester City sent a message to Arsenal with this chaotic victory that takes Enzo Maresca’s team three points clear as leaders during the three-week international break.
· Jamiejackson
Meloni promises to ban veils in Italian schools and limit foreign students
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her government is preparing two legislative proposals that would ban face coverings in Italian schools and restrict the number of foreign students allowed in classrooms.
· Jordyn Dahl