David Shoebridge launches leadership bid ahead of Greens ballot at party retreat
Shoebridge to stand on a joint ticket with Steph Hodgins-May – a first-term senator from Victoria
· Tom Mcilroy
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· The National
Finance presenter Alan Kohler retiring after three decades at ABC
Alan Kohler says he is ready to spend more time with his family. (Supplied: Alan Kohler)
· Ian Verrender
Gaza on stage: concert activism meets Malaysia, Singapore red lines
With global acts also touring Asia, UK star Ed Sheeran’s concert fallout in the US raises the question of how the saga would play out regionally
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Gaza on stage: concert activism meets Malaysia, Singapore red lines
With global acts also touring Asia, UK star Ed Sheeran’s concert fallout in the US raises the question of how the saga would play out regionally
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Man City might be biggest cheats sporting world has ever seen. What comes next?
Ben Johnson’s Olympic gold and Lance Armstrong’s 7 Tour de France titles were wiped out, will City’s Premier League crowns go the same way?
· Paul McNamara
Man City might be biggest cheats sporting world has ever seen. What comes next?
Ben Johnson’s Olympic gold and Lance Armstrong’s 7 Tour de France titles were wiped out, will City’s Premier League crowns go the same way?
· Paul McNamara
Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses
· Graham Readfearn
The political battle over Australian immigration is really a story of what kind of nation we want to be | Peter Lewis
One Nation may have changed the outlines of the debate, but a majority of Australians still support immigration
· Peter Lewis Australia
New York Times exec’s horrified family reveal ‘really bad situation’ he was in when shot by his in-laws
The mortified family of the New York Times exec gunned down by his in-laws have addressed the terrible situation he was in with his wife’s family around the time of his death.
· Ross O'Keefe
Why Daniel Tupou is a Sydney Roosters grand final specialist
In terms of premierships won, Tupou is the most successful Rooster of the 21st century. (Getty Images: Darrian Traynor )
· Nick Campton
Trump says he plans to campaign for 32 days before midterm elections
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will spend 32 days travelling and campaigning for the midterm elections in November, which will decide which party controls Congress.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘Nothing is justifying this’: Qatari PM slams atrocities in Gaza
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said that whoever is responsible for the situation in Gaza is a “war criminal” in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan.
Trump defends North Korea's right to have nuclear weapons
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Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says
European countries should have shown more solidarity and offered more support to Spain after the mass arrival in Ceuta of tens of thousands of migrants, Spanish King Felipe VI said on Tuesday during a gala dinner to mark a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.
· REUTERS
N. Korea denies responsibility for DMZ mine blast
North Korea on Wednesday denied South Korea's announcement that a North Korean mine likely caused a recent blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), accusing Seoul of fabricating the findings and warning of "immediate and merciless" retaliation if its troops are fired upon.
· Yonhap
Xavier Becerra’s excruciating interview sees him stumble over basic questions, gets name wrong in painful watch
California’s likely future governor Xavier Becerra continued his streak of awkward moments with the press — stumbling over a fundraising question and botching the name of a Dem ally in an excruciating interview with a San Francisco news outlet.
· Titus Wu
Trump, top tech firms sign accord to ‘self-police’ AI development
United States President Donald Trump and top tech executives have signed an accord to “self-police” artificial intelligence, as calls grow for more guardrails to mitigate risks associated with the technology’s rapid growth.
Rival says Netanyahu 'fear-mongering' over warning of pre-vote attack
JERUSALEM — Israel's opposition chief early Wednesday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fear-mongering after he alleged that enemies may attack before October 27 elections.
· Agence France-Presse
Aussie skipper Molineux a chance to play home series despite injury
Sophie Molineux will be given time to prove her fitness for the upcoming ODI and T20 series. (Getty Images: Philip Brown)
Union, community say $500k 'woefully inadequate' for Alice Springs College
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· Victoria Ellis
Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign
After one attack on the Zaporizhzhia steelworks, a blast furnace was restarted only for the site to be hit again hours later
· Bbcnews
Ex-American Idol singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
Prosecutors say the former pastor killed his spouse while having an affair, then claimed a burglar was behind the murder
· Associated Press
Ex-American Idol singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
Prosecutors say the former pastor killed his spouse while having an affair, then claimed a burglar was behind the murder
· Associated Press
5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East
University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
· Connor Mycroft
5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East
University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
· Connor Mycroft
Jack Smith defends investigations into Trump during tense US Senate hearing
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended his investigations of President Donald Trump in a United States Senate hearing, though Republican lawmakers accused him of abusing his authority.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California
Hurricane Polo is barreling towards the US after slamming the Pacific coast of Mexico with powerful winds, torrential rain and pounding surf — with officials warning about possible life-threatening flash flooding.
· Katie Jerkovich
Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas is charged with assault
Watch: Bodycam footage shows arrest of DoorDash driver shot by ICE
· Bbcnews
Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
US president also issued executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’
· Nick Robins Early
Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas is charged with assault
A Venezuelan asylum seeker who was shot in the back by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Texas is facing a federal assault charge, after prosecutors accused him of striking the officer with his car’s side-view mirror.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations.
· Bbcnews
Man taken to Geraldton hospital as police respond to 'serious incident'
A man in his 30s has been taken to Geraldton Regional Hospital in a serious condition following what police say is a "serious incident" just east of the town in Western Australia's Midwest.
· Callum Liddelow
'Mum sent them £140,000': How to spot the signs a loved one is being scammed
Helen discovered her mum was in the grip of a romance scam - here's how she found out and broke her free.
· Bbcnews
Feds urged to crack down on fake passports, green cards along NYC’s Roosevelt Avenue
Fed-up residents are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on the illicit sale of fraudulent passports, green cards and Social Security cards along Queens’ notorious Roosevelt Avenue.
· Carl Campanile
Iraq begins high-stakes security balancing act as US troops withdraw
Iraq is set to hold four “Sovereignty Days”, a national holiday marking the complete withdrawal of US troops from the country and underscoring the deep symbolism of the exit after more than two decades of foreign intervention.
· Joseph Stepansky
'I like proving people wrong': The women taking up DIY and plumbing
Jasmine Gurney says her DIY social media posts took off during Covid lockdowns
· Bbcnews
Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all conventional food
Huel is best known for its shakes, which it says are a nutritionally complete meal
· Bbcnews
Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
Household energy prices are set to soar in January, with a typical annual bill forecast to jump by £276, figures shared with the BBC reveal.
· Bbcnews
Hochul dodges weighing in on Mamdani’s antisemitism plan
Gov. Kathy Hochul shied away from tough questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s strategic plan to combat antisemitism that critics have knocked for refusing to define the term or recognize Zionism.
· Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile
NYC charity God’s Love We Deliver receives gift from Global Citizen Festival — after concert was canceled from storm
The powerful nor’easter that pummeled New York over the weekend may have caused havoc — but it also brought some heartwarming news.
· Nicki Gostin
Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
An artist's impression of CDC's proposed data centre at Gregadoo near Wagga Wagga. (Supplied: CDC Data Centres )
· Melinda Hayter
Xavier Becerra mocked migrant kids as ‘little Juanitos’, ex-Biden official claims
Xavier Becerra disparaged migrant children as “little Juanitos and Juanitas” while leading the Biden administration’s health department, a former colleague alleges — fueling Democratic insiders’ fears about California’s would-be governor.
· Josh Koehn
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 9th in noodle consumption
South Korea ranked ninth globally in consumption of instant noodles, last year, while China remained the world’s largest consumer, with consumption nearly three times that of second-place Indonesia.
· Nam Kyung-don
Iran publishes propaganda letter urging US voters to punish Trump in midterm elections
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps put out a 25-page letter addressed to Americans urging them to oppose President Donald Trump during the upcoming midterm elections.
· Ronny Reyes
Dennis Haskins, from Saved by the Bell, dies at 75
Dennis Haskins was best known for playing principal Richard Belding in Saved by the Bell. (Getty Images via AFP: Rodin Eckenroth)
Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People meets with UN's Guterres
The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a meeting on Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
· Middleeasteye
Obese rat dies escaping NYC trash can — but locals laud sick scene as high art: ‘It’s sculpture’
Even rodent-weary New Yorkers were deeply moved by the sight of a rat so fat it died after gorging on garbage in Riverside Park — with some comparing the sidewalk scene to high art or “a New York sculpture.”
· Alex Oliveira, Steven Vago
Queensland government department loses $800k in cyber attack
The Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business department is responsible for setting the set cyber security policy and guidance for Queensland's public sector. (Getty Images: Andrew Brookes)
· Sarah Richards
UN extends mandate of Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six months
The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of an international security task force deployed to Haiti to address escalating violence from gangs and other criminal groups.
· Al Jazeera Staff