Greta Thunberg Among Hundreds From Gaza Aid Flotilla Deported by Israel
Israel intercepted the boats at sea and detained the participants for days before expelling them. Some of the activists say they were mistreated, which Israel denied.
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US shutdown enters second week as Senate votes again on funding bill
Democrats and Republicans apparently no closer to deal to restart funding as Trump warns of imminent job cutsThe US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress towards reaching a deal to restart funding, while the Trump administration warned it was moving forward with plans to slash the federal workforce.Many agencies and departments closed their doors and told employees to stay home last Wednesday, after Congress failed to approve legislation to continue the government’s authority to spend money. Continue reading...
Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live
JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for ThursdayIllinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...
Australia news live: launch timing for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel revealed; PM offers condolences on massacre anniversary
The prime minister says Australia ‘will always stand against antisemitism’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor to introduce triple zero ‘custodian’ legislation to parliament this weekThree major telco bosses will be hauled into parliament today for a chat with the communications minister, Anika Wells, following two outages of the Optus mobile network.We expect the obligations that are given by the telecommunications companies in putting in place the triple zero service that those obligations are met, and that is obviously what we have been talking with Optus about when this has previously been looked at after the previous outage a couple of years ago. Continue reading...
Gaza peace talks begin in Egypt as Israel marks two years since deadly attack
A U.S. delegation is in Egypt to push President Trump's peace plan. Israeli and Hamas officials are there.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks under way; Putin and Netanyahu discussed Trump Gaza plan, says Kremlin – Middle East crisis live
Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations; Russian leader reiterated Moscow’s support for independent Palestinian state, Moscow saysIran signalled its support for Trump’s Gaza plan, with the country’s foreign ministry saying it supports any initiative that brings an end to the genocide of Palestinian people.Iran’s foreign ministry wrote in a post on X:Taking into account the dangerous dimensions and aspects of this proposal, and while reiterating its warning about the repeated breaches and obstructionism by the Zionist regime in fulfilling its promises, especially in light of its expansionist and racist plans, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers any decision in this regard to be within the authority of the Palestinian people and resistance.It welcomes any decision by them that guarantees halting the genocide of Palestinians, the withdrawal of the occupying Zionist army from Gaza, respect for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the reconstruction of Gaza. Continue reading...
Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion
The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.
Trump announces 25 percent tariffs on medium and heavy imported trucks
It is not clear if countries under trade agreements with the US would also be subjected to this new tariff.
What to Know as Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court for Man’s Appeal
The Frenchwoman who became a feminist icon came to confront one of the men convicted after her husband drugged her and invited them to rape her over nearly 10 years.
The difficult lives of Gaza’s babies born on October 7
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum shares the story of two toddlers born in Gaza on October 7, 2023, right before the war.