Gaza ceasefire live: Hostages and prisoners to be released within 72 hours of deal starting - Hamas
Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon lineFull report: ‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and HamasAs part of the Guardian’s Israel-Gaza: two years on series marking the second anniversary of the Hamas attack into Israel and the war in Gaza, the below has been published:The children’s names appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims. Continue reading...
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Politics live: Albanese and Wong welcome first phase of Gaza peace plan and thank Donald Trump
Statement says Australia ‘strongly supports the plan’s commitment to denying Hamas any role in the future governance of Gaza’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWill Australia’s east coast get a gas reserve?There have been growing calls for an east coast gas reserve to help combat sky high gas prices, including a push from the Bluescope steel CEO yesterday.We will do a careful piece of work here. In the last term of government, we intervened on gas prices following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the impact that had in global energy markets in order to support, of course, households, but also industry.Gas is absolutely critical for sections of Australian industry … It’s a critical transition fuel to lower Australia’s industrial emissions.We’re a big exporter of gas, and it’s reasonable that I think for Australian industry and for Australians to say we need to make sure there is sufficient gas for Australian industry.This is a critical industrial capability for Australia. We have vast reserves of copper ore, and there is global trade imbalances, subsidies in some markets, volatility that is making it an unfair playing field for Australian copper producers in global markets. We need to see that. Continue reading...
White House gives platform to conservative influencers to air grievances during ‘antifa roundtable’ – live
Witnesses at White House describe being assaulted by leftwing protesters but fail to mention they often confront people and film the responses they provokeGaza ceasefire talks live: Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on ‘first phase’ of peace planA series of “violent” texts sent by a Democrat seeking to become Virginia’s attorney general has shaken up the state’s governor’s race, with Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears seizing on the controversy to try to reverse her opponent’s double-digit polling lead.Earle-Sears has released new campaign advertisements condemning Democratic former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, her opponenent in the governor’s race, for continuing to support Jay Jones, whose private texts three years ago speculated about a senior state Republican getting “two bullets to the head” and “breeding little fascists”. Continue reading...
Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels
First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 peopleSenate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against. Continue reading...
‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say
Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New ZealandClimate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable. Continue reading...
Trump's deal may not please everyone - but for now, it's a beacon of optimism
When the peace deal came, it came quickly.
Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians
The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States.
Former UFC fighter gunned down while out for an evening walk in Sydney
Suman Mokhtarian was killed in Riverstone on Wednesday in the latest in a series of broad-daylight shootingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMixed martial artists are paying tribute to a former UFC fighter shot dead in what police are treating a targeted attack.Suman Mokhtarian, 33, was killed in Riverstone, in Sydney’s north-west, at about 6pm on Wednesday. He was believed to be out for a walk when he was gunned down in the latest in a spree of public, broad-daylight shootings in the city. Continue reading...