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If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
Chris CameronUnited States Defense and Military ForcesTerrorism
Treasurer earmarks funds for year-long transition period for tax office, delaying ban’s 30 November start dateA controversial credit card ban for payments on tax bills will be delayed by up to a year after extra funding was announced for the Australian Tax Office.Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the move on Friday following backlash from small businesses in response to the ATO’s plan. Continue reading...
Tess IkonomouAustralia newsTax
Pentagon chief joins Trump in attempt to use deadly shooting at Texas base to attack former Democratic presidentThousands turn out to welcome weary USS Lincoln sailorsSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has urged James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in the US Senate race in Texas, to debate Ken Paxton – Republican attorney general that the president has endorsed in the election.On Truth Social, Trump described Paxton as “ready, willing, and able” to take on Talarico – the 37-year-old state representative who has been leading in several polls.In Georgia, Jon Ossoff, the Democratic incumbent will face off against Mike Collins – a congressman and the Trump-backed Republican nominee at 7pm ET.At the same time in Michigan, progressive insurgent Abdul El-Sayed, will debate Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee also endorsed by the president.Finally, it’s the second debate in Mai
Robert Mackey (now); Uwa Ede-Osifo, Shrai Popat, Maya Yang and Tom Ambrose (earlier)Trump administrationUS military
Crew members express relief after a record 265 days at sea that strained conditions on board.
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A government review of ADHD and austism diagnoses and the police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lead Friday's papers.
Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused an array of companies and universities of abusing the visa system.
Erica L. GreenUnited States Politics and GovernmentForeign Workers
The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooting.
Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed AleazizPolice Department (NYC)Marble Hill (Manhattan, NY)
More people in Japan are asking why the nation’s favourite royal, 24-year-old princess Aiko, will never be empress, with a recent poll saying 72% favour a woman emperorHer face is splashed across magazine covers. Fans flock to online stores to snap up her outfits. At official engagements, huge crowds wait in the crushing heat to catch a glimpse of a woman revered for her ‘regal dignity, beauty and aura’.Princess Aiko, 24, is the most popular member of Japan’s imperial family, but according to law she will never be empress and, as the country runs out of royals, more and more Japanese people are asking why. Continue reading...
Justin McCurry in TokyoJapanAsia Pacific
Residents are making careful choices about whether to leave their homes or stock up and stay.
Jacey Fortin and Kalyn WolfeAlabamaFlorida
Police say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he condemns ‘unconscionable’ actA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot a man in New York City on Thursday afternoon, according to the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani.Early reports indicated that agents had surrounded the man and a five-year-old child in his car in a residential area before firing multiple rounds, the mayor said in a statement on Thursday evening. The child was physically unharmed, according to Mamdani. Continue reading...
Sam LevinNew YorkUS news
An Israeli air strike hit a building in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, killing several people, including children.
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Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The extended deployment drew attention following reports of crew stress and supply shortages.(Image credit: Gregory Bull)
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Iranian media reported massive explosions in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with Fars citing unnamed military sources.
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State planning minister declares project ‘state significant’, wresting approval process away from local councilPlans for a grand new public square in centre of Sydney are in doubt after the New South Wales planning minister declared the project “state significant”, wresting the approval process away from the City of Sydney.The lord mayor, Clover Moore, released renders in August for the plaza opposite Sydney’s town hall. The design for the space, which the council had expected to be completed by 2031, include a semi-circular clearing projecting eastwards towards Hyde park, with a fountain and a grove of native trees. Continue reading...
Penry BuckleySydneyAustralia news
Caroline Lucas tells the BBC Zack Polanski should have taken part in a vote on a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism.
Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
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Studies suggest women are getting angrier, but are they just more open about it?
The aircraft carrier, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.
Jan Ransom and John IsmayUS and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)United States Navy
An official at the Pentagon told Al Jazeera that former US Army Major Nidal Hasan's execution would be 'livestreamed'.
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