Bankstown nurse sacked over viral video has charge of threatening to kill Israeli patients dropped
Sarah Abu Lebdeh yet to enter plea for other charges related to video in which she and a colleague allegedly said they would refuse to treat Israeli patients
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A Sydney nurse sacked over her alleged inflammatory rhetoric in an online video is no longer accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients after prosecutors dropped a charge.
Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, sparked widespread criticism when a video was released of the pair saying they would refuse to treat Israeli patients and appearing to threaten violence towards them.
Continue reading...‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist Simon Leviev arrested in Georgia – BBC
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‘Tinder Swindler’ con artist arrested in Georgia
Israeli Simon Leviev, accused of defrauding multiple women of up to $10m, is taken into custody at an airport.
Poland ‘neutralized a drone operating over government buildings’: Polish prime minister – The Hill
- Poland ‘neutralized a drone operating over government buildings’: Polish prime minister The Hill
- The War Room newsletter: Why Russia really sent drones into Poland The Economist
- NATO should impose no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect against Russian drones, Poland says CNN
- Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president’s residence Al Jazeera
- U.K. summons Russian ambassador over ‘unprecedented’ violation of NATO airspace PBS
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Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president’s residence
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says an investigation is under way after drone spotted over government buildings.
Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup
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One dead and seven in hospital after gas leak at Sydney restaurant Haveli
Five police officers among those taken for treatment after being called to Indian eatery in Riverstone
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One person has died and seven people – including five police officers – are being treated in hospital after a gas leak at a restaurant in Sydney’s north-west.
New South Wales ambulance said the people who had been taken to hospital were all in a stable condition.
Continue reading...US, S. Korea, Japan stage drills amid North’s rising threat – DW
- US, S. Korea, Japan stage drills amid North's rising threat DW
- Exercises show Washington keeping alliances strong as Pacific adversaries bring new threats CNN
- North Korean leader's sister warns against US joint drills Reuters
- US, South Korea and Japan open joint air and naval exercise AP News
- North Korea Warns US Over Nuclear War Games Newsweek
Residents of Eastern Poland Fear Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Coming to Them – The Wall Street Journal
- Residents of Eastern Poland Fear Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Coming to Them The Wall Street Journal
- What a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Would Mean for the West The New York Times
- The War Room newsletter: Why Russia really sent drones into Poland The Economist
- NATO should impose no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect against Russian drones, Poland says CNN
- Belarusians detained after drone flown over Polish president’s residence Al Jazeera
Israel at War Day 710 | Thousands Flee Gaza City as IDF Conducts Extensive Strikes, Gazans Report – Haaretz
Trump at first says he is ‘not familiar’ with Minnesota Democrat’s assassination
President says he would have ordered half-staff flags for Melissa Hortman if Tim Walz had asked him to do so
In response to a question about why he did not order flags lowered to half-staff to honor Melissa Hortman, the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives who was assassinated alongside her husband this summer, Donald Trump initially said he was “not familiar” with the case.
The question came up during a briefing in the Oval Office on Monday, in light of the president’s order last week to lower flags in response to the killing of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.
Continue reading...Senate clears Trump pick Miran to Fed board ahead of key interest rate vote
His entry has raised concerns over the Fed's independence, following Trump's bid to reshape the central bank.
British politicians condemn Elon Musk’s comments at anti-migrant rally – AP News
- British politicians condemn Elon Musk’s comments at anti-migrant rally AP News
- Over 100,000 attend London rally organized by far-right activist, clashes break out NPR
- Elon Musk's comments at march were abhorrent, says home secretary BBC
- For some minority Britons the ‘unite the kingdom’ rally shows far-right politics is becoming legitimised The Guardian
- Elon Musk says UK needs ‘revolutionary’ change of government in speech to anti-migrant rally CNN
House GOP leaders move to extend block on tariff termination votes – Politico
Trump official confirmed to Fed board but court rejects Lisa Cook removal bid
Senate votes 48-27 to confirm Stephen Miran as Fed governor but court rules Cook may remain in place
Senate Republicans voted on Monday to confirm a senior Trump official to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors as the White House raced to strengthen the US president’s control over the central bank ahead of its latest meeting.
Hours before Fed policymakers convene for their September decision on interest rates, the Senate voted 48 to 27 to confirm Stephen Miran – already chair of Donald Trump’s council of economic advisers – as a governor.
Continue reading...Long-wrought WTO agreement aimed at reducing overfishing takes effect – AP News
- Long-wrought WTO agreement aimed at reducing overfishing takes effect AP News
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Gaza City residents forced to flee as Israel carries out intense strikes
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz celebrates the bombings of residential buildings for the third day in a row.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,300
Here are the key events on day 1,300 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.