- Russia expects India to keep buying its oil and seeks China-India-Russia talks Reuters
- "Perplexed At Logic": S Jaishankar On US Tariff Over Purchase Of Russian Oil NDTV
- Russia Says It Will Keep Selling Oil to India Despite US Tariffs Bloomberg.com
- India keen to expand trade with Russia despite US tariff tirade Deccan Herald
- U.S. asked us to buy energy from Russia to stabilise global energy market: Jaishankar in Moscow The Hindu
Concern Australian doctor ‘pushed’ out as chair of medical insurer board over social media posts on Gaza war
Dr Stephen Parnis says public comments based on ‘my views and conscience’ in resignation email that has prompted letter writing campaign in his support
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High-profile emergency physician Dr Stephen Parnis has stepped down as chair of the board of a leading medical insurance provider in an apparent response to concerns about statements he has made on social media opposing the war in Gaza.
Parnis, a former vice-president of the Australian Medical Association, announced in an email to members of the Medical Insurance Group of Australia (Miga) last Monday that he was giving up his role as chair of the board.
Continue reading...Here is what actually needs to be done to address Australia’s childcare abuse crisis – and politicians can’t say they didn’t know
Review after review has made recommendations to government that have never been implemented. It’s time to take childcare safety out of the too-hard basket and commit to real reform
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On Friday, state education ministers will meet Jason Clare to discuss the thorny and critically important issues facing the country’s childcare sector.
There could not be a more significant moment for the conversations that we are having about the safety of the more than 1 million Australian children who attend childcare.
Continue reading...Imposing Further Sanctions in Response to the ICC’s Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Imposing Further Sanctions in Response to the ICC’s Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- US imposes sanctions on international court officials in ‘flagrant attack’ The Guardian
- Trump administration imposes new sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors Reuters
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- Trump expands sanctions against ICC officials over Israel, U.S. investigations The Washington Post
Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading
Culture minister says government will propose ending the 25% rate, the highest in the world, in its budget bill
Denmark is to stop charging VAT on books in an attempt to get more people reading.
At 25%, the country’s tax rate on books is the highest in the world, a policy the government believes is contributing to a growing “reading crisis”.
Continue reading...India and China hail warming ties amid Trump-induced geopolitical shake-up
Countries agree to resume trade links and work to resolving border dispute after visit to Delhi by top diplomat Wang Yi
India’s prime minister and China’s foreign minister have hailed “steady” progress in their countries’ fractious relationship, agreeing to resume trade and other ties, as well as work towards resolving the long-running Himalayan border dispute, amid a global geopolitical shake-up instigated by Donald Trump’s tariff regime.
According to statements from China’s foreign ministry, the two sides agreed to resume direct flights – reiterating a pledge made in January – as well as issuing visas to journalists and facilitating business and cultural exchanges.
Continue reading...Trump Calls Netanyahu A ‘War Hero,’ Adds: ‘I Guess I Am Too’ – HuffPost
- Trump Calls Netanyahu A ‘War Hero,’ Adds: ‘I Guess I Am Too’ HuffPost
- Trump Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Hero’ and Adds: ‘I Guess I Am, Too’ The New York Times
- Fox News’ Mark Levin defends Trump calling himself a ‘war hero’: ‘Let me educate the truly stupid’ The Independent
- Kinzinger: Trump claiming to be war hero ‘just nuts’ The Hill
- Trump’s ‘war hero’ comment is merely his latest flippant comparison of himself to troops CNN
Man held after four bodies found in River Seine
A passer-by led French police to the grim discovery at the foot of a bridge south-east of Paris.
Airbus workers vote to strike for 10 days next month in pay dispute
Unite says stoppages at Broughton and Filton factories could disrupt production of wings and delay deliveries
Thousands of Airbus workers in the UK are to go on strike for 10 days in September in a row over pay that threatens to disrupt the production of aircraft wings.
A series of two-day strikes are planned to begin on 2 September and continue throughout the month at the company’s factories in Broughton, north Wales, and Filton, near Bristol, according to Unite.
Continue reading...South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking
Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.
South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking
Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.
Israel expands Gaza City offensive as UK decries West Bank settlement approval
Construction would be ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and undermine two-state solution, foreign secretary says
Israel has announced it is expanding its military operations in Gaza City, as the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemned its approval of a huge new illegal settlement in the West Bank as a “flagrant breach of international law.”
The Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Effie Defrin said the IDF had begun the second phase of Operation Gideon’s Chariots in Gaza, which it launched in May.
Continue reading...Russia says it must be part of international talks on Ukraine’s security
Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses European diplomacy as ‘clumsy effort to sway Trump’
Moscow has said it must be part of any international talks on Ukraine’s security, as Russia continues to stall on Donald Trump’s push for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that Moscow must be included in any talks on Ukraine’s security guarantees, dismissing European diplomacy as “aggressive escalation” and a “clumsy effort to sway Trump”.
Continue reading...Zelenskyy’s speedrun of gratitude—nine thank yous in one minute—shows how foreign leaders talk to Trump – Fortune
- Zelenskyy's speedrun of gratitude—nine thank yous in one minute—shows how foreign leaders talk to Trump Fortune
- August 19, 2025: White House says Putin-Zelensky meeting plans are ‘underway’ following Trump meetings CNN
- Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting with European leaders marks a historic moment NBC News
- President Trump’s Peace Summit Hailed as a Game-Changer The White House (.gov)
- 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky and European Leaders The New York Times
Uganda denies reports that it has struck deal with Trump to take in US deportees
Ugandan official said the east African country does not have the capability to take in undocumented immigrants
Uganda said it has not reached any agreement with the US to take in undocumented immigrants, contradicting reports that the east African country had struck a deal with the Trump administration to do so.
Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs, told Reuters the country does not have the capability to take in immigrants. It comes as the US has deported migrants convicted of crimes in the US to non-native countries including South Sudan and Eswatini.
Continue reading...An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in Poland’s east – PBS
- An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in Poland’s east PBS
- Russian drone fell in eastern Poland, Warsaw says Reuters
- Polish army believes drone that exploded in eastern Poland was launched from Russia – as it happened The Guardian
- Poland calls a drone crash in the country's east a Russian provocation amid peace talks ABC News
- Poland says air defenses didn't detect a Russian drone entering its airspace, and that it only realized in the morning Business Insider
South Korea tells tourists on holiday island Jeju to behave
The island has issued visitor guidelines for the first time as it sees an increasing number of tourists.
France hits back after Netanyahu accuses Macron of fuelling antisemitism – Euronews.com
- France hits back after Netanyahu accuses Macron of fuelling antisemitism Euronews.com
- Israel launches diplomatic attacks on its Western allies ahead of Palestinian statehood recognition CNN
- Macron hits out at ‘abject’ Netanyahu claim of rise in antisemitism in France The Guardian
- Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out at France’s Macron, Australian PM Albanese Al Jazeera
- France threatens ‘strong response’ if Israel closes its Jerusalem consulate The Times of Israel
Iran says it has developed new, better missiles; will use them if Israel attacks again – The Times of Israel
- Iran says it has developed new, better missiles; will use them if Israel attacks again The Times of Israel
- The Next Israel-Iran War Is Coming Foreign Policy
- ‘No ceasefire’: Khamenei military adviser warns war with Israel could restart at any time The Times of Israel
- Iran threatens use of improved missiles for next Israel war The Jerusalem Post
- Iran Issues New War Warning: 'Any Moment' Newsweek
Watch final trip for church on wheels as it moves to new home
It took two days to move the church in Sweden's Kiruna, which was at risk at risk from ground subsidence.