Joe Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery
The former US president had been spotted with a wound on the right side of his head in recent days.
Kim Jong-un Leaves Beijing With Big Diplomatic Wins – The New York Times
- Kim Jong-un Leaves Beijing With Big Diplomatic Wins The New York Times
- Kim Jong-un and His Daughter Take a Slow Train to China The New York Times
- Kim Jong Un, Xi reaffirm North Korea-China ties on military parade visit NBC News
- Kim tells Xi that North Korea will support China's interests, KCNA reports Reuters
- China’s Grand Reception for Kim Jong Un: Strategic Reset or Warning Shot? 38 North
Trump administration to end European security programs focused on Russia – The Washington Post
- Trump administration to end European security programs focused on Russia The Washington Post
- US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia Financial Times
- Trump Administration to End Security Programs Protecting European Allies From Russia The New York Times
- US Set to Cut Security Funds for Allies Along Russia Border Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine-Russia war: Macron says security guarantees now ready The Telegraph
Thailand Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Abruptly Leaves Country – The New York Times
- Thailand Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Abruptly Leaves Country The New York Times
- Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra faces a political reckoning as Pheu Thai reels Reuters
- Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Thailand days ahead of court ruling that could see him jailed The Guardian
- Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court ruling AP News
- Thai tycoon leads pack as parliament votes for new PM personcountylife.com
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court ruling – AP News
- Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court ruling AP News
- Thailand Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Abruptly Leaves Country The New York Times
- Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra faces a political reckoning as Pheu Thai reels Reuters
- Former leader leaves Thailand in private jet days before court ruling that could see him imprisoned CNN
- Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Thailand days ahead of court ruling that could see him jailed The Guardian
Trump and Putin both blame Europe as Ukraine peace effort languishes – CNN
- Trump and Putin both blame Europe as Ukraine peace effort languishes CNN
- Trump pressures European leaders over Russian oil purchases, White House official says Reuters
- EU would welcome US backing to quit Russian oil, energy chief says Yahoo Finance
- Trump calls out Europe for 'funding' Putin's war and failing to 'pressure' China Fox News
- Trump puts onus on Europe to pressure Putin in Ukraine conference call Axios
The North Korean Way of Proliferation – Foreign Affairs
- The North Korean Way of Proliferation Foreign Affairs
- The Neighbor From Hell The Atlantic
- Iran Issues Ominous War Warning Newsweek
- Opinion | The Nuclear Bomb That Israel Fears Might Not Come From Iran At All NDTV
- Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (August 27—September 3, 2025) Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
How China’s New Naval and Air Sites Would Aid an Attack on Taiwan – The Wall Street Journal
- How China’s New Naval and Air Sites Would Aid an Attack on Taiwan The Wall Street Journal
- It would now be wise to assume China’s Xi is going to move against Taiwan – this is how it will happen The Independent
- Rethinking the Threat: Why China is Unlikely to Invade Taiwan Stimson Center
- Target Taiwan: how China’s invasion could unfold The Times
- After show of might, is China now ready to invade Taiwan by 2027? CNA
War Day 700: Netanyahu Hints Secret Plan, U.S. Pressures Lebanon – Anash.org
- War Day 700: Netanyahu Hints Secret Plan, U.S. Pressures Lebanon Anash.org
- After 700 Days of War, Israel Is in the Hands of an Evil and Indifferent Government Haaretz
- Hostage families rally to demand deal on 700th day of loved ones’ captivity The Times of Israel
- Israelis across the country to gather and mark 700 days since Hamas' 7 October attacks Euronews.com
- 'Every day is Oct. 7': Israel marks 700 days of war, 48 hostages remain in Hamas captivity The Jerusalem Post
Australia news live: Alan Joyce secures final $3.8m bonus two years after leaving Qantas; neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell refused bail
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Coalition of the willing meeting a ‘positive sign’ for Ukraine, former ambassador says
The former Australian ambassador to Russia, Peter Tesch, has appeared on ABC News Breakfast after Anthony Albanese joined a virtual meeting with world leaders signed up to the coalition of the willing for Ukraine on Thursday night.
The issue is that we are still no closer to a credible and durable peace settlement, because Moscow keeps walking both sides of the street, and that is provoking a degree of frustration. But in the absence of serious, additional pressure upon Moscow, it’s difficult to see a near-term solution here - notwithstanding Ukraine’s clear willingness to engage seriously in discussions.
And importantly, although the details are vague … President Trump at least remains engaged in that dialogue and that’s very important.
Our case for a 35% pay increase over three years will begin in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission later this month. As part of this case, which is one of the biggest industrial cases this state has seen, we will present evidence around the gendered undervaluation of nurses and midwives’ work and the work value changes our professions have seen over the past 16 years.
Continue reading...This old railway yard is for sale. Could new solar-powered trains be built there?
Push for NSW locomotive workshop to be returned to government hands and used to retrofit diesel trains and help meet 50% Australian-made quotas
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One of New South Wales’ few remaining large railway yards has been put up for sale, with locals pushing for state and federal government intervention to reinvigorate the rail industry.
Lithgow’s locomotive workshop, owned by Pacific National and reported to have an asking price of $35m, includes maintenance pit bays and outbuildings. It was ceded to the freight operator in 2003 when the state privatised its freight services and has been little-used since.
Continue reading...Encouraged by Trump, Europeans agree to send troops to secure postwar Ukraine – The Washington Post
- Encouraged by Trump, Europeans agree to send troops to secure postwar Ukraine The Washington Post
- Zelenskiy says thousands of troops could be deployed to Ukraine under security guarantees Reuters
- What guarantees has Macron’s ‘coalition of the willing’ promised Ukraine? Al Jazeera
- Macron Says 26 Countries Agree to Contribute to Ukraine’s Security The Wall Street Journal
- Twenty-six European countries have committed to help defend Ukraine after the war. What’s next? Atlantic Council
Rubio says US will ‘blow up’ foreign crime groups if needed
The secretary of state made the comments during a trip to Ecuador, where he announced new measures targeting criminal gangs.
Trump’s LA national guard deployment cost taxpayers $120m, Newsom says
California governor condemns decision to deploy troops in response to anti-Ice protests as ‘waste, fraud and abuse’
Donald Trump’s deployment of the national guard in Los Angeles in response to protests in the city over immigration raids cost taxpayers nearly $120m, the California governor’s office said on Thursday.
The US president sent 2,000 national guard troops into the city in June amid clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters. This week a judge ruled that dispatching the military to accompany authorities on immigration enforcement operations violated federal law.
Continue reading...US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes inquiry
Rights groups in Gaza and Ramallah had asked international criminal court to investigate Israel over genocide claims
The US has imposed sanctions against three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the international criminal court (ICC) to investigate Israel over allegations of genocide in Gaza, according to a notice posted to the US treasury department’s website.
The three groups – the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Ramallah-based Al-Haq – were listed under what the treasury department said were ICC-related designations.
Continue reading...Trump hosts US tech leaders at White House dinner – minus Elon Musk
Tesla CEO’s absence is marked departure from his constant presence at the White House in early days of Trump 2.0
As Donald Trump hosted leaders from the biggest US tech companies at a lavish White House state dining room dinner on Thursday night, there was one notable absence. Elon Musk, once inseparable from Trump and a constant, contentious presence in the White House, was not in attendance.
The dinner, which included Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, was exactly the type of event where Musk would have sat at Trump’s right hand only a few months ago. Instead, the Tesla CEO stated on his social media platform X that he had been invited but could not make it. He said he planned to send a representative and spent the day on X posting a familiar stream of attacks on immigration and trans people.
Continue reading...Xi Unites World Leaders Sick of Being Pushed Around by Trump – Bloomberg.com
- Xi Unites World Leaders Sick of Being Pushed Around by Trump Bloomberg.com
- India and China are partners, not rivals, Modi and Xi say Reuters
- Truth or Fake - Did Xi Jinping snub Narendra Modi during his visit to China? France 24
- Modi joins hands with Xi and Putin in message to Trump Axios
- What the Modi-Xi Meeting Was Really About Foreign Policy
US justice department opens criminal inquiry into Fed governor Lisa Cook
Officials to investigate claims of mortgage fraud against Cook, who has refused to accept firing by Donald Trump
The US justice department has initiated a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as a lawsuit she filed against Donald Trump over her firing makes its way through court.
Lawyers with the justice department have issued subpoenas for the investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal, who first reported the investigation, which has since been confirmed by multiple news publications.
Continue reading...Russia is leader in prosthetic limbs thanks to Ukraine war, says Kremlin official
Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova said those coming back from the battlefield had become a ‘driver’ in pushing Russia’s innovation in prosthetics
A Kremlin official has said that the number of soldiers wounded fighting in Ukraine had helped to make Russia a world leader in the manufacture of prosthetic limbs.
Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova, reportedly a relative of President Vladimir Putin, told a conference in Vladivostok that those coming back from the battlefield had become a “driver” in pushing Russia’s innovation in prosthetics.
Continue reading...Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine
French president says allies would either deploy ‘reassurance force’ troops to Ukraine, or be present in the area on land, sea or in the air
Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land and sea and in the air, Emmanuel Macron said after a summit at which European leaders sought to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Kyiv.
“The day the conflict stops, the security guarantees will be deployed,” the French president told a press conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris, standing alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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