Saudi Arabia, in swift response to Trump, says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state – Reuters

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  1. Saudi Arabia, in swift response to Trump, says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state  Reuters
  2. Saudi Arabia Reiterates Support for Palestinian State After Trump’s Proposal  The New York Times
  3. Live updates: Saudi Arabia rejects Trump’s proposal to displace Palestinians, take over Gaza  The Washington Post
  4. Countering Trump, Saudi Arabia says no Israel normalization without Palestinian state  The Times of Israel
  5. Trump: Saudi Arabia is not demanding a Palestinian state  The Jerusalem Post
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Aga Khan: Billionaire and spiritual leader dies at 88 – BBC.com

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  1. Aga Khan: Billionaire and spiritual leader dies at 88  BBC.com
  2. The Aga Khan IV, Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88  The New York Times
  3. Aga Khan: Wetin to know about di billionaire and spiritual leader wey die  BBC.com
  4. Who was The Aga Khan, a spiritual leader and philanthropist, who passed away at 88?  The Indian Express
  5. The Aga Khan Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, spiritual leader and friend of the late Queen, dies aged 88  Sky News
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Antoinette Lattouf hearing day three: ABC managing director David Anderson gives evidence over alleged unfair dismissal

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Unfair dismissal claim is examining how and why reporter was taken off air after she posted about Israel-Gaza war on social media

The hearing has resumed with Ian Neil SC taking his honour through the ABC’s case.

After consulting with the acting editorial director Simon Melkman about Lattouf’s “problematic content” – which had been uncovered by the ABC managing director, David Anderson – the ABC decided there was no reason to take Lattouf off air prematurely, Neil tells the court.

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Trump declares US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip, sparking widespread criticism – live

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US president says Palestinians should move to neighbouring countries and declines to rule out sending US troops during news conference alongside Israeli PM

“Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas,” Rubio wrote in a post on X, “As @POTUS shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again. Our pursuit is one of lasting peace in the region for all people.”

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has joined a chorus of criticism from US Democrats of Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians outside of Gaza, likening the proposal to “ethnic cleansing”.

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‘I will find you and end you’: vicious death threat against Antoinette Lattouf revealed in court documents

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Journalist details abusive messages in affidavit to court hearing unfair dismissal claim

After being taken off air by the ABC over a social media post, Antoinette Lattouf was phoned by an anonymous man who threatened “I will find you and end you and shut your antisemitic mouth once and for all”, the federal court has been told.

In an affidavit released by the court on Wednesday, Lattouf detailed dozens of death threats and abusive and threatening messages she had received since December 2023 when she hosted ABC radio’s Sydney Mornings program.

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Trump dismisses USAid direct-hire workers around the world

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Agency staffers overseas – except those deemed essential – placed on leave as diplomats’ union plans legal action

The Trump administration is placing US Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential.

A notice posted online on Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home, upending the aid agency’s six-decade mission overseas.

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Alleged ‘Pam the Bird’ graffiti creator denied bail as court hears of social media-driven reoffending risk

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Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, to remain behind bars over concerns the prolific design would continue across Melbourne if he was released

A Melbourne man alleged to be the creator of the prolific “Pam the Bird” graffiti will remain behind bars, with a magistrate saying there was a risk of him continuing to target prominent locations to boost his social media notoriety if released.

Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, appeared in the Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday morning where he was denied bail over concerns he would commit a serious offence if released.

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Jo Haylen had to go once it was clear chauffeur wasn’t justified for second Hunter Valley trip, premier says

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Chris Minns says while then-transport minister made some work calls during 2024 trip with husband, ‘it didn’t justify having a driver on the day’

The New South Wales premier says Jo Haylen had to go once a second Hunter Valley trip using a chauffeur-driven car was revealed – and it became obvious she was not “justified” in having a ministerial driver that day.

Chris Minns addressed the media on Wednesday for the first time after Haylen quit as transport minister on Tuesday over the use of taxpayer-funded cars for private purposes.

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North Queensland floods: Ingham residents without running water and supplies dwindle as town remains cut off

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While rain has eased across the region, residents in the small community are also without power and telecommunications

A flood-hit town has been surrounded by water, cutting off power and telecommunications, as residents face a lack of fresh supplies after waking up to the news they have no running water.

Flooding in Queensland’s north-east on Wednesday comes after days of downpours, forcing hundreds to evacuate and claiming two lives.

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Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’ – The New York Times

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  1. Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’  The New York Times
  2. El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal  CNN
  3. Trump says he'd deport US citizens convicted of crimes 'in a heartbeat' if legal  ABC News
  4. What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there  The Associated Press
  5. Marco Rubio announces prisoner deportation plan with El Salvador's Nayib Bukele  MSNBC
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Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit

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President’s plan, which is low on detail, would involve the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries

Donald Trump has vowed that the US would “take over” war ravaged Gaza and “own it”, effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, in an announcement shocking even by the standards of his norm-shattering presidency.

Trump, who has previously threatened Greenland and Panama and suggested that Canada should become the 51st state, added Gaza to his expansionist agenda, claiming that it could become the “Riviera of the Middle East” and declined to rule out sending US troops to make it happen.

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US Senate confirms Trump nominee Pam Bondi as attorney general

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Bondi approved 54-46 as staunch political ally of president propelled to top perch of US law enforcement

The US Senate confirmed Pam Bondi on Tuesday as the next attorney general to steer the justice department through Donald Trump’s second term and his clear intent to turn it into an extension of his executive power, especially as a cudgel against his personal and political adversaries.

The 54 to 46 vote to confirm Bondi was largely across party lines. All Republicans voted to confirm and all but one Democratic senator, John Fetterman, voted against.

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Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats

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Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’

Staffers with Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the Department of Commerce in Washington DC today, inciting concerns of downsizing at the agency.

“They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way,’ and they’re looking for access for the IT systems, as they have in other agencies,” said Andrew Rosenberg, a former Noaa official who is now a fellow at the University of New Hampshire. “They will have access to the entire computer system, a lot of which is confidential information.”

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