US government wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda
His lawyers accuse the government of trying to "coerce" him to plead guilty by threatening to deport him "halfway across the world".
US government wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda
His lawyers accuse the government of trying to "coerce" him to plead guilty by threatening to deport him "halfway across the world".
Ghislaine Maxwell denies seeing ‘inappropriate’ conduct by Trump
Maxwell was interviewed after pressure on Trump to release information about whether prominent figures were involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Zohran Mamdani leads in fundraising for New York City mayoral contest
The Democratic nominee far outpaces former governor Andrew Cuomo and embattled incumbent Eric Adams
Zohran Mamdani pulled in almost double the funds of his nearest rivals for New York City mayor between early July and mid-August, as the candidates prepare for the crucial post Labor Day push to the November poll.
New York’s City’s campaign finance board said on Saturday that the democratic socialist, who won the Democratic party nomination in June against former state governor Andrew Cuomo, raised $1,051,200, with an average donation of $121 recorded equally from donors in and outside the state.
Continue reading...NSW Health trying to ‘gag’ frontline workers from posting online, union warns
Exclusive: ‘Final draft’ social media document says staff should report concerns about their colleagues’ social media use to their manager
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The doctors’ union is warning a New South Wales Health social media policy being drafted will gag frontline health workers speaking up publicly for patient care in Australia, as the government agency insists it is an update to an existing policy.
According to the “final draft” document, social media subject to the rules includes “internal communication tools” such as Microsoft Teams, and instant messaging software applications including WhatsApp, as well as social media networking sites and forums for discussion.
Continue reading...Australian universities to cut about 2,400 jobs and hundreds of courses as sector blames ‘confused’ government policies
Vice-chancellors say they’ve been forced to restructure but critics point finger at ‘unaccountable’ university management
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Hundreds of university courses within teaching, languages, archaeology and media are among those being slashed as the tertiary sector pushes back against “confused” government policies.
Almost half of Australia’s universities have restructured in the past year, leading to the merging or disbanding of more than 50 schools of study and drastic reductions in course options for students, particularly in the humanities.
Continue reading...Bus carrying junior high football team crashes in Pennsylvania, sending 21 people to hospital
Bus overturned about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh while carrying players from Aliquippa junior high school
A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed on Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people onboard to the hospital, officials said.
Twenty-five Aliquippa junior high students and three adults were headed to a game in nearby Gibsonia. The crash occurred in Economy Borough, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.
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Tens of thousands of Palestinian children starving in Gaza tent camps
Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughter's weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.
Ukraine drone strike keeps Russia’s only Rostov refinery burning for third day – Euromaidan Press
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Ukraine marks flag day with symbolic action in Kursk region, regains control of Donetsk Oblast village – The Kyiv Independent
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Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine
Breaking from most of her peers in Congress, far-right Georgia Republican has also described crisis as a genocide
Amid mostly silence in Congress, some US lawmakers on opposite sides of the political spectrum spoke out Saturday over a UN-backed report warning of famine in parts of Gaza.
“Let’s be clear: President Trump has the power to end the starvation of the Palestinian people,” Vermont’s politically independent senator Bernie Sanders posted on X. “Instead he is doing nothing while watching this famine unfold. Enough is enough. No more American taxpayer dollars to Nethanyahu’s [sic] war machine.”
Continue reading...Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts creating lava fountain
Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, started spewing fresh lava on 22 August, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Nigeria kills at least 35 Islamic fighters near Cameroon border, air force says – Reuters
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Oviedo vs Real Madrid: La Liga – teams, start, lineups
Record La Liga winners Real Madrid head to newly promoted Oviedo with a keen eye on new Los Blancos coach Xabi Alonso.
Russian Volunteer Corps, Ukrainian troops repel attack, capture Russian soldiers in Donetsk region – Ukrinform
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Ronaldo breaks unique record but Al Nassr lose Saudi Super Cup to Al-Ahli
Cristiano Ronaldo is first player to score 100 goals for four professional clubs but Al Nassr lose final to Al-Ahli.
UN special rapporteur will contribute to ‘Gaza tribunal’, Jeremy Corbyn says
Former Labour leader says Francesca Albanese to take part in event seeking answers over UK’s ‘role in war crimes’
A UN special rapporteur will contribute to a two-day “tribunal” being held by Jeremy Corbyn into Britain’s “role in war crimes perpetrated in Gaza”, the former Labour leader has said.
Corbyn, who is campaigning for a new political entity with the working title Your Party, said the event would take place in early September. His private member’s bill for an official inquiry into UK involvement in the Israel-Gaza war was blocked by the government at its second reading in July.
Continue reading...How can Israel engineer a famine in Gaza in the 21st century?
UN chief Antonio Guterres says famine in Gaza is 'a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself'.
Trump administration seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
Abrego Garcia’s case remains a flashpoint in US President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration crackdown.