Two Australian citizens have spoken out about their harrowing treatment at the hands of Israeli forces after their boat, part of a humanitarian aid mission to Gaza, was intercepted and seized. Journalist Tania “Tan” Safi and human rights activist Robert Martin were among 21 activists on board the Handala, a vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which was carrying food, baby formula, nappies and medicine to Gaza. The boat…

A number of New South Wales Labor MPs have publicly broken ranks with Premier Chris Minns, vowing to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Gaza this weekend, despite a looming legal challenge by police to block the demonstration.

Former US President Joe Biden delivered a passionate address at the National Bar Association’s 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago, celebrating the nation’s civil rights legacy while issuing pointed criticism of the current administration under Donald Trump.

A state of emergency has been declared in New York City and across New Jersey as a powerful storm system barrels through the US east coast, bringing torrential rainfall, dangerous flash flooding, and widespread disruption from New York to Washington DC. Forecasters had warned of the potential for extreme rainfall, with precipitation rates reaching up to 3 inches per hour in some areas. Isolated locations could see as much as…

Canada will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced, becoming the third G7 nation in recent days to signal a shift in stance amid mounting pressure and international outrage over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Carney said the recognition would depend on democratic reforms within the Palestinian Authority, including the holding of national elections next year without the involvement of Hamas. He stressed that…

In a surprising diplomatic shift, the U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically shortened the deadline he previously gave Russia to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine—from 50 days to just 10. The revised ultimatum, made public during Trump’s visit to Scotland on July 28, sets the deadline around August 8, sparking global speculation and geopolitical unease. Trump initially announced the 50-day timeline on July 14, framing it as part of…

United States President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 40%, the lowest point of his second term,  as Americans voice increasing dissatisfaction with his handling of key issues such as immigration and the economy. The findings come from a three-day poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, which concluded on Monday. The survey included 1,023 adults nationwide and carries a margin of error of three percentage points. In mid-July, Trump’s…

Donald Trump has claimed that Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender with whom he socialised for over a decade, “stole” Virginia Giuffre and other young female staff members from his Mar-a-Lago resort in the early 2000s. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, as he returned to Washington from Scotland, Trump was pressed to elaborate on remarks he made earlier in the week about falling out with…

The United States of America (USA) has been placed on a global civic space watchlist by a coalition of international civil society organisations, joining countries such as Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia, and Kenya as areas of urgent concern.

Tensions flared once again along the Thai-Cambodian border as Thailand accused Cambodia of launching an overnight assault in breach of a newly agreed ceasefire aimed at ending days of deadly cross-border fighting. According to Thailand’s foreign ministry, troops stationed in Sisaket province came under sustained fire from Cambodian forces on Tuesday night, with reports of small arms and grenade attacks continuing into Wednesday morning. “This represents a flagrant violation of…

A group of prominent Israeli public figures, including artists, academics, and intellectuals, has issued an extraordinary plea for the international community to impose “crippling sanctions” on Israel, in response to what they describe as the state’s brutal campaign of starvation against Palestinians in Gaza. In a letter published by The Guardian, the 31 signatories, among them an Academy Award winner and a former attorney general, accuse Israel of deliberately starving…

Some women who were exploited by grooming gangs in Rotherham during their childhood say they were also abused by police officers in the town at that time, According to reports, one says she was raped from the age of 12 by a serving South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officer in a marked police car. He would threaten to hand her back to the gang if she did not comply, she says.…