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Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August, its highest level since November 2021, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show. Despite the increase, the Reserve Bank is widely expected to raise the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% at its board meeting next Tuesday, as it continues its fight to bring inflation under control.
Israel is facing weeks of water shortages after an exceptional algae bloom crippled much of its desalination capacity — a crisis scientists say was triggered when Israeli attacks destroyed much of Gaza’s wastewater infrastructure, causing a massive discharge of untreated sewage into the sea.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore White House press credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, granting a temporary restraining order that blocks the president's ban on the three outlets. Judge Timothy Kelly ruled the ban likely violated the outlets' constitutional due process rights, dealing an early legal blow to the administration's effort to exclude news organisations it accuses of publishing false information.
A visibly moved Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hugged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York as the two nations signed a landmark 10-year defence pact, cementing Australia's commitment to Ukraine's long-term security.
Economists report that Australians are increasingly seeking additional work to cope with rising living expenses and anticipated higher mortgage repayments, as new data shows unemployment has reached its highest level since the pandemic.
Three major U.S. news outlets — CNN, Politico and MS NOW — have asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing, accusing the White House of “repeatedly violating” a court order issued early Thursday that temporarily required the Trump administration to restore their press credentials. Staff from all three organizations reported being denied entry to the White House on Thursday morning, with some having their credentials confiscated, even as the administration hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit.
Al Jazeera has published a series of video news reports from the United Nations General Assembly, featuring major addresses by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Iran’s President, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States, as well as developments in Ethiopia.
Alan Jones's former butler has told a Sydney court the radio host would greet a high-profile complainant with a hug and a 'slap on the bottom' during visits to his luxury apartment, as the broadcaster faces 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching.
Ukraine’s new generation of long-range drones, including the Fire Point FP-2 with a 6-metre wingspan and more than 100kg of explosive, is reshaping the battlefield as the war pivots from tanks and artillery to aerial strikes aimed at military, industrial and civilian targets deep inside occupied territory.
The UK is missing out on annual exports to the European Union worth as much as £6.5bn because successive governments have failed to secure a mutual recognition agreement that would eliminate duplicate product testing, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
United Parcel Service (UPS) has disclosed to US authorities that it shipped sensitive F-35 fighter components from Australia that were diverted to Hong Kong and seized by China, according to a Bloomberg report. The Pentagon confirmed it is working to recover the parts, which include a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door coated with radar-absorbing material.
Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.6 per cent in August, the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, as the labour force expanded faster than employment growth. The data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, comes amid widespread expectations that the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates next week.
The Bluff coal mine in central Queensland has been abandoned after its owner Bowen Coking Coal entered voluntary administration, with liquidators disclaiming the mining lease and leaving the state government to manage rehabilitation of the still-active site.
The upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may temporarily ease anxiety over rare earth supplies, according to a report by The Diplomat, but it is unlikely to produce a lasting resolution to the underlying trade and strategic dispute over these critical minerals.
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr received $4 million over the past year in book advances from allies within the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement, according to a new report, raising ethical questions about his financial ties while in office.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has unexpectedly blocked states from ordering COVID-19 shots for children through the federal Vaccines for Children program, leaving millions of kids without guaranteed access as respiratory virus season approaches.
Residents trapped in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky are being forced to eat garden weeds as the city remains cut off from food and water supplies and under constant shelling, the BBC reports. Two civilians were killed by a drone on 20 September while returning home with a bag of food from the neighbouring town of Radensk, according to multiple sources.
A former Northern Territory Police assistant commissioner has taken legal action after a deepfake sexually explicit video created from her official photograph was allegedly shared among serving members of the force. Janelle Tonkin said the incident was 'extremely distressing' and part of broader problems within the NT Police Force.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington has yielded a two-month extension of the US-China trade truce, far short of the year-long pause Beijing had sought, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday. The limited extension – from November to January – underscores continued friction over tariffs, technology access and Taiwan as Xi began a three-day US visit marked by an elaborate military flyover and red-carpet welcome.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid what he termed the 'Thucydides trap' – the historical pattern of a rising power threatening an established one – as his summit with US President Donald Trump began at the White House on Thursday. The meeting covers artificial intelligence, trade, the Iran war and Taiwan, but experts say little in the way of grand bargains is expected.
The Victorian government has introduced a 150-metre setback rule for new data centre buildings from residential areas, part of a broader action plan that industry groups warn could make many projects economically unviable and drive investment to other states.
The European Union has warned Donald Trump that his planned ban on US diesel exports would "negatively impact both sides", as global markets shuddered under the threat of fuel shortages and oil prices surged past $103 a barrel.
A majority of Territory Labor's caucus have publicly contradicted their party's official position on fracking, with four of the opposition's six elected members confirming they personally oppose the controversial gas extraction technique — directly at odds with Opposition Leader Selena Uibo's stated support for a "strictly regulated" industry.
The head of Britain's Royal Air Force has warned of an unprecedented threat in space, as a defence source confirmed to the BBC that the UK has already used a ground-based system to jam or block the satellite communications of a hostile state. The revelation underscores a rapidly escalating arms race in orbit, with satellites essential for communication, internet, banking, and satnav increasingly at risk.
The Conservatives have put forward proposals that would cut universal credit payments by a third for people who have not paid enough national insurance, with the reduced allowance paid onto a dedicated debit card preventing the purchase of alcohol or tobacco.
Democrats in Maine have accused Republican Senator Susan Collins of corruption following a ProPublica report alleging that the FBI had proposed investigating her for accepting bribes before former president Donald Trump derailed the inquiry. The report, published Wednesday, thrusts Collins's re-election race into the spotlight ahead of the November midterm elections, with control of the Senate potentially at stake.
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sit down on Thursday with artificial intelligence at the centre of their talks, in what analysts describe as a contest for technological supremacy between the world's leading AI powers and a meeting whose outcome will matter to the whole world.
Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will provide an additional $60 million in support for Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion, during an emotional meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Jehovah's Witnesses have announced a fundamental shift in their long-standing opposition to blood transfusions, allowing individual members to decide whether to accept red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma or platelets. The change, announced last Friday by Governing Body member Geoffrey W Jackson, has been met with anger from families who lost loved ones under the previous blanket prohibition.
Fighting has resumed in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels launched an offensive into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara and formed a new coalition aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, raising fears of a return to the devastating civil war that killed an estimated 600,000 people between 2020 and 2022.
Ethiopia has issued a warning of ‘destruction’ as Tigray rebels launch a new military offensive, while other armed groups have also launched offensives, signaling a significant escalation in the country’s conflict.
Iran has issued a direct threat to countries that enforce United States sanctions targeting its airline industry, warning that such actions will be met with retaliation. The statement escalates tensions over Washington's efforts to isolate Iran's aviation sector amid ongoing geopolitical friction.
Ethiopia is facing the threat of renewed civil war after armed groups, including Tigrayan rebels, launched a fresh offensive, prompting the government to warn of widespread destruction.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the country's transitional government, removing all five vice-presidents and dissolving parliament, as the nation prepares for its first national elections since independence in 2011. The move comes three months before the scheduled December poll and amid reports of a heavy security presence in the capital, Juba.
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has announced a $2.45bn Gaza recovery plan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, outlining 66 programmes over six months focused on housing, diesel generation, and waste removal. However, the board acknowledged a significant funding shortfall, with $18bn pledged but only $280m delivered so far, and the full reconstruction cost estimated at $71bn over the next decade.
The UK has briefed foreign ministers from the EU, Kenya and other nations on a climate crisis national security report that was suppressed under former prime minister Keir Starmer, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband warning that the coming El Niño poses a critical threat to national defences.
Democratic U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez of Illinois has announced plans to introduce the Reimagining Safety Act, a bill that would terminate the billion-dollar border surveillance tower program and dismantle the Department of Homeland Security, citing a recent MIT Technology Review investigation that found nearly one in four deaths along the southern border between 2015 and early 2026 occurred within the towers' advertised range.
A series of videos from Al Jazeera on September 23, 2026, captures a flurry of diplomatic clashes at the United Nations, a strengthening hurricane in Mexico, and other global developments.
Al Jazeera's latest video news feed captures a range of developments across the globe, including international condemnation of Israel at the United Nations, a strengthening hurricane threatening Mexico, renewed armed conflict in Ethiopia, a diplomatic walkout over Iran's UN address, and Argentina's renewed push for sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
The Trump administration has formally invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Group of 20 summit in Miami this December, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Wednesday, marking a significant reversal of Russia's diplomatic isolation since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The Victorian Labor government is putting reproductive rights at the centre of its election campaign, announcing new portable ultrasound machines for sexual and reproductive health hubs and warning that One Nation could use abortion access as a bargaining chip with the Coalition in a hung parliament.
New research casts doubt on claims that Labor’s tax reforms will hit property investors hard, suggesting most may actually pay less capital gains tax under the changes announced in the May budget.
The Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) has been accused of running a 'scare campaign' ahead of the Victorian election, after leaked documents revealed a lobbying paper warning that reversing the state's ban on gas in new homes would save households $100 annually on gas bills — a claim experts have disputed as unsupported.
Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed at least 14 people in recent days, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with former US President Donald Trump to discuss a potential bilateral ceasefire on energy-related targets, and US and Russian officials held urgent talks at the United Nations General Assembly aimed at limiting the conflict's impact on global energy supplies.
The decades-old US policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ toward Taiwan is under unprecedented strain as a growing chorus of analysts argue that President Donald Trump’s repeated statements have shattered the credibility of possible American military intervention. Polling suggests Taiwanese confidence in a US defence guarantee has fallen since 2025. Yet proponents insist the policy is not dead—only evolving.
The average price of a basket of essential groceries rose 7 per cent at Australia's four major supermarket chains between March and June, according to new government-funded research from consumer group Choice.
There has been a sharp rise in reports of violence against women and girls in the Gaza Strip, including early and forced marriage, according to a series of recent reports from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). One report warns of a 'severe escalation' in early and forced marriage incidents in the second quarter of this year, citing data collected by 10 organisations.
US President Donald Trump will personally greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Andrews Air Force Base this week for a three-day state visit featuring a White House state dinner and military flyover — an unusually lavish welcome for a nation Washington regards as a strategic rival — even as pre-visit trade talks failed to make meaningful progress.