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Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tunisia on Saturday, calling for the release of activists jailed in connection with a flotilla aimed at breaching the Israeli blockade on Gaza.
The Liberal Democrats have used their party conference to announce a £2bn proposal to cut fuel duty by 10p per litre for a fixed three-month period, part of a broader push to define the party's identity amid polling showing its policies are less well known than those of the much smaller Restore Britain party.
Debit and credit card surcharges will be banned in Australia from 1 October, as part of Reserve Bank reforms that the central bank estimates will save consumers about $1.6bn a year — though big banks and credit companies are expected to recoup costs by scaling back cardholder perks.
Documents reveal that a company linked to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party built a $56,000 shed on the central Queensland property of the party’s national director, James Ashby, who also drives a gifted Ford Ranger and pilots a plane donated by mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
European intelligence officials have warned that Russia could launch a test of NATO within months, potentially involving a drone or missile attack on alliance territory, according to an exclusive report by The Guardian. The warning follows a statement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that intelligence assessments suggest Moscow is preparing such an action to prove that Article 5—NATO’s collective defence clause—is more theoretical than practical.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that for the first time imposes financial penalties on social media influencers who fail to disclose when they are paid to post about political campaigns, closing a gap in existing disclosure rules that carried no enforcement teeth.
A landmark national survey has found that fewer than half of Australians living with dementia receive a diagnosis within the first year of symptoms, with many facing delays of three years or more due to misattributed symptoms and limited access to specialists, prompting urgent calls for healthcare reform.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed the U.S.-Denmark deal on Greenland's security, Downing Street said Sunday, as he prepares to meet President Donald Trump for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly this week. The agreement, which Nato says will help stabilise the region, resolves a diplomatic crisis sparked by Trump's months-long threats to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory by force.
Al Jazeera on Saturday released video newsfeeds on five major stories: a rescue dog honoured in earthquake-hit Venezuela, protests in Tunisia over jailed flotilla activists, a humanoid robot cage match in Shanghai, a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, and Gaza children returning to classrooms after years of conflict.
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., will be converted into a 'top grade military complex' capable of housing drones, snipers, and ammunition. The announcement comes as the project faces a federal lawsuit and has not yet received final approval from the National Capital Area Planning Commission.
Iran has communicated its conditions for ending the war with the United States through Qatar and is now awaiting a response from President Donald Trump, a senior Iranian security official told Al Jazeera. The development comes as rising regional tensions push oil prices above $100 per barrel.
FBI Director Kash Patel has stated in a recent Fox News interview that artificial intelligence use at the bureau has increased by 605% since he became director, though the specific metric behind the figure remains undefined. Patel described AI as a critical tool for triaging data and protecting children from school shootings, citing its role in stopping a planned attack in North Carolina and several other states since he took office.
Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside an Ed Sheeran concert, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera. The demonstration took place as the singer opened a solo concert, though details of the location and scale remain limited.
The head of a mining company aiming to supply the European Union with rare earths within two years has called for an end to China's dominance of the market, warning that the industry is 'nervous' as US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for their second summit of the year on Thursday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been promoting Australia's social media regulations during discussions with former Apple chief executive Tim Cook, according to reports.
Al Jazeera's September 20 video newsfeed features several developing stories around the world: pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating outside an Ed Sheeran concert, a warning of a 'very sizeable Saudi response' to Houthi attacks, journalists locked out of the White House following a Trump ban, and a NATO-led Arctic exercise to counter satellite jamming. Other videos show an accident involving former England footballer Andros Townsend and Ed Sheeran opening a solo concert with comments on Gaza.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the bombardment of Moscow on Sunday included the first use of a newly developed Ukrainian ballistic missile to strike inside Russia, as Kyiv launched its largest drone attack on the capital and its surrounding region on the final day of Russia’s tightly controlled parliamentary elections.
A Watch and Act warning has been issued for communities in Victoria's Central Gippsland as an out-of-control bushfire burns at Seacombe, about 42 kilometres east of Sale, with the CFA strongly recommending residents of Golden Beach, Paradise Beach and Seacombe prepare to leave.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Sunday defended President Trump's decision to bar CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters from the White House, arguing the president is "absolutely within his rights" to limit access to journalists he believes are not acting in good faith. The comments come a day after Trump announced the ban, which saw reporters from the three outlets denied entry and their press credentials confiscated as they attempted to enter the White House grounds for work.
The executive tasked with boosting Sydney's night-time economy has taken nine overseas trips in the past two-and-a-half years, travelling as far as London, Barcelona and San Francisco at taxpayers' expense, according to a report.
A man has been charged over the alleged stabbing death of an elderly woman in Sydney's eastern suburbs, and a 46-year-old man from Byford is due to appear in court over the fatal stabbing of a father in Rockingham, Perth, as police pursue two separate investigations.
Chiltern Railways, which runs commuter services on the Chiltern mainline between London Marylebone and Birmingham, entered public ownership on Sunday, becoming the sixth train operator to be nationalised under Labour since 2025. The government says the remaining four major operators will follow by the end of 2027.
Brisbane Lions midfielder Lachie Neale will front the AFL tribunal today in a bid to overturn or downgrade the one-match suspension he received for striking Hawthorn's Jack Ginnivan, with the two-time Brownlow medallist's chances of playing in Saturday's grand final against his former club Fremantle on the line.
One person has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at the Helping Hand aged care facility on Buxton Street, North Adelaide, on Saturday afternoon. More than 30 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was brought under control within 15 minutes, with investigators now examining the cause of the fire.
Tasmania's fire service has issued multiple bushfire alerts across the state as gusty winds make conditions difficult for fire crews, with seven warnings active as of 4pm on Sunday.
Tensions across the Middle East are escalating after Iran claimed it has intelligence that the United States is preparing to resume its bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic, prompting President Donald Trump to cut short a weekend at Camp David and return to Washington without official explanation, while the State Department issued a new security alert for all US citizens in the region.
Multiple regions in Russia have come under fresh Ukrainian drone attacks, according to reports on Thursday, as the aerial campaign that saw an unprecedented wave of more than 1,000 drones target Moscow over the weekend shows no signs of abating.
A child has died and three other people are in critical condition after a stabbing in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, with New South Wales police confirming the three children involved are all believed to be under five years old. Emergency services found three children and a woman with stab wounds in a vehicle on Waratah Road in Valley Heights. Police said they are not looking for any other persons in connection with the incident.
Descendants of Holocaust victims have filed two lawsuits in California seeking the return of Nazi-looted paintings, including works that currently hang in Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum and in Auschwitz. The legal actions are the first to be brought under recently passed California and US federal laws designed to ease the recovery of artwork forcibly taken from Jewish families during the second world war.
A collection of Al Jazeera video newsfeed segments on September 19–20, 2026, reported on Ed Sheeran opening a solo concert with comments about Gaza, DR Congo beginning Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launching a 'Send Me Tour' amid backlash over the Iran war, Israeli operations targeting paramedics in southern Lebanon, and the return of Gaza's children to schools.
More Australians will be dying than being born within 40 years, according to the federal government's latest intergenerational report, which lays bare the fundamental challenges of managing an ageing population amid rapid technological change and lower economic growth.
Police in South Australia and New South Wales are investigating two unrelated fatal incidents on Saturday: a house fire in Redhill where a 65-year-old man's body was found, and a domestic violence stabbing in Sydney that left a 90-year-old woman dead.
At least three people were killed when a news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Los Angeles on Tuesday, while separate accidents in Australia left multiple people injured — including a party boat crash with more than 20 aboard and a Sydney road crash that left one man fighting for life.
Ed Sheeran publicly addressed the Gaza war for the first time at his Philadelphia concert on Sunday (AEST), calling the conflict “catastrophic and unjustifiable” and apologizing for his handling of the issue, saying he feared for his safety and admitted to making mistakes.
Several explosions rattled parts of Riyadh on Saturday, prompting Saudi authorities to issue emergency alerts and disrupt local flights, according to reports. The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear, but the incident comes amid heightened tensions in the kingdom’s conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Al Jazeera has released a new series of Inside Story episodes, each delving into pressing global topics: Russian elections, middle power economic alliances, African leaders and term limits, the Houthi advance in Yemen, and the commercial potential of a warming Arctic. The programmes offer in-depth analysis on these diverse issues.
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $2.6 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine as the country's conflict with Russia intensifies following trilateral talks with U.S. special envoys.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to remain in office despite exit polls showing his centre-right CDU suffering heavy losses in Sunday's state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the far-right AfD projected to top the poll in the north-eastern state for the first time.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workers, aiming to protect those at highest risk amid a sustained outbreak in the country.
The US Air Force has acknowledged the deployment of weapons in space, a rare admission that has left experts puzzled over the nature and extent of America's orbital capabilities. The White House has declined to provide further details, maintaining an opaque stance on the issue.
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a month-old infant born via surrogate can be relocated from Texas to Los Angeles for urgent medical care, siding with the biological parents in a legal battle that has drawn national attention over surrogacy, abortion, and parental rights.
Three women have been killed in separate domestic violence-related incidents across New South Wales within 24 hours, including a 90-year-old woman fatally stabbed in Bondi Beach, a 70-year-old woman found dead at a property in the state's north, and a 23-year-old woman stabbed to death in Wagga Wagga. Police have charged men in connection with each incident.
A dispute has emerged between the United Kingdom and Israel over planned construction in the E1 area of the West Bank, a strategically significant zone considered vital to the viability of a future Palestinian state. British officials believed Israel had agreed to delay building, but Israeli authorities say no such commitment was made.
President Trump’s escalating trade standoff with Canada is drawing criticism from voters in border and industrial states that could determine Senate control in next year’s midterm elections, according to a new report.
The Victorian Labor government has pledged to introduce a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for rape and a series of new family violence offences, including an Australian-first law criminalising the abandonment of victims in need of urgent medical help, as part of its re-election platform.
A fresh spate of murders of women in South Africa's Ekurhuleni region has reignited national outrage over gender-based violence, with families of victims pleading for authorities to act after nine bodies were discovered in similar circumstances since July.
With electric vehicle (EV) sales in Australia reaching a record high in August, experts are warning that the nation's battery recycling industry must gear up for an influx of end-of-life EV batteries, while drivers say more needs to be done to raise awareness about proper battery disposal and management.
Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has vowed to deliver one of the biggest immigration cuts in Australian history, declaring the Albanese government 'socialist in all but name' during a speech to the NSW Liberal Party state council. Separately, tributes have poured in for Victorian Greens MP Tim Read, who was remembered as a man of conviction and compassion.