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The death of Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, is being investigated as a suspected overdose, according to new reports, as further details emerge about his long struggle with addiction and mental health.
· 4 sourcesA series of massive explosions struck a Syrian army weapons depot in al-Eis, near Aleppo, on September 21, injuring at least four people, according to officials who urged civilians to stay away from the area.
· 2 sourcesA Senate inquiry has called for Telstra to be stripped of its control of Triple Zero (000) and for the emergency call service to be nationalised, recommending a new authority take over the role following last year's Optus outage that was linked to two deaths.
· 8 sourcesChristopher Alan Saunders, 76, the most senior Catholic official convicted of child sexual abuse in Australia, appeared in the Western Australia District Court on Monday after being found guilty by a jury in August on 13 charges, including unlawful and indecent assault and penetration without consent.
· 3 sourcesAn Israeli man was shot and killed in the West Bank by a Palestinian assailant, Israeli officials said Saturday, confirming an arrest has been made. The attack took place on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and comes amid a recent uptick in violence across the territory.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in the French overseas territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off Canada's Atlantic coast on Sunday, pledging deeper cooperation on geopolitical tensions, climate change and democratic values. The meeting comes as Ottawa seeks stronger ties with the European Union while embroiled in a trade war with the United States under Donald Trump.
Three men have died in separate drowning incidents at unpatrolled beaches in northern New South Wales, prompting urgent safety warnings from police and Surf Lifesaving NSW as the state prepares for what is forecast to be an extremely hot summer.
Imran Khan’s family has said three of his sisters were detained by Pakistani authorities on Sunday, just a day before a planned opposition march on Islamabad, raising tensions ahead of the protest.
Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, has given his first public interview since a mistrial was declared in her triple-murder case, telling 60 Minutes that he believes he “did the best I could” amid the tragedy. The interview aired Sunday night, with Clancy and his new wife, Dr Rachel Danis, lamenting how the case had been “twisted” by public speculation.
· 9 sourcesA 42-year-old mother has been charged with the murder of her five-year-old son and the attempted murder of his two siblings after the children were found stabbed in a parked car in the Blue Mountains, as NSW Police described a weekend of four alleged domestic violence-related murders as 'barbaric'.
· 8 sourcesA young footballer has died after being towed by an unregistered quad bike allegedly ridden by a teammate at a recreation reserve in regional New South Wales. The driver, a 20-year-old man, has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death.
· 4 sourcesThe ACT government has announced rewards of up to $500,000 for information leading to successful prosecutions in five long-unsolved cases, including the 1980 disappearance of 18-year-old Elizabeth Herfort from Canberra's ANU Bar.
Magda Szubanski, the beloved comedian famous for playing Sharon Strzelecki in Kath & Kim, has revealed that while her cancer is currently in remission, it is likely to return and is considered incurable.
· 5 sourcesMain Roads WA has issued a safety warning after motorists were spotted pulling over on the Bussell Highway between Bunbury and Busselton to pick wildflowers from the median strip, a stretch of road about 200 kilometres south of Perth that has drawn attention for its blooming display of everlastings.
Tasmania Police have charged two men after seizing 17 kilograms of methamphetamine in what is believed to be the largest single seizure of the drug in the state's history. The drugs, with an estimated street value of $8.5 million, were found during an operation at a beachside car park near Burnie on Friday.
New workplace safety rules set by Safe Work Australia (SWA) that will dramatically reduce accepted exposure levels for hundreds of dusts, fumes and chemicals from December 1 have drawn sharp criticism from farmers and miners in Western Australia, who say some limits are so low they cannot be practically measured and could disrupt the grain harvest.
· 2 sourcesSenior Trump administration officials have discussed plans for an executive order that would establish a board responsible for approving grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, in what critics describe as a move to censor research that does not align with the president's agenda, according to reports from the Washington Post and Politico.
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on September 20, with South Korea's military reporting flight distances of about 450 and 600 kilometers. The launches, the second in eight days, came just days before a scheduled U.S.-China summit and amid escalating rhetoric from Pyongyang over allied military exercises.
· 2 sourcesThousands of left-wing demonstrators took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday in a 'March of Anger' against the austerity measures of President Javier Milei's government, with union leaders and social organisations denouncing the impact of sharp spending cuts on public services and welfare.
CNN, Politico, and MS NOW announced plans to sue the Trump administration on Monday after their reporters were denied entry to the White House and had credentials revoked over the weekend, prompting President Donald Trump to deny the move was an 'assault' on press freedom while defending his targeting of 'FAKE NEWS.'
· 9 sourcesBeau Lamarre-Condon was captured on CCTV returning to the alleged crime scene hours after the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, carrying a mop and bucket, in his murder trial in the NSW Supreme Court.
· 39 sourcesPakistani authorities have arrested three sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan — Aleema Khanum, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — and jailed them for 30 days under a public order warrant, escalating a government crackdown ahead of a nationwide protest demanding Khan's release.
· 4 sourcesAl Jazeera's latest video feed features five stories spanning the Middle East, Latin America and East Asia, including a tribute to musician Macklemore by Gaza artists, an Israeli soldier pardon, a rescue dog's statue in Venezuela, protests in Tunisia and a humanoid robot match in Shanghai.
A charity has launched a universal school lunch program at a Victorian primary school, aiming to tackle child hunger and improve student wellbeing as food insecurity rises across the country. The pilot, run by Eat Up at Elizabeth Street Primary School in Moe, provides every student with a free healthy lunch each day.
· 2 sourcesResidents in East Gippsland have been told to evacuate immediately as an out-of-control bushfire threatens a Victorian town, with emergency services urging people to leave before the fire reaches populated areas.
· 3 sourcesGermany's hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to 37% of the vote in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election, according to exit polls, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) recorded its worst state-level result since 1949. In a simultaneous vote in Berlin, the far-left Die Linke led with 24.5% as the CDU fell to 20%. Merz described the outcome as 'a disaster' but signalled he would remain in office, with a party meeting now set to discuss the way forward.
· 4 sourcesPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has kicked off his week in New York by launching Australia's campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council, with the nation set to state its case for a place at the world's most powerful diplomatic table.
· 8 sourcesRepublican Representative María Elvira Salazar of Florida doubled down Sunday on her accusations that President Donald Trump has gone too far on immigration enforcement, warning in a CBS News interview that some of his advisers are 'compromising his legacy' and that Trump risks squandering his support among Hispanic voters.
The Iran-backed Houthi militia is engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, seeking to expand its territorial gains and maintain momentum in the country's long-running civil war, according to sources on Sunday.
· 2 sourcesAl Jazeera's September 20 video newsfeed highlights five stories: Gaza artists honouring rapper Macklemore for his pro-Palestinian stance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touring tunnels under the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, hundreds protesting in Tunisia for jailed Gaza flotilla activists, a statue for Venezuela earthquake rescue dog 'Tsunami', and a humanoid robot cage match in Shanghai.
As Russian attacks intensify across Ukraine, damaging six Unesco-protected sites in Odesa alone last month, new figures from Ukraine's Ministry of Culture show 148 cultural heritage sites were recorded as damaged or destroyed. Yet legal experts and activists say accountability remains elusive, with no state actor ever tried for cultural destruction despite mounting evidence.
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.
· 3 sourcesEuropean 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.
· 4 sourcesAl 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.
· 10 sourcesIran 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.
· 2 sourcesFBI 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.
· 2 sourcesPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has been promoting Australia's social media regulations during discussions with former Apple chief executive Tim Cook, according to reports.
· 3 sourcesAl 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.
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