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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.
Iran-allied Houthi rebels have claimed they attacked Riyadh's international airport with drones and missiles, their third reported strike on Saudi territory in a week, as Yemeni government forces advance in Taiz and the United States rules out a direct military role in the conflict.
A rare chain of eruptions from six Indonesian volcanoes has dusted parts of Java and Sumatra with ash, disrupting flights and affecting more than 340,000 passengers, with volcanic ash reaching as far as the capital Jakarta—about 150 kilometres from one of the active craters.
Victorian doctors and nurses are pushing for round-the-clock specialist security guards to be stationed at every emergency department, citing an escalation in violent assaults and rising 'horrific' racial and sexualised verbal abuse that is driving staff out of the profession.
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and former U.S. Army officer, has kicked off a 'Send Me Tour,' according to a report from Al Jazeera, which noted the launch comes amid backlash over the ongoing Iran war. No further details about the tour's itinerary, purpose, or timeline were provided.
Australian music legend John Farnham will not attend the tribute concert dedicated to his career at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena tonight, his family revealing his health has deteriorated to the point where he requires continuous oxygen support, a wheelchair for mobility and round-the-clock nursing care at home.
Small businesses in Melbourne are being denied insurance or priced out of coverage as a wave of firebombings linked to the illegal tobacco trade turns neighbouring shops into collateral damage, according to a new report.
Donald Trump said Saturday he would create an ‘AI Force’ and appoint an artificial intelligence ‘czar’ to monitor the technology, but offered almost no specifics on either initiative.
Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence broke out during a banned anti-immigration march. Authorities reported 24 arrests after some protesters threw fireworks and other projectiles at officers, as the justice minister condemned 'Hitler salutes, antisemitic slogans, violence' at the rally.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said its air defences intercepted a Houthi missile fired at Riyadh on Saturday, as a large plume of black smoke rose near the capital's international airport and authorities issued air raid alerts for multiple cities.
New insights into Vladimir Putin’s daily life reveal a leader consumed by paranoia, relying on body doubles and armoured trains, and avoiding his once-favourite Valdai dacha because it is now within range of Ukrainian drones. Locals in the region maintain a strict discretion, while security experts say such secrecy is central to Putin’s protective measures.
Al Jazeera has reported that Israeli forces targeted paramedics in southern Lebanon, according to a headline published on September 19, 2026. The report, appearing as part of a video newsfeed, offered no additional details on casualties, location, or the circumstances of the incident.
On September 19, 2026, a series of significant events unfolded across three continents, including a worsening refugee situation in Djibouti with over 2,700 Yemeni arrivals, military drills in Taiwan ahead of high-stakes talks, funerals following a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan, a Saudi-led naval coalition preparing to secure Red Sea waterways, a show of force by Iran during a mobilisation campaign in Tehran, and a curfew imposed in Nigeria after protests.
The NAACP and other civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to block the Trump administration from sending armed federal agents to U.S. polling places in November's midterm elections, naming the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Justice, the FBI, and several Trump officials as defendants.
The refugee crisis in Djibouti has deepened, with more than 2,700 Yemenis arriving in the country, according to Al Jazeera. The influx underscores the ongoing humanitarian impact of the conflict in Yemen on neighboring states.
The White House has followed through on President Donald Trump's threat to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from its grounds, confiscating press passes from reporters from all three outlets on Saturday morning and denying them access to the building. The outlets have signaled they may challenge the ban on First Amendment grounds.
According to a video report by Al Jazeera published on September 19, 2026, Taiwan has flexed its military capabilities in the lead-up to upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The nature of the military display and the specific timing of the talks were not detailed in the report.
Peter V’landys has received unanimous support from NRL clubs and state bodies to become the league's new executive chair, with the decision reached in just 30 minutes on Saturday morning.
Israeli forces have killed at least 13 Palestinians in Gaza over the past six days, including a pregnant woman and a child who was the son of the director general of Gaza's Health Ministry, according to medical workers and officials.
The Coalition has unveiled an education plan that would shift focus toward flag pride, Western culture, and military engagement in schools, while paring back Indigenous history and cultural studies, according to Opposition education spokesman Julian Leeser, who tied the proposed changes to declining student test results.
South African police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, the ninth woman whose body has been found in the Kempton Park area east of Johannesburg since July, in a case that has intensified scrutiny of the country’s high rates of gender-based violence.
More than four years into the war, Kyiv has become a city where every decision is a gamble, as Russia intensifies its drone and missile strikes and Ukrainians struggle to maintain some semblance of normal life under the strain of constant attacks.
A Florida Republican has publicly defended President Trump's decision to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, as journalists from the three outlets confirmed they were denied access to the executive premises over the weekend.
A range of notable events were reported on September 19, including funerals held after a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan's Kohat, a show of force by Iran during a mobilisation campaign in Tehran, Nigerian forces firing at protesters rallying over the deaths of detained miners, an NFL star speaking out after being fined over a message related to Hind Rajab, and a US-Denmark security deal concerning Greenland that some analysts say represents President Trump 'settling for less.'
Al Jazeera's Friday video newsfeed featured reports on funerals after a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan's Kohat, a Saudi-led naval coalition preparing to secure Red Sea waterways, Nigerian forces firing at protesters over the deaths of detained miners, NFL star Azeez Al-Shaair speaking after being fined over a message related to Hind Rajab, and a new US-Denmark security deal for Greenland that critics say shows President Trump 'settled for less'.
Russian authorities have reported multiple cyber attacks on the country's online voting system and communication lines during the three-day parliamentary election, while a separate diplomatic dispute with Moldova over polling stations in the separatist Transnistria region intensifies.
The Trump administration is scrambling to salvage its third-country deportation program after a federal appeals court ruled that migrants may contest being sent to nations other than their country of origin, a decision that adds a new burden to the government's rapid-removal effort. The case could head to the Supreme Court.
Friends of Greg O'Neill, the 63-year-old swimmer killed in a shark attack at Sorrento Beach on Friday, have remembered him as a man who brought people together through their love of the ocean, as authorities continue searching for the great white responsible.
Stephen Miller, President Trump's deputy chief of staff and architect of the administration's hardline immigration agenda, is coordinating an unprecedented White House effort across multiple government departments to expedite the removal of undocumented immigrant children from the United States, according to an exclusive report from the Guardian.
Nigerian security forces fired on protesters gathered to demand justice over the deaths of detained miners, according to reports from the scene. The incident marks a sharp escalation in tensions surrounding the case.
Cuba's grid operator UNE said it had begun gradually restoring power on Saturday after a nationwide blackout struck on Friday, the sixth major outage to hit the country this year, as ageing infrastructure and fuel shortages exacerbated by US sanctions continue to cripple the electricity system.
Saudi Arabia said Saturday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at the capital Riyadh, the first such attack since the Iran-backed Houthis dramatically escalated their campaign in July. Air raid alerts sounded across the city, and thick black smoke was seen rising near the international airport, where flights were temporarily disrupted as regional tensions continued to mount.
A Victorian detective senior constable has been charged with common assault after an Ibac investigation into an October 2025 arrest in Ballarat, during which the officer allegedly punched and kicked a handcuffed and compliant teenager, while separate charges have been laid after a police officer was allegedly struck by a stolen car.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has exercised a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill has learned. The move aligns her with her counterpart in the House and underscores deep mistrust of both the Trump administration and the Israeli government, with Shaheen expressing frustration toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Victorian Greens MP Tim Read has died at the age of 64 following a high-profile battle with metastatic cancer, prompting tributes from across the political spectrum for a man remembered for his integrity, wit and advocacy on issues from pill testing to prison reform.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has declared that his party has a 'moral responsibility' to block Reform UK, even as some of his own MPs grow frustrated with static polling and a message that risks being lost. Speaking ahead of the party conference, Davey confirmed work has begun on a new manifesto in case of a snap election and urged members not to panic, arguing that tactical voting and fragmented loyalties mean he fully expects the Lib Dems to improve on their 2024 total of 72 seats — the party's best result in a century.
The federal Coalition has announced plans to strip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, Australia’s engagement with Asia, and sustainability from the national curriculum, replacing them with a focus on 'national pride' and 'Western values'.
President Trump has not received a positive response from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his latest outreach, according to a report, prompting speculation that he may turn to Chinese President Xi Jinping to help arrange a summit during Mr. Xi’s upcoming visit to Washington.
President Donald Trump has sparked protests with threats to demolish the Kennedy Center and has banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, according to video reports from Al Jazeera. The news feed also includes a report alleging that more US troops have died in the Iran war than the Pentagon has acknowledged.
Al Jazeera’s latest video newsfeed presents several major stories, including the capture of a suspected serial killer in Brazil, a White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, and a report suggesting that more US troops have died in the Iran war than the Pentagon has acknowledged.