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Egyptian editor Lina Attalah released from custody, faces retrial over 2024 jail sentence

Egyptian editor Lina Attalah has been released from detention after her news outlet Mada Masr paid a 3 million Egyptian pound ($53,500; £40,100) fine imposed by a Cairo court that convicted her of running an unlicensed website and ordered the site closed. Her lawyers say that during her release she learned she had been sentenced in absentia in 2024 to a year in prison, and that a retrial hearing is scheduled for 11 November.

·4 min·5 sources
Australia

Walker intends to fulfil final year of Roosters deal after extension collapses

Sam Walker plans to see out the remaining year of his Roosters contract next season despite the spectacular breakdown of extension talks that saw the club pull a three-year, $4.2 million offer. The development comes as Hudson Young is set to become a free agent after the Raiders withdrew their contract offer, with both stars among the most in-demand players expected to be available when the November 1 transfer window opens.

·3 min·9 sources
Australia

Op-ed: Online bots and AI fuelling political toxicity, academic warns

In a strongly worded opinion piece published across Nine newspapers, academic and writer Kylie Moore-Gilbert argues that the rise of AI-generated content and bot-driven disinformation is undermining Australian democracy and that current regulatory attempts, such as the Digital Duty of Care Act, are only a baby step toward addressing the fundamental disconnect between online and offline speech. She connects the recent attack on independent MP Helen Haines to an online environment she describes as a profit-driven Wild West.

·2 min·2 sources
Australia

Centrelink resumes mutual obligations, warns of cut-offs as compensation scheme opens for 50,000

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has reinstated mutual obligation requirements for Centrelink job seekers, effective immediately, warning that recipients who fail to comply risk having their payments suspended or cancelled. The move comes as the government invites more than 50,000 welfare recipients to apply for compensation after an investigation found hundreds of payments were unlawfully stopped.

·3 min·2 sources
Geopolitics

Russian drone attacks shatter safety of western Ukraine as strikes intensify

Russia has intensified drone attacks on western Ukraine in recent weeks, striking cities such as Lutsk and Rivne that had been considered relatively safe havens, according to residents and emergency workers who spoke to the Kyiv Independent. The escalation, driven by expanded production of faster Geran jet-powered drones, has killed civilians, damaged infrastructure and forced schools to alter their schedules.

·3 min
Australia

Babymoon planning: Expert advice and what to consider before booking a final trip for two

For couples considering a final holiday before a baby arrives, known as a babymoon, the second trimester is the ideal window, according to Sydney obstetrician Dr Sarah Ooi and travel writer Kate Allman, who recently spent five days at the InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef at 26 weeks pregnant. The article, originally published as an opinion piece, offers practical advice on timing, health precautions, airline policies and travel insurance.

·3 min·2 sources
Australia

WA journalist says transparency in WA has never been worse

A Western Australian journalist has described an uphill battle to obtain basic information from government and institutions, arguing that transparency in the state has actually never been worse despite the government once billing itself as the 'gold standard' of openness. In an opinion piece published October 28, WAtoday journalist Hannah Murphy detailed multiple instances where authorities refused or obstructed requests for information the public had a right to know.

·3 min·2 sources
World

John Malkovich wins Volpi Cup at Venice, Oscar buzz builds for Wild Horse Nine

John Malkovich won the Volpi Cup for best actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, a performance that has immediately sparked talk of a possible first Oscar nomination for best actor. Malkovich, 73, plays Chris Carlisle, a CIA agent ravaged by cancer and morphine addiction who asks his protégé to kill him during a holiday on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in 1973.

·2 min·2 sources
World

EU unveils first climate resilience law, acknowledging emissions cuts not enough

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed its first-ever law to boost the bloc's resilience to global warming, acknowledging that slashing planet-warming emissions alone is no longer sufficient as extreme heat, storms and wildfires worsen across the continent. The Climate Resilience Law asks national governments to draw up plans for a world that is 2 degrees Celsius hotter in 2050 and 3C hotter by the end of the century, aligning with UN projections that current policies will limit warming to around 2.8C.

·5 min
World

Lebanese olive harvest decimated by occupation, white phosphorus and unexploded ordnance

Farmers in southern Lebanon are struggling to salvage what remains of this year’s olive harvest as the ongoing Israeli occupation, the use of white phosphorus, and unexploded ordnance from past and present conflicts devastate agricultural land. Many landowners have been forced to seek permits from the Lebanese Army, coordinated through a recent trilateral agreement, just to reach their groves, while those who do face daily danger from drones, artillery, and hidden cluster bombs.

·3 min
US Politics

Senators accuse Trump administration of withholding secret FISA court ruling to force surveillance renewal

Two Democratic senators have accused the Trump administration of illegally withholding a secret court ruling from Congress until lawmakers renew a surveillance program that allows intelligence analysts to read Americans' communications without a warrant. Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Adam Schiff of California said the administration missed its own September deadline to release the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's findings, which reportedly objected to search filters used to pull Americans' messages from intercepted data.

·2 min
World

Polish president's former colleague testifies he discussed 'making money bringing girls' to hotel

A former colleague of Polish President Karol Nawrocki has testified in court that he told her it was possible to 'make some extra money by bringing in girls' while they worked together at a luxury hotel two decades ago. The testimony came in a defamation case Nawrocki brought against the publisher of news website Onet, which reported the claims shortly before last year's presidential election.

·3 min
US Politics

California nonprofit awarded $18M for daycare with 39 nonexistent locations

An investigation by The Center Square has found that the William Law Foundation, a nonprofit daycare awarded $18.2 million by the California Department of Social Services in 2022-23, operates only one facility serving no more than six children, despite claiming 'over 40 locations' across ten counties. The executive director acknowledged the claim was inaccurate, stating it 'seemed like a good idea at the time when I had nothing.'

·3 min
US Politics

Neil Young files $10M copyright suit against Trump campaign, citing broken settlement

Neil Young has filed a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit against President Donald Trump's campaign committee, alleging it played his song 'Rockin' in the Free World' at an Oct. 12 rally in Youngstown, Ohio, and at other rallies without a license, despite a 2020 settlement in which the campaign pledged not to use the song without permission. The suit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia.

·2 min·2 sources