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The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an emergency appeal by Missouri officials to use a Trump-backed Republican congressional map in the November midterm elections, letting stand a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that blocked the new lines and ordered a voter referendum on the map.
Germany's interior minister has declared Russia responsible for the drone attack at Leipzig's airport last month, as European officials report a wave of suspicious fires at defence facilities across the continent that they attribute to an escalating Russian sabotage campaign targeting military and defence sector sites.
The Northern Territory coroner has found ambulance delays contributed to the deaths of two Darwin patients earlier this year, with one man waiting six hours for help after collapsing at home and an elderly woman left on a nursing home floor for more than four hours with broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
A former Uber driver has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for indecently assaulting a female passenger who was intoxicated and vulnerable, with a magistrate saying the driver showed no remorse and failed to accept the guilty verdict.
Alan Boulton, a 76-year-old former deputy president of the Fair Work Commission and former Monash University lecturer, has pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing child abuse material following an incident in which inappropriate images were inadvertently displayed during a lecture in Melbourne's CBD.
President Donald Trump has indicated he would not come to the United Kingdom's aid in the event of a renewed Falklands conflict, linking the issue to former British prime minister Keir Starmer's decision to deny military support for operations in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war.
Two men were freed on September 4 after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant in Nepal, but rescuers are searching for dozens more as the broader flash flood disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border has left nearly 5,000 people missing, according to reports.
Romanian prosecutors have formally indicted controversial manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother on charges including trafficking minors and money laundering, marking the latest development in their ongoing legal battles in Romania.
Rescuers have pulled two people from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project in Nepal more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border, according to reports from Al Jazeera and the BBC.
As millions of households in England face hosepipe bans and three-quarters of the country remains in drought, an exclusive analysis reveals that businesses collectively use 2.6 billion litres of public water supply every day, with less than 1% of companies consuming more than the daily needs of 10 million people, yet most are not required to report or reduce their usage.
The UK has insisted its support for the Falkland Islands is 'unwavering' after Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivered a televised address renewing his country's sovereignty claim, threatening sanctions on oil companies operating near the islands, and citing US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Washington may reconsider its neutral stance on the dispute.
European governments are grappling with how to effectively respond to Russia's intensifying hybrid warfare campaign, which has included an explosives-laden drone discovered at Leipzig airport near a Ukrainian cargo plane, suspected sabotage in Poland, and a series of unexplained fires and explosions at defense facilities across Europe that supply Ukraine.
Major Australian alpine resorts are shutting their ski operations up to a month early, with seven resorts either already closed or set to stop lifts this weekend, after a winter that broke multiple heat records and saw limited snowfalls washed away by rain, operators have confirmed.
Charles Perrottet has denied asking his brother, then-premier Dominic Perrottet, to appoint a cabinet minister to benefit property developer Jean Nassif, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has heard.
Al Jazeera's latest video newsfeed includes reports on Argentina's threat of sanctions over Falklands oil drilling, the arrival of Ratko Mladic's body in Serbia with military honours, Donald Trump's meeting with anti-Zionist Jewish leaders, clashes between police and protesters in Chile, and the passing of feminist icon Gloria Steinem at age 92.
The Northern Territory government has rejected criticism from independent justice experts who suspended their participation in a key advisory panel, with the attorney general declaring there will be 'no more coddling criminals, no more talk-fests, and no more identity politics' after the experts accused the government of failing to engage in genuine dialogue and collaboration.
Daniel Billings has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Molly Ticehurst, as the court heard he was 'jubilant' and photographed after the frenzied stabbing, and later phoned a woman he met on Tinder to confess.
Nepal has announced it requires billions of dollars in international funding to rebuild after catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal–Tibet border, which have killed at least 1,200 people and left thousands more missing. The disaster, whose exact cause is still being studied by scientists, has devastated villages and infrastructure, leaving debris and rubble covering roads and settlements.
The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992–1995 Bosnian War, arrived in Serbia on Wednesday and was received with full military honours, according to state media reports.
Premier Ben Carroll has continued his purge of senior public servants linked to the previous Labor government, with the secretary of the Department of Education vacating his position after an IBAC report criticised his role in a backroom pay deal for firefighters.
Electric vehicle sales in Australia exceeded petrol cars for the first time in August, with more than 27,000 EVs sold – a new monthly record – as soaring fuel prices and government policies accelerated a shift toward cleaner transport.
A judge in Massachusetts has rejected a defence request to remove a juror from the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the former labour and delivery nurse accused of murdering her three children, after the jury forewoman reported that one panel member would not follow instructions on reasonable doubt. The decision came on the sixth day of deliberations, with the jury having previously reported it was deadlocked.
Missouri House candidate Thomas Ross was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he conspired to plant cocaine and Adderall on his Republican primary opponent, Louise Secker, in an attempt to sabotage her campaign.
Al Jazeera has reported the death of Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon and activist, at age 92, according to a headline on its news feed. No further details or obituary were provided in the source material. The same feed also listed several other video news items, including a meeting between Donald Trump and anti-Zionist Jewish leaders, clashes between police and protesters in Chile, and a Nepal flood identification effort.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a shootout between rival Ukrainian intelligence units on the streets of Kyiv as an 'absolutely shameful event' and ordered an immediate investigation, according to reports.
In a day of global events, Chilean police and protesters clashed outside a far-right forum, feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem passed away at 92, and debates intensified over Trump's AI videos and a US-Venezuela oil deal, while Nepal announced DNA identification for flood victims.
Police and protesters clashed outside a far-right forum in Chile, according to video footage released by Al Jazeera. The brief clip, lasting one minute and 17 seconds, shows confrontations between demonstrators and law enforcement at the venue.
Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated tensions with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, announcing plans to impose economic sanctions on energy companies preparing to drill for oil in the Sea Lion field, which he described as a 'clear and present danger' to Argentina's sovereignty claims.
The number of suspected food poisoning cases linked to Indonesia's flagship Free Nutritious Meals program has passed 50,000 since its launch in January 2025, officials said on Saturday, as nearly 2,000 students and teachers fell ill in fresh outbreaks this week across five provinces.
Two Palestinian teenagers were killed on Wednesday when Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked the village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, according to local officials, in the latest incident of rising settler violence against Palestinian communities.
President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army, following the resignation of Daniel Driscoll, who departed amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
A Toowoomba creative is pushing back against the rise of AI-generated imagery by offering to design posters for small businesses and community groups at little or no cost, saying the technology is flooding social media with 'homogeneous' and 'soulless' content.
A federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration effort to overturn California's clean car rules through Congress, according to reports from The Hill. Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, halted an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move that would have allowed Congress and President Trump to undo California's emissions standards for vehicles and lawn equipment.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to delete two measles deaths from the agency's public tally, according to reports published today. The deaths — of a newborn and a child in Pennsylvania — were removed from the CDC website on August 30, but the agency is reportedly still counting them internally.
Elizabeth Oyer, the former pardon attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, has filed a lawsuit against the department and Attorney General Todd Blanche, claiming she was unlawfully fired after refusing to recommend restoring actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights as a political favor for President Trump.
Four activists from the Palestine Action group, currently serving prison sentences for terrorism-related offences, have launched an appeal against their convictions.
The Trump administration has imposed a 100 percent tariff on imported drones equipped with thermal imaging or weighing over 55 pounds, sparking alarm that the measure will harm public safety and devastate thousands of US businesses.
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a tunnel nine days after catastrophic flash floods and landslides devastated the region, marking a rare moment of hope as the death toll surpasses 1,200 and thousands remain missing.
A train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in Gdansk, Poland, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera on September 3, 2026. The 27-second clip shows the aftermath of the crash, but no information on casualties or the cause of the incident has been released.
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has outlined a plan for the forced expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, proposing the removal of 250,000 people in the first year and the remaining population of roughly 2 million over the next six years. The announcement comes ahead of closely fought Israeli elections and as violence continues in Gaza, where an Israeli drone strike and gunfire killed three people despite a ceasefire agreement.
Reform UK officials have been filmed appearing to plot to break electoral laws on foreign donations, according to an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News, prompting fresh criticism of Nigel Farage on the eve of the party's conference.
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been indicted on federal charges of lying to investigators about the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year, marking a new legal chapter in a case that emerged from the Trump administration's 'Operation Metro Surge.'
New Jersey has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether states can regulate sports betting on prediction markets, arguing that platforms like Kalshi are offering illegal gambling under the guise of financial contracts. The move comes after a federal appeals court ruled that such bets qualify as 'swaps' and fall under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
India has rejected a court ruling concerning the Indus Waters Treaty, according to a video report from Al Jazeera. The news comes amid a series of other international developments, including a fatal train crash in Poland, a migrant boat disaster leaving five dead, and an appeal by Palestine Action activists against terrorism sentences.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been charged with lying about the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in Minnesota, in a rare case of the Justice Department accusing a federal agent of breaking the law on the job.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s temporary block on a U.S. Postal Service plan to restrict mail-in voting, part of President Trump’s broader effort to tighten voting rules before the midterm elections. In a separate filing, the administration is also urging the justices to reinstate a ban on transgender troops serving in the military, escalating two contentious legal battles to the nation’s highest court.
FIFA has accused UEFA of waging a 'smear campaign' against it and president Gianni Infantino, escalating a legal dispute over the abandoned proposal to sell a stake in the world governing body's commercial rights. In a motion to intervene filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, FIFA argued that UEFA's request for US testimony and documents was a 'press release' masquerading as a legal filing, motivated by a desire to preserve European football's dominance.
German authorities are investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on the country's power grid and a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport that Berlin has blamed on Russia, prompting European allies to summon Russian diplomats and express solidarity.