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Three Palestinians, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a camp for displaced people west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, medical sources and first responders said, as Israel's military said it was investigating the reports.
A growing divide within the Republican Party over the future of the US-Israel relationship is posing a challenge to Vice President JD Vance as he navigates a path to a potential 2028 presidential run. President Donald Trump's tight alignment with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has created a schism between the party's pro-Israel establishment and a restive right wing, exposing deep questions about what 'America First' really means for foreign policy.
Palestinians in Gaza are following Israel's national election closely, torn between hope that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is defeated and fear that the war will continue, according to interviews Al Jazeera conducted with displaced residents in the enclave.
President Donald Trump called Norway a "shithouse country" and said it "sucks" during a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday night, complaining that the Nobel Peace Prize committee has twice overlooked him.
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have agreed to continue dialogue on regional peace and security after a high-level summit in Tehran aimed at defusing tensions between Tehran and Washington and halting Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, according to a joint statement issued late Monday.
· 10 sourcesThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau has published the last two preliminary reports into a series of close-call incidents at Sydney Airport, revealing an air traffic controller with a high predicted fatigue level was on duty during an August 17 taxiway conflict and that a separate pushback area had been described as a 'black spot' by staff.
· 3 sourcesIsraelis are protesting ahead of elections, according to a headline carried by the Sydney Morning Herald, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday.
· 4 sourcesThe Bayeux Tapestry has become an unlikely pop culture phenomenon, with young people spending five times more on tickets for its rare English exhibition than on opening mornings for blockbuster films, according to Monzo spending data.
· 2 sourcesThe UK is projected to miss its reduced target of spending 0.3% of national income on international aid by an estimated £400m by the end of next year, according to new calculations from the Center for Global Development (CGD).
· 2 sourcesThe Board of Deputies of British Jews has declared the Green Party of England and Wales a racist organisation, responding to the party's recent conference vote labelling Zionism as racism. The largest Jewish representative body in the UK said the Greens had adopted an antisemitic platform.
A 47-year-old man is being extradited from New South Wales to South Australia over alleged serious sexual offending against a child, police say.
Newly released photographs show a road riddled with potholes just days before a speeding car struck one and plunged into a river in Cambridgeshire, killing two teenagers. Cambridgeshire County Council had ordered repairs to 98 potholes along the road four days before the crash on 17 March, with work scheduled to start on 3 April.
The Coalition has released a partial costings document claiming its proposed spending cuts would save $31.3 billion over four years, targeting Labor's climate and housing programs and welfare for permanent residents, as the opposition seeks to blame government spending for persistent inflation ahead of next week's Reserve Bank meeting.
· 2 sourcesThe Dakar Rally, the gruelling off-road endurance race, will not be held in Saudi Arabia for its 2027 edition due to "recent developments in the region", organisers have announced. The Amaury Sport Organisation and Saudi Motorsport Company said in a statement Sunday that the event, scheduled for January 2027, will take place in a different location, to be announced in the coming days, with a planned return to the kingdom in 2028 for its 50th edition.
Voice actor Eric Bauza, who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and dozens of other Looney Tunes characters, died at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday at age 46, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The cause was hypertensive cardiovascular disease. His family announced his death on Instagram, and tributes from Warner Bros colleagues have celebrated his legacy.
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Israel's military issued a statement on Monday insisting its operational decisions on Iran are based solely on security considerations, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced renewed accusations that he sought to provoke a conflict to influence Tuesday's election. The unusual public denial followed reports of a confrontation between Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir over possible pre-election action against Iran, which Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz dismissed as 'fake news'.
· 7 sourcesIndian cartoonist Satish Acharya has had his Instagram account restricted twice in three weeks under India's Information Technology Rules, reigniting concerns that the government is using legal orders to curb political satire on social media. The restrictions, which made Acharya's profile invisible to users in India, follow a separate case where cartoonist Manjul's post criticising the election commission's revision of voter rolls was blocked.
The United States military has announced that it has helped Gulf countries export more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil over the past six months, with its forces enabling the safe passage of over 3,000 commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian threats. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that more than 95 percent of ships navigating the waterway have sailed through safely, and that Admiral Brad Cooper visited the region to observe operations and reaffirm the military’s commitment to freedom of navigation.
Ash Gardner has spoken publicly for the first time about the cheating allegations that have surrounded her private life, describing cricket as a "shining light" during what she called a challenging period. The Sydney Sixers captain fronted the media at the club's season launch at North Sydney Olympic Pool on Monday, days before the Women's Big Bash League season begins.
· 3 sourcesPresident Donald Trump branded Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a 'vicious, violent jihadist' and joked about him needing a metal detector to enter the Senate during a Michigan rally on Sunday, as former President Barack Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders campaigned for the Democrat in separate events.
· 5 sourcesA Senate estimates hearing erupted into a heated exchange on Monday as Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson questioned the government's $682,000 expenditure on rooms at Sydney's Sofitel Darling Harbour for pre-COP climate meetings, prompting Labor Senator Tim Ayres to accuse the Coalition of undermining Australia's Pacific engagement.
· 5 sourcesA Victorian coroner has been urged to refer a birthkeeper to prosecutors, with counsel assisting alleging that phone evidence shows she 'groomed' pregnant women into fearing hospitals and gave false evidence at the inquest into a woman's death.
· 3 sourcesAn amateur prospector fossicking near Tibooburra in north-western New South Wales has unearthed a gold nugget worth between $150,000 and $160,000 at spot price, a find he hopes to sell to a collector for as much as $200,000. The prospector, who wishes to remain anonymous, dug up the quartz-specked nugget, nicknamed the 'Tibooburra Spud', on Mount Stuart station in mid-October after several days of searching.
· 2 sourcesNorth Korea has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council accusing South Korea of fabricating a landmine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone last month, warning that violations of its sovereignty could trigger self-defence.
Melbourne captain Max Gawn has backed the club's "brutal" list-management calls that led to the departure of Jack Viney, while hoping to finish his own career as a one-club player.
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China's ruling Communist Party has opened a four-day closed-door meeting in Beijing that state media says will tighten discipline within party ranks, as President Xi Jinping uses the gathering to consolidate control ahead of a 2027 Party Congress where he is widely expected to secure a fourth five-year term.
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Australian billionaire James Packer paid at least $US1.25 million ($1.78 million) to the Tel Aviv law firm defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against corruption allegations, and has agreed to testify in the trial remotely but will not return to Israel, according to documents and sources.
· 7 sourcesIn April 2023, a North Korean-linked oil tanker sailing under a foreign flag abruptly stopped transmitting its location in the East China Sea, offering a glimpse into the operations of the country's shadow fleet that helps keep its economy afloat despite international sanctions.
An investigation by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has heavily criticised the federal government's algorithm-based tool for assessing aged care, finding it unreasonable, unfair and lacking human oversight.
· 2 sourcesPresident Donald Trump has clocked about 70 hours aboard Air Force One this month, racing from rally to rally across the United States to bolster Republicans in the midterm elections, and the passenger manifest has become an unusually public map of who holds sway inside his White House.
A bus crash near Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday afternoon has left 83 people injured, seven of them seriously, according to Catalan emergency services. The bus reportedly veered off a narrow, winding road and fell down a 20-metre embankment in Fogars de Monclús.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday, cutting the gap to the La Liga leaders to three points. His late winner settled El Clasico after Raphinha had cancelled out the French forward’s first-half opener.
Michael Carrick is on the brink of being sacked as Manchester United manager after a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth left the club just a point above the relegation zone, with furious fans directing abuse at co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers, director of football Jason Wilcox, and the players.
· 5 sourcesThe New South Wales government has announced a $6.8 billion election pledge to upgrade the passenger rail line from Sydney to the South Coast, including electrifying the line from Kiama to Bomaderry and duplicating tracks between Wollongong and Kiama.
· 3 sourcesThe Democratic Party in California has redrawn the state's congressional district lines with the aim of flipping five Republican-held seats in the next election, a move US President Donald Trump has denounced as a "giant scam."
Essendon has privately committed to using the No.1 pick in next month's AFL draft on Port Adelaide academy prospect Dougie Cochrane, and Ballarat midfielder Ethan Drever looms as the player the Bombers could take with their next selection.
· 2 sourcesAt least 24 people were killed and 24 more injured when a bus carrying mourners from a funeral collided with a cement truck on a major highway in southeastern Kenya on Sunday morning, police said. The crash has prompted fresh government pledges to crack down on road safety violations, coming just over three weeks after another deadly incident on the same road.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged that every rough sleeper in England will be offered a route off the streets or wider support before Christmas, as he announced an additional £432 million in funding and hosted the first Rough Sleeping Summit at Downing Street.
· 7 sourcesKyren Wilson won the Northern Ireland Open for the second time in three years with a clinical 9-2 victory over Jak Jones at Belfast's Waterfront Hall, taking an early lead and never letting go.
Opposition parties are urging Chancellor John Healey to cut green taxes, slash environmental regulations and approve the Rosebank oil field in his first Budget, piling pressure on Labour to abandon key parts of its energy policy. The government on Wednesday approved drilling in the Jackdaw gas field but has yet to rule on the larger Rosebank project.
Andy Burnham's Labour Party has opened an eight-point lead over the Conservatives, with Reform UK slipping to third place, according to the latest Ipsos poll conducted ahead of the prime minister's 100th day in office.
· 2 sourcesSouth Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has taken the unusual step of referring the state's flagship $15 billion Torrens to Darlington road project to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) over fears of outlaw motorcycle gang infiltration in subcontracting works.
· 2 sourcesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Iran against attacking Israel on the day of its elections, telling Tehran, “Don’t test us.” The warning was delivered in a video released in Hebrew as the country prepares to vote on Tuesday.
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate challenging Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan for Alaska's lone US Senate seat, suffered minor injuries in a car crash on Saturday evening that forced her to reschedule campaign events. The accident occurred while her family was driving to the Alaska Federation of Natives annual banquet, delaying the launch of her 'Alaska Always' tour in the final stretch before election day.
· 2 sourcesUS President Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, invoking the 9/11 attacks and calling the Democrat a "jihadist", while rapper Nicki Minaj endorsed the president on the same stage, declaring "We love Trump". The president's remarks drew a sharp rebuke from Bishara Bahbah, a founder of Arab Americans for Trump, who called them "racist".
· 12 sourcesThe cryptic headline 'United booed off after another loss' appeared in the latest news sections of several Australian Nine Entertainment publications on Sunday, 25 October 2026, but the accompanying article excerpts provided no further information about the incident.
· 8 sourcesA drive-by shooting has left an innocent woman fighting for her life, according to reports published across multiple Australian newspapers on October 25.
· 4 sourcesReports published across four Australian news sites on 25 October 2026 said the Kangaroos survived a Fiji scare.
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