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Top Trump adviser Ric Grenell allegedly offered a Turkish billionaire access to President Trump and administration officials in exchange for a donation to the Kennedy Center, according to a text message reviewed by Axios. The White House counsel is investigating the claims.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, to restore plea agreements that would have spared him and two co-defendants the death penalty. The denial keeps capital punishment on the table as the case proceeds toward a military trial scheduled for June 2028.
· 5 sourcesSingapore's National Environment Agency will issue preventive notices to three additional Indonesian companies linked to forest fires in Kalimantan, bringing to 10 the number of firms targeted under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, the agency said Monday.
The High Court challenge to the government's ban on the Drumcree parade has concluded, with Mr Justice Scoffield saying he will rule next week. The two day hearing ended with arguments that the secretary of state's intervention was lawful and that Garvaghy Road residents must not be held responsible for the potential conduct of "bad actors", after the court was told dissident republicans may have used firearms against police had the route been cleared.
· 4 sourcesBurundi has signed a $1.4 billion electricity agreement with US-backed Anzana Electric Group, a deal Washington says will strengthen American supply chains and support mining in the East African country.
Federal immigration agents broke the arm of a US citizen during a confrontation in Long Beach, California, on Saturday, prompting a Democratic congressman to call the incident a 'brutal attack' and renew calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has accused anti-government protesters of crossing a 'red line' as violent demonstrations over a Trump-linked luxury resort in a protected wetland entered a sixth day, drawing condemnation from the European Commission and fresh criticism from MEPs who accuse the government of 'sneaky' practices to fast-track the project.
· 2 sourcesA National Guard member was shot in the leg while trying to break up a street fight in Washington, D.C., interim police chief Jeffery Carroll said Monday.
· 2 sourcesPakistan has partially resumed cargo traffic across its border with Iran after a six-day halt, but a dispute over new import paperwork requirements is keeping hundreds of Iranian trucks stranded, traders and officials said on Monday.
· 2 sourcesAt least 53 recruits were killed and more than 200 wounded when Houthi ballistic missiles struck a training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province on Monday, making it the largest single loss of life since the country's civil war exploded back into open conflict in September. The attack, which hit the al-Alam camp while new internal security force members were lining up for training, has drawn condemnation from the internationally recognised government, which branded it a war crime and appealed to the UN to classify the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation.
· 6 sourcesA BBC Panorama investigation has alleged that some private companies are profiting from weaknesses in the UK's supported exempt accommodation (SEA) system while failing to provide promised care and supervision. The investigation focuses on Birmingham, where the Department for Work and Pensions paid out £410 million in housing benefit for SEA in the last financial year alone, with over 34,000 people living in such housing.
The beheaded body of exiled Rwandan critic Robert Kabera was discovered on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda, over the weekend. Ugandan police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said the head has still not been recovered. Kabera's widow, Jeanne d'Arc Rwigema Uwizeye, told the BBC she and her children lack security and fear for their safety.
· 3 sourcesA man accused of a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire last year has pleaded guilty to multiple wounding charges while denying attempting to murder 14 people, a court has heard.
Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce says he feels uncomfortable defending the club's long-running sponsorship by oil and gas company Woodside, and believes fans, players and leaders can influence sponsorship decisions made at boardroom level. He made the comments at the Global Citizen NOW: Perth event on Monday.
· 4 sourcesNew allegations that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has armed and guided Yemen's Houthi rebels have put the Tehran alliance at the centre of a resurgent conflict, as Saudi Arabia comes under heavy drone and missile fire. The Saudi-led coalition confirms an external state is behind the Houthis' evolving arsenal but does not name it, and Iran and the Houthis deny the claims.
The US ambassador to Israel has condemned an attack by masked Israeli settlers that left Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, 63, badly beaten and requiring surgery, calling it a 'despicable act of terror carried out by masked cowards.' The attack occurred last Friday as Palestinians harvested olives, with Levine, an award-winning journalist who lives in Israel, sustaining broken ribs, hand injuries and needing surgery.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to hold an emergency security meeting on Monday after protests over the rising cost of living descended into violent clashes in Milan over the weekend, with more than 200 people detained and rioting spreading to other cities in the north.
Elon Musk has announced he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the United States next year, a gift valued at over $10.5 billion based on the company's current stock price. The pledge was made in a post on X early Monday, with Musk describing it as the "first of many" such donations. The proposal would leverage the Trump Accounts program, a federal framework designed for direct investments to children, which the Trump administration launched earlier this year.
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China’s economy expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter of 2026, official data shows, with gross domestic product growing 4.5% year-on-year, driven by surging exports of electronics and AI-related equipment while domestic demand and property investment remain weak.
· 2 sourcesThe man arrested after independent MP Helen Haines was struck by a car has been identified as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, from the Victorian town of Tarrawingee. Haines remains in a critical condition at a Melbourne hospital after she was struck outside her electorate office on Monday afternoon. Victoria Police are investigating whether the collision was intentional, while counter-terrorism police and ASIO are investigating its motive.
· 15 sourcesNew South Wales Premier Chris Minns has announced special legislation to allow Indonesian-owned MACH Energy to maintain current production levels at its Mount Pleasant coal mine near Muswellbrook, after the High Court ruled the mine's expansion approval invalid on climate change grounds. The government says the move protects 400 jobs while the company resubmits its application, but critics argue it undermines the state's climate targets.
· 3 sourcesA police officer shot in Nottingham city centre is stable in hospital after surgery, with four people now in custody. Nottinghamshire Police said a 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a firearm, while three others face allegations of assisting an offender. The investigation continues and detectives say further arrests are likely.
· 5 sourcesIndependent MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery overnight, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday morning, as police and counter-terrorism teams investigate the circumstances of the collision outside her electorate office in Wangaratta. Albanese said he believed the collision was deliberate, but said the motivation remained unclear.
· 7 sourcesAir New Zealand has become the first international passenger airline to land at Sydney's new Western Sydney International Airport, touching down on Monday morning. The milestone comes a day after Jetstar operated the airport's first commercial passenger flight, as aviation experts caution that the curfew-free airport's success will not happen overnight.
· 14 sourcesPolice in Northern Ireland are treating an emailed bomb threat sent to up to 300 schools as a hoax, saying searches have found nothing untoward and the message originated from outside the UK. Education Minister Paul Givan linked the email to Islamist content, while school leaders criticised the guidance they received during Monday morning's disruption.
· 6 sourcesScott Boland, recalled at 37 for his first Test since January, tore through South Africa's top order with 4-31 as the hosts slumped to 5-97 on a rain-shortened second day in Gqeberha. The Indigenous paceman said he is determined to make the most of every opportunity he gets.
· 8 sourcesAustralian news outlets are reporting that arrests have been made in connection with an alleged machete attack. No further details of the incident have been released so far.
· 4 sourcesHezbollah has announced a large-scale compensation program for families displaced by the war with Israel, a move analysts say is intensifying the political challenge it poses to the Lebanese government. The group says payments will go to all who have suffered, regardless of political stance, as it aims to support its Shia base while contending with a decline in public support.
Bangladeshi authorities say they were not informed of the execution of two Bangladeshi nationals in Saudi Arabia until after it had taken place, and have asked Riyadh for details of the case. A man and woman were executed last Wednesday in Mecca after being convicted of committing an "indecent act" inside a mosque, according to the Saudi interior ministry.
A Bloomberg News investigation has detailed how a Russian state-backed operation is using armies of automated accounts to inflate view counts of AI-fabricated videos attacking Democratic candidates, manufacturing the illusion that false stories about the November midterm elections are popular on X.
· 4 sourcesFrench president Emmanuel Macron has refused interior minister Laurent Nuñez's offer to resign after a weekend of riots that left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted, and at least 2,400 people arrested across the country. In a televised address, Macron condemned "unbridled violence," while unrest spread to Italy and Ukraine's president accused Washington of being "in denial" about Russia's war.
· 6 sourcesJames Tedesco will make his return to the Kangaroos at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday against Fiji, three years after his last Test appearance, and has played down any suggestion the match is a showdown with Reece Walsh for the fullback jersey.
· 3 sourcesThe suspected murder of a mother and her five children in a house fire in Harlow, Essex, in 2012 is now being treated as a cold case, with detectives saying they have no viable lines of inquiry. The only survivor, Dr Abdul Shakoor, has told the BBC he fears he will die before the case is solved, and has appealed to an anonymous letter writer who may hold key information to come forward.
· 2 sourcesPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the attack on independent MP Helen Haines was a deliberate act, as police investigate the incident with the assistance of a joint counter-terrorism taskforce. Haines remains in critical condition at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital after surgery, following the alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon.
· 18 sourcesAustralian news outlets are reporting that thousands of people have been arrested in riots in France, in a story that appears to be at an early stage of coverage.
· 4 sourcesArab Israeli voters turned out in record numbers for this week's election, propelling Arab-led parties to a record 19 seats in the Knesset and placing them in a kingmaker position as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor his main rival Gadi Eisenkot's coalition secured a majority. Both blocs had vowed not to work with the Arab-majority parties.
· 3 sourcesComplaints to the ACT Human Rights Commission jumped 21 per cent last financial year, driven by a 50 per cent rise in complaints from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a third more reports of abuse, neglect and mistreatment of vulnerable people, while the watchdog warns it lacks the staff to meet demand.
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff has survived a shooting in Mumbai, escaping without gunshot wounds after at least two gunmen opened fire on his car as he left a football club on Sunday evening, police said.
The World Food Programme has been forced to slash its life-saving operations in Gaza by a third, cutting half a million people from monthly assistance as a steep funding drop threatens gains made since the ceasefire. Starting October, the number of Palestinians receiving WFP support will fall from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, with ration boxes halved, flour bags shrunk, daily hot meals reduced from 250,000 to 150,000, and cash transfers cut by 40 per cent. The cuts come as winter begins and as two-thirds of Gaza's population, 1.4 million people, still face crisis-level food insecurity.
· 6 sourcesThe World Food Programme (WFP) is being forced to sharply reduce lifesaving food assistance in Gaza due to funding shortages, cutting the number of people it helps from 1.6 million to 1.1 million as winter approaches. The UN agency says it urgently needs $450 million over the next six months to maintain critical operations.
Satellite images released by the BBC show four luxury vessels believed to belong to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, including an 80-metre yacht with an Olympic-size swimming pool and four water slides, off the coast of the resort city of Wonsan. The BBC estimates the largest vessel could be worth close to $143 million (about £75 million) compared with similar ships on the market.
· 3 sourcesTalatau 'Junior' Amone, the 24-year-old playmaker deregistered by the NRL over a hammer attack on a roofing contractor almost four years ago, is poised to return to international football when Tonga name their squad on Tuesday for Friday night's World Cup clash with Lebanon.
· 4 sourcesAustralia has revealed three previously secret payloads for its Ghost Shark robotic submarines, including naval mines, armed aerial drones and underwater supply caches, in a major expansion of the uncrewed fleet's military capabilities. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy unveiled the weapons during a visit to defence technology company Anduril's Sydney headquarters, saying the submarines now “have teeth”.
· 3 sourcesA new BBC programme, Unseen: The Aberfan Portraits, explores how artist William Richardson created about 100 portraits of children killed in the Aberfan disaster, offering families a way to keep their memories alive. For nearly 60 years, the paintings have hung in homes across the Welsh village, becoming cherished reminders of those who never grew up.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised 'big changes' to the welfare system, saying Britain faces a choice between investing in young people and paying for failure through the benefits system, on the day a landmark report declared children's services in parts of England to be in a 'state of emergency'.
· 6 sourcesDeputy chief justice and former Labor attorney-general Robert McClelland has been appointed head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced on Monday, after a turbulent first four years for the federal integrity body. McClelland will start in January with the task of restoring public confidence in the watchdog, which lost its inaugural commissioner early amid questions over conflicts of interest.
· 4 sourcesThe Age has published a first-hand test of Victoria's black-market tobacco trade, ordering a carton of illicit cigarettes through a nondescript e-commerce site and collecting them at an inner-city package locker just over a week later. The purchase highlights how sellers are shifting to social media advertising and home delivery as authorities shut down illegal tobacco shops across the state.
· 3 sourcesA 13-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged drive-by shooting at a home in Perth's east, with police reporting multiple shots were fired at the house in the early hours of Saturday. Three people were inside the home at the time, but no injuries were reported.