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Al Jazeera's September 29 video newsfeed reported that US and Iranian talks continue, but a deal appears unlikely before the US midterm elections. The report was part of a broader video roundup that also covered a public transport strike in Manila, the Ethiopian army's claim of capturing a Tigrayan stronghold, Pope Leo's France tour, and the fiery end of a SpaceX Starship mission.
Spain's coalition government has approved a package of housing measures including a potential ban on evictions until 2030, responding to nationwide protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home last week.
Two US Navy aviators ejected from their aircraft as they were landing on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Monday evening, injuring four sailors aboard the vessel, the US military has reported. The incident, described by naval officials as a “mishap,” occurred during aircraft recovery operations at approximately 6:18 p.m. EDT.
A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and consumed almost 100 hours of police officer time ended with a single incorrect alert and no arrests, according to a Freedom of Information request.
Four police officers who died in the line of duty were honoured at an emotional service in Canberra for National Police Remembrance Day, with new touchstones added to the National Police Memorial and a solemn procession of about 300 officers from Australian Federal Police headquarters.
The Reserve Bank of Australia's battle against inflation has entered a more perilous phase as rising Middle East tensions threaten to drive up fuel prices, complicating the central bank's efforts to hit its 2.5 per cent target while preserving post-pandemic job gains, according to analysis published Tuesday.
More than 100 mine workers at Chinese-owned Premier Coal in Collie, Western Australia, walked off the job on Tuesday afternoon in a two-hour strike over roster changes and pay, as the state government pushes toward its 2030 deadline to shutter coal-fired power generation.
The Tasmania Devils have unveiled their first group of players ahead of their AFL debut in 2028, headlined by homegrown talent Hugh McCallum, who opted out of this year's national draft to commit to the league's 19th club.
The NSW government has announced an ambitious 10-year plan to give every public primary school student access to music learning and the opportunity to learn an instrument. A music educator has welcomed the move but cautioned that trained teachers are essential for the plan to succeed.
Newcastle hooker Phoenix Crossland has been suspended for four matches by the NRL judiciary, ruling him out of Sunday's grand final against the Sydney Roosters and the start of New Zealand's World Cup campaign, after his tackle broke the leg of Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary. Crossland was sent off in the first half of the preliminary final and took full responsibility for the incident, which he described as "the worst couple of days of my life."
Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she will step down as leader after a downturn in the chronic kidney disease she had been quietly managing, saying she needs to be honest with herself about not being invincible.
Vietnam has confirmed the arrest of two activists reported missing in Cambodia earlier this month, alleging they entered the country illegally and were planning terrorist activities, while rights groups claim the men were abducted by Vietnamese authorities.
Furniture designer James Howe has told his wife's podcast that within their marriage "consent isn't even a frickin' thing", igniting controversy around the couple's opposition to sexual consent education and the federal government's proposed digital duty-of-care legislation.
Forensic and research experts have warned that sexual strangulation has become so normalised that young women in their early 20s risk becoming a generation with higher stroke risk at a younger age, prompting the federal government to consider banning choking pornography.
Five suspects have been arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stating that a foreign actor was “clearly” behind the alleged plot. Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, expressed trust in British police after Rubio and former US president Donald Trump questioned the decision to bail some of the suspects. Iran’s embassy in London has strongly rejected any speculation linking the country to the arrests.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned that scrapping the pension triple lock would be 'electoral suicide', as he prepares to address the Labour conference in Liverpool with a vision built on 'hope comes from honesty'. He is also expected to announce a government-backed body to invest in the electricity grid, in a move that rolls back privatisation.
The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions has argued a Canberra man should receive a life sentence for murdering his partner, describing the two-day attack as 'torturous'. Adam James Britt, 41, admitted in court on Tuesday that his assaults on 36-year-old Tiffany Spence equated to torture, as the sentencing hearing heard paramedics found injuries 'unlike anything they'd previously encountered'.
Burkina Faso's military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, has inaugurated the country's first gold refinery, part of a drive to process more of the nation's minerals at home and reduce reliance on exporting raw materials. The government hopes to turn the landlocked West African country into a regional refining hub, while tightening state control over an industry that has struggled with informal mining and jihadist violence.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to signal a willingness to review the pensions triple lock as part of efforts to fund a national care service, according to government sources, but will stop short of pledging to scrap the policy entirely.
President Donald Trump said Monday he and his political action committee will pay for television ads that praised him and had been funded by the U.S. government, reversing course after days of criticism over the legality of the spots that ran ahead of next month's midterm elections.
Police suspect foul play in the deaths of two men whose bodies were discovered on the same property in northern New South Wales two weeks apart, with a 32-year-old man arrested today at Grafton Base Hospital in connection with the investigation.
Al Jazeera reports that negotiations between the United States and Iran are ongoing, but a final agreement is considered unlikely before the upcoming US midterm elections. The brief report did not provide details on the status of talks or specific sticking points.
France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has warned that any escalation in the country's current wave of student protests would be 'irresponsible', following the arrests of 164 people on Monday. The demonstrations, which began in Paris and have seen teenagers blockading their schools for days, stem from issues including overcrowded classes and teacher shortages.
Abuse survivor Grace Tame told Hobart Magistrates Court on Tuesday that she feared for her life after the man who sexually abused her as a child posted a series of tweets in 2022 threatening a "comeuppance". The special hearing follows a finding that Nicolaas Ockert Bester, now in his mid-70s, was unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.
Trade Minister Don Farrell will seek greater market access for Australian wines and spirits in Canada at the G20 summit this week, in a push to capitalise on the trade war between US President Donald Trump and America's northern neighbour. He will also call on the United States to honour its free trade agreement obligations with Australia by removing tariffs on Australian lamb and refraining from applying new ones.
Malaysia has started repatriating around 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including Rohingya refugees, on three navy vessels as the first phase of a plan to return up to 5,000 asylum seekers to the war-torn country. The move, carried out despite objections from the United Nations and human rights groups, marks a sharp reversal in Malaysia's approach to the refugee population.
Lovely Professional University in Punjab has suspended classes after an unverified allegation that a female student was raped on campus triggered protests that turned violent over the weekend, with police saying they have so far found no evidence the attack took place.
A senior web developer with Queensland's Department of Premier and Cabinet could lose his job over allegations he stored pornography on his work computer and submitted fake timesheets, with the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission this week ruling against his bid to continue receiving pay while he appeals the decision.
Newcastle Knights legends Andrew and Matthew Johns have launched a public campaign to convince fellow Newcastle icons Silverchair to reform for Sunday's NRL grand final, filling the entertainment slot left empty after the league's talks with pop star Tones and I spectacularly fell apart last week.
Peter Manning, the former head of ABC news and current affairs who revived Four Corners and helped expose institutional corruption in Queensland, has died aged 81. Manning passed away on Monday morning at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney after an illness, his daughter Thea Burke confirmed.
Far North Queensland tourism businesses say federal changes to working holiday visas are already driving backpackers away, with employers warning they may not be able to keep up with demand during the booming school holiday season.
Australians will no longer pay surcharges on credit or debit card purchases from Thursday, but some businesses are already responding by cutting card services or introducing minimum spending requirements.
Geelong premiership defender Jake Kolodjashnij has been medically retired from AFL football, weeks after the club was fined $140,000 over a secret concussion waiver at the centre of his final season. The 31-year-old key defender retired on Tuesday after 209 top-flight games, with the Cats praising his reliability and selflessness.
Sam Curulli, the former deputy chief executive of the Shire of Coorow in Western Australia's Mid West, has been granted bail after appearing in Perth Magistrates Court on dozens of new charges including fraud, corruption, stealing and drug offences.
A one-year-old child has become the world's youngest known person to die by euthanasia, a Dutch review board has revealed. The child, of almost 24 months, died at the end of last year under a Dutch law that allows euthanasia for incurably ill children between the ages of one and 12.
The NSW Supreme Court has heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon, on trial for the murder of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, allegedly sent a 1600-word Instagram message faking a cancer diagnosis in an effort to win Baird back, using his friend's account.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent, a move expected to hit households harder than the rate cycle endured in 2023. The federal government, facing a depleted budget, will find it harder to repeat its earlier election spending playbook.
Downsizing to a smaller home can free up significant equity, but for age pension recipients the proceeds can trigger reductions in their payments, new data from over-50s developer GemLife suggests.
The removal of a 13-metre whale carcass from the shoreline south of City Beach has been delayed until Wednesday due to equipment unavailability, while authorities attempt to tag sharks attracted to the remains, though experts doubt the predators will take the bait.
Newcastle Knights halfback Sandon Smith says he feels the weight of the No.7 jersey made famous by Andrew Johns as he prepares to lead his team in the NRL grand final against the Sydney Roosters, the club that let him go. Smith, who was deemed surplus after the Roosters signed Daly Cherry-Evans, has become the face of an improbable Knights resurgence that could deliver one of the most unexpected premierships in NRL history.
Comedian Simon Taylor, a former Tonight Show writer and the first Australian stand-up to perform on Jimmy Fallon's show, has released a new sitcom The Sonny Disposition, a satire of the chaotic and ethics-free podcasting landscape. Taylor says he created the series out of exhaustion with the medium's proliferation and performative authenticity.
As spring began, readers of Brisbane Times and Sydney Morning Herald turned to brighter, lighter dishes, sweet treats and big match snacks, with a collection of 21 recipes emerging as the most popular for September.
China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs on $60 billion worth of each other's goods, following last week's Trump-Xi state visit in Washington. The deal covers everything from surgical robots and pure-bred whales to soccer balls, but leaves out politically sensitive items including American soybeans and AI-linked technology.
South Korea has summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly announced the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul, breaking what officials say was an agreement to keep the operation secret.
Mortgage holders may save hundreds of dollars a month by switching banks after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.6 per cent, the highest level in 15 years, but experts warn that finding big discounts is becoming more difficult.
National brick maker Brickworks will restart operations at its Austral Bricks facility in Cardup, south of Perth, three years after the plant was mothballed, with the Western Australian government spending $4 million to boost local brick production by 10 to 15 per cent in response to a shortage that has home builders fearing for their futures.
A private investigator invoiced Jean Nassif's development company Toplace $134,000 for surveillance of the former Strathfield mayor, with then-Labor councillor Sharangan Maheswaran convincing the company to pay the bill, an ICAC inquiry has heard.
Greens MPs will elect a new federal leader at a two-day retreat in Sydney this week, after Larissa Waters resigned as leader on Monday night citing worsening chronic kidney disease. The party room is expected to meet on Wednesday or Thursday, with Waters expected to appear alongside her successor at a press conference afterwards.