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Albanese warns Netanyahu expansion of settlements in West Bank risks putting two-state solution ‘out of reach’ | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese is warning Benjamin Netanyahu any move to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank or annex parts of Palestine risks putting a two-state solution permanently “beyond reach”. As far-right members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition demand Israel annexe some of the territory that would be part of a future Palestinian state, Albanese told major […]
Trump rails against Tylenol but autism claims not supported by science | Trump administration
Donald Trump has, allegedly, found “the answer to autism”: Tylenol. On Monday, Trump announced that pregnant women should dramatically limit their use of acetaminophen, known by the brand name Tylenol or internationally as paracetamol, because, he claimed, it raises the risk of autism. This claim is not supported by science. Research into links between acetaminophen […]
Australia news live: AMA president says ‘no studies’ support Trump claim about paracetamol; PM remembers Zomi Frankcom in UN speech | Australia news
AMA president says no studies show paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism Danielle McMullen, the president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), said this morning there are no studies showing paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism. McMullen spoke to RN Breakfast following US president Donald Trump’s assertion that the popular painkiller was linked to autism […]
Democrats urge Trump border czar investigation over bribery allegation | Trump administration
Democrats have urged treasury watchdogs to investigate reports that Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan accepted a $50,000 bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent in return for political favours. In the alleged scheme, Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money, according to unnamed sources […]
Anthony Albanese misses out on one-to-one meeting with Donald Trump | Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese has been left off Donald Trump’s official meeting schedule this week at the UN general assembly in New York. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday, Australian time, that the US president would hold bilateral meetings with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Union boss Ursula von der Leyen. But no […]
Allies’ recognition of Palestine angers Netanyahu but his options for response are limited | Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to denounce the recognition of a Palestinian state by many of Israel’s historic allies, but the prime minister may be struggling to decide how to turn rhetoric into a concrete response. His options are perhaps more constrained than he would have his supporters believe. He has variously threatened annexation of occupied […]
Trump press secretary denies president is weaponizing justice department and dodges question on autism announcement – live | US news
White House says it won’t ‘tolerate gaslighting’ from media following Trump’s pressure campaign on justice department Karoline Leavitt was resolute today when fielding questions from reporters on the pressure campaign from the president on the Department of Justice to investigate several of his political opponents. “We are not going to tolerate gaslighting from anyone in […]
IDF may attack camps of displaced people after Gaza City, says ex-general | Gaza
Israeli military forces are likely to mount new attacks into parts of Gaza now crowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced people once they have concluded their current offensive into Gaza City, a former Israeli national security advisor and general has said. Yaakov Amidror, who served as national security adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 […]
Earthquake with 4.3 magnitude rocks San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early on Monday, waking up many people, with more than 22,000 saying they felt it, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-south-east of Berkeley, the survey said. It happened shortly before 3am PT. People posted online that […]
Russian violation of Estonian airspace brings region ‘closer to conflict’, foreign minister says – Europe live | Russia
Russian provocations represent ‘destabilising escalation’ that brings region ‘closer to conflict than at any time in recent years,’ Estonia’s foreign minister says Flanked by foreign ministers and senior diplomats from other countries, Estonia’s Tsahkna reads out a statement on behalf of 50 countries and the EU condemning the incident in which three Russian fighter jets […]