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UK set to recognize Palestinian state despite opposition from the US : NPR

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands at a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday Sept. 18, 2025, at the conclusion of President Trump’s second UK state visit. Leon Neal/Pool Getty/ AP hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Pool Getty/ AP LONDON — The U.K. is expected to […]

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What to know : NPR

A wreath laid by mourners is seen outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Sept. 11 following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. A memorial service for Kirk in Arizona on Sunday is expected to draw tens of thousands of supporters. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images […]

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Optus admits process not followed after it missed at least five warnings of triple zero outage | Optus

Optus failed to immediately respond to at least five calls from customers unable to contact triple zero in the hours before it realised its systems had failed, as the embattled telco confirmed “established processes were not followed”. The company’s chief executive, Stephen Rue said on Sunday the company had identified at least five calls, routed […]

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Tulip Siddiq fears plans to use ‘fake’ documents to secure conviction in corruption trial | Politics

The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said she fears prosecutors could be planning to use “fake” documents to secure her conviction in her trial in Bangladesh on corruption charges. The Labour MP, who is being tried in absentia, spoke out after images of a Bangladeshi national identity card and a passport said to be […]

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Suspect in custody after New Hampshire country club shooting leaves 1 dead and several wounded : NPR

Police block a road to Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire, where a shooting happened on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Michael Casey/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Casey/AP NASHUA, N.H. — A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday, killing one person and wounding several others, authorities said. The […]

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Thousands gather at Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona where Trump to pay tribute to slain organizer | Charlie Kirk shooting

Thousands were gathering in Arizona on Sunday for a public memorial honoring Charlie Kirk, the rightwing youth organizer who was fatally shot during an event at a Utah college. Donald Trump, his vice-president, JD Vance, and Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, were among a long list of prominent officials and figures expected to pay tribute to […]

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Owner of Georgian broadcaster called country’s ‘propaganda megaphone’ is based in London | Georgia

On Pont Street in Belgravia in central London, on the first floor of a handsome Edwardian townhouse, sitting above the royal green awning of the Jeroboams wine shop, is an office. There are no obvious signs for it beyond a little note next to the intercom. When buzzed this week, no one appeared at the […]

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Canavan claims Coalition ‘on the cusp’ of abandoning net zero as Ley urged to follow Dutton’s voice referendum tactics | Climate crisis

Nationals senator Matt Canavan has claimed the Coalition is “on the cusp of walking away from net zero”, urging Sussan Ley to campaign against the emissions reduction target by taking inspiration from Peter Dutton’s opposition to the Indigenous voice referendum. The conservative political conference Cpac has heaped more pressure on Ley to dump the climate […]

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NT attorney general criticised after confirming family link to hit-and-run driver | Northern Territory

The Northern Territory’s attorney general, Marie-Clare Boothby, has faced criticism after confirming she is related to a man who was spared prison last week over a hit-and-run car crash that killed an Aboriginal man. Jack Danby, 24, was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order in relation to the crash in June 2024. Danby hit […]