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For comedians around the world, the laughs often end as democracy fades | Freedom of speech
The exiled Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef has experienced firsthand how intolerant governments can silence political satire. And he had a short message this week for those living in an age of Donald Trump’s free speech clampdown: “My Fellow American Citizens,” he wrote on X. “Welcome to my world.” In his attacks on the most […]
Seven teenagers charged with murder after stabbing deaths of two boys in Melbourne | Melbourne
Seven teenagers have been charged with murder after the stabbing deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek in Cobblebank in Melbourne’s west earlier this month. The seven males, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on Friday morning after raids on homes in Melbourne’s north and west by homicide squad detectives. They […]
Houthi drone crashes into hotel in Israel’s Eilat | Newsfeed
NewsFeed A drone crashed into a hotel in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Thursday, causing a fire but no casualties, authorities said. Yemen’s Houthi group, who have been firing drones and missiles in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, claimed responsibility for the attack. Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 Click […]
‘Crisis of justice’ as floods devastate: Pakistan’s climate change minister | Climate Crisis News
Islamabad, Pakistan – As Pakistan reels from one of the worst flooding to have hit the country in decades, where more than 1,000 people have been killed and more than two million displaced, Pakistan’s climate change minister has slammed the “crisis of justice” facing his country. The United Nations said more than six million […]
Friday briefing: Special relationships, unlikely ‘friendships’ – Trump’s state visit beyond the cliches | Donald Trump
Good morning. Donald Trump has gone home, no doubt so thrilled by the Red Arrows and the chance to have dinner with Nick Faldo that he will enter the Oval Office this morning a changed man. Admittedly, at his Chequers press conference with Keir Starmer yesterday afternoon, the transformation hadn’t entirely taken hold: Trump […]
Government borrowing higher than expected in August
UK government borrowing was higher than expected in August, according to the latest official figures. Borrowing – the difference between public spending and tax income – was £18bn in August. That was up £3.5bn from the same month last year and the highest August borrowing for five years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. […]
Australia news live: PM takes aim at Ley over climate target comment; NSW Greens push for laws to keep cats inside | Australia news
PM calls Coalition’s refusal to set emissions targets ‘extraordinary’ Albanese also had harsh words for opposition leader Sussan Ley and her refusal to set the Coalition’s own targets. Albanese said: Today we’ve had the extraordinary comment by the leader of the Liberal party who said ‘we don’t believe in setting targets at all’ … The […]
Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say : NPR
Delta State University sign on the campus grounds, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 in Cleveland, Miss. Sophie Bates/AP hide caption toggle caption Sophie Bates/AP CLEVELAND, Miss. — An autopsy by the office of Mississippi’s state medical examiner concluded that a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide, police said […]
Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities
The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment. Some 140 books by women – including titles like “Safety in the Chemical Laboratory” – were among 680 books found to […]
US Senate approves 48 Trump nominees in a single vote | Politics News
Mass approval of nominees follows rules change that make it easier to approve lower-level Trump nominations. Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees to government positions, following a recent rule change that allows the […]