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12+ min ago (349+ words) Australian PM: 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach gunmen West Bank's Palestinians report widespread theft by Israeli army After the ceasefire: In south Lebanon, Israel's war never ended Gulf states reconsider their reliance on US' security umbrella A hero in Sydney European football fuels online betting black market in Algeria Sudan has once again topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization, as warring sides press on with a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people. It is the third time in a row Sudan has headed the list, which was published on Tuesday. It highlights the 20 countries most at risk of new or worsened humanitarian emergencies. "What the IRC is seeing on the ground is not a tragic accident. The world is not simply failing to respond to crisis;…...

14+ min ago (48+ words) Israeli forces continue raids across occupied West Bank as Gaza reels from Israeli attacks and aftermath of a storm. Israeli forces continue raids across occupied West Bank as Gaza reels from Israeli attacks and aftermath of a storm. Palestinians in Gaza fear rain as war-damaged buildings collapse...

29+ min ago (896+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst America is in or on the verge of a seriously bad recession and the Trump regime is hiding the numbers " the signs are everywhere. His incoherent tariffs, massive tax breaks for billionaires, and gutting the Inflation Reduction Act are kneecapping our economy. In response, Trump visited Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania and tried to pitch himself as a champion for the little guy, the middle class, small farmers, and working people. Which raises the question: who do Trump and the GOP really work for? " Vladimir Putin was furious that the Biden administration had been providing Ukraine with weapons systems, including air defense munitions and HIMARS rockets, so in March of this year Trump abruptly suspended delivery of most…...

31+ min ago (961+ words) We needed to see the world as it was," said Esformes, who is now CEO and operating partner for Pacific. Not how we wanted it to be." Brian Reeves, a fourth-generation farmer in upstate New York who is president of the state's vegetable growers association, told ProPublica that many farmers just want to focus on farming itself without the extra burden of compliance, such filling out paperwork and submitting to audits. There's a little bit of: If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Reeves added. A lot of farmers are just afraid that it's going to be more of a headache than it's worth." Over the next decade and a half, the program would help protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of farmworkers. It would also resolve thousands of the workers' complaints. But its protections would only reach a…...

35+ min ago (1669+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The Supreme Court is poised to overturn a 90-year-old decision protecting the heads of independent federal agencies from firing by the president " a move more significant in the court's rightward march than the 2022 decision to overturn the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, alarmed legal experts tell Raw Story. "This is the most important case of the decade," said Seth Chandler, professor at the University of Houston Law Center. Following oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter last week, most observers predict the Court will side with President Donald Trump in his firing of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. That will "further unleash massive corruption by this executive branch," said Lisa Graves, co-founder of Court Accountability and author…...

41+ min ago (227+ words) What Erika Kirk has in common with France's First Family. Candace Owens at a Turning Point The far-right can't condone what she's saying'but can't look away either. Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Podcast Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a valid phone number. Listen on your phone:RECOMMENDED Enter your phone number and we'll text you a link to set up the podcast in your app: We'll only text you about setting up this podcast, no spam. Listen on your computer: Listen on your device:RECOMMENDED These links will only work if you're on the device you listen to podcasts on. Candace Owens at a Turning Point The far-right can't condone what she's saying'but can't look away either. Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Podcast Thanks!...

46+ min ago (400+ words) White House officials are steering themselves clear of commenting on the impending health care vote as they "know it could be ugly". An insider has suggested Donald Trump and the administration are keeping quiet on the future of health care as both Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune take on the bulk of the ugliness. Speaking to Politico, an unnamed source close to the White House suggested the Trump administration is in no rush to take the heat off of either Johnson or Thune. They said, "The White House does understand how important this issue is. They want to find some fixes. But they know it could be ugly to get where they need to, and they're letting [Speaker Mike] Johnson and [Senate Majority Leader John] Thune handle a lot of the ugliness." But the White House…...

47+ min ago (207+ words) Dublin-born, London-based Rachel Galvo dreamed of starring in Les Mis, but then her career in comedy took off "Shite Feminist" Rachel Galvo: "I"ve big dreams. I just need Sharon Horgan to answer my emails" Dublin-born, London-based Rachel Galvo dreamed of starring in Les Mis, but then her career in comedy took off Rachel Galvo: "This girl was, like, you"re a comedian? If you need a side job, you can clean my house" The father and son who built an Irish entertainment empire This Uncle Vanya " a quick-witted Riste'rd Cooper " plays it cool in a house of freaks "A hug runs all the way through this": How to Catch a Star, based on the Oliver Jeffers book, returns to the Ark Who are the Bondi Beach shooting suspects, Naveed and Sajid Akram? "My kids idolise their dad. Should I…...

50+ min ago (857+ words) A GoFundMe page has been launched for Ahmed al-Ahmed, injured when bravely tackling one of the Bondi Beach attackers. By Sarah Shamim and News Agencies During the deadly shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, a bystander was filmed tackling and disarming one of the attackers. The man, identified as 43-year-old fruit-shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed, has been hailed as a hero. On Tuesday, Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, said al-Ahmed's actions were an example of "Australians coming together. "Ahmed al-Ahmed " took the gun off that perpetrator at great risk to himself and suffered serious injury as a result of that, and is currently going through operations today in hospital, Albanese said. This is what we know about al-Ahmed. During a gathering at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration, two men opened fire at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and wounding at…...

56+ min ago (493+ words) Three latest attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean come as the US increases military presence in Trinidad and Tobago, near Venezuela. By Lyndal Rowlands and News Agencies The United States has said it killed eight people in new attacks on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, days after the US military seized a Venezuelan oil tanker amid Washington's continuing military buildup in Latin America. In a post on social media, the US Military Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said that "lethal kinetic strikes" targeted three vessels in international waters on Monday, at the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Eight people were killed in total, SOUTHCOM said in a statement. "Three in the first vessel, two in the second and three in the third," it said, while claiming without providing any evidence that those killed were linked to drug trafficking. At…...