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Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit
Donald Trump has vowed that the US would “take over” war ravaged Gaza and “own it”, effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, in an announcement shocking even by the standards of his norm-shattering presidency.
Trump, who has previously threatened Greenland and Panama and suggested that Canada should become the …
Adam Hunter, former West Coast AFL premiership player, dies aged 43
West Coast and the rest of the AFL community are mourning the loss of Adam Hunter after the former Eagles player died at the age of 43.
Hunter was found dead early on Wednesday morning in Bunbury, 175km south of Perth.
The 2006 premiership star played 151 games for the …
Ukraine war briefing: I will sit down with US, Europe and Putin, says Zelenskyy
The Ukrainian president,
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said he would agree to direct talks with Vladimir Putin
to end the war. “If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely we will go for this set-up,” …
Home Office wasted nearly £100m on plans to house asylum seekers, watchdog finds
The Home Office’s plans to house asylum seekers reveal a “dysfunctional culture of repeated mistakes and weak internal challenge” that wasted nearly £100m, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded.
A Public Accounts Committee report said the department had a “troubling culture that repeatedly wastes public money” after examining the acquisition of …
‘What happened?’: No peace for Shamikh Badra, who fears for family missing in Gaza since 2023
There is a peace now, fragile and uncertain, but there are no answers.
Shamikh Badra carries on his phone a photo of his brother, Ehab, sitting, smiling with his children. For now, it’s all he has – and it might be all he ever has of the sibling he revered.
…Google parent Alphabet’s earnings disappoint Wall Street amid stiff AI competition
Shares of Google’s parent company Alphabet fell more than 6% after the company reported a slight miss in expected revenue on Tuesday. The company reported $96.5bn, compared with analyst expectations of $96.67 bn. The company surpassed investors’ expectations of $2.13 in earnings per share, however, with $2.15 in EPS.
“Q4 …
Foundations laid for tribunal to try Putin for Ukraine invasion, EU says
International lawyers have “laid the foundations” for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression, the EU has said, hailing a significant step towards holding Vladimir Putin and his top officials accountable for the invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement late on Tuesday, the EU executive declared …
Donald Trump to become first sitting US president to attend Super Bowl
Donald Trump will become the first sitting US president to attend the Super Bowl when he watches Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.
A White House official confirmed Trump’s decision to the Associated Press on Tuesday. Sitting US vice-presidents, including Al Gore and …
Trump to host Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to discuss Gaza ceasefire deal
Mauritian PM expects ‘speedy resolution’ with UK over Chagos Islands
Downing Street has refused to comment on the prospect of an imminent deal over the Chagos Islands, after the Mauritian prime minister said Keir Starmer had told him he was confident about finalising an agreement in the coming weeks.
An interim deal on returning sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to …