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Live: Tony Burke accuses Coalition of leaving health policy to organised crime

Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen

On the heels of reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and the capture of another key port by the militants on Yemen’s Red Sea coast – including the seizure of eight UN vehicles from a key aid hub there – the Security Council is meeting on Thursday at 3pm in New York

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones

The Security Council met to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take stock of a threat that has morphed dramatically since resolution 1373 built the council's counter-terrorism machinery in 2001.

Watch live: Jeffries gives remarks as AI safety concerns mount

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Monday afternoon as calls for guardrails around artificial intelligence (AI) build after industry experts raised red flags around safety of the emerging technology.

Watch live: Vance, Blanche unveil fraud charges tied to COVID-era emergency loans

Vice President Vance and Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected to unveil new fraud charges on Monday tied to Emergency Rental Assistance loans issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch live: Vance, Trump to close out Day 2 of RNC midterm convention

Vice President Vance is giving the keynote address Thursday evening at the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas.

Watch live: Bush gives remarks to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11

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Watch live: Trump to headline first GOP midterm convention

President Trump will deliver the keynote address Wednesday evening as the Republican National Committee (RNC) kicks off its two-day midterm convention — the first of its kind — in Dallas.

Security Council LIVE: Addressing the legacy of Syria’s chemical weapons

Following revelations from the UN nuclear watchdog that the former Syrian regime failed to report holding nuclear material and the discovery in May of an undeclared chemical weapons cache, the Security Council met Thursday to be briefed on the latest developments and discuss the

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ is reportedly ending, ABC pushes back

ABC will not extend comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s contract beyond 2027, Page Six reported on Tuesday.

Watch live: Trump honors 9/11 victims, first responders at White House

President Trump on Tuesday morning will give remarks alongside the Steel Workers of America to honor first responders and the victims of the Sept.

Security Council LIVE: Deadly gang attacks spike in Haiti

Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) to hear and discuss the latest developments.

Watch live: Jeffries speaks after 2 Democrats buck party on GOP rule vote

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak Thursday morning after two Democrats broke with the party to help Republicans advance a series of GOP-backed measures.

Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition

As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that i

Watch live: House panel examines birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

A House Judiciary Committee panel on Wednesday will examine the Supreme Court’s recent decision on birthright citizenship and potential legislative responses to it.

Watch live: Trump meets with travel executives

President Trump welcomed a group of U.S. travel executives to the White House Wednesday afternoon. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is also expected to attend. Watch live above.

How does unthinkable policy become inevitable? The ‘Overton window’ is one possible answer

It was once deemed crazy to get rid of protective tariffs. Privatising state banks was inconceivable. Both are now commonplace, but how does this happen?

Vance confirms calls to generals, admirals on US foreign policy

Vice President Vance appeared to confirm on Monday a New York Times story that reported he made calls to U.S.

Crypto traders rigged the market of classic MMO Old School RuneScape, so its developers came out with a "zero-tolerance" policy on market manipulation

Old School RuneScape developer Jagex was forced to make a hardline stance against cryptocurrency-driven market manipulation after the MMO's economy faced peculiar investments and scarcities driven by, of all things, a meme coin gauged against RuneScape items.

One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart

Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist Listen: The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcast Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has come

Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Launch a Streaming Public Policy Group

The Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA) will represent the interests of streaming platforms in Washington.

Portugal decriminalized drugs 25 years ago, but the real lesson is what it built around this policy

Portugal’s remarkable public health strides after changing its approach to drugs may not be replicable in other countries absent broader systemic reforms.

Carleton College Adopts No-Loan Financial Aid Policy

Carleton College Adopts No-Loan Financial Aid Policy jessica.blake@… Tue, 09/15/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake

Can a new national peace policy fix Nigeria’s security problems?

The country is confronting insurgency, banditry, mass kidnapping, communal violence, and organized crime, with the nature varying significantly from one region to another.

Trump administration suffers double legal setback over immigration policy

Courts and Democratic-led states mount legal challenges against Trump administration visa and green card limits.

STAT+: How $500 explains Republican health policy, and the GLP-1 Rx wave

The one health care policy Republicans agree on, and a look at how rural providers are approaching AI.

The last mile for public policy

Governments ultimately deliver outcomes through thousands of people making decisions at local government, nonprofits, and service provider organizations.

Finland: EU leaders meet to forge new Arctic policy

European leaders are meeting over shipping, resources and security in the region amid pressure from the US, China and Russia. The EU sees the Arctic as key to its future security as melting ice makes it more accessible.

Private Policy Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear

States and Cities Sue Over Trump’s Policy to Restrict Green Cards - The New York Times

States and Cities Sue Over Trump’s Policy to Restrict Green Cards The New York Times States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards cnn.com Mamdani, Letitia James sue to block Trump admin from refusing immigrants over welfare status

Samsung's insurance policy against Google is costing me hours every week

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UN hails Libya election deal as Security Council urges Libyans to seize the moment

The UN Security Council has welcomed a breakthrough agreement between Libya's rival political blocs, calling it "an important step" towards the country's first national elections in over a decade – while pressing all sides to move quickly from paper to practice.

‘Where do we go?’: How Israel’s ‘yellow line’ is closing in on Palestinians

Ola Ishtiwi sits with her children in front of the remains of her home in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, a few metres away from a series of painted cement blocks Israel has placed to mark what has become known as the “yellow line”.

IAEA chief underscores commitment to nuclear safety and verification

The Director General of the UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, opened its 70th General Conference on Monday in Vienna with a message full of optimism, stressing that despite the many difficulties and tensions the world is witnessing a “common spirit of dedication” which still guides thei

Countries must increase AI regulation to avoid ‘existential risks’: Türk

Voluntary self-regulation by companies developing frontier artificial intelligence (AI) is “nowhere near sufficient” to address existing harms and prevent advanced autonomous AI models from circumventing human safeguards, UN human rights chief Volker Türk wrote on Monday.

Civilians bear the brunt, with deadly US strikes in Iran and thousands displaced in Yemen

Independent UN human rights investigators called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Monday following a series of United States airstrikes on Iran in recent weeks that have killed civilians as tensions ripple through the region.

‘Not feasible’: With ballots already in the mail, election officials say it is too late for Trump’s USPS order

While the Trump administration's bid to overhaul mail-in voting remains blocked by the lower courts, North Carolina will be the first state to send ballots on Friday.

Missouri Supreme Court pauses GOP gerrymander, likely netting Democrats 1 House seat

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that voters can decide the fate of the GOP-passed gerrymander via a referendum this fall.

RFK Jr. to headline Children’s Health Defense conference in DC

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.

Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food assistance, WFP says

As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the spread of the deadly disease.

Trump’s radical plan is to make the postal service an election gatekeeper

The potential to interfere with voters' ability to vote by mail is not a bug but a feature of a system designed to restrict a practice that Democrats have used more often than Republicans in recent elections.

Republicans, fearing voter anger about costs, clash over economic strategy

Republicans are clashing over how to improve their weak polling numbers on the economy less than two months before Election Day, fearing that voter anger over high costs could sink GOP candidates in November.

Compound in blueberries may help muscles burn fat, study finds

A natural compound found in blueberries and grapes helped muscle cells burn stored fat in lab tests, researchers found.

Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away: Türk

Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the plight of Afghans has only deteriorated, with millions impoverished while authorities violate basic human rights daily.

Flood-ravaged Nepal calls for climate justice

Nepal’s call for financial compensation following recent deadly floods underlines the need to help countries that contribute the least to climate change – but are increasingly grappling with its most lethal consequences, the top UN official in the country said on Wednesday.

Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’

Independent human rights investigators voiced deep concern over growing risks to both civilians and South Sudan’s political transition following their latest fact-finding mission to the world’s youngest nation – their 14th in a decade.

‘The water comes up to our knees’: Climate hazards shut millions of children out of school in 2025

When the creek beside Taudibura Garo's school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn't stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish.

‘An assault on humanity itself’: Guterres pays tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders

Twenty-five years ago, the heinous terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against the United States claimed thousands of lives and represented “an assault on humanity itself”, the UN chief said on Thursday.

UN climate chief warns political division is undermining fight against ‘economic security emergency’

The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with reality, as he set out a stark account of the economic toll climate change is already inflicting on Europe.

Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen

At least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting last week between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwestern Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday.

Terrorist propaganda is outpacing global efforts to stop it, UN report finds

Terrorist groups are recruiting, raising money and even planning operations through propaganda that is now “embedded” in every stage of their work, a new UN report warns – and governments are struggling to keep pace.

The world just had the hottest August ever

Earth just had the hottest August on record, according to newly released weather data.

Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’

A drone strike on the protective structure at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant could have endangered the safety of millions of people, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo told reporters via video link from Kyiv on Thursday.

Married at 13, pregnant and starving: Child brides of Yemen

Fatimah* was 13 when she was married off to an older man. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters.

Guterres: Old global order must change as power shifts to emerging economies

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders of a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi on Sunday that a more balanced global order requires an overhaul of the institutions built after the Second World War, including the UN Security Council.

South Sudan: UNICEF reaches communities cut off by conflict in Jonglei state

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners have delivered lifesaving assistance to families in conflict-affected communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, many of whom had gone months without humanitarian support.

Six UN staff killed in Gaza school strike; Lebanon violations mount

Israeli strikes killed six UN workers and civilians at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza as needs grow, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA.

Highly persistent toxic waste threatens ‘many, if not all, human rights’

Poor management of toxic chemicals and hazardous waste threatens “many, if not all, human rights,” the newly appointed independent human rights independent expert on the rising threat told the Human Rights Council on Monday.

Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade

Migrants sent $728.6 billion home to families in low and middle-income countries in 2025, nearly double the amount recorded a decade earlier, according to a new report from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

UN agencies warn humanitarian system in Sudan ‘could collapse’

UN aid agencies on Monday said they may be forced to scale back humanitarian aid in Sudan – home of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis – due to funding shortfalls.

Sanders, Bannon to speak at event calling for AI controls

Political figures across the aisle, including Sen.

Husted picks up Steak ‘n Shake endorsement in Ohio Senate race

Steak ‘n Shake has thrown its support behind Sen.

Thune: Legislation to regulate AI needs to have a ‘light touch’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said any legislation Congress passes to regulate AI must have a “light touch” so as not to stifle innovation and tempered recent warnings that superintelligent AI could exterminate humanity as a “worst-case scenario.” “It needs

Trump adds extra sanctions to Russian bank for ties to Iran

The Trump administration on Monday added extra sanctions on one of Russia’s largest financial institutions, VTB, over its ties to Iran, layering on penalties first imposed because of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Oil prices up after new strikes on Saudi infrastructure

Oil prices on Monday leaped more than 4 percent after Yemen-based militant Houthis struck Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure and ships, leaving one crucial pipeline out of service for weeks.

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia, accusing it of ‘indifference’ to harassment of pro-Palestinian protesters

Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian demonstrator targeted by the Trump administration, and other former Columbia University student activists are suing their alma mater over its alleged indifference to harassment they faced there.

Chicago Democratic mayor says he’ll run for reelection

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) announced Sunday he is running for reelection, more than three years after he ascended to the office.

Macklemore says Robert Kraft, stadium owners fueled his ouster from Ed Sheeran’s tour over call to ‘free Palestine’

Rapper Macklemore said Monday that stadium owners, among them Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots, fueled his ouster from pop star Ed Sheeran’s ongoing tour following his pro-Palestinian advocacy.

Jeffries calls on Congress to stay in Washington to address AI concerns

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on House GOP leaders to remain in Washington to allow Congress to consider new limits on AI companies following dire warnings from industry insiders about the threat the technology poses to humanity.

Trump guts climate rules for coal and gas power plants

The Trump administration on Monday gutted regulations that limited planet-warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.

As AI fears spike, Trump bats down calls for regulation

President Trump is downplaying the mounting concerns about artificial intelligence and resisting calls for regulation, putting him out of step with a growing chorus of worries coming from within the tech industry and both sides of the political aisle.

Trump nominates Wesley Hunt to Saudi Arabia ambassador post

President Trump on Monday nominated Rep.

Costco nearly doubles cost of motor oil, limits purchases

A price hike and purchase limits may take you back to the days of empty shelves where toilet paper once stood, but this likely won't impact you as much as you may immediately fear.

Newsom says he won’t run for president in 2028 if Harris does

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Cruz: Trump should sign college sports bill live on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ once passed

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McConnell returns to Senate to cast first vote since June

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Paxton gets $54M boost from Senate Leadership Fund’s Texas PAC

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign received nearly $54 million from the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund’s (SLF) Texas affiliate, according to a filing.

Supreme Court won’t restore Trump’s mail-in voting plan for midterms

The Supreme Court refused to clear the way for President Trump’s mail-in voting plan for the midterms on Monday over the dissents of two conservative justices, keeping intact a judge’s block that declared the plan unlawful.

6 takeaways as Trump takes sledgehammer to power plant climate regs

The Trump administration on Monday gutted the rules governing the nation’s climate regulations for power plants.

Iran strikes on US diplomatic facilities in 4 Gulf countries cost $184M: IG report

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