Category: Politics

Leaders set to meet to try to protect peace deal after Putin demands Ukraine withdraws from Donetsk and Luhansk Russia’s defence ministry said this morning that Russian forces had destroyed and intercepted 300 Ukrainian drones and struck storage sites for Sapsan operational-tactical missiles, Interfax news agency reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia is…

The 200-metre floating roof canopy will be activated during major public events. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tim Wilson sidesteps question about whether Coalition will dump support for net zero Finally, Wilson was asked about internal pressure within the Coalition to abandon support for any…

Pilot at London trust aims to reduce paperwork and free up doctors, as UK brings AI to public services An artificial intelligence tool designed to speed up the discharge of patients is being trialled at a hospital trust in London. The platform completes documents needed to send fit patients home, potentially saving hours of delays…

The German chancellor will join Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ in talks on Sunday before the Ukrainian and US presidents meet on Monday Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefing Russia’s reaction to Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska has been nothing short of jubilant, with Moscow celebrating the fact…

Malnutrition has reached 21.5% in Gaza City, meaning around one in five young children are suffering from malnutrition, Unrwa has said Turkey’s president has said the “tragedy unfolding in Gaza” should be considered a “deepening humanitarian catastrophe that wounds the collective conscience of humanity with each passing day”. Writing for Al Jazeera, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…

US president tells Fox’s Sean Hannity meeting with Russian leader in Alaska was ‘10’ out of 10 and puts onus on Ukrainian president No deal after brief Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine in Alaska The president has yet to deplane, but is currently greeting Alaska governor Muke Dunleavy and senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, all…

Discussions could reshape war in Ukraine and US-Moscow relations – without Zelenskyy or European leaders What’s at stake at the Trump-Putin Ukraine peace summit? Donald Trump has given Russian president Vladimir Putin a warm welcome to US soil as they begin a critical summit on the war in Ukraine. Both leaders disembarked their planes at…

Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti, who has spent more than 20 years in Israeli custody At least 16 Palestinian people, including five aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing medical sources. Here are some of the…

Addressing reception marking 80th anniversary of VJ Day, prime minister says he spoke to Zelenskyy about allies’ values as Trump prepares to meet Putin Nigel Farage has called for the right to nominate Reform UK supporters to the House of Lords, claiming this would address a “democratic disparity”. The demand was dismissed by the defence…

Labor under pressure to overhaul checks system for childcare workers, which the prime minister described as ‘hopeless’ A national working with children’s check system could take up to 12 months to set up, the federal attorney-general said, as Anthony Albanese decried the current industry safeguards as “hopeless”. Ahead of a meeting of the nation’s attorneys-general…