Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from 'fascist'-inspired Starship Troopers outfits
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Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from 'fascist'-inspired Starship Troopers outfits

US President Donald Trump posted an image of dark “next generation” US Space Force uniforms on Sunday that the text claims were “inspired by the discipline and functionality of the Starship Trooper uniform” – a design the director of the 1997 film Starship Troopers said was directly meant to evoke Nazis. Trump also posted an AI-generated image titled “Space Force” of himself in a spaceship as two ...

Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs set to take effect as trade dispute grows
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Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs set to take effect as trade dispute grows

Counter-measures covering several sectors come after Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of American imports early on Tuesday, escalating a trade fight with its largest trading partner as tensions between US president Donald Trump and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney intensify.The tariffs, which take effect at 1...

Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Hasan Piker rejects Polymarket ‘support’ claim; says stance miscast

Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Hasan Piker rejects Polymarket ‘support’ claim; says stance miscast

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Hasan Piker has denied Polymarket’s claim that he supports Lindsay Clancy, calling the wording a false description of his views. He has discussed Clancy’s postpartum psychosis defense, questioned her criminal responsibility and rejected theories blaming her husband. The case remains unresolved after a mistrial in Massachusetts, with prosecutors yet to decide whether Clancy will face another trial ...

Flights restart in Indonesia as airports reopen after volcanic eruption

Flights restart in Indonesia as airports reopen after volcanic eruption

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Indonesia had planes flying again on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption forced the country’s major airports to close for days, with authorities saying that flights would resume gradually. The disruption, caused by the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, halted nearly 3,000 flights and stranded more than 340,000 passengers. Ash from Anak Krakatoa, which sits halfway between ‌Java and Sumatra islands, has bla...

Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis in Indonesia

Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis in Indonesia

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Indonesia’s main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early on Tuesday after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry said. The ministry wrote on Instagram that the airport serving the capital Jakarta and four others near the city or around the island of Java are now operating again, as the air safety crisis that left hundreds of thousands of travel...

Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed

Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed

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OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperaturesPortsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham will be among the cities that warm the most by the end of this century as global heating turns British cities into urban heat islands, according to research.Analysis from Ordnance Survey (OS) has created a heat vulnerability index for ...

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane that overran Miami runway

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane that overran Miami runway

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Investigators with the US National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday they had recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran the runway and crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday, killing five people ‌on the ground. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the two devices, commonly referred to as the black boxes, were being r...

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami

Black boxes recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami

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Investigators with the US National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday they had recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran the runway and crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday, killing five people ‌on the ground. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the two devices, commonly referred to as the black boxes, were being r...

Nearly 1.7 million deaths linked to second-hand smoke in 2023, study finds

Nearly 1.7 million deaths linked to second-hand smoke in 2023, study finds

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More than 2.7 billion people worldwide, including 767 million children, were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2023, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths, a Lancet study said on Tuesday. Researchers found second-hand smoke remained a major global health risk, with no safe level of exposure.

Australia politics live: Joyce says One Nation ‘shouldn’t have to model’ super plan; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

Australia politics live: Joyce says One Nation ‘shouldn’t have to model’ super plan; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

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Follow the day’s news liveOne Nation policy will leave people $25k worse off at retirement, Mulino saysSuperannuation is kicking off again today with One Nation pushing to allow people to divert 3% of their superannuation to their rent or mortgage.It took us decades to get to 12% superannuation guarantee and that’s a level that will provide people with a high level of dignity and security in retir...

Burnham risks friction with Trump over Israeli West Bank settlement sanctions

Burnham risks friction with Trump over Israeli West Bank settlement sanctions

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is expected to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday as he seeks to adopt a stronger policy on an issue that is important to his governing Labour Party but may anger US President Donald Trump. A new sanctions regime targeting Israel but limited to Jewish settlements in the West Bank will be announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Milib...

Burnham risks friction with Trump as UK readies sanctions over Israeli settlements

Burnham risks friction with Trump as UK readies sanctions over Israeli settlements

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is expected to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday as he seeks to adopt a stronger policy on an issue that is important to his governing Labour Party but may anger US President Donald Trump. A new sanctions regime targeting Israel but limited to Jewish settlements in the West Bank will be announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Milib...

UK’s Burnham risks Trump anger with new sanctions on Israel

UK’s Burnham risks Trump anger with new sanctions on Israel

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is expected to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday as he seeks to adopt a stronger policy on an issue that is important to his governing Labour Party but may anger US President Donald Trump. A new sanctions regime targeting Israel but limited to Jewish settlements in the West Bank will be announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Milib...

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Officials investigating cause of deadly Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami; state of emergency in Hawaii as Hurricane Lowell approaches.

Australia politics live: Howard warns about limiting immigration; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

Australia politics live: Howard warns about limiting immigration; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

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Follow the day’s news liveOne Nation policy will leave people $25k worse off at retirement, Mulino saysSuperannuation is kicking off again today with One Nation pushing to allow people to divert 3% of their superannuation to their rent or mortgage.It took us decades to get to 12% superannuation guarantee and that’s a level that will provide people with a high level of dignity and security in retir...

NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal

NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal

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Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national parkA New South Wales Greens MP has made an impassioned plea to her federal colleagues, urging them not to vote with the Coalition and One Nation to block a plan for the NSW government to get millions of dollars worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park...

How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

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The risk of a conflict over Taiwan is shaping Japanese defence planning, with Tokyo shoring up security at home and abroad for a potentially prolonged fight. But there are economic, demographic and political constraints on how far its military transformation can go. In the first of a three-part series, Gabriel Dominguez examines how Japan is building a network of partnerships to strengthen its str...

Australia politics live: Australia politics live: Howard warns about limiting immigration; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

Australia politics live: Australia politics live: Howard warns about limiting immigration; Chaney condemns Labor ‘park barrelling’ allegations

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Follow the day’s news liveOne Nation policy will leave people $25k worse off at retirement, Mulino saysSuperannuation is kicking off again today with One Nation pushing to allow people to divert 3% of their superannuation to their rent or mortgage.It took us decades to get to 12% superannuation guarantee and that’s a level that will provide people with a high level of dignity and security in retir...

Streamer Backlash Over Crash Photo: Kick’s Binx slammed for Miami plane stunt; legal fallout eyed

Streamer Backlash Over Crash Photo: Kick’s Binx slammed for Miami plane stunt; legal fallout eyed

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Kick streamer Binx is facing criticism after footage appeared to show her posing near the wreckage of an Amazon cargo plane that killed five people in Miami. The crash happened on September 6 after the Boeing 767-300 overran the runway and struck vehicles. Authorities are investigating the cause, while it remains unclear whether Binx could face any legal action over her access to the site.