Category: Politics
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Iran says messages are still being passed to the US amid war concerns, and other Mideast news
As concerns rise about a return to an all-out Iran war ahead of crucial elections in the United States and Israel, Iran said messages are still being passed to the U.S. and Tehran remains open to diplomacy. And U.S. President Donald Trump said…
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Student movement topples Serbia’s longtime ruling party
A student-led protest movement has ended the 14-year rule of Serbia’s right-wing party, former President Aleksandar Vučić conceded Sunday.Why it matters: The historic upset sidelines a Balkan strongman who courted President Trump’s family and…
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Funding set to double for plan to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
Meanwhile, the National Housing Federation is working with housing associations to identify at least 2,000 potential homes and bed spaces, including empty properties that could be brought back into use. However, questions remain about whether the…
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Tillis accuses California of being ‘guilty’ of ballot harvesting: ‘They have a system there that is ripe for abuse’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being “guilty” of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has “a system there that is ripe for abuse.” “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked about the…
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Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically
Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, in a statement titled “A Public…
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Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola delays campaign stops after car crash
Mary Peltola, a Democrat who is running for Alaska’s lone US Senate seat, and her family suffered minor injuries in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop on Saturday, her campaign said.The family was on its way to the Alaska Federation…
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Iowa’s Senate rivals pitch independence from their parties
Republican Ashley Hinson wants Iowans to know she’ll pick a fight with President Donald Trump. Democrat Josh Turek wants them to know he’ll work with him.The rivals in Iowa’s closely contested Senate race each sought to establish their…
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AI has a language gap. That could be a problem for some voters.
AI chatbots are feeding non-native English speakers inaccurate information about the election, community activists and researchers warn, creating a barrier for some voters ahead of the midterms. The challenge — which leading AI companies say…
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Butchers face battle to survive as skills shortage forces closure of Noosa storefront
Queensland butchers are grappling with a skills shortage, with one set to stop serving customers due to a lack of available staff, while others have begun recruiting from overseas.Noosa butcher Steve Young’s business had grown over more than 20…
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Has Healey’s military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?
The public has been told repeatedly that John Healey is so concerned about budget leaks that he has set up defence-style “compartmentalisation” to prevent the Treasury’s financial secrets escaping.The macho military analogies began in…