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What painter Sliman Mansour told NPR about Palestinian rights and art before he died
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Here's what happened on day 2 of the UN General Assembly
Iran and Ukraine take center stage at the UN as diplomats push to contain two wars threatening global stability.
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Australia news live: OECD says Australia will struggle to get inflation below 3%; Qantas staff strike
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 600 Qantas ground crew workers have begun a 24-hour strike this morning across the country over an escalating industrial dispute. Qantas said that it has contingency plans in place and any impacts would be felt primarily by the airline’s freight and regional QantasLink services. We remain focused on reaching an agreement through the bargaining process and continue to engage constructively with the union. The world has become more volatile, more contested and less secure. In this geopolitical environment, it is more important than ever that like-minded partners stand together and deepen their cooperation. Australia and the Netherlands recognise the need to continue investing in our close cooperation to meet current and future challenges. Australia and the Netherlands remain resolute in their
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Does the UN have a future?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice about the relevance of the United Nations in 2026.
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Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he expressed ‘disappointment’ to chief executive it had taken the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June. Australia’s prime minister made the comments at the UN summit in New York, saying it appeared no personal information had been accessed. Continue reading...
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Federal judge delays ruling on White House media ban
During a roughly 45-minute hearing, a lawyer for CNN, Politico and MS NOW disputed Trump administration arguments that the ban was over national security concerns.
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‘We are not the ones seeking confrontation,’ Polish president says about Russia during UN address – live
Karol Nawrocki says ‘Russia is destabilising the situation in Europe through open aggression’ as he addresses UNGA These latest attacks come just hours before Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the UN general assembly, so he is likely to reflect on them during his UN speech later. So far, we have had no public comment from Zelenskyy or Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha. Continue reading...