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Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan

Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.

Axios · Oct 1, 2025

What will it take? The sweeteners Australia could offer Turkey to snatch COP31

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was diplomatic on his return to Australia this week when quizzed about the ongoing negotiations for the COP31 climate summit with rival Turkey.

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2025

My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless

From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a calculated effort to silence dissent

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2025

No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Rohingya Tell UN Of Myanmar Bloodshed, Suffering

A Rohingya refugee who fled ethnic violence in Myanmar along with 750,000 others in 2017, spending seven years in Bangladesh, described Tuesday the endless cycle of violence and exile facing the mostly Muslim minority.

International Business Times · Sep 30, 2025

'Tepid' Australia accused of emboldening Israel

A failure to hold Israel to account for breaking humanitarian law as the death toll in Gaza soars has spurred a clarion call for action in Australia.

AAP · Sep 30, 2025

'I Couldn't Reach Them': Afghans Abroad Despair At Blackout

Afghans around the world are despairing at being unable to reach their loved ones at home after a Taliban-enforced internet blackout took effect on Monday.

International Business Times · Sep 30, 2025

Seven things from the Labour Party conference you may have missed

After an action-packed Labour conference, The Independent runs through things you may have missed

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

‘Fatal flaws’: analysts cast doubt on Tony Blair’s plan for future of Gaza

Former PM seems a perfect fit for Trump’s new era but his track record in the Middle East is not reassuring

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says: ‘People cannot escape’

Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025