US Politics

US forces plan a ‘civil military co-ordination centre’ in Israel to provide humanitarian, logistical and security assistance, an official said, but will not deploy to Gaza.

Ukraine is deploying a new strategy to get Donald Trump to pressure Moscow to stop the war: holding the carrot of a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says President Donald Trump ‘deserves congratulations’ following the US-led Gaza peace deal.

Around 200 US troops will help oversee the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, setting up a coordination centre to manage aid and security without entering Gaza.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism and introduced a shocking new claim about its association with circumcision.

The Justice Department won an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of committing mortgage fraud in 2023.

China has widened its rare earth export restrictions, ramping up control before the crucial Trump-Xi summit in South Korea.

The Israeli cabinet has approved a Gaza peace plan, endorsing the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage release which US President Donald Trump says will happen on ‘Monday or Tuesday’.

A hostage release and Gaza ceasefire are welcome. However, what happens next is the acid test.

Federal Reserve officials in September were strongly inclined to lower interest rates, with the only dispute seeming to be over how many cuts were coming this year. 

AARON PATRICK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas’ removal is non-negotiable, no matter how many civilians have to die to eliminate Israel’s enemy from the Gaza Strip.

Australia has welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have struck the first phase of a peace deal that will lead to the release of all hostages and withdrawal of troops from Gaza.

James B. Comey pleaded not guilty in a case that has become a focus of concern about pressure by President Donald Trump to prosecute opponents.

US President Donald Trump said he plans to travel to Israel on Sunday or Monday, around the time the last 20 hostages would be released after two years in captivity.

The second day of indirect negotiations at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh focused on the plan proposed by US President Donald Trump last week that aims to bring about an end to the war.