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Pentagon plans 1,000 National Guard troops for Louisiana policing, Washington Post reports

President Donald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing Pentagon planning documents it obtained.

September 14, 2025 2:28 pm
 

World

New French PM gives up predecessor's idea to cut back two public holidays

New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Saturday that he was dropping a proposal by his predecessor to cut back two public holidays as part of budget measures aimed at reducing the deficit.

September 14, 2025 12:26 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Australia squeezed on climate by Vanuatu minister

Australia has been urged to wind down its fossil fuel exports by Vanuatu’s climate change adaptation minister, who says a recent advisory opinion from the World Court suggests the responsibilities of states now extends beyond domestic emissions.

September 14, 2025 11:15 am
 

World

Trump administration unlawfully directed mass US worker terminations, judge rules

A federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had unlawfully directed the firing of thousands of federal workers, but the judge did not order their reinstatement, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

September 14, 2025 10:25 am
 

World

Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in 'preventative' move

Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, Polish authorities said.

September 14, 2025 9:18 am
 

World

Israel intensifies Gaza City strikes as many residents refuse evacuation

Israeli strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, local health authorities said, most of them in Gaza City, where many residents are staying put despite Israeli evacuation orders because they have nowhere safe to go.

September 13, 2025 3:14 pm
 

World

UK turns to King Charles and royals to mollify Trump like no others can

The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the U.S. President as few others can.

September 13, 2025 2:15 pm
 

Australia

'Fearful' Muslim Australians demand action, not words

Weary of bomb threats to mosques and schools and mounting levels of persecution, Muslims in Australia are calling on the government to take Islamophobia seriously.

September 13, 2025 1:25 pm
 

World

Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson in custody

Robinson was captured after he confessed to a family friend, or “implied that he had committed” the murder to that friend, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Friday.

September 13, 2025 12:05 pm
 

World

'Like a military operation': Koreans describe anxiety after US immigration raid

South Korean workers who returned home on Friday after being detained for a week by U.S. immigration authorities described their horror over the raid at their workplace in the state of Georgia and their relief at being reunited with their families.

September 13, 2025 11:05 am
 

World

US launches pilot program to speed air taxi deployment

The Trump administration announced a new pilot program on Friday to speed the deployment of flying air taxis as companies work to meet regulatory hurdles for advanced air mobility.

September 13, 2025 9:19 am
 

World

Drones and metal detectors: Why securing outdoor events is challenging

In the seconds after conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk was shot at a speaking event on a college campus in Utah, video shows security guards surrounding the stage and springing into action to protect him.

September 12, 2025 5:00 pm

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