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Aug 31, 2025 - World

US President Donald Trump's latest Cabinet gathering - a marathon three-hour-plus session, looked more like a competition on who could praise Trump more than a government meeting.

Aug 31, 2025 - World

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench - seven kilometres below sea level - lie hidden clues about some of the most powerful earthquakes and tsunamis on Earth.

Aug 31, 2025 - World

South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in JapanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThey have been a familiar sight at takeaway sushi shops around the world for decades but it could be the beginning of the end for fish-shaped soy sauce dispensers.South Australia will be the first place in the world to ban them under a wider ban on single-use plastics that comes into force on 1 September. Continue reading...

Aug 30, 2025 - World

Thousands of people protested against Israel's siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma.

Aug 30, 2025 - World

Irish aid worker and director Gena Heraty was taken along with seven Haitians, including a three-year-old childAn Irish aid worker and seven fellow captives have been released nearly a month after they were kidnapped in Haiti.Gena Heraty, a missionary who ran the Our Little Brothers and Sisters orphanage in the hills outside Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, was abducted on 3 August along with seven Haitians, including a three-year-old child. Continue reading...