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Trump releases Tom Cotton's cellphone number over daylight savings bill

President Donald Trump published Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) personal cellphone number in a Truth Social post, urging people to call Cotton to pass the Sunshine Protection Act.

California K-9 Otis helps police seize 440 pounds of cocaine during Alhambra traffic stop

K-9 Otis sniffed out roughly 440 pounds of cocaine during a California traffic stop after the driver's shifting stories raised red flags to responding officers.

Treasurer to Sell Australia’s AI Capability in Japan

The treasurer will meet with Japanese investors as he tries to sell Australia as an ideal economic partner for other middle-power countries amid increasing global uncertainty. Jim Chalmers will spend time with some of Japan’s wealthiest and most influential individuals in the coming week to tout Australia as an artificial intelligence leader and market the […]

Riders Rally Over Potholes as Land Tax Cut Locked In

Voters have been promised a cut to controversial land taxes as hordes of motorcyclists demand pothole fixes be placed at the centre of Victoria’s election campaign. Opposition Leader Jess Wilson addressed the crowd—which organisers estimated was thousands-strong—at the “Broken roads, Broken promises” rally on Sunday, while Premier Ben Carroll said he had spoken to campaigners a day earlier about their concerns. One of the organisers, Michael White, told AAP that fixing the problem meant not just filling in potholes, but ripping up and redoing large sections of the state’s roads. “We don’t care what party it is, we want the roads fixed,” he said.

Authorities Probe FlyDubai Co-Pilot’s Australian Ties

Counter-terrorism investigators are probing potential Australian links of the co-pilot of a FlyDubai plane that nearly crashed when he allegedly attacked the captain. Hamam al-Hammami is accused of trying to seize control of the commercial flight while he and the pilot were in the cockpit of a plane bound for Tel Aviv. Officials from the UAE, which is leading the investigation, said the co-pilot struck the pilot with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take over the plane in an incident being treated as a terrorist attack. His actions nearly crashed the flight with 182 people on board before passengers and others rushed in and subdued him.

'Tight Ship': Public Told to Expect Scant Budget Help

Australians have been told to expect little extra help with soaring living costs as the treasurer signals a tightening of the budget as he tries to rein in persistent inflation. The mid-year budget update, to be released in December, would include more savings as the government faced billions of dollars in higher debt repayments due to rising borrowing costs, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. While Labor was yet to finalise the fiscal blueprint, he hosed down expectations of cost-of-living help for households.

Singapore debuts a state-backed dating app for young government workers as it works to slow a demographic crisis

Singapore's government is playing matchmaker for young public officials against a backdrop of ultra-low fertility.

Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban

‘AbortOmat’ in Warsaw offers novel way to challenge country’s restrictions and allow women swift, anonymous access

Incinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books

A Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks

Star Wars actor John Boyega on the day his 10-year-old school friend Damilola Taylor was killed: ‘It kept me up at night because I was just with the guy’

The star was just eight when his friend was stabbed. Decades on, he’s ready to talk about that day – how it shaped him, and how, as he becomes a father himself, it will shape him as a dad

My friends are spouting conspiracy theories – what should I say?

You can be curious about others’ beliefs without compromising your own

Ukraine’s surprise robot offensive exposes a vulnerability in Putin’s war machine

Experts say the offensive is not a decisive breakthrough, but demonstrates how Ukraine’s expanding use of robotic systems is reshaping frontline warfare.