#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation. Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
#Politics × #Palestine #Australian continent #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #Australia Group #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Thursday briefing: Will Keir Starmer’s cautious China gamble pay off?. In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech and economic future, the UK faces a series of strategic discussions it can no longer postpone
#Politics × #Tech #United Kingdom #China #Europe #Asia
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 The Polanski effect? These charts reveal how much the Greens have advanced. The Green party has made gains under its leader – but there is also uncertainty ahead
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 ‘You’re not human:’ A legal limbo for Russian nationals in Ukraine. As some Russians symbolically destroy their passports, others officially part with it through a drawn out process.
#Politics × #Russia #Ukraine #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 The return of inflation may poison Labor’s second-term agenda and scare more voters to the fringes. As economic grievance grows in the electorate, an interest rate hike is the last thing our fraught politics needs
#Business #Politics × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#bbc.com. #Jan.29.2026 What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios. From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.
#Politics × #USA #Asia #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Inquiry calls for ban on ‘globalise the intifada’ in NSW – but only when used to incite hatred and violence. Opposition ‘deeply unimpressed’ with recommendation that ‘adds nothing except confusion’, shadow attorney general says
#Politics × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 China’s Xi Jinping, UK’s Keir Starmer agree to deepen economic ties. British PM Keir Starmer's China visit is the first by a UK leader in eight years and marks a thaw in frosty relations.
#Politics × #United Kingdom #China #Xi Jinping #Europe #Asia
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Bangladesh election: Is the military still a power behind the scenes?. Bangladesh's era of coups and military rule may be over for now, but the army remains a potent force impacting politics
#Politics × #Asia #Bangladesh
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Trump’s troop deployment in US cities cost almost $500m in 2025. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ongoing military operations in US cities will cost $93m a month.
#Politics × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Iran tries to confront ‘catastrophe’ of violent clampdown on protests. Calls for independent external inquiry into brutal crackdown that some estimates suggest killed more than 30,000
#Politics × #Asia #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Starmer-Xi meeting live: UK prime minister says he wants ‘more sophisticated’ relationship with China. Starmer tells Xi Jinping during Beijing meeting that it has been ‘too long’ since a British PM has visited China. Follow the latest developments, live
#Politics × #United Kingdom #China #Xi Jinping #Europe #Asia
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Aoun’s tightrope: Daily Israeli attacks and Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm. Pressures on the Lebanese president to disarm the group may soon escalate if his focus on diplomacy doesn't succeed.
#Politics × #Asia #Israel #Lebanon
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 UK probably needs large new factory to meet target of 1.3m cars a year, say industry boss. Mike Hawes casts doubt on Labour’s plan to double production by 2035, as Starmer visits China with carmaker delegation
#Politics × #PublicHoliday #New Year's Eve #United Kingdom #China #New Year #Europe #Asia
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban. Emmy-winning Owda points to changes in TikTok's US ownership, remarks from Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to explain ban.
#Politics × #Palestine #Benjamin Netanyahu #Asia #Israel
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Judge blocks Trump officials from detaining refugees in Minnesota. Ruling follows arrests under DHS ‘re-vetting’ operation of more than 100 refugees who had been lawfully resettled
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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
#Politics × #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2026 Trump Hung Up A Picture Of Vladimir Putin In The White House. Things that make you go, "hmmm."
#Politics × #Russia #Belarus #USA #Europe #North America #Vladimir Putin
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Food sector calls for transition period if UK and EU agree post-Brexit rules reset. Industry groups warn that aligning agriculture standards overnight could cost British businesses up to £810m a year
#Politics × #United Kingdom #Europe
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2026 Veteran Senator Destroys JD Vance After He Compares Her To Forrest Gump. The vice president's attempt to mock Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who earned a Purple Heart and served in Iraq, did not go well for him.
#Politics × #USA #Asia #North America #Iraq
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.28.2026 Trump says US ready to attack Iran with ‘speed and violence’. Fears of a US attack on Iran are again heightened after Donald Trump threatened action “like with Venezuela.”
#Politics × #South America #USA #Asia #North America #Venezuela #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2026 Senate Democrats demand DHS funding bill include reforms to ‘rein in ICE’. Move sets up clash with Republicans that could see the government partially shut down in the coming days
#Politics × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2026 Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China. PM is first UK leader to visit China in eight years and hopes to strengthen bond with superpower amid uncertainty over US alliance
#Politics × #China #Xi Jinping #Asia
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.28.2026 Putin congratulates al-Sharaa on his efforts to unify Syrian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin lauded Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's ongoing efforts to stabilise his country.
#Politics × #Russia #Europe #Asia #Vladimir Putin #Syria
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