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Aug 18, 2025 - World

Penny Wong calls decision, which follows Australia’s refusal of a visa for the far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, ‘unjustified’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsrael’s foreign minister has revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority, citing Australia’s “unjustified refusal” to grant visas to Israeli figures and its intention to recognise Palestinian statehood.In a post to X on Monday night, Gideon Sa’ar said the decision was made following the Albanese government’s cancellation of Simcha Rothman’s visa on Monday ahead of his speaking tour this month. Continue reading...

Aug 18, 2025 - World

Announcement comes days after Putin allegedly told Trump US elections were rigged because of postal ballotsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Monday announced that lawyers are drafting an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting, days after Vladimir Putin told him US elections were rigged because of postal ballots.In a White House meeting alongside Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said: “We’re going to start with an executive order that’s being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail in ballots because they’re corrupt.” Continue reading...

Aug 18, 2025 - World

Eating out drops by up to 31% amid federal takeover of policing that Democrats call ‘stunt’ to distract from EpsteinUS police – live updatesThe number of people eating at restaurants in Washington DC has plummeted since Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the city, according to data, as the president’s purported crackdown on crime continues.Research by Open Table found that restaurant attendance was down every day last week compared with 2024, with the number of diners dipping by 31% on Wednesday, two days after Trump ordered the national guard to patrol Washington. Continue reading...

Aug 18, 2025 - World

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in the White House on Monday, where the conversation was more subdued than their previous Oval Office encounter. CNN's Kristen Holmes said that it appeared to her as if both leaders were trying to be "on their best behavior.""But what we saw was really a transformation of Zelensky from that last time when things had gone off the rails," she noted. "Not only did he say that he was grateful to President Trump at one point, he also said that he was grateful for the new NATO program, in which weapons are bought from the U.S. and then sent to Ukraine. He clearly heard that message loud and clear."One of the more notable moments, Holmes pointed out, is that neither side "took the bait from reporters in the room."Trump was asked about previous statements in which he claimed it was Zelensky's war to end, when Zelensky said that it was Putin's war to end. The men were asked, "Which is it?""They both danced around that question," observed Holmes. "Another point, he was asked specifically who holds the cards? President Trump, remember, this was something he kept shouting at Zelensky during that Oval Office meeting in February. 'You don't hold the cards.' He demurred on that answer, saying it was not something that he wanted to talk about. He didn't want to say." Meanwhile, Holmes noted that Zelensky was asked a very loaded question that essentially said, "Are you willing to let Ukrainian troops continue to die? Or will you redraw the maps?" And he said, "I believe there is a diplomatic resolution that we could have to this war."See the clip below or at the link here. - YouTube youtu.be

Aug 18, 2025 - World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mocked Real America's Voice reporter Brian Glenn for wearing the "same suit" as he wore during the foreign leader's last Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.During a meeting at the White House on Monday, Glenn noted that Zelenskyy looked "fabulous" because he was wearing a jacket instead of military garb. Earlier this year, Glenn had questioned Zelenskyy in the Oval Office."You're at the highest level in this country's office, and you refuse to wear a suit," the reporter said at the time.On Monday, Trump told Zelenskyy that Glenn, who is dating Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), was "the one that attacked you last time.""I remember that," the Ukrainian leader said. "I apologize to you," Glenn volunteered.Zelenskyy pointed out that the reporter was wearing "the same suit.""I changed," he added to laughs. In a Monday post on X, Greene praised her boyfriend for criticizing Zelenskyy's wardrobe."I'd like to recognize @brianglenntv for his success in upholding the proper White House wardrobe attire," she wrote. "If Brian had never asked Zelenskyy the question, 'why don't you wear a suit, do you own a suit?' I'm not sure he would have ever worn one to visit our great and respected President!!"Watch the video below from Fox News.