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Australia’s Labor government has announced a sweeping migration overhaul that will restrict international students from bringing family members, limit repeat working holiday visas and make it harder for temporary migrants to remain by moving between visa categories. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke unveiled the measures at the National Press Club in Canberra, saying the system needed a clearer divide between temporary and permanent migration while warning that excessive cuts could damage the economy. “If you want to come on a temporary basis to Australia, apply for a temporary visa. If you want to come to Australia permanently, apply for a…

The Trump administration is extending its ban on visas for Palestinian officials, preventing Mahmoud Abbas from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York for a second consecutive year. The State Department said on Wednesday that the restrictions would remain in place because of actions by Palestinian governing and political groups which it said sought to “internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”, including attempts to bring cases before international tribunals. Mr Abbas leads both the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. The main session of the annual UN gathering is due to begin next week. The State Department said the…

A judge overseeing a case involving the Kennedy Center has ordered the Trump administration to explain its plans for closing the institution. The order places the administration’s proposed closure plans under scrutiny in the ongoing legal case. No further details of the plans or the judge’s reasoning were provided.

Ed Sheeran has reportedly pledged 2 million US dollars towards humanitarian aid in the Middle East as the backlash over Macklemore’s removal from his US tour continues to grow. The donation was disclosed by Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, after Macklemore was dropped from the remaining dates of Sheeran’s Loop Tour following pro-Palestinian remarks during two performances at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Kraft said Sheeran had asked him to match the donation. However, it remains unclear whether Kraft will do so, and neither the organisations set to receive Sheeran’s money nor the precise destination…

A suspect has been identified and an arrest warrant issued after a Montgomery County shooting left a 33-year-old man dead outside a sports bar in Rockville, Maryland. Shayan Solimani Damabi, 21, of Gaithersburg, is wanted on charges of first-degree murder and using a firearm during a violent crime in connection with the death of Nicholas Franklin Njuki. Police said the shooting happened at about 2am on Sunday, September 13, in the car park of Quincy’s Potomac Bar & Grille at Potomac Woods Plaza, off Seven Locks Road. Investigators believe the two men had argued inside the restaurant, reportedly over a…

Cross-examination has resumed in the trial of broadcaster Alan Jones, after a complainant told Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court that Jones kissed him and pressed his genitals against his leg during separate encounters. Jones, 85, denies the alleged physical acts. He is facing 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent relating to six male complainants over a 17-year period from 2003 to 2020. The third complainant, known as “M”, returned to the witness box on Thursday for further questioning by Jones’s barrister, Gabrielle Bashir SC. His evidence began on Monday and his cross-examination started…

Philadelphia police are investigating an Olney home linked to at least five women who are presumed dead, after finding more than one million digital images, hidden chemical storage and five urns believed to contain human remains. The investigation centres on a father-and-son pair who lived at the property. Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June and faces firearms, drugs and forged-document charges. His father, R.C. Horsch, lived at the house before his death last year. Evidence recovered from the Olney home Police searched the house later in June after Eugene Horsch was detained near Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. Investigators…

Ministers must make dementia Britain’s next great national mission, Baroness Louise Casey has said, arguing that the condition should be tackled with the same sustained determination that transformed cancer care. Lady Casey, chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, will make the call at the Alzheimer’s Society annual conference in London alongside Professor Sir Mike Richards, the former national cancer director. The intervention comes as a report from Alzheimer’s Society and The King’s Fund warns that dementia care in England remains “stuck in the last century” and requires a radical overhaul. The report says the progress made against…

Donald Trump has lashed out at the US Federal Reserve, saying interest rates should be 1% or lower after Warsh backed a rate hike. The remarks put the president at odds with the Federal Reserve’s position as debate continues over the appropriate level for US borrowing costs.

A pro-Palestine group is planning a protest outside Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia show on September 19, following the removal of Macklemore from the tour. The Philly Palestine Coalition is urging supporters to gather outside the Lincoln Financial Center, where Sheeran is due to perform. The group has criticised the decision to drop Macklemore after remarks about Palestine during his first two appearances as Sheeran’s support act in New Jersey. A flyer for the demonstration carries the slogan: “Billionaires, Zionists & Warmongers out of Philly”. Sheeran has denied making the decision to remove Macklemore from the tour. He said the call was…