One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she opposes the major gun buyback announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns. The scheme, legislated earlier this year in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, will run in two phases with costs split equally between the federal and NSW governments. Hanson says taxpayers should not fund it and argues it would affect law-abiding farmers who need guns.

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New South Wales will launch a gun buyback scheme later this year after the Bondi Beach antisemitic terror attack that killed 15 people. From 2 November, owners can receive up to AUS$1,000 for eligible firearms, with a second phase covering higher-value guns. The programme is jointly funded by the state and federal governments.

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Yemen’s government says the Houthis fired ballistic missiles and drones at the government-held city of Marib, hitting residential neighbourhoods and causing injuries and damage to homes, vehicles and property. The Information Ministry called the continued attacks on populated areas an “escalation” threatening civilians and displaced people’s camps.

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About 5,000 people were evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, killing at least 51 people, blocking roads and triggering landslides, authorities said on Sunday.

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Indonesia’s magnitude-7.7 earthquake has killed 48 people and injured 64 others, according to rescue authorities as of 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.

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Moroccan police detained dozens of people attempting to cross into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta. The move followed a surge of around 72,000 migrants into Ceuta two weeks earlier, while social-media calls for another mass crossing circulated this week. Sources gave differing figures, saying more than 100 or 294 people were detained.

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Qatar has rejected Iranian claims that three pilots who went missing after their aircraft were downed were captured alive and detained for six months. Qatar says the remains of one pilot were found and that it contacted Iran to arrange a handover, but Tehran has not responded.

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Iran has urged the release of three pilots it says Qatar captured after air defences hit two Iranian fighter jets during an operation at the start of the US-Iran war. Qatar categorically denied the claim, saying contact was made with the pilots after they violated Qatari airspace and that it acted under international law to defend its territory.

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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has rejected Iran’s claim that three pilots were secretly detained after their aircraft were shot down in March. Doha says its forces hold no surviving aircrew, confirms that the remains of one pilot were recovered, and condemns what it calls misleading statements from Iranian officials.

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Qatar denied on Saturday that it was holding Iranian pilots. It said the pilots had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and had not responded to attempts to contact them, adding that the remains of one had been found.

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Ecuadorian President Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin arrived in Beijing on Sunday for an eight-day state visit, his first to China. China and Ecuador have expanded ties, signing Belt and Road cooperation documents and a free trade agreement. Bilateral trade reached $17.33 billion in 2025. China says it hopes the visit will strengthen political trust and advance their comprehensive strategic partnership.

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Donald Trump downplayed concerns involving a carrier, while the United States plans to increase pressure on Iran.

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At least three US KC-135R and KC-46A military transport and refueling aircraft were again tracked over the neutral waters of the Persian Gulf, circling near airspace controlled by Iranian air traffic controllers, a Middle Eastern air traffic source told TASS. A Shield AI V-Bat reconnaissance drone was also operating nearby.

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Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on a shipping traffic map for the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported Saturday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei.

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Bloomberg’s audio news report highlights a shooting in Virginia and Trump downplaying concerns about carriers, along with other top global business stories.

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Twenty-two more bodies have been recovered from the ferry that capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, bringing the death toll to 68, including 18 children, police said. Investigators suggest the vessel was overloaded and overturned in heavy winds. Survivors said it began taking on water shortly after departure.

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Police say 23 more bodies have been recovered from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 69. The vessel was carrying about 153 people despite an authorised capacity of 90. Search operations continue, while the government has declared a national disaster.

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At least five people have died in Indiana after a week of heavy rain brought severe storms and flooding, authorities say. Rescue workers are using boats to reach stranded residents, while Governor Mike Braun says the federal government has pledged assistance. Some areas received more than 280mm of rain in two days, and the White River overflowed.

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Powerful storms caused record flooding across Indiana, forcing residents from their homes, closing roads and disrupting rail traffic. More than 160,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity.

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Facing the aftermath of a devastating quake that has left nearly 300 people dead, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella urged US President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods.

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Five days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, rescuers recovered more bodies from collapsed buildings. With hundreds dead or missing, hopes of finding survivors are fading.

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Twelve weeks after the WHO declared an Ebola outbreak in Ituri, residents and health workers in Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, continue trying to contain the disease. The rare Bundibugyo strain has spread faster than in the country’s previous 16 outbreaks, making this the DRC’s largest recorded Ebola outbreak. By August 12, more than 4,400 cases and over 2,000 deaths had been registered. Mobile miners, displaced people, weak healthcare infrastructure, funding cuts and distrust are complicating the response, while recovered patients and medics continue prevention and surveillance work.

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Hawaii is preparing for a possible direct strike by Category 1 Hurricane Lala, which could be the state's first since 1992. A hurricane warning covers the Big Island, where the storm may bring up to 25in of rain and a 3ft surge, while officials warn of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

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Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Hawaii as it approaches a potentially historic landfall.

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Tropical Storm Lala is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii’s Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday.

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Authorities are urging Hawaii residents to complete preparations as Tropical Storm Lala approaches the Big Island. The storm could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf. A hurricane warning is in effect, with up to 25 inches of rain possible at higher elevations.

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Tropical Storm Lala is already bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii’s Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday.

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Tropical storm Lala is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before approaching Hawaii’s Big Island on Saturday. Governor Josh Green has declared a state of emergency, while the island faces hurricane warnings and risks of heavy rain, flooding, mudslides, storm surge and dangerous surf. A landfall would be the Big Island’s first hurricane strike since 1871.

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