More than 2,000 people reported killed at Iran protests as Trump says 'help is on its way'
A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to keep demonstrating.
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Australia news live: Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens defamation action against SA premier; Tom Silvagni files appeal against rape conviction
Author accuses Peter Malinauskas of making ‘defamatory’ remarks about her after her disinvitation from Adelaide writers’ week. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBridget McKenzie concerned there’s not enough time to work through hate speech and gun reform legislationBridget McKenzie, the shadow minister for infrastructure, said she is concerned there is not enough time to work through upcoming legislation on hate speech and gun reforms after the Bondi terror attack.Those pieces of legislation were subjected to long and lengthy and appropriate scrutiny by the parliament, by the broader community, by the experts, so that we, as a parliament, could get it right …Unfortunately, the prime minister has chosen to play politics with this bill. He’s lumped migration changes in with the management of firearms and obviously in with hate speech laws. So there’s a lot to unpack and not enough time before we debate it to actually get those opinions from the experts.It was right and appropriate that we as an opposition seek to work with the government to call a royal commission to actually bring parliament back to move motions of condolence and support for our, particularly our Jewish community …But when it comes to a piece of legislation, that should go through the appropriate processes of parliament so that we can get it right. Continue reading...
Trump threatens to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud - US politics live
US president uses winding speech trailed to be on affordability to attack immigrantsDonald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down. Continue reading...
Iran crisis live: US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department
US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protestersTrump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said:This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard. Continue reading...
One in four UK teenagers in care have attempted to end their lives, study says
Research also shows teenagers in care are four times more likely to try to end their lives than peers with no care historyOne in four teenagers in care have attempted to end their own life, and are four times more likely to do so than their peers with no care experience, according to a landmark study.The research analysed data from the millennium cohort study, which follows the lives of 19,000 people born in the UK between 2000 and 2002, and considered how out of home care, including foster, residential and kinship care, affected the social and mental health outcomes of the participants. Continue reading...
Analysis: Trump Supports Protesters in Iran, but Not in Minneapolis
The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent.
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'Help is on its way,' Trump tells Iranian protesters - as demonstrator faces 'imminent' execution
A 26-year-old Iranian protester is set to be executed today for participating in anti-regime protests that have swept the country in recent weeks, as the world awaits possible intervention by the US.
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US to end deportation protections for Somalis
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