Articles from The Sydney Morning Herald (5)
‘We can do things’: Trump warns of cuts as US government shutdown looms
US Federal agencies began to issue detailed plans to close offices, halt customer service and send thousands of workers home if Congress can’t agree on a fix before funding expires at 2pm Wednesday AEST.
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits central Philippines
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck the central Philippines, killing people at a sports arena and raising fears of considerable destruction.
‘Pay in hell if they don’t sign’: Trump sets Hamas a deadline to accept his Gaza peace plan
The US president said he hoped Hamas would sign up to the plan “for their own good” and signalled that the war would get worse if they did not.
Trump pushes Hamas to accept Gaza peace plan
US President Donald Trump has issued Hamas a deadline of three to four days to respond to a new peace plan for Gaza.
‘Fly those flags’: Starmer takes Trump-style fight to Farage and the populist right
The British leader’s urgent shift in tone is a live experiment of a progressive leader wrapping himself in the flag and declaring his cause to be that of true patriots. The test of his success is...