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Jul 9, 2026 - World

Meanwhile SA police say a small number of calls to triple-zero are failing to connect after Telstra’s Wednesday outages. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC issued a statement last night in which it rejected claims “that its journalism has contributed to antisemitism or social division”.It comes ahead of appearances today by senior executives from the corporation and SBS executives at the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion.The ABC reporting has consistently centred on the experiences of Jewish Australians while providing context regarding broader social and political issues. Continue reading...

Jul 9, 2026 - World

This live blog is now closed.Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegationMaine contenders: the Democrats who could replace Graham PlatnerSign up for the Breaking News US emailDuring a bilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Nato summit in Ankara, Donald Trump was asked about Iran, and he repeated his earlier criticism.On Wednesday, while speaking to reporters alongside Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, Trump said that memorandum of understanding signed last month by the US and Iran is “over”, in the wake of the latest strikes. Continue reading...

Jul 9, 2026 - World

Carrier says some still unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after initial mobile network outageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra customers are still having trouble calling triple zero on Thursday morning as the telecommunications giant confirmed a secondary issue stemming from Wednesday’s national outage continued to affect services.Some who tried to call the emergency hotline were receiving an error message before their phones would try to connect to an alternative network, Telstra said. Continue reading...

Jul 9, 2026 - World

Democratic nominee, dogged by controversy since entering contest, says ‘for the movement to continue, it can’t be me’Woman accuses Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assaultGraham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, is suspending his campaign following sexual assault allegations.Platner announced his decision in an 11-minute video posted to social media on Wednesday evening, in which he angrily accused the Democratic establishment and corporate media of “using these allegations to take away all of the things we need to run a campaign” and acting “as judge, jury and executioner”. Continue reading...

Jul 9, 2026 - World

The United States said Wednesday it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a decades-old designation that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.