Australia will pay the Pacific island nation of Nauru to permanently resettle foreign-born criminals who cannot be deported or imprisoned indefinitely, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Monday. The deal follows a 2023 High Court ruling that struck down Australia’s practice of holding such individuals in indefinite immigration detention.
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a sweeping proposal to take control of Gaza for a decade, relocate much of its population, and rebuild the enclave into a high-tech hub. The plan, outlined in a 38-page prospectus obtained by The Washington Post, envisions both voluntary departures and temporary relocation of Gaza’s more than 2 million residents.
Russia unleashed a massive assault on southern Ukraine overnight into Saturday, striking residential areas and leaving dozens of civilians wounded just days after a rare and deadly airstrike on central Kyiv. The escalation comes as U.S.-led peace efforts continue to falter.
Public confidence in the direction of the United Kingdom continues to plummet, with new polling showing an overwhelming majority of Britons think the country is in poor condition compared to other Western nations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing for direct diplomacy next week. He plans meetings in Washington and Europe to strengthen peace efforts amid relentless Russian attacks.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of two Israeli hostages from Gaza during a complex operation against Hamas.
A devastating Russian missile and drone assault struck the heart of Kyiv in the early hours of August 28, 2025, killing at least 21 civilians, including four children, and injuring 48 others.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Armenian Genocide during an interview Tuesday on the Patrick Bet-David Podcast—marking a dramatic reversal of decades-long Israeli policy. The acknowledgment aligns Israel with the United States and numerous Western nations that have already recognized the mass killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide.
