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• Prime Minister Rob Jetten recently called for greater cooperation among countries on key issues like international law, climate change, and accountability. • He emphasized that middle powers could play a crucial role in sustaining institutions that are being weakened by escalating geopolitical rivalry.

• China's vice president delivered a speech at the U.N. emphasizing global development as a solution to the world's challenges, a day after meeting with President Trump in Washington. • The speech included mild statements about the U.S. conflict with Iran, artificial intelligence, and protectionism, but made no direct mention of Taiwan.

• The war between the United States and Iran has entered its seventh month with no clear resolution in sight, affecting global trade routes. • Around 20 percent of global oil trade, as well as significant amounts of liquid natural gas and fertiliser, normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which is now effectively closed.

• China's vice president spoke at the UN, emphasizing global development and issuing statements on various international issues. • He made mild statements about the US war with Iran, artificial intelligence, and protectionism, without directly mentioning self-ruled Taiwan.

• China's vice president has delivered a speech at the UN, highlighting global development as a solution to the world's challenges, a familiar theme in China's international addresses. • The speech included mild statements about the US and Iran, as well as mentions of artificial intelligence and protectionism, but did not directly address certain sensitive topics.

• The United States has decided to block the Palestinian State from speaking at the ongoing eighty-first United Nations General Assembly, allowing only the State of Israel to be heard. • The UNGA is a global platform where all countries are typically given a voice, with no country able to bar another from speaking.

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Officer forced to admit relationship with woman lasting at least six months while working under fake name Dave EvansAn undercover police officer who infiltrated leftwing and animal rights campaign groups appears to have lied to the spycops inquiry when he claimed he did not have a sexual relationship as part of his deployment.The officer who used the fake name Dave Evans had originally testified that he did not have any relationships while using his fake identity. Continue reading...

Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected waysOpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in which OpenAI agents searching federal government websites acted in unexpected ways beyond what was asked of them while gathering and distributing information. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia saysListen to the Guardian podcast The Populist hereGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation could collect as much as $633,000 from people who have put their hand up to run in the Victorian state election, with potential candidates questioning whether the party is staging a “cash grab”.Guardian Australia has spoken to multiple former councillors, mayors and deputy mayors who expressed an interest in running for the party. They claim they went through what one called a “pay-to-play” application process, after which they were rejected.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morningWelcome to our Sunday live blog. Flight delays and cancellations caused frustration and heartache for some footy fans racing to make it to Saturday’s AFL grand final before the first bounce. And the PM says the timing of his announcement of OpenAI’s Medicare hack was made “purely in the national interest”. More on both those stories shortly. Continue reading...