Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

• Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Rep. Yong Hye-in announced Thursday that she will keep her parliamentary seat if she is appointed to the cabinet. • Yong denied allegations regarding her husband's pay, stating he earned an average monthly salary of 2.5 million won over six years while working for the Basic Income Party.

• Trust in official U.S. election results fell to 34% from 40% in 2024, according to a recent poll. • Approximately 60% of American adults report having little or no trust in federal government information regarding immigration, abortion, foreign policy, and elections.

• A new poll finds that Americans are increasingly skeptical of federal government information regarding politics, foreign affairs, and the environment. • Majorities of respondents now report having little or no trust in government data concerning these specific issues.

• Federal prosecutors filed documents Tuesday arguing that a funding freeze by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department and related media coverage do not justify dismissing the case against former contractors Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne. • Defense attorneys David Cattie and Pamela Lynn Colon claimed that public statements linking their clients to the VIHFA bid process created a presumption of prejudice.

• Canada, France, and the U.K. banned trade with Israeli settlements on September 9, 2026. • U.S. forces bombed five Iranian tankers while Iran retaliated by firing missiles at a U.S. base in Jordan.

• Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas recently urged the European Union to take firm action against Morocco to prevent the Spanish exclave from collapsing. • Vivas accused the Moroccan government of pursuing a "harassment policy" designed to suffocate the city.

• Several European nations are updating employment laws in 2025 to address geopolitical disruptions and new pay transparency directives. • Belgium has partially implemented these transparency rules in its French region, while Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have proposed drafts for full implementation.

• European Parliament members recently debated conflicting strategies for managing the migration crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. • Czech MEP Tomas Svetechovsky called for increased police presence, while German MEP Birgit Sippel advocated for solidarity and defended Spain's current approach.

• Spain's far-right party Vox is leveraging a migration crisis in Ceuta to push an anti-migration agenda ahead of the 2027 elections. • Over 50,000 people in Madrid recently shouted slogans such as "Expulsion of invaders" to demonstrate their support for these views.

• A presidential official announced Thursday that the government will decide whether to appoint nominees for justice and gender equality ministers after their confirmation hearings. • Senior presidential secretary Seong Ghi-hong made the statement during an MBC radio interview regarding nominees Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in.

• Bangladesh is planning to acquire 24 Chinese J-10CE multirole fighter jets, according to the South China Morning Post. • These 4.5-generation aircraft include active electronically scanned array radar and precision-guided strike weapons.