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Exclusive: Push to register unaffiliated party with identical name to grassroots group follows Avi Yemini’s plan to use ‘Free Palestine party’ to funnel votes to One NationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMuslim Votes Matter (MVM) has complained to the Victorian Electoral Commission over an anonymous bid to register a political party under the same name ahead of the state election, accusing it of deliberately misleading voters.MVM was established before the 2025 federal election as a grassroots advocacy and lobbying movement, responding to concerns about the lack of political representation for Muslim and minority groups in Australia. Continue reading...

Tom Kean, who has not voted since 5 March and whose seat is top Democratic target, due back ‘very soon’, speaker saysA vulnerable Republican congressman who has not voted in weeks “is attending to a personal health matter,” the speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, said on Friday as he struggles to maintain his historically small majority in Congress’s lower chamber.Tom Kean Jr’s New Jersey district is a top pickup target for Democrats in the November midterms, but the congressman has not cast a vote in the House since 5 March. Continue reading...

• Drake's 'Family Matters' debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 dated April 17, 2026, with 45 million streams and 150,000 downloads in tracking week. • The diss track targeting Kendrick Lamar amassed 200 million YouTube views, escalating rap beef. • It marks Drake's record 14th No. 1, surpassing The Beatles, per chart data.

Vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after the pope criticized the White House over the Iran warJD Vance has weighed into Donald Trump’s feud with Pope Leo, effectively telling the pontiff to stay in his lane after the head of the Catholic church criticized the White House over the Iran war.“It would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality, to stick to matters of what’s going on in the Catholic church and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy,” the vice-president said in an interview on Fox News on Monday night. Continue reading...

Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating ratesRecycling rules across England have long been inconsistent – but that will change from Tuesday when the government’s Simpler Recycling legislation comes into effect. Continue reading...

• CERN researchers conducted the first-ever transport of volatile antimatter, mysterious antiparticles with negative charges identical to corresponding particles but opposite in charge. • The antimatter transport represents a major milestone in particle physics research; if the antimatter contacts regular matter even momentarily, it annihilates in a flash of energy. • This breakthrough has significant implications for advancing fundamental physics understanding and could enable new experimental capabilities at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feudMore than two weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, and the conflict appears at risk of spiraling out of control.Back home, Donald Trump’s behavior also appears chaotic. A foreign conflict typically brings somber reflection from leaders: in Trump’s case, it has brought a stream of behavior that has defied norms and raised eyebrows over his state of mind. Continue reading...