Day News Recap: Wildfires, Iran tensions and Europe security dominate a crowded day of news
France and Spain faced a worsening wildfire emergency, with more than 360,000 people evacuated across both countries as blazes spread through the southwest and into Gironde, south of Bordeaux. French officials ordered another 55,000 people to leave homes and holiday accommodation as firefighters tried to stop the fire reaching Bordeaux. 🔗 🔗In southwest France, crews were still battling the Gironde blaze as it burned through large areas and pushed evacuation numbers higher, while in County Tipperary the Slievenamon wildfire had reduced significantly, although firefighters were still tackling hotspots. In Scotland, residents of Nethy Bridge were allowed home after the Cairngorms... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 26 Jul 2026 18:24 LONDON
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Australian tribunal finds Israeli siblings may be owed protection over refusal to serve in Gaza war
An Australian tribunal has found that three Israeli siblings could be entitled to protection visas after concluding they may face persecution if returned to Israel and required to complete military conscription. The Administrative Review Tribunal accepted that the young adults held a genuine fear they would be forced to take part in conduct they believed would breach international humanitarian law in Gaza. The decision concerns a family that has lived in Australia for about a decade and whose protection claims were rejected before the appeal.According to the tribunal's findings, the siblings faced mandatory national service if sent back to Israel... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 26 Jul 2026 16:32 LONDON
Day News Recap: Wildfires, regional violence and Trump Iran warnings dominate a crowded day
Wildfires dominated the day across Europe and North America, with more than 250,000 people forced from their homes in France and Spain as fast moving blazes stretched emergency services, while thousands of tourists and residents sheltered in Bordeaux after evacuations near the city. 🔗 🔗In Britain, firefighters were still battling a moorland blaze on Tintwistle Moor in the Peak District more than a month after it began, and police in Scotland declared a major incident as the Cairngorms wildfire widened evacuation zones and smoke warnings. In Essex, 20 firefighters were taken to hospital after a blaze at Highlands Farm near... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 25 Jul 2026 18:23 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Pakistan attack, West Bank violence and Iran tensions dominate a grim global briefing
Pakistan faced one of its deadliest attacks in years after a suicide bombing hit a security checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 27 people as the search for those behind the assault continued. 🔗 The country was also battling deadly monsoon flooding and landslides, with at least 37 people killed in rain related incidents and India rejecting Pakistani allegations over the Chenab river. 🔗In the Middle East, Israel said it is preparing a wider military operation in the occupied West Bank after clashes near Tal left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead. 🔗 The violence came as Netanyahu confirmed he... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 25 Jul 2026 08:39 LONDON
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Australian Labor conference rejects Gaza debate push and adopts platform
Australian Labor delegates have adopted the party's Israel and Palestine platform without a floor fight at the end of the party's 50th national conference in Adelaide. The move came after Labor MP Ed Husic failed to secure enough support to debate his proposed amendment on Gaza. The newly adopted platform will guide party policy for the next three years.Mr Husic's push sought to add language acknowledging a United Nations inquiry that found Israeli authorities had deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide and atrocity crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank. According to the conference... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 25 Jul 2026 07:33 LONDON
US small businesses sue over new Trump tariffs as duties take effect
Two small United States businesses have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's latest tariffs, which took effect on Friday and include a 12.5% levy on Australian imports. The case was lodged in the US Court of International Trade and is being handled by Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit legal group that previously challenged an earlier round of Trump tariffs. The plaintiffs are spice importer Burlap & Barrel and watch seller Collective Horology.The complaint argues that the administration's trade findings were predetermined and that the new tariff regime is unlawful. It says officials had already signalled they would... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 25 Jul 2026 00:33 LONDON
Day News Recap: War fears widen as Ukraine, Iran and wildfires drive a tense global day
The biggest escalation came in the war between Ukraine and Russia, where a Russian ballistic missile strike killed 10 people and injured almost 100 at a defence industry event in the Kyiv region, while a separate exchange of long range strikes pushed the reported death toll to at least 15 near Kyiv and Kirov. 🔗 🔗Ukraine also said drone attacks on Wildberries warehouses across Russia have intensified, with at least nine sites hit and fires and losses mounting, and it has replaced its top military and defence leadership in an unprecedented shake up as debate grows over war strategy. 🔗... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 24 Jul 2026 18:22 LONDON
Oil surge to $100 as Middle East crisis raises Australian fuel and rate risks
Australian households are facing the prospect of higher petrol prices and a possible Reserve Bank interest rate increase as the escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude back above US$100 a barrel. Economists said the move could lift unleaded fuel above $2 a litre in the coming weeks, adding pressure to household budgets. Financial markets are now pricing an even chance that the Reserve Bank of Australia will deliver a fourth cash rate increase at its next meeting on 11 August.Warwick McKibbin, director of the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, said crude prices were likely to remain... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Jul 2026 16:30 LONDON
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Origin Energy confirms unauthorised access to customer data in Australia
Origin Energy has confirmed that some customer data was accessed and disclosed without authorisation in a cyber incident affecting the Australian energy retailer. The company said it is still working to determine how many customers were affected. It said it will contact customers once it has confirmed who is impacted.In a statement released through the Australian Securities Exchange, Origin said the affected information may include names, addresses, dates of birth, contact phone numbers and account details. It also said the data could include the last four digits of a credit card or the last three digits of a bank account.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jul 2026 07:30 LONDON
China and Philippines trade blame after South China Sea confrontation, as Australia criticises Beijing
Australia has criticised Beijing after China and the Philippines traded blame over a physical confrontation between their maritime forces in the South China Sea. The dispute centres on an incident on Monday involving the China Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy, which has now drawn in other major powers with interests in the region. China's foreign ministry responded by accusing Australia of exaggerating tensions and inciting confrontation.Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday that Canberra was concerned about aggression and destabilising conduct in the region, and warned that countries had a choice to make in response. Chinese foreign ministry... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jul 2026 12:02 LONDON
Quad foreign ministers meet in Manila to back free and open Indo-Pacific
The foreign ministers of India, the United States, Australia and Japan met in Manila on Wednesday and reaffirmed support for a free and open Indo-Pacific. The meeting brought together External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. The talks took place in the Philippines and were framed around regional stability and cooperation with Southeast Asian states.In statements after the meeting, the ministers said they would work together to keep the Indo-Pacific stable and to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. Jaishankar said the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jul 2026 10:34 LONDON
Israel publicly criticises Labor draft Palestine policy ahead of Adelaide conference
Israel's embassy in Canberra has publicly criticised a draft Australian Labor Party policy platform on Palestine, in an unusual intervention into the party's internal decision-making ahead of this week's national conference in Adelaide. The embassy issued a four-page statement challenging proposed language on Palestine, Hamas, settler violence and annexation of Palestinian territory. The draft is due to be debated by delegates at the conference later this week.The embassy said the draft risked placing responsibility for the conflict on one side while giving insufficient attention to Hamas and Palestinian leadership. It also said the policy motions were still in draft form... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Jul 2026 10:32 LONDON
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Wall Street falls as investors weigh AI valuations and Middle East tensions
Wall Street ended the week lower on Friday as investors continued to reassess the value of artificial intelligence-linked stocks while also watching the worsening situation in the Middle East. The retreat extended a week-long decline in US markets, with the S&P 500 falling 1.6% over the week. In contrast, European shares fell 0.7% and the Australian market slipped 0.1% over the same period.The pressure was most visible in the semiconductor and data memory sector, where the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index recorded its steepest weekly loss in more than a year. The index has fallen more than 18% so far in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Jul 2026 22:33 LONDON
