1 October 2025
A US government shutdown — the first in more than six years — has begun after Congress failed to pass a measure that would have kept federal funds flowing.
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1 Oct: The US has shut down its government for the first time in more than six years as politicians duel over federal funding. Here's what that means.... more
1 Oct: Three newly discovered sites filled with art and stone tools have pushed back the date of when humans returned to Arabia after the last ice age.... more
1 Oct: The quake, which struck the central Cebu province, injured many others and sent residents scrambling out of their homes and into the darkness as the intense shaking cut off power.... more
1 Oct: WNBA superstar Napheesa Collier goes scorched earth on the league's leadership, criticising a lack of accountability and revealing some alarming comments by commissioner Cathy Engelbert.... more
1 Oct: With Hamas yet to provide its response to Donald Trump's peace plan, affected civilians on both sides of the war share their concerns and hopes for the future.... more
30 Sep: New York prosecutors cite one of Sean "Diddy" Combs accusers who says she lives in fear of his release from detention as the music mogul's case returns to court for sentencing.... more
30 Sep: US President Donald Trump has unveiled his proposed peace plan for Gaza — pitching the return of a former British prime minister as its coordinator.... more
30 Sep: The Riyadh Comedy Festival stars A-list comedians like Peter Davidson, but despite its blockbuster acts, it has copped backlash for what one human rights organisation says is a "whitewashing" of a "brutal repression of free speech".... more
