Starmer warns against leadership contest in pleas to ministers and MPs
Sir Keir battles to save his job, as Health Secretary Wes Streeting is thought to be plotting a leadership challenge potentially as early as Thursday. Source link
Sheinbaum denies CIA involvement in assassination of cartel operative on Mexican soil
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that media reports claiming the CIA was involved in a recent targeted car bombing outside Mexico City were “fictions the size of the universe.” Source link
Animal therapy for Gaza’s displaced children
After rescuing abandoned pets from the streets of Gaza, Rashid Anbar gave the animals a second chance at life and a new purpose: providing support and joy to displaced Palestinian children in the war-torn territory. Source link
Live: Housing minister says tax changes will not have 'significant' impact on rents
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says the tax changes in the budget will not have a “significant impact” on rent prices. Follow live. Source link
Utah woman handed life sentence for fentanyl-laced-cocktail murder of husband
A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his murder, a judge ruled Wednesday. Source link
Live: ASX to open slightly down as markets continue to digest federal budget
The ASX 200 is expected to open slightly down as markets make sense of the federal budget. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. Source link
FAA adding transponders to its all airport vehicles after Air Canada plane's deadly LaGuardia runway crash
The agency in charge of aviation safety in the U.S. says all of its airport vehicles will be equipped with technology to help air-traffic controllers track their movements, a move expedited by the deadly crash in March involving an Air Canada jet at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Source link
Swans move annual Pride Game away from St Kilda after Collard case
The fallout continues from the Lance Collard AFL tribunal case, with St Kilda cut from the annual Pride Game against Sydney. Source link
Gun shop owners grapple with uncertainty amid firearm reform
A lack of clarity on the South Australian government’s position on gun control reform has caused a downturn in revenue for retailers. Source link
Decision to approve Alberta separation petition was 'unreasonable,' judge rules
An Alberta Court of King’s Bench justice has quashed Elections Alberta’s approval of a petition for a referendum on Alberta independence from separatist group Stay Free Alberta. Source link