Japan is about to get its first female leader, Sanae Takaichi, after she was elected as leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP). She will be installed as the country’s new prime minister in the middle of this month, following the resignation of Shigeru Ishiba last month.

A Sky News investigation has uncovered new details about Israel’s support for a Palestinian rebel group with extremist ties and a history of looting aid trucks. The support is intended to "divide and conquer" whatever Gaza’s future, according to experts. news.sky.com/story/guns-c...

Meanwhile, we are not talking about the Epstein files. This is one of the reasons Trump is flooding the zone with orders like this, to get us talking about something else.

Trump announces 1 year prison terms for anyone who burns the American flag.

Israeli military radio said it was told to reduce activity in Gaza to a 'minimum' and only carry out 'defensive actions'.

Israel’s IDF has been ordered to halt its operations in Gaza following Trump's announcement, Israeli media reports.

Trump has froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding today, bringing the total of frozen funding to at least $28 billion for Democratic cities and states, escalating Trump's campaign to use the extraordinary power of the US government to punish political rivals, Reuters reports.

Trump responds to the statement by Hamas, which didn’t say no to Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but rather sought to clarify some points in the deal. If Hamas does accept the deal, it could lead to the collapse of the Netanyahu government, as it’s unlikely the far-right in his coalition will accept it.

Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs gets 50 months in prison and a $500,000 fine. He will probably be out in a year or so because he’s already done a year in custody while awaiting his trial.

Netanyahu meets Trump at the White House in the latest from the satirical British puppet show, Spitting Image.

The $1 coins with Trump’s face in them is not fake news by the way. It’s real. The cult of personality mirrors that of Turkmenbashi. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

The US is to reintroduce the $1 coin to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States next year. Trump’s image will feature on the coin, with one side featuring the slogan “fight, fight, fight”. Above are the initial drafts of the coin.

Former President Barack Obama posted a photo with his wife, Michelle Obama, on their 33rd wedding anniversary.

Shaun “Puff Daddy” Combs sentencing coming up in the next hour or so, with live coverage from Agenda Free TV. www.youtube.com/live/As8MRHF...

The Trump administration announces they’ve destroyed another boat with missiles off the coast of Venezuela with people onboard, who they accuse of drug trafficking.

Israel’s far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited detained activists from the Gaza Flotilla. He said: "These are the terrorists. They are terrorists. Look at them. Supporters of murderers. They came for Gaza, for the terrorists”.

Representative Dean put it best about The White House In Crisis and Trump's decline: "THE PRESIDENT IS UNWELL"

One of the victims that died in yesterday’s synagogue attack in Manchester was accidentally killed by the armed police officer. When he shot at the attacker, one of the bullets went through the door of the synagogue that the victim was stood behind, and killed him. news.sky.com/story/two-me...

A large fire has broken out after a large explosion at Chevron's El Segundo Refinery near Los Angeles in California. A shelter-in-place order has been issued to City Manhattan Beach Tree Section, ZONES MB-001 and MB-009.

Germany's Munich Airport has been closed following drones spotted over the airport, a federal Police spokesperson tells German media.

US military planners believe assembled forces are now sufficient to seize and hold key strategic facilities such as ports and airfields on Venezuelan territory, the Washington Examiner reports.

Five of the 10 soldiers have been found in good health in northern Norway. They say they were using extra time to complete a military exercise. The search continues for 5 more who are still missing, and searches will carry on throughout the night.

A US teenager was killed, after he was shot in the back of the head by accident, after the hunting party he was with mistaken him for a squirrel. news.sky.com/story/teenag...

Vaush talks about the billionaire tech oligarchs in the US who are creating a fake world with new AI technology, leading to many people finding it hard to distinguish between real and fake content, and leading to a dramatic increase in energy requirements that AI needs. youtu.be/th0ZpqrO-Uw?...

Pro-Palestinian protestors clash with Metropolitan Police near 10 Downing Street in London. The PM, Keir Starmer will be able to hear it easily if he is there.

Police in Manchester have confirmed the name of the suspect in this morning's attack at the synagogue as 35-year-old Jihad al Shamie. They say he is a British citizen of Syrian descent and that his name did not appear in any records of Prevent - the UK government's counterterrorism programme.

Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino stated that US fighter jets recently approached Venezuela’s coastline. Local reports say that Venezuelan air defences were recently elevated to a heightened state of readiness.

Israel’s far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called on the British government to "come to their senses" over a “toxic wave of antisemitism” after today's attack in Manchester. This is despite Ben-Gvir himself repeatedly peddling toxic hatred towards Arabs in Israel.

A search operation has been launched in northern Norway after 10 soldiers didn't return to camp at 7am this morning after military exercises. The police say that they have "pressed the big red button", and that "all resources" have been mobilised. The area they are missing in borders Russia.

Trump mentions Project 2025 for the first time since his second term started, and seems to indicate that he will be making cuts to Democratic Party agencies, which I’m almost certain he doesn’t have the power to do.

The latest on the synagogue attack in Manchester, UK, as police call it a terrorist act which left two victims dead and the suspect killed by police. The suspect, who police identified, has not been revealed by police yet due to “safety reasons at the scene”. news.sky.com/story/synago...

Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500 billion. Despite setbacks with a number of SpaceX rocket explosions and a dramatic fall in new Tesla’s being sold, he has increased his wealth by more than $150 billion since the beginning of the year.

According to US officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration is preparing a major shift in support to Ukraine by providing targeting intelligence for long-range missile strikes against Russia’s energy infrastructure. It’s also considering transfers of advanced US missiles.

It looks like Russia is trying to manufacture a nuclear crisis at Chernobyl and Slavutych in Ukraine. Information courtesy of NetBlocks.

Trump claims he will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in 4 weeks time. It comes as US soybean farmers, most of whom voted for Trump, have been heavily impacted by his tariffs, which has resulted in China importing soybeans from elsewhere.

Jane Goodall, known for her ground-breaking studies involving chimpanzees, has died aged 91. news.sky.com/story/jane-g...

Axios Scoop: How an Israeli attack on Qatar inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan. www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...

The Israeli navy has started intercepting the vessels of the Gaza aid flotilla, activists on board have told AP news agency.

Trump signed an executive order on Monday to provide Qatar a US security guarantee with conditions similar to NATO's Article 5, according to the text of the order published by the White House. www.axios.com/2025/10/01/t...

A senior Israeli military official tells the Israeli news outlet Ma'ariv that Israel is "preparing for potential developments" and may "have to carry out another airstrike on Iran".

Only 26% of Americans believed access to guns was the number one threat to the public in May 2023, and just 4 months previously, it was even lower at 17%, before several mass shootings, according to an Ipsos poll. As someone from the UK, this seems crazily low to me. www.ipsos.com/en-us/axios-...

Proposals to keep the US federal government open failed. It will shut down at midnight eastern time (5am UK time). Critics say it was a deliberate move by Republicans so Trump could fire more federal workers, as well as delay a vote on the Epstein files, and the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva.

In a scathing ruling, a federal judge who was appointed by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, has called the Trump administration's push to arrest and deport international students for protesting in support of Palestinians a "scandalous" suppression of free speech. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The Arabs are pushing Hamas to accept the Trump ‘Gaza plan’, knowing that Netanyahu changed it over the weekend to something they no longer support. They are pushing Hamas to accept it because they know the far-right coalition in Israel will never accept it, collapsing the Netanyahu government.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the US military free of its "woke" shackles and presented the nation's highest-ranking military officials an ultimatum: Don't like it? Quit. More on Axios: www.axios.com/2025/09/30/h...

Hegseth was expecting to get a round of applause from the officers and generals following his speech which indicated his desire for the Russification of the US military. He was met with a wall of silence. Look at his face as he walks off.

The Romano Report is highly critical of Trump and Hegseth’s meeting with the admirals and generals. He is a former prosecutor. youtu.be/KBVCx--U7ns?...

US government shutdown is highly likely, as Republicans put the house into recess and ignore Democrats seeking recognition to offer legislation to stop a shutdown. It is noteworthy that Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who won seat one week ago in Arizona, has still not been sworn in.

The lockdown for the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been lifted, a post from the Joint Base on Facebook says. It is unknown exactly what the reason was for the lockdown, but some US media reported originally that it was a suspected active shooter scene.

Pete Hegseth pushed his vision of a "warrior ethos" for the US military, vowing the end of diversity efforts, and said the military will require those in combat jobs to meet the "highest male standard only", adding drill sergeants can "put their hands on recruits" to motivate them.