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An emergency meeting took place at the Casa Rosada on Saturday as President Javier Milei’s government reacted to the leak of another damaging audio recording.

Cabinet officials and top advisers were summoned to Government House for talks on how to address the controversy, which erupted after a domestic streaming outlet released audio recordings that allegedly capture private conversations inside the Casa Rosada.

One of the clips features a voice attributed to Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei. In it, the President’s sister – who is at the centre of a developing corruption scandal – appeals for unity from government officials and says she is working long hours.

The situation has caused deep concern within the ruling party, which is seeking to contain the political fallout and prevent the leaks from escalating.

Rumours abide that further audio and video clips could be published in the following days. Casa Rosada sources privately acknowledge that the situation could worsen in the days ahead.

Government officials are angry at the leak and concerned that their conversations behind closed doors may no longer be private.

Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni branded the leak “an unprecedented scandal.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.

Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Trump went too far when he declared national emergencies to justify imposing sweeping import taxes on almost every country on earth. The ruling largely upheld a May decision by a specialized federal trade court in New York. But the 7-4 appeals court decision tossed out a part of that ruling striking down the tariffs immediately, allowing his administration time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The ruling was a big setback for Trump, whose erratic trade policies have rocked financial markets, paralyzed businesses with uncertainty and raised fears of higher prices and slower economic growth.

Which tariffs did the court knock down?

The court’s decision centers on the tariffs Trump slapped in April on almost all U.S. trading partners and levies he imposed before that on China, Mexico and Canada.

Trump on April 2 — Liberation Day, he called it — imposed so-called reciprocal tariffs of up to 50% on countries with which the United States runs a trade deficit and 10% baseline tariffs on almost everybody else.

The president later suspended the reciprocal tariffs for 90 days to give countries time to negotiate trade agreements with the United States — and reduce their barriers to American exports. Some of them did — including the United Kingdom, Japan and the European Union — and agreed to lopsided deals with Trump to avoid even bigger tariffs.

Those that didn’t knuckle under — or otherwise incurred Trump’s wrath — got hit harder earlier this month. Laos got rocked with a 40% tariff, for instance, and Algeria with a 30% levy. Trump also kept the baseline tariffs in place.

Claiming extraordinary power to act without congressional approval, Trump justified the taxes under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act by declaring the United States’ longstanding trade deficits “a national emergency.”

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone.

The decision was likely to bring more condemnation of Israel’s government as frustration grows in the country and abroad over dire conditions for both Palestinians and remaining hostages in Gaza after nearly 23 months of war.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, told The Associated Press that Israel will stop airdrops over Gaza City in the coming days and reduce the number of aid trucks arriving as it prepares to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people south.

Israel on Friday ended daytime pauses in fighting to allow aid delivery, describing Gaza City as a Hamas stronghold and alleging that a tunnel network remains in use. The United Nations and partners have said the pauses, airdrops and other recent measures fell far short of the 600 trucks of aid needed daily in Gaza.

“We left because the area became unlivable,” Fadi Al-Daour, displaced from Gaza City, said as vehicles piled high with people and belongings rolled through a shattered landscape. “No one is searching, and there are no journalists to film. There is nothing.”

NAZARETH, Israel (AP) — In the streets of Nazareth, Israeli and Palestinian activists wore stickers replicating the ‘Press’ insignia emblazoned on flak jackets and other clothing worn by journalists as they rallied for peace in Gaza. Their message: Journalism is not a crime.

A throng of people wearing blue-and-white ‘Press’ stickers — used to identify journalists in dangerous areas — gathered in the Israeli town on Friday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, which has killed nearly 200 journalists among tens of thousands of others. Some held photos of Palestinian journalists killed.

’’Don’t assassinate the truth,” read a banner the protesters held. Some banged on empty pots to symbolize hunger in the Gaza Strip and protest the killing of journalists.

Mariam Dagga, a 33-year-old who freelanced for The Associated Press, was among the war’s victims. She and four other reporters were killed earlier this week when Israeli forces struck Nasser Hospital in the Gaza town of Khan Younis, along with 17 other people.

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has barred Israeli government officials from attending the country’s biggest arms fair over growing concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The decision does not cover representatives of Israeli defense contractors, who will be allowed to attend the DSEI UK exhibition, scheduled for Sept. 9-12 in London. The event was formerly known as Defense and Security Equipment International.

“The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its military operation in Gaza is wrong,” the British government said in a statement. “As a result, we can confirm that no Israeli government delegation will be invited to attend DSEI UK 2025.”

The decision comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel takes steps to end the crisis in Gaza, agrees to a ceasefire with Hamas and commits to a long-term peace agreement. Britain previously barred sales to Israel of any arms that could be used in the nearly 23-month war in Gaza.

Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Saturday called on Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, days after a senior public health official was fired and four others resigned in disputes over Kennedy's unorthodox opposition to vaccines.

Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats, wrote in a New York Times guest essay that Kennedy is "endangering the health of the American people now and into the future."

This week, Kennedy ousted the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez, less than a month into her tenure, deepening disarray at the nation's main public health agency. Monarez had refused to adopt new limitations on the availability of some vaccines urged by Kennedy, saying they went against scientific evidence.

Four other senior CDC officials resigned in protest, citing anti-vaccine policies and misinformation promoted by Kennedy and his team; hundreds of their colleagues walked out of the CDC's headquarters in Atlanta in support of the departing leaders.

Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate's health committee and an opponent of Kennedy's confirmation earlier this year, wrote that Kennedy ousted Monarez because she refused "to act as a rubber stamp for his dangerous policies."

It was long believed that Pauline Mullins Pusser, the wife of the legendary Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, was shot and killed in an ambush meant for her husband, but new evidence suggests that it was the late sheriff who killed his wife.

A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report uncovered "inconsistencies in Buford Pusser's statements to law enforcement and to others," District Attorney Mark Davidson said at a press conference Friday.

Law enforcement uncovered physical, medical, forensic, ballistic and reenactment evidence that contradicted the McNairy County sheriff's account of his wife's 1967 murder.

The sheriff's story inspired the movie "Walking Tall" in 1973 and several sequels, a 2004 remake and several books, Davidson said.

Buford Pusser died in a car accident in 1974.

"This case is not about tearing down a legend, it is about giving dignity and closure to Pauline and her family and ensuring that the truth is not buried with time," Davidson said.

During the special session, the legislature passed a bill ceding the responsibility of cutting the budget to the governor’s office

Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday he will reverse the state’s plans to increase reimbursement rates for health care providers who see Medicaid recipients to help address a roughly $750 million hole in the state budget caused by the Republican federal tax and spending bill.

That will save the state about $38 million by forgoing a planned 1.6% rate hike. That’s the single biggest cut made by the governor.

Polis also said he will slash spending on higher education (by some $12 million) and grants (like $2 million to tackle health disparities) as part of $252 million in total cuts and redirected spending to help balance the budget this fiscal year, which began July 1. The governor said he is making changes to about 20 budget line items.

“My two commitments in managing these cuts — we’ve kept them both,” he said. “We are not cutting our public schools one dime. K-12 funding is held harmless. We also have zero cuts to public safety.”

The governor told reporters of his budget-cut plans Thursday morning and is set to present to the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee later in the day. Lawmakers wrapped up a special legislative session Tuesday to partially close the hole by increasing the taxes paid by businesses and business owners.

The General Assembly also passed a bill letting the state sell tax credits to raise $100 million to offset the deficit. The credits, which will effectively let the companies that buy them prepay their taxes through 2033 at a discount, will be sold at least 80 cents on the dollar.

The governor’s office also told the JBC on Thursday that the budget situation is even worse than they previously thought because of higher than expected Medicaid enrollment. As a result, Polis plans to tap about $325 million of the state’s budget reserves to make up the difference.

“We will have a reserve north of 13% after all these actions are done,” Polis said, “and that is more than twice the reserve than when I took office.”

During the special session, the legislature passed a bill ceding the responsibility of cutting the budget to the governor’s office, saying the executive branch was best positioned to slash spending quickly. But the move also had the political benefit of handing a hot financial potato off a lame-duck governor in Polis, who is term-limited and leaves office in early 2027.

The legislation requires the governor to notify the JBC of his spending cuts, but it gives him unilateral authority to slash the budget. The cuts start to take effect Monday.

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Ukraine's former house speaker Andriy Parubiy has been shot dead in Lviv.

Parubiy's colleagues in parliament and the government have shared tributes, praising him for his contributions to Ukraine's fight for sovereignty. What's next?

A manhunt has been launched for the killer.

The British celebrity restaurateur said he got the skin cancer removed, sharing a picture showing a line of stitches from his earlobe to his neck.

British celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay shared Saturday on Instagram that he was diagnosed with skin cancer, which he said he got removed.

The fiery 58-year-old TV personality shared a picture of a bandage over part of his face and neck, and another showing a line of stitches from his earlobe to the top of his neck.

LAS VEGAS — The top tourism official in Las Vegas says the city hasn't priced out regular travelers, even as July visitor counts fell and casinos took in more from gamblers.

Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), said monthly figures can bounce around but argued the destination remains competitive at different price points.

"We're not happy with the downturn but the city's taking steps to address that," Hill told reporters Friday.

Prominent conservatives, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), have seized on Wednesday’s school shooting in Minneapolis and reports about the shooter’s identity to push anti-trans rhetoric and policies.

In a Wednesday post shared in response to a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School that left two children dead and 17 other children and adults wounded, Greene described “gender dysphoria” as a “mental illness” and urged Congress to pass legislation that would “make it a FELONY to perform sex change surgeries and all forms of medications on minors.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and conservative commentator Benny Johnson also shared posts alleging a “pattern” regarding instances of violence and trans or nonbinary gender identity. (These statements are patently false: As the Gun Violence Archive noted in 2024, about 0.11% of known suspects in mass shootings have been transgender in the last decade.)

And top Trump officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, emphasized the shooter’s presumed gender identity in their updates about the shooting as well. Noem described the shooter as a “23 year-old man, claiming to be transgender” and Patel stated that the shooter was “a male” who was born under a different name.

In the hours since the shooting, there’s much that remains unknown about Robin Westman, the person who authorities have named as the perpetrator.

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Prominent conservatives, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), have seized on Wednesday’s school shooting in Minneapolis and reports about the shooter’s identity to push anti-trans rhetoric and policies.

In a Wednesday post shared in response to a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School that left two children dead and 17 other children and adults wounded, Greene described “gender dysphoria” as a “mental illness” and urged Congress to pass legislation that would “make it a FELONY to perform sex change surgeries and all forms of medications on minors.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and conservative commentator Benny Johnson also shared posts alleging a “pattern” regarding instances of violence and trans or nonbinary gender identity. (These statements are patently false: As the Gun Violence Archive noted in 2024, about 0.11% of known suspects in mass shootings have been transgender in the last decade.)

Related: Minneapolis Shooter ‘Obsessed With The Idea Of Killing Children,’ Officials Say

And top Trump officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, emphasized the shooter’s presumed gender identity in their updates about the shooting as well. Noem described the shooter as a “23 year-old man, claiming to be transgender” and Patel stated that the shooter was “a male” who was born under a different name. Police and first responders work at the scene of a shooting near Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025. Police and first responders work at the scene of a shooting near Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025. TOM BAKER via Getty Images

In the hours since the shooting, there’s much that remains unknown about Robin Westman, the person who authorities have named as the perpetrator. Advertisement

Court records show that the suspect’s parent had previously filed for a legal name change that was granted in 2020 when the shooter was 17, according to NBC News. Those filings note that the “minor child identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.” It’s not clear how Westman identified more recently.

The shooter was also reportedly a student at Annunciation Catholic’s grade school in the past, and Westman’s mother had also worked there for five years, retiring in 2021.

Local authorities have said that they are still attempting to piece together a motive at this time — though Patel said the FBI is investigating the incident as domestic terror or a hate crime against Catholics — and that they are reviewing videos thought to be linked to the shooter.

Images and clips shared from the now-deleted videos show antisemitic slogans, the names of other mass shooters and the phrase, “Kill Donald Trump,” written on firearms. Together, they don’t suggest a cohesive political ideology as much as a fascination with mass violence and hateful memes.

“There is no message,” wrote Westman, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the scene of the shooting, police said.