☕️ Has the ceasefire broken?

It's a Tuesday, which is the day we provide you with a random fact in the hope that one day it will align with a question you're asked in Tuesday Trivia and you'll be able to say: 'Thanks TDA'.

Today I'm doubling the chances of it happening because I have a bonus fun fact! The New York Times recently shared that Melania Trump is the first first lady in the modern era to have hair below her shoulders.

If you can’t use it in trivia tonight, use it for the next time it gets awkward at the water cooler.

"I don't like you either, and I probably never will."
U.S. President Donald Trump speaking to Australia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd. The comment came while Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was seated next to Trump, in their first face-to-face meeting. Rudd has previously been critical of Trump. During the meeting of leaders, Australia and the U.S. signed a rare earths and critical minerals agreement, which comes after China put new tariffs on rare earth exports.

$10,857,934
The amount Climate 200 donated to Teal Independents ahead of the federal election. Unsuccessful candidate Alex Dyson received the highest donation of $2.18 million, whilst of the successful candidates, Monique Ryan received the highest amount of $1.9 million.

Lobsters have blue blood.

Federal Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has announced he will not recontest his seat at the next federal election.

In a message to party members on Sunday, Joyce said his “relationship with the leadership of the Nationals” had “irreparably broken down”.

It’s prompted speculation that he’s considering joining Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party.

Hanson says Joyce would be welcome in her party, describing him as being “more aligned with One Nation” than the Nationals.

Here’s the latest.

Barnaby Joyce has been the member for New England (in northern NSW) since 2013.

Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, he spent nine years in the Senate.

Joyce has held the roles of party leader and Deputy Prime Minister (during the Turnbull and Morrison governments).

He now serves as a Coalition backbencher.

Throughout his political career, Joyce has also been at the centre of several high-profile controversies.

In a statement to his supporters on Sunday, Joyce said: “I will not be standing for New England again but will complete my term as promised at the last election.”

The following day, Joyce cited a breakdown in his relationship with Nationals leader David Littleproud “over a number of years,” during an interview with Sky News.

Littleproud described the news as a “disappointing” surprise.

Following the May election, there have been ongoing policy disagreements within the Liberal-National Coalition. For example, net zero.

Australia has legislated a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Joyce, a long-time critic of the target, introduced a bill to scrap it in July.

In a speech to Parliament, Joyce said Australians are being “done over” by net-zero energy policies.

“Net zero is going to have absolutely no effect on the climate whatsoever,” he said.

Pauline Hanson has publicly welcomed speculation that Joyce is considering defecting to her party, One Nation.

One Nation is a right-wing party, known for its anti-immigration stance.

Hanson said “the door [is] open” for Joyce, noting his positions on net zero migration put them on the “same page”.

Joyce, who described himself as a “free agent”, confirmed he has spoken to Hanson, but declined to say whether their discussions involved a potential move.

Reporting by Achol Arok.

The future of the ceasefire in Gaza is uncertain after increased violence between Israel and Hamas over the weekend.

Both sides have accused each other of multiple breaches of the ceasefire deal, which came into effect on 10 October.

Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza on Sunday night and has paused humanitarian aid delivery, after it accused Hamas of killing two soldiers.

Officials in Gaza said Israel killed 44 Palestinians on Sunday.

Earlier this month, Israel and Hamas agreed to a U.S-led ceasefire plan.

Under the first phase of the peace agreement, Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages.

Israel then released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

The first phase also involved Israeli troops withdrawing from Gaza to an “agreed upon line”.

Hamas took 240 hostages when it attacked Israel on 7 October 2023.

Before the latest ceasefire deal, the bodies of an estimated 28 hostages were believed to remain in Gaza.

Israel confirmed it has received the bodies of 12 hostages over the past week. With at least 16 hostages yet to be returned, it accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement.

However, Hamas said it requires machinery to locate the bodies, which are thought to be buried beneath the rubble of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

On Friday, Israel struck a vehicle in northern Gaza, killing at least nine people, including four children, according to the Hamas-run Interior Ministry.

Israel said it fired at a “suspicious vehicle” that had crossed a demarcation line.

On Sunday, Palestinian militants killed two soldiers in southern Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The strike took place in an Israeli-controlled area of southeastern Rafah.

The IDF called the incident “a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement”.

Hamas said it was “unaware of any events or clashes taking place in the Rafah area”.

Israel responded with a “series of significant strikes” across Gaza on Sunday night, which it claimed hit “dozens of Hamas terror targets”.

Israel’s latest actions in the region killed at least 44 Palestinians, the Hamas-run Gaza media office said.

Hamas has accused Israel of continued breaches of the ceasefire agreement.

It said in a statement: “These violations have included crimes of direct gunfire against civilians, deliberate shelling and targeting, and the arrest of a number of civilians, reflecting the occupation’s continued policy of aggression despite the declared end of the war.”

Following the wave of strikes, the IDF said it “has begun the renewed enforcement of the ceasefire.”

Both sides say they remain committed to the deal.

The IDF halted the entry of aid into Gaza before carrying out Sunday’s deadly strikes.

It had already begun restricting aid deliveries last Tuesday, in response to the missing hostages.

Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, Israel must allow the flow of aid “without any obstacles”.

There has been no official announcement on when aid will resume, but anonymous officials have told global media outlets that aid delivery will return on Monday.

On Wednesday, footage began circulating online, which appears to show several public executions by Hamas against rival factions within Gaza.

In a post to his platform Truth Social on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote: “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them.”

Trump later clarified that he doesn’t plan on sending U.S. troops into Gaza, but said: “There are people very close, very nearby that will go in and they’ll do the trick very easily”.

According to a recent UN update, “it has been more than 30 days since the last [UN-coordinated] food aid convoy entered northern Gaza”.

It said the unrestricted flow of aid is “critical” to ensuring the “large-scale entry of food supplies to address the needs of thousands” in Gaza.

“We will not accept any interference with our aid distribution... No one expected this to be straightforward, [but] it is essential that we do not squander the immense progress made,” UN Relief Chief Tom Fletcher said.

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Reporting by George Finlayson.

The Louvre Museum, commonly known for exhibiting thousands of artifacts and paintings, is now the home of the world’s latest mystery.

Crown jewels displayed at the Parisian museum were stolen on Sunday (local time) in a four-minute daylight heist, according to authorities.

The thieves broke in through a window, using a mechanical ladder to reach an upper-floor gallery.

It’s reported they stole nine items from the French Crown Jewels display, including a necklace given by Napoleon to his wife.

A crown containing more than 1,300 diamonds was found broken outside the museum.

I can’t wait for the Netflix show about this!

Reporting by Annabel Whitehouse and Elliot Lawry.

Over the weekend, Prince Andrew announced he’s giving up his royal title, the Duke of York, after allegations linking him to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continue to cause controversy worldwide.

Now, police in London have confirmed they‘re “actively” looking into recent media reports claiming Andrew attempted to use his access as a member of the royal family to ‘dig up dirt’ on his alleged victim, Virginia Giuffre.

Today, we’ll share the latest.