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Sky News Australia Host Denounces ‘Patently False’ Claims Former Colleague Was Fired for Being Pro-Israel

Television presenter Erin Molan at a press conference during a visit to Penshurst Girls School in Sydney, Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Photo: AAPIMAGE via Reuters Connect

Sky News Australia senior reporter and commentator Caroline Marcus refuted over the weekend claims that her former colleague, Erin Molan, was fired from the network last week because of the latter’s support for Israel.

Marcus, who is Jewish, addressed speculation about Molan’s firing on the network’s program “Outsiders” while filling in for the show’s regular co-host Rita Panahi, who is currently visiting Israel for Sky News Australia’s coverage. Marcus said the “upsetting theory” that Molan was let go from Sky News Australia because of her pro-Israel stance is “a lie.”

“Since her exit from Sky News Australia made headlines earlier this week, I’ve seen a troubling narrative take hold. A narrative pushed by pro-Israel activists I usually respect,” Marcus said on-air. “The spin is Erin has been pushed out because of her Zionism, being ‘cancelled’ for speaking out. Yet anyone who watches Sky News Australia knows that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

“Any suggestion that Erin’s departure had anything to do with her speaking out on these topics is patently false, and frankly, it’s insulting,” she added. “Because we couldn’t be more supported by this company and its leaders when it comes to this vitally important issue. This lie discredits those who spread it and distracts from very real examples of anti-Israel bias in the media here and elsewhere. Bias that we at Sky News Australia are often the first to expose.”

Marcus also said the suggestion that Molan was fired for her pro-Israel views dismisses the “important, fearless work” the network does “in speaking out against evil and extremism everyday.” She additionally named a number of Sky News Australia hosts who have been “exceptionally strong” when it comes to Israel and fighting antisemitism.

On Friday, fellow Sky News Australia host Sharri Markson also denied that Molan was fired by the network because of her strong support for Israel.

Although Sky News Australia did not publicly disclose a reason for Molan’s firing, the former news anchor released a nine-minute video on X last week about her parting ways with the network and said it will not stop her from speaking out avidly in support of Israel.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Trump Is Lying When He Speaks of Peace

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with government officials in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Donald Trump on Saturday of lying when the US president said during his Gulf tour this week that he wanted peace in the region.

On the contrary, said Khamenei, the United States uses its power to give “10-ton bombs to the Zionist (Israeli) regime to drop on the heads of Gaza’s children.”

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after departing the United Arab Emirates on Friday that Iran had to move quickly on a US proposal for its nuclear program or “something bad’s going to happen.”

His remarks, said Khamenei, “aren’t even worth responding to.” They are an “embarrassment to the speaker and the American people,” Khamenei added.

“Undoubtedly, the source of corruption, war, and conflict in this region is the Zionist regime — a dangerous, deadly cancerous tumor that must be uprooted; it will be uprooted,” he said at an event at a religious center in Tehran, according to state media.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Trump speaks about peace while simultaneously making threats.

“Which should we believe?” Pezeshkian said at a naval event in Tehran. “On the one hand, he speaks of peace and on the other, he threatens with the most advanced tools of mass killing.”

Tehran would continue Iran-US nuclear talks but is not afraid of threats. “We are not seeking war,” Pezeshkian said.

While Trump said on Friday that Iran had a US proposal about its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in a post on X said Tehran had not received any such proposal. “There is no scenario in which Iran abandons its hard-earned right to (uranium) enrichment for peaceful purposes…” he said.

Araqchi warned on Saturday that Washington’s constant change of stance prolongs nuclear talks, state TV reported.

“It is absolutely unacceptable that America repeatedly defines a new framework for negotiations that prolongs the process,” the broadcast quoted Araqchi as saying.

Pezeshkian said Iran would not “back down from our legitimate rights”.

“Because we refuse to bow to bullying, they say we are source of instability in the region,” he said.

A fourth round of Iran-U.S. talks ended in Oman last Sunday. A new round has not been scheduled yet.

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Hamas Confirms New Gaza Ceasefire Talks with Israel in Qatar on Saturday

Doha, Qatar. Photo: StellarD via Wikimedia Commons.

A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar’s Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday.

He said the two sides were discussing all issues without “pre-conditions.”

Nono said Hamas was “keen to exert all the effort needed” to help mediators make the negotiations a success, adding there was “no certain offer on the table.”

The negotiations come despite Israel preparing to expand operations in the Gaza Strip as they seek “operational control” in some areas of the war-torn enclave.

The return to negotiations also comes after US President Donald Trump ended a Middle East tour on Friday with no apparent progress towards a new ceasefire, although he acknowledged Gaza’s growing hunger crisis and the need for aid deliveries.

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Report: ICC’s Khan Goes on Administrative Leave Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

i24 NewsChief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan has stepped down temporarily as an investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct by United Nations investigators is nearing its final phase, Reuters reported on Friday citing sources from the international court.

Khan allegedly forced sexual intercourse upon a member of staff on multiple occasions, the Wall Street Journal reported last week, linking the allegations to Khan’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister Yoav Gallant.

A statement is expected later today announcing that Khan is going on administrative leave, according to a source in the prosecutor’s office.

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