Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as the terrorist group’s new chief. Sinwar will take over after the group’s previous leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran. Sinwar has been serving as the group’s leader inside the Gaza Strip since 2017. His current whereabouts are unknown, but it is believed he remains in the Gaza Strip.

Kamala Harris has reportedly chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the upcoming United States election.

Sky News host James Macpherson says Kamala Harris still has not “figured out” who her vice president will be. “Speaking of people who do not know what they are going to do, Kamala Harris is getting close to her Democrat convention,” Mr Macpherson said. “She still has not figured out who her vice president will be.”

Sky News host James Macpherson says Queensland Premier Steven Miles’ latest election promise has been described as “his dumbest ever”. “That is saying something because outdoing himself for stupidity cannot be easy,” Mr Macpherson said. “Miles has promised to open 12 government-run petrol stations across Queensland to bring the price of fuel down.”

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses a Tweet from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer which condemned only one side of the rioters in the UK. “The post from the prime minister only aggravates the situation,” Mr Macpherson said. “You’ve got white Brits predominantly who feel like they are being pushed out by migrants. “Then, feeling that when you read something like that from the prime minister, concern seemingly on one side, only aggravates the feelings that led to this violence, which, as you said, is unacceptable.”

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage discusses the ongoing riots in the United Kingdom with Sky News host Paul Murray. “It has been despicable, broadcasters are saying these are Farage’s riots,” Mr Farage said. “I would not touch with a bargepole members of the extreme right."

Sky News host James Morrow slammed Steven Miles' latest stunt ahead of the state election as a “gambler” hoping for the “big win”. Queensland Premier Steven Miles promises ‘government-owned’ petrol stations to address cost-of-living. “Steven Miles feels like a gambler who’s lost everything and they are chucking the car keys,” Mr Morrow said. “They’re spinning every last spin hoping for that big win.”

Shadow Affairs Minister James Paterson slams Immigration Minister Tony Burke for the decision to grant permanent protection to Palestinians fleeing the conflict in Gaza. “Tony Burke is off to a very bad start in the portfolio,” Mr Paterson told Sky News host Peta Credlin. “If one of his first major policy initiatives is to grant permanent protection visas to people who we can’t be assured do not pose a risk to the Australian community, then I think he’ll be very harshly judged.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi says Kamala Harris has “some ways to go” to reach Hilary Clinton levels of “inauthentic”. Ms Panahi also poked fun at Ms Harris explaining ‘cloud storage’. “When it comes to Kamala, we have to overlook the style and look for that substance – she’s an intellectual, we’ve seen her explain community banks, school busses, diplomacy, space travel,” Ms Panahi said.

Sky News host Rita Panahi has poked fun at Kamala Harris for acting like a “chameleon”. “She was raised in California and Canada, but she can go all southern and urban when in front of a mainly black crowd. Ms Panahi also reacted to a video parodying Ms Harris in a ‘Tropic Thunder’ spoof.

Activist Chris Elston says the city of Melbourne is "as woke" as anywhere he has been. Internet personality and children's rights activist Billboard Chris' is continuing his legal fight against Australian censorship orders in a battle for his right to debate harmful gender ideology on X. "There were all these feminists at this domestic violence rally who had a problem with me because I think we shouldn't sterilise kids," Mr Elston told Sky News host Rita Panahi. "But they were fine with this man in a dress who was with them coming into their spaces."

Activist Chris Elston says the International Olympic Committee want to "bury their head in the sand" over the scandal involving a boxer with XY chromosomes. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was booted from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships after failing the International Boxing Association's (IBA) gender eligibility test, reportedly over Khelif's elevated testosterone levels. "This is an absolute disgrace, the IBA already determined they were both male (Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting)," Mr Elston told Sky News host Rita Panahi. "The IOC just want to bury their head in the sand and say this is all about diversity."

A US judge ruled on Monday that Google violated antitrust law by spending billions to maintain an illegal monopoly as the world's default search engine. The ruling marks a significant victory for federal authorities challenging Big Tech's dominance. Google controls 90 per cent of the online search market and 95 per cent on smartphones, paying over $26 billion in 2021 to secure default status on devices and browsers, according to Reuters. Parent firm Alphabet plans to appeal the ruling. The decision comes as OpenAI enters the search market with SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine offering real-time internet information.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he welcomes the decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia to leave the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent in August. “This is a welcome decision from the Reserve Bank, because it recognises pressures that people are under, the progress we’ve made on underlying inflation, but also the severe market volatility we’ve seen and global economic uncertainty more broadly,” Mr Chalmers said during a media conference on Tuesday. “Australians are doing it tough enough already, the last thing they needed today was more cost of living pressure.”

Betashares Chief Economist David Bassanese says inflation is still being seen as “too high”. Mr Bassanese said it is “coming down only gradually”. His comments come after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept the official cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent in August. “At best I think at the moment they’ve got rates on hold, but if share market volatility dies down and concerns about the US economy go away, we may still be left with a tightening bias here and hoping that inflation can come down,” Mr Bassanese told Sky News Australia.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been mocked online after she struggled to speak during an interview on Monday. Pelosi spoke to CNN host Dana Bash about her new book The Art of Power and her relationship with US President Joe Biden. A clip of the interview was posted to X, with social media users mocking the 84-year-old. “She is obviously a drunk, it is so clear. She is also a tyrant, and I do not blame Biden for not talking to her. She literally ran a coup against him,” wrote one user. After the former house speaker finished her sentence, she was asked about her relationship with Biden. Pelosi revealed she and the 81-year-old president have not spoken since Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election.

The Olympic Games has always been an arena where the world could put aside conflicts, money and power and unite for one cause. But the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been overshadowed. Not by the several wars going on around the globe or by imminent elections, but by wokeness. Yes, trans visibility, gender theory and climate change brought the Olympics to their knees this week, with commentators from across the globe slamming the games’ woke obsession. Sky News All Stars Rita Panahi, Liz Storer and Megyn Kelly take a deep dive into the wokest games ever.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned following weeks of deadly protests that saw dozens killed. Hasina fled to India on Monday as she ended her more than 20-year reign as the country’s leader. Following the news, jubilation was seen across the nation as citizens celebrated the prime minister’s resignation. Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced he would take control of the country after weeks of chaos, according to The Australian. Zaman assumed control following one of the deadliest days in Bangladesh’s history where roughly 100 people died. “I am taking responsibility now and we will go to the president and ask to form an interim government to lead the country in the meantime,” he said.

Former US president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris appear to be locked in a dead heat among voters as the presidential election continues to heat up. Polling data from a CBS News/YouGov survey has revealed a 50-50 tie across battleground states. The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan joined Sky News Australia to discuss the upcoming election and share his thoughts on who he thinks will win the race. “I have had the view for a long time (that) this election is Trump’s to lose. He should win it on the basis of the failure of the Biden-Harris administration,” Mr Sheridan said. “He has given a world-class gold medal performance at campaigning against himself, and as a result, I would say the race now is a dead heat. “Both sides have advantages – Kamala Harris will have more money, Trump’s voters will be more motivated, and they’re dead even at the polls.”

Sky News Australia host Rita Panahi has assessed footage of a "painfully annoying leftie" who bragged about ruining a family gathering during a gender reveal. In the reviewed clip, the "leftie" gloats about being kicked out of a gender reveal party. "So I just got kicked out of a gender reveal party – everybody's clapping 'it's a boy', and I just happened to say, well, let's give it ten years and see if it sticks," she says in the clip.