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Timor-Leste Could Gain ASEAN Membership Later This Year, Malaysian FM Says
The young nation has yet to fulfill a considerable number of legal requirements, suggesting that a later timeline might be more realistic.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:
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Russians suspected of supporting IS on trial in Germany
The trial of four Russian nationals accused of being part of the extremist "Islamic State" begins in Hamburg on Monday. The suspects allegedly collected around 174,000 to send to IS members held in camps in Syria.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Actually, Gen Z stand to be the biggest winners from the new $3 million super tax
Rather than being the biggest losers from super tax rates not being indexed to inflation, younger Australians are the biggest beneficiaries.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:OPINION: A big reason why students who are anxious about math underperform — they just don’t do enough of it
Math anxiety isn’t just about feeling nervous before a math test. It’s been well-known for decades that students who are anxious about math tend to do worse on math tests and in math classes. But recently, some of us who research math anxiety have started to realize that we may have overlooked a simple yet […] The post OPINION: A big reason why students who are anxious about math underperform — they just don’t do...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:EU 'jaw jaw' on Orbán, silence on Gaza, Charlemagne Prize This WEEK
EU ministers will hold inconclusive talks on Hungary's veto rights this week, while the European Commission chief will receive the Charlemagne Prize, and MEPs tour the globe.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:A not-so-modern epidemic: what 17th-century nuns can teach us about coping with loneliness
‘Loneliness’ is a modern word – but we have a lot to learn from how early modern nuns understood solitude.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Anti-LGBT Law Unleashed Abuse
Click to expand Image Illustrations 2025 Dianah Lala Bwengye for Human Rights Watch Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law.The Ugandan authorities have spread misinformation and hatred against LGBT people, making existing discrimination even worse.The Ugandan authorities should end their crackdown on...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk
Click to expand Image A migrant family from Afghanistan approaches Croatia's border near Bosanska Bojna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to reach the European Union, in January 2021. 2021 Photo by Damir Sagolj/Getty Images Bosnia and Herzegovina’s treatment of detained migrants should raise concerns for governments considering sending additional migrants to the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Processing delays,...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between abs and core? One term focuses on aesthetics – and the other on function
Abs are one element of the core muscles, so they’re similar in many ways – but the terms are often used with different connotations.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Republican Fiscal Policies Undermine Investor Confidence in the United States
Recent Republican-led tax and budget legislation in the U.S. House raises concerns among international investors, threatening the country’s reputation as a stable investment destination. Related: Trump Renews Attacks on Harvard Over Student Data Dispute The U.S. House of Representatives, dominated by the Republican Party, recently approved a sweeping tax and spending bill that has alarmed […]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Fourth time lucky? ACT’s regulatory standards law may finally pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts
ACT has been trying to pass a version of its Regulatory Standards Bill for 20 years. Opposed by the Waitangi Tribunal and others, it is now poised to succeed.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Australian PM Albanese says Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is ‘an outrage’
Anthony Albanese says Netanyahu government ‘excuses’ for stopping critical food and medical supplies are ‘completely untenable’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsrael’s blockade of aid into Gaza is “an outrage”, Anthony Albanese has said, calling the Israeli government’s “excuses” for stopping critical food and medical supplies “completely untenable”...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:What if Hitler was assassinated and World War II ended in compromise? Catherine Chidgey imagines a parallel reality
Catherine Chidgey’s thrilling novel, set in an alternative UK under a version of Thatcher, continues her exploration of murky morality and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:People Showed Their Good and Peaceful Soul, Jorge Rodriguez
Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuela’s National Assembly and head of the Great Patriotic Pole Simon Bolivar electoral campaign, said that on this Sunday legislative and local elections, the Venezuelan people have “written all together, as if by millions of hands intertwined, a glorious history of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.” RELATED: Venezuelan Defense Minister […]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:US-Philippines Relations Take Center Stage After Midterm Elections
Following an underwhelming electoral return, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to lean all the more heavily on his relationship with Washington.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:ASEAN Chair Should Lead Efforts to Hold the Myanmar Junta Accountable
Malaysia needs to lead a regional push for international criminal accountability and reject the military's planned sham “elections.”
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Albanese says Israel's 'excuses' for withholding Gaza aid not credible
In some of his strongest criticism to date, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel's "excuses and explanations" for blocking aid into Gaza are untenable, and that it is an outrage that a democratic state would withhold aid.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trump grants extension to EU on tariff hike
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s granting an extension to the EU on the timeline to strike a deal to avoid his sweeping 50 percent tariffs — punting back the deadline to July 9. Trump’s announcement comes after a phone call with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The tariffs […]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Ahead of election in Malaysia’s Sabah, voters yearn for end to daily shortages
From power and water shortages to roads with potholes, voters in Sabah are frustrated with the unfulfilled promises of their leaders.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trump delays 50% tariffs on EU to July 9
President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen said that she had a "good call" with Trump, but needed until July 9 to "reach a good deal."
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Trump: Foreign students at Harvard taking US spots
President Trump on Sunday expressed new frustrations with Harvard, arguing the school should turn over the names of foreign students and that U.S. students are not getting to go to Harvard because places are being taken by students from other countries. “I don't have a problem with foreign students. But it shouldn’t be 31 percent....
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Mum shares heartbreak as search for missing 17-year-old continues
The mother of Pheobe Bishop says she is struggling to cope with the "cyclone of uncertainty" as police continue to scour dense bushland in Queensland following the disappearance of her daughter.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Spain hosts European and Arab nations to discuss Israel-Palestine two-state solution
European and Arab countries gathered in Madrid and pressured Israel to halt its Gaza offensive and break humanitarian aid blockade.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Gangland figure, lawyer critical after shooting at traffic lights
Two men are fighting for life after the third shooting in a fortnight linked to simmering underworld tensions in Sydney.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Family rocked by tragedies finds strength in country town's support
A 23-year-old Tasmanian wool grader says the healing power of community and daily chores have helped her family through "everything that you could possibly imagine in life".
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Israeli PM Netanyahu meets visiting US homeland security chief Kristi Noem in Jerusalem
Netanyahu’s office said Noem, who visited city’s Western Wall, ‘expressed unwavering support for the prime minister and the state of Israel’.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Trump extends deadline for EU trade deal until 9 July
Trump said he granted the request to extend the 1 June deadline after a "very nice call" with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:To change perceptions of sharks, swimmer Lewis Pugh takes the plunge at Martha’s Vineyard
Sharks have been cast as the ultimate villain ever since the movie “Jaws” was released 50 years ago this summer. The film tells the story of a great white shark terrorizing beachgoers, but in reality, humans pose the greater threat to sharks. Ali Rogin speaks with endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh, who wants to get that message out by swimming around Martha’s Vineyard, where “Jaws” was filmed.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Trump hints at 'good news' on Iran
President Trump on Sunday said his administration had “some very good talks with Iran” and suggested that positive news could be coming from the negotiations. “Let's see what happens, but I think we can have some good news on the Iran front,” Trump told reporters from the tarmac in Morristown, N.J., ahead of his departure...
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Why global tensions are rising in the South China Sea amid recent clashes
Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing tries to exert its claim to virtually the entire sea despite international law. John Yang speaks with Andrew Chubb, Asia Society fellow and senior lecturer at Lancaster University, for more.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Trump calls US program helping boost internet access 'racist'
Donald Trump reveals plans to end the United States's Digital Equity Act, which provides funding to programs that assist people to live in an increasingly online world.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil Highlights Historic and Peaceful Elections on May 25
On May 25, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil praised the revolutionary democracy and peaceful electoral process, emphasizing the unprecedented inclusion of the Guayana Esequiba territory,rightfully Venezuelan land,in the elections, marking a milestone for popular power and sovereignty. Related: President Nicolás Maduro Exercises His Right to Vote in Venezuela’s Regional and Legislative Elections On May 25, […]
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Venezuela’s National Electoral Council Extends Voting Process for Another Hour
The president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, announced that the voting process for this Sunday’s regional and legislative elections will be extended by an additional hour due to the high voter turnout in the country’s polling stations. RELATED: President Nicolás Maduro Exercises His Right to Vote in Venezuela’s Regional and Legislative Elections […]
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Russia bombards Ukraine hours before 3rd exchange of prisoners
In our news wrap Sunday, Poland scrambled its air defenses as Russia conducted an aerial assault on neighboring Ukraine, Israel continued making deadly airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, Elon Musk signaled he may be easing out of his role in efforts to slash government spending under Trump, and Memorial Day preparations are underway at Arlington National Cemetery.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:US: Trump suspends planned 50% tariffs on EU
Donald Trump has set the deadline for a 50% tariff for July 9. The US president made the announcement after a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: