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US group offers fares and accommodation for councillors to attend Gold Coast antisemitism conference
At least one councillor has accepted having costs paid, while the mayor of Sydney’s Inner West council says he will speak out against remarks by the organisers at the summitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA US-based group has written to hundreds of local mayors and councillors in Australia offering all-inclusive travel and accommodation to attend a Gold Coast summit dedicated to addressing...
Published on: August 23, 2025 | Source:
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Maduro Defends Venezuela’s Sovereignty Amid Rising U.S. Military Pressure in the Caribbean
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros delivered a defiant speech Friday during the “Act in Defense of Sovereignty and Peace of Venezuela, Latin America and the Caribbean,” held in the Elliptical Hall of the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas. Addressing lawmakers, military leaders, and civil society representatives, Maduro declared Venezuela “untouchable,” asserting that “nothing and no […]
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Coral collectors move world's largest living display in four-year effort
Scientists relocate a precious collection of coral and fish to a temporary home while a new Queensland aquarium is built.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:'She's beautiful': New Spirit of Tasmania ferry arrives in Hobart
Spirit of Tasmania IV has at last arrived in the state, eight years after the Tasmanian government embarked on a project to replace the two ships currently in operation. The other new ferry remains in Finland, where they were built.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Dutch foreign minister resigns over Israel policy, rocking caretaker government
Casper Veldkamp's resignation further weakens the Netherlands' government after it collapsed in June.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:The US teenagers wowed by African prom dresses
"I felt like a Disney princess," says a prom goer about her dress, one of many custom-made in Nigeria.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:England 'will get better' after scoring 11 tries in World Cup opener
Women's Rugby World Cup hosts England start their tournament with a bang, recording a 69-7 win over the United States, and coach John Mitchell warned there is more to come.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:At least five killed after tour bus from Niagara Falls to New York City crashes
Injuries from the bus crash ranged from head trauma to broken arms and legs.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Chicago mayor slams Trump over possible crime crackdown: 'Uncalled for'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) slammed President Trump over possibly sending the national guard to Chicago after his D.C. crime crackdown, calling the president's plans to target the Windy City "offensive." “Certainly, we have grave concerns about the impact of any unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the City of Chicago. The problem with...
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Meta to license AI technology from start-up as in-house models lag rivals
Partnership with Midjourney marks shift away from internal product development
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Carney says Canada will match U.S. tariff exemptions under USMCA trade pact
Canada is dropping many of its retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under theUnited States-Mexico-Canada trade pact,Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:ABC Quote Quiz: Who said it, and what were they on about?
We've collected some of the most jaw-dropping, eyebrow-raising or mildly confusing quotes in the news this week. See how you go with our first quote quiz.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Ether notches first new record since 2021 after Powell speech teasing rate cuts
The price of ether smashed through its 2021 record on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming rate cuts.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave
As Starbucks asks some to stop bringing printers into its branches to work, what's going on?
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:'Creepy' 74yo avoids jail for indecently assaulting Swedish sunbather
A drunk who terrified and indecently assaulted a 23-year-old woman sunbathing at a popular Broome beach has been handed a seven-month suspended sentence.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Football star returns to field after tackling rare autoimmune disorder
At the peak of his football career, Cameron Vazzoler's immune system started attacking his nerves and he had to learn to walk again. But now he is back on the field.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:FBI raids home of John Bolton, a former Trump adviser turned vocal critic
Early Friday, FBI agents searched the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser in President Trump’s first administration. Agents were also seen entering a building in Washington where Bolton has an office. Bolton has become a sharp critic of Trump, attacking his foreign policy and national security decisions. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Josh Gerstein of Politico.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Pentagon says troops will start carrying firearms in D.C.
In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon says National Guard troops will start carrying firearms in D.C. as part of President Trump’s security crackdown of the city, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the White House says the federal government has taken a 10% stake in Intel and Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee as he awaits trial.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Deadly Cholera Outbreaks in Sudan and South Sudan Expose Fragile Health Systems and Threaten Millions of Children
The cholera crisis sweeping across Sudan and South Sudan has reached alarming proportions, with over 189,000 cases and thousands of deaths reported across both countries. Humanitarian organizations warn that the convergence of disease, hunger, and displacement is creating a perfect storm that disproportionately endangers children and vulnerable populations. In South Sudan, the outbreak began in […]
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Chaves Robles becomes first Costa Rican president to face loss of immunity
The conservative president faced a legislative panel weighing whether he should retain his immunity from prosecution.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:‘Man-made disaster’: Famine declared in Gaza City where half a million face starvation
The international organization that monitors hunger crises around the world has declared that parts of Gaza are in famine. The U.N.-backed group of experts said that half a million people in Gaza, a quarter of the population, are facing “catastrophic conditions characterised by starvation, destitution and death.” Nick Schifrin spoke with David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children
As many as 132,000 children in Gaza under the age of five are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition between now and next summer, according to a U.N.-backed group of experts. Half of Gaza’s population is children, and many of them have been left scarred, traumatized and forever changed by the war. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, images in this story are disturbing.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:US to take 10% stake in troubled chipmaker Intel
Equity investment of $8.9bn marks the Trump administration’s latest corporate intervention
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Community group accuses WA government of spin over controversial racetrack
A community group is accusing the WA Government of "spinning" the results of public feedback on a controversial proposal for a community hub and racetrack in Perth.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Trump’s death penalty push faces setbacks as judges block efforts to reverse prior decisions
Since taking office in February,U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondihas authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against19 people, including nine defendants in cases in which the Biden administration had sought lesser sentences. But judges have blocked those reversal attempts for all but two defendants.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Pastor leading Target boycott on its impact and the retailer’s response
Target is reeling as sales have stalled and its stock price has plunged. The company faced backlash after a rollback of its DEI initiatives prompted a boycott that slowed store traffic nationwide, one of the factors that pushed CEO Brian Cornell to step down. Now, Target is scrambling to reset its image. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Pastor Jamal Bryant, who spearheaded the Target boycott.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Venezuela and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Alliance Amid Rising U.S. Military Pressure
Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez held a phone call Friday morning with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, thanking Moscow for its “unconditional support” in the face of escalating threats from the United States. RELATED:Venezuelan Oil Output Exceeds One Million Barrels Per Day in July The conversation comes amid heightened tensions following Washington’s deployment of […]
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Powell hints at long-awaited rate cut but admits Fed in ‘challenging situation’
In a closely watched speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave the strongest indication yet that the central bank will cut interest rates as soon as September. With inflation ticking up and the job market cooling down, Powell said the Fed was in a “challenging situation.” Amna Nawaz discussed more with Loretta Mester, the former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:How South Korea is navigating the ‘Trump risk’ at key summits in Japan and U.S.
South Korea's PresidentLee Jae Myungfaces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.S. allies to navigateDonald Trump’sunilateral push to redefine postwar orders on trade, security and alliances.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Capehart and Ponnuru on the FBI’s raid on Trump critic John Bolton
Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fallout following the FBI's raid on Trump critic John Bolton, President Trump's deployment of troops in Washington, D.C., and California Gov. Gavin Newsom standing up to Trump.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Vance says Bolton FBI raid was not retribution
Vice President Vance said the Friday raid on former national security adviser John Bolton’s residence was not retribution for his political commentary critiquing the Trump administration. “We're in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton. I will say we're going to let that investigation proceed,” Vance said during a clip of...
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Judge rules against Alligator Alcatraz
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Florida judge orders Alligator Alcatraz dismantled A federal judge in Florida ordered late Thursday that some of Alligator Alcatraz be shut down and barred the Sunshine State from bringing in more migrants to the detention facility in a blow to the administration as it...
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:CDC’s plummeting morale
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC’s plummeting morale It’s been a difficult time for public health professionals working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). AP On Aug. 8, a gunman sprayed hundreds of bullets at buildings on the agency’s...
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Josh Willie's tough task to remake Tasmanian Labor into winning option
Listening to the new Tasmanian Labor leader's first media interviews, you'd be forgiven for thinking little had changed. But the subtle shifts in language suggest a change in the party's direction.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Meta to unveil Hypernova smart glasses with a display, wristband at Connect next month
Meta's glasses are codenamed Hypernova and will include a small display in the right lens of the device, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source: