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The significance of the Donbas in Russia's war in Ukraine
At a recent meeting with his US counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again suggested that full control of Donbas was a central criterion for ending the war in Ukraine. Why is the region so important to him?
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:
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Australian sports media is compounding the AFLβs homophobia problem
As a star player faces a season-ending suspension, itβs clear the AFL, and the media that report on it, must do better to stamp out homophobia.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:βGreen Islamβ: how Muslims are powering environmental action across the world
In a time of mounting ecological challenges, all sources of wisdom are vital β including Islamic teachings that offer guidance for living in harmony with nature.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Watch: Competitors walk slackline 400m above Chinese gorge
Participants walked between two peaks more than a kilometre apart on a slackline just 2cm wide.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Thailand Approves Plan to Hire Sri Lankan Migrant Workers Amid Cambodian Exodus
The Cambodian government estimates that 400,000 migrant workers have returned home since the outbreak of conflict between the two countries last month.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Six severed heads found on road in Mexico
Police have not given a motive for the killings in a large peaceful region of central Mexico.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:The most powerful tool in an astronomerβs arsenal is a lens β but not the kind you might think
Everything bends space-time. Sometimes, we can even see this effect β and learn a lot from it.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Japan's July exports clock steepest plunge in over four years, dropping by a more than expected 2.6%
The fall was sharper than the 2.1% contraction expected by economists polled by Reuters and compared to the 0.5% drop seen in June.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs
Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Australian minister says βstrength not measured by how many people you can blow upβ as row with Netanyahu escalates
Australian home affairs ministerβs criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Albanese a βweak politician who betrayed IsraelβFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahuβs incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of βbigotedβ views about Palestinians, as the extraordinary...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: Lehrmann defamation case appeal begins at federal court; NSW SES on flood watch
Follow todayβs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs I noted in my hello earlier, rain is on the brain in Sydney, with a deluge set to continue for days.Melbourne is cold, but lovely, and Adelaide and Hobart are both expecting sunshine today. Brisbane, Perth and Canberra are in for rain. Continue reading...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Breaking: Former MP jailed for 10 months for giving misleading evidence at ICAC
Former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has been handed a jail sentence of 10 months for giving misleading evidence to the NSW corruption watchdog.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Silicon Valley's AI deals are creating zombie startups: 'You hollowed out the organization'
Unable to make big AI purchases because of regulatory hurdles, tech giants have spent billions to buy top talent from startups, leaving behind shell companies.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Liberals retain government in Tasmania, while federal Labor keeps big lead in polls
Two months after a no-confidence motion in the premier passed, spurring an early election, a second motion has failed. The island state now has a government.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Voices arguing that climate action is a waste of time are getting louder. Hereβs why they are wrong | Clear Air
Optimism may be hard to come by but the evidence shows some progress on emissions is not just possible β itβs happening before our eyesWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereThere is something of a reality check under way on the response to the climate crisis. Itβs no secret that countries and corporations are far from living up to the goals set by...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Breaking: Review into Monash IVF embryo mix-ups to remain secret
The review was launched following unrelated cases of embryo mix-ups in Brisbane and Melbourne, which were reported this year.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Live: Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against defamation case begins
Bruce Lehrmann was found to have raped Brittany Higgins on the balance of probabilities. Today, his appeal against that ruling begins in the Federal Court.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Donβt Worry Village: The young S Koreans who left Seoul, seeking community
Disillusioned with Seoul's work-to-survive lifestyle, a group of Koreans find refuge in the rural 'Don't Worry Village'.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Country doctor makes tough decision to cut back appointments
Residents in a small central Queensland town are campaigning to get their full GP service back amid fears the area could lose another doctor.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:How was an alleged Israeli βchild sex predatorβ allowed to leave the US?
Release of senior Israeli official facing serious child sex charges in Nevada stirs controversy and raises questions.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Abrego Garcia pushes to toss criminal charges he says amount to 'vindictive' prosecution
Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration. The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged when others similarly situated would not have...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What security guarantees for Ukraine would actually mean
There are inherent contradictions in the idea of the guarantees meant to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine again.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Weβve been sending animals into space for 7 decades β yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm
As a Russian space mission is set to launch mice into orbit, regulations are long overdue to recognise the sentience of animals and protect their welfare.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Australia stands firm in face of Israeli leader's blistering attack on PM
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke rebukes the Israeli prime minister's attack on Anthony Albanese as he defends the decision to cancel the visa of a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:US tech stocks hit by concerns over future of AI boom
Warning from OpenAIβs Sam Altman and MIT paper puncture Wall Streetβs enthusiasm
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Noem: Trump wants border wall painted black so it is too hot to climb
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Trump wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black so that it would be too hot for migrants to climb over. βNow, if you look at the structure that's behind me, it's tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Dozens of dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on NSW beaches
Wildlife carers are investigating after turtles with unusual symptoms washed ashore at several popular swimming spots north of Newcastle.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:South Africa minister under fire over racial slur
The minister faces calls to resign and an investigation after previously using offensive language.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Putin ‘won’t give up on trying to destroy’ us, Ukraine’s former foreign minister warns
The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and also signaling it would be impossible for Ukraine to get Crimea back. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraineβs foreign minister from 2014 to 2019.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:At least two girls killed by Israeli strike in Khan Younis
At least two girls killed by Israeli strike in Khan Younis At least two girls were killed and several people were injured on Tuesday by an Israeli stike on a house in Khan Younis, according to the Nasser Hospital in Gaza. The strike comes as several Palestinians were also injured in what Al Jazeera Arabic reported was an Israeli drone strike on a tent housing forcibly displaced people inal-Mawasicamp.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Trump White House launches TikTok account
The Trump administration launched its first TikTok account Tuesday as the fate of the social media app in the U.S. remains unclear. "Every day I wake up determined to deliver a better life for the people all across this nation," President Trump says in the first video shared to the account. "I am your voice."...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes Intel stake
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump administration weighs Intel stake The Trump administration is considering taking a stake in Intel as a means of boosting the struggling U.S. chipmaker, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. Luis M. Alvarez, Associated Press Lutnick indicated the money for the stake would come from previously allocated Biden-era funding....
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump administration revokes security clearances of current, former officials
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former officials, Hurricane Erin is churning in the Atlantic as it slowly makes its way up the U.S. coastline, the American Academy of Pediatrics is offering vaccine guidance that differs from official U.S. recommendations and the State Department has reportedly canceled over 6,000 student visas.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Reeves explores reform to capital gains tax on expensive houses
UK Treasury considers overhaul of property levies as ministers confront a hole in the public finances of at least 20bn
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders offer competing claims
President Trump paints the nationβs capital as a city beset by crime and called in National Guard troops. D.C. leaders contend there is no crisis, pointing to crime rates at 30-year lows. But Charles Lehman of the conservative Manhattan Institute argues neither side is telling the complete truth. Amna Nawaz spoke with Lehman about how both the locals and feds could pursue smarter solutions.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: