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Can China launch hypersonic glider from satellite? Rocket force study suggests possibility
PLA study claims Chinaโs hypersonic missiles can be launched from space-based platforms and strike global targets within 30 minutes.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:
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Africa: Mauritania's AfDB Presidential Candidate Ould Tah Shares His Four Pillars of Leadership
[allAfrica] NouakChott -- Former Mauritanian Finance Minister and candidate for president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Sidi Ould Tah, promised internal reforms at the regional development institution if elected at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting in Abidjan. Tah said there's a need to improve key functions of the Bank, such as reducing the time frame for the implementation of projects and attracting...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The Survival of Cambodian Press Freedom Requires More Than Funding
Local media outlets will find ways to adapt to waning foreign financial support, but they still need external partners to stand up for the principles of free expression.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy
Cassius Turvey was chased through bush and beaten with a metal pole, in a case which sparked national outrage.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bolsonaro Leads Rally Demanding Amnesty for 2023 Coup Convicts After Hospital Release
Former president Jair Bolsonaro led a demonstration in Brasรญlia calling for amnesty for those imprisoned over the January 2023 attempted coup, highlighting the persistence of the far right and resistance within Brazilโs Congress. Related: Bolsonaro Stable In The ICU, But Still Unable To Receive Food By Mouth Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, recently discharged from [โฆ]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The Spanish minister behind the push to halt arms deals with Israel
Meet Spain's minister for youth Sira Rego โ a former MEP of Palestinian descent. Rego has criticised Spainโs arms trade with Israel, exposing tensions inside the Pedro Sรกnchez-led coalition. She is demanding an arms embargo, enhanced oversight, and peace-focused policies, while also advocating for youth rights, housing reform, and greater EU democratic accountability.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Indonesian Cinema Booms as Industry Expands Beyond Classic Horror Formula
Rather than rely on the "scare tactics" of the past, the country's filmmakers are beginning to tackle more complex and ambitious subjects.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Ukraine updates: Russia's temporary ceasefire begins
The 72-hour pause in fighting announced by Russia is set to last until midnight on Saturday. Meanwhile, Beijing and Moscow held talks about a second gas pipeline.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Cardinals Begin Day 2: Vatican Conclave Continues Search for Next Pope
The anticipation gripping the Catholic world has reached a fever pitch as the cardinals tasked with electing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vaticanโs Sistine Chapel for their second day of voting in the conclave. The process, steeped in tradition and secrecy, holds significant importance for the 1.4 billion [โฆ]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis
Click to expand Image Newspapers hanging on a kiosk in the center of Athens, Greece on March 24, 2022. 2022 Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via AP The pervasive and deliberate constraints on journalism in Greece are creating an environment in which critical reporting is stifled, and self-censorship becomes the norm.Journalists face state surveillance, harassment, and intimidation by pro-government actors, and abusive...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Children in need of โrescuingโ: challenging the myths at the heart of the global adoption industry
For decades, intercountry adoptees were told they were โabandonedโ, โrescuedโ or โunwantedโ. But these long-held stories are now under scrutiny.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Explore the new House of Representatives
Want to see how many women vs men there are in the new House of Reps? How many MPs under 40 or 60+? And how your state or territory voted? Get the full picture here.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:I took a 2-day 'vibe coding' class and successfully built a product. Here are my biggest takeaways
As a seriously non-technical person, I challenged myself to a two-day AI coding boot camp that promised I'd be able to build a fully functional app in 48 hours.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs PM Albanese Bound For Indonesia on First Post-election Trip
Economic and security relations between Canberra and Jakarta have made significant advances over the past decade.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:New taxes on super didnโt get much attention in the election campaign. But they could be tricky to implement
Self-managed super funds will bear the brunt of new proposals to tax unrealised capital gains.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Slams US Over Chaotic Repatriation Process as Only 71 Migrants Return
Venezuelan VP Diosdado Cabello criticizes US for disorganized migrant repatriation after only 71 of promised 244 returnees arrived. Calls for return of separated children intensify. Related: Venezuela to Resume On Sunday Repatriation of Its Migrants From the US Venezuela Condemns US for Chaotic Repatriation Process as Only 71 Migrants Return A recent incident has highlighted [โฆ]
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Peruvian journalist gunned down by hitmen in Amazon
Journalist Raul Celis Lopez was shot by two men on a motorbike as he was traveling to work in Iquitos in the heart of the Amazon.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Footage shows Joel Cauchi interviewed by police 15 months before Bondi Junction stabbings โ video
Police captured body-worn footage of an encounter with Joel Cauchi at his family home in Queensland on 8 January 2023, before he stabbed six people to death in Sydney's Bondi Junction. The footage, released by the NSW coroners court, shows Cauchi speaking with police, saying his father had taken away his knivesBondi Junction killer missed out on mental health care because police lacked resources and were โoverwhelmedโ...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:3 ex-Memphis police officers found not guilty of state charges in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
Three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday of all state charges, including second-degree murder, in the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran from a traffic stop. His death sparked nationwide protests and prompted renewed calls for police reforms in the U.S.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump says he wonโt soften China tariffs ahead of trade talks
President Trump said Wednesday he was not considering softening the 145 percent tariff on imports from China. Reporters in the Oval Office asked if the president would consider reducing levies on the foreign nation, to which he succinctly responded, โNo.โ In early April, the Trump administration announced reciprocal tariff exemptions on electronics such as phones,...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:With FEMA Under Fire, Congress Asks Whether Agency Is Ready for Hurricane Season
With the Atlantic hurricane season only weeks away, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing an unprecedented level of turmoil and uncertainty. President Donald Trump has suggested he might eliminate the agency. Its staff has been cut and programs canceled, while its disaster relief fund faces a likely $8 billion deficit. On Wednesday the agencyโs [โฆ]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Israeli Airstrike Kills 25 in Gazaโs Al-Rimal โ Hamas Calls It a โMassacreโ
An Israeli airstrike in Gazaโs Al-Rimal neighborhood killed 25, including civilians and a journalist, as Hamas condemns the attack as a โmassacre.โ Global calls for intervention intensify. Related: Dozens killed and injured as Israel targets school-turned-shelter in central Gaza 25 people were killed and dozens more wounded after an Israeli airstrike targeted Gazaโs Al-Rimal neighborhood [โฆ]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:GOP moderates send warning shot to Republican leaders
House GOP moderates are telling Republican leaders they will not walk the plank and vote for Medicaid cuts in the partyโs โbig, beautiful billโ only to see the Senate strip them out โ their latest warning shot in the effort to enact President Trumpโs legislative agenda. In the past, GOP leaders have corralled the conference around...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Bad Vatican deal with China may sink a papal conclave favorite
Update: The Cardinals on Thursday have chosen Robert Prevost of the United States, now known as Pope Leo XIV. This week, global media covering of the selection of a Roman Catholic Church leader to replace Pope Francis, who died April 21, mostly has focused on the contest between candidates who favor Francisโs relatively liberal outreach [โฆ] The post Bad Vatican deal with China may sink a papal conclave favorite...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Almost 100 House Democrats sign letter urging Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza
Almost 100 House Democrats sign letter urging Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza At least 94 House Democrats have signed a letter urging Israel to immediately allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying it is โstrategically counterproductive.โ In the letter addressed to Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, they said: โAs supporters of a strong US-Israel relationship, we write...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Iberdrola secures ยฃ600mn loan from UK state fund to upgrade power grid
National Wealth Fund helps finance plan to develop electricity network between Scotland and England
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Moving NHS โfrom analogue to digitalโ will cost ยฃ21bn
Health Foundation says government will have to go beyond existing budget to fund โbig shiftโ in care
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:HKMA keeps base rate steady in lockstep with Fedโs defiance of Trumpโs push amid trade war
At a press conference after the announcement, Fed chairman Jerome Powell says there is no need to be in a hurry to change US monetary policy.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches air strikes
Pakistan's military says at least 31 civilians killed and 46 others wounded in India's attacks.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Trump Refuses to Lift China Tariffs: U.S. Trade War Escalates
President Trump refuses to reduce tariffs on China, hardening the U.S. stance in the ongoing trade war. With both nations imposing steep tariffs, global markets face rising uncertainty. Related: U.S.-China Tariff Meetings To Happen at the Right Time: Trump Trump Rejects Lowering Tariffs on China, Maintains Hardline Trade War Stance U.S. President Donald Trump made [โฆ]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:US judge blocks plan to deport migrants to Libya
The order comes after lawyers expressed alarm that the US was planning to deport migrants to the North African country "immediately".
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Pakistan calls Indian strikes an ‘act of war’ and vows to respond
Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people. India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Cross-border fire between the countries continues and there are concerns of an escalation. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: World watches for smoke from Sistine Chapel on Day 2 of papal conclave
With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke that signals a successful vote for a new pontiff.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:As the conclave begins, a look at difficult issues the next pope will face
Black smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signifying that the cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first ballot. The cardinals are considering difficult and divisive issues as they choose the next pontiff. Geoff Bennett discussed the conclave and the controversies surrounding the Catholic Church with Philip Shenon, author of "Jesus Wept."
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Examining Trump’s latest hardline immigration policies and legal battles around them
To increase its deportation numbers, the Trump administration is planning to send immigrants to Libya on U.S. military planes. Thatโs according to multiple reports citing unnamed officials. But when asked about it in the Oval Office, President Trump didnโt seem to know what his administration was planning. White House correspondent Laura Barrรณn-Lรณpez reports on the presidentโs deportation agenda.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source: