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EU gas imports down 18 percent since start of war, as demand drops

The European Union has slashed gas imports by 18 percent since 2021, with data showing the driver behind this is lower gas consumption.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting

The arrest comes after three people, all reportedly under the age of 20, were shot dead in a hair salon.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 30, 2025

[allAfrica] Mali Forum Backs Five-Year Presidency for Junta Leader Assimi Goรฏta

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Earthquake Presents ASEAN With An Opportunity to Reimagine Its Approach to Aid in Myanmar

The Southeast Asian bloc's preferred approach and mechanisms are ill-suited to Myanmarโ€™s contested political realities.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war

The real battleground of the current trade war might be China's domestic economy

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Vietnamese Navy Vessel Pays Visit to Cambodian Naval Base

Vietnam People's Navy is the second foreign navy that has been invited to the China-funded facilities at Ream Naval Base since their inauguration.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

RecipeTin Eats founder accuses cookbook author of plagiarism. Can a recipe be copyrighted? A legal expert explains

Nagi Maehashi has accused the author of Bake with Brooki of plagiarising two of her recipes: for caramel slice and baklava. Big money is involved.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Pahalgam Attack Tests West Asian Countriesโ€™ Neutrality

As the space for bilateral diplomacy shrinks, many in New Delhi will interpret the neutrality of third-party countries as a pro-Pakistan position.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: A tech boom is underway

China's tech world isn't getting distracted by whether the U.S. and China will talk on trade.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The โ€˜womanosphereโ€™ is the latest cultural propaganda assault on young womanhood. Will it work? | Van Badham

A conservative movement seeking to harness female fandoms and pop culture gossip is the new front in the hard rightโ€™s endless culture warFun news from the Guardianโ€™s โ€œEverything is Awfulโ€ desk this week: the โ€œwomanosphereโ€ cometh. The article heralds the arrival of โ€œa crop of conservative personalities โ€ฆ convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldviewโ€.What does such essentialism entail? The woman holding a...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown Since Elections

Click to expand Image Relatives of detainees take part in a demonstration demanding the release of political prisoners in front of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Caracas on November 21, 2024. 2024 FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images Venezuelan authorities and pro-government armed groups have committed widespread abuses since the July 28, 2024 presidential elections that officials said Nicolรกs Maduro had won,...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

'He kept saying I'm a murderer': Polish doctor targeted for legal abortion

Gizela Jagielska says she has received death threats after far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun came her hospital.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Is your child anxious about going on school camp? Here are 4 ways to prepare

School camps can be an exciting experience where a young person may discover they are braver than they thought.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Cuba and Russia Strengthen Alliance Against Western Sanctions at BRICS Summit

Cuba and Russia sign a joint declaration at the BRICS foreign ministersโ€™ summit in Rio de Janeiro to counter unilateral Western sanctions, consolidating strategic cooperation and denouncing neocolonial practices affecting Global South nations. Related: Cuban Foreign Minister Reaffirms Support for Argentinaโ€™s Sovereignty Over Malvinas Islands During the BRICS Foreign Ministersโ€™ Council meeting in Rio de [โ€ฆ]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Locked up for life? Unpacking South Australiaโ€™s new child sex crime laws

South Australia has announced tougher child sex offence laws. Is it a political move or will they actually help?

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

On Ishiba Visit, Japan and Philippines Pledge Further Security Cooperation

United by a shared unease about China's growing maritime assertiveness, Manila and Tokyo have pledged to build on the substantial advances of recent years.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

'They are calling': Trump confirms Albanese has been trying to contact him about tariffs โ€“ video

Donald Trump confirms heโ€™s aware that the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is keen to talk to him about tariffs โ€“ and says heโ€™s planning to place a call. The US president made the comments while leaving the White House. Asked by a reporter if he would be 'speaking to the prime minister of Australia, at all', Trump responded: 'They are calling and I will be talking to him'โ€˜Pure culture-war stuffโ€™: Turnbull...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Trump Intensifies Anti-Migrant Rhetoric: Venezuela and (Extinct) Tren de Aragua at the Center of New U.S. Crackdown

Donald Trumpโ€™s latest speech escalates attacks on migrants and Venezuela, linking the Tren de Aragua non existing gang to the Maduro government and justifying mass deportations, militarization, and new sanctions. Human rights groups and Venezuelan organizations denounce the criminalization of migrants and warn of the humanitarian consequences. Trumpโ€™s โ€œWarโ€ on Migrants: Venezuela and Tren de [โ€ฆ]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Waymo, Toyota strike partnership to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles

It comes after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is exploring personal ownership of vehicles with Waymo technology.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Japan dismisses viral manga, feng shui earthquake rumours as tourist bookings plunge

The Chinese embassy in Tokyo inadvertently added to the fears by warning citizens to take precautions against natural disasters.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Starbucksโ€™ profit slumps as costs mount from turnaround effort

Revenue at the coffee chain edges up but store operating expenses rise

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Spruiking, fake tradies and corflute stoushes: how to understand the Australian election

Federal elections bring out a special vocabulary that has become all too familiar to Australian voters, but potentially baffling to outsidersFollow all our Australia 2025 election coverageAustralians pride themselves on their distinctive federal elections. Itโ€™s among a handful of nations that enforces compulsory voting, boasting a turnout rate of more than 90%. The preferential voting system, in theory, means no votes...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Sick of eating the same things? 5 ways to boost your nutrition and keep meals interesting and healthy

Small dietary changes can make a big difference to how you feel, how your body functions and health indicators such as blood pressure.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean under pressure over lapsed liquor licence

Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean could face thousands of dollars in fines after selling alcohol at his Bendigo bar while its licence was suspended.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Top Trump adviser struggled to soothe investors in talks after market tumult

Stephen Miran met hedge funds and big asset managers after tariffs sparked Wall Street turmoil

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Donald Trump says he โ€˜will be talkingโ€™ to Anthony Albanese ahead of Australian election โ€“ video

Donald Trump confirms heโ€™s aware that the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is keen to talk to him about tariffs โ€“ and says heโ€™s planning to place a call. The US president made the comments while leaving the White House. Asked by a reporter if he would be 'speaking to the prime minister of Australia, at all', Trump responded: 'They are calling and I will be talking to him'โ€˜Pure culture-war stuffโ€™: Turnbull...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening Statesโ€™ Water Management

Across the country, the data collected at stream gauges managed by the U.S. Geological Survey are used to implement drought measures when streamflows are low, alert local authorities of floods, help administer water to users on rivers and issue pollution discharge permits required by the Clean Water Act for communities across the country. But more [โ€ฆ]

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

The TikTokers accused of triggering an election scandal

The BBC speaks to Romanian influencers, implicated in the unprecedented cancellation of an EU election

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

'Foal beats coal' in land use fight that divided a community

Bickham Coal Company says after decades of deliberations it has "no intention" of resurrecting plans for mining on its controversial site in the NSW Upper Hunter.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: Alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson's trial over mushroom lunch begins

Prosecutors will outline their case against Victorian woman Erin Patterson, who stands accused of using a poisoned meal to murder three relatives. Follow all the updates in our live blog.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns two-state solution is 'near a point of no return'

The United Nations says the promise of a two-state solution is at risk of disappearing as fighting continues in Gaza with Israel intensifying its ground and aerial operations across the enclave in a bid to eradicate Hamas.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Ambulance Victoria admits to second illegal COVID-era gathering

Ambulance Victoria's CEO says he's aware of two COVID-era 'honour guards' for deceased paramedics that took place at a time when Victorians were living under strict rules for gatherings.

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Telehealth patients get access to more weight-loss drugs

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Novo Nordisk partners with telehealth firms to sell Wegovy Novo Nordisk is working with telehealth companies to sell a cheaper version of its injectable weight-loss drug Wegovy, launching the partnership after these companies became unable to sell compounded,...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

White House budget office 'has not been responsive' to probes into frozen funds, GAO says

Gene Dodaro, head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified on Tuesday that the White Houseโ€™s chief budget office has โ€œnot been responsiveโ€ amid a string of probes into the administration's efforts to freeze federal funds. โ€œWe have, right now, 39 different investigations underway,โ€ Dodaro said during a line of questioning by Senate Appropriations Chair...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Amnesty International report documents human rights abuses committed by Israel

Amnesty International report documents human rights abuses committed by Israel Israel is perpetrating a โ€œlive-streamed genocideโ€ in Gaza, committing illegal acts with the โ€œspecific intentโ€ ofwiping out Palestinians, Amnesty International said in their annual report released on Monday. โ€œโ€ฆevents of the past 12 months โ€“ not least Israelโ€™s livestreamed but unheeded genocide of Palestinians in Gaza โ€“ have laid bare just how...

Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye