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UEFA unfurls Gaza-related plea banner after Palestinian tribute fallout
'Stop killing children, civilians' banners at match after tribute criticism over Palestinian player killed by Israel.
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Venus Williams gets US Open wildcard at age 45
Venus Williams adds a singles wildcard invitation to her mixed-doubles entry at the US Open, making the American tennis great the oldest player in the singles main draw in more than 40 years.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Women in mining say industry missing out on female leadership talent
While women play an increasingly large role in the mining industry, it is not reflected in management roles or prominent positions at conferences like Diggers and Dealers.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:FTC invalidates deal with truck makers
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FTC invalidates Calif. deal with truck makers The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has declared that an emissions agreement between California and four major truck makers is “unenforceable,” paving the way for noncompliance with the Golden State’s pollution rules, which are stricter than federal standards....
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Newsom urges Illinois, NY to hurry up on redistricting
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday urged Illinois and New York to press ahead with redistricting efforts as GOP lawmakers push to pick up five additional House seats in Texas. “Right now forget the talking; it’s not about press. It's time to move. You got to move. I mean, enough,” Newsom said. “We're all...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:The forgotten black composer who is still inspiring musicians today
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was an accomplished musician who lived among the pantheon of British composers, but he was defined by his black ancestry and almost forgotten.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:China hawks skeptical of Trump chip deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump's Nvidia, AMD deal prompts security concerns President Trump’s reversal on previously blocked chip sales to China has sparked cries that the White House is selling out America’s security concerns in a bid to raise revenue. Illustration / Courtney Jones; Greg Nash; Michael Dinneen, Associated Press; and...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Live: Australian stocks to rise after fresh highs on Wall Street
ASX futures point higher as the S&P 500 posts a record close. Local jobs and unemployment data will be released mid-morning, while company reporting season continues. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Trump warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin refuses to end Ukraine war
Also in today’s newsletter, South Korea’s former first lady in solitary confinement, and PwC’s staff attendance dashboard
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Scientists on standby to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it succumbs to the cold water or lack of food, they said Friday.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Rising seas could put Easter Island’s iconic statues at risk by 2080: Study
Possible ways to mitigate the risk include armouring the coastline and building breakwaters to relocating the monuments.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Number of Palestinian detainees is highest in 25 years
Number of Palestinian detainees is highest in 25 years The number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails has reached the highest since the Second Intifada in 2000, the Palestinian Prisoners Information Office announced on Wednesday. The organisation said the number of detainees for August was 10,800 people, including 49 women, and more than 450 children. It added that more than a third - 3,613 people - are being held...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Who is Samir Hulileh and why is he tipped as the man to govern post-war Gaza?
Who is Samir Hulileh and why is he tipped as the man to govern post-war Gaza? Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 08/13/2025 - 19:14 Hulileh has been giving interviews to Arab media in what appears to be a bid to gain support for the role Samir Hulileh in an interview with national broadcaster Palestine TV in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on 22 February 2019 (screengrab) Off For consumers of Arab news media,...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Illinois judge denies Paxton's request to help arrest Texas Democrats
An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt. Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force the blue state to comply with efforts to arrest the lawmakers and return them to Texas to end their quorum...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Rising stars earn US Open wildcard spots to build on Aussie contingent
Talia Gibson and Tristan Schoolkate earn entry into the US Open to take Australia's overall contingent to 14 at the tennis grand slam.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Tennessee officials vote to turn former prison into immigration detention facility
Officials in a small Tennessee town voted Tuesday to reopen a former prison to serve as an immigration detention facility as cities across the country ramp up efforts to advance President Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda. Leaders in Mason, Tenn., a town near Memphis, approved the revitalization of the West Tennessee Detention Facility as a site...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Will Australia's shift on Palestinian state impact our alliances in the region?
When Australia formally recognises the state of Palestine at the UN Assembly next month, it will join others who have done so since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988. Here's a look how countries from across the Asia Pacific region view Palestinian independence.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:When Indian professor's viral chemistry defence failed in husband's murder trial
While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Chemistry on trial: How a professor tried to convince a court she didn't kill her husband
While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Trump says Putin has 'fooled' a long list of US presidents. Is he one of them?
Vladimir Putin has manipulated or scorned a string of US presidents. Now, the question remains whether Donald Trump is about to cement his place alongside them.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese denies productivity talks a waste of time after possible outcomes leaked
Anthony Albanese denies the outcomes of next week's productivity round table have already been predetermined after Treasury advice was leaked to the ABC. Follow live.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Schumer: 'No f‑‑‑ing way' Dems will back Trump DC takeover extension
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared on Wednesday that Democrats will not go along with a potential request by President Trump to extend federal control of the Washington, D.C., police department and deployment of the National Guard in the District. Trump can unilaterally control the department for up to 30 days, but any extension...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Environmental concerns could halt construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hung in the balance on Wednesday as a federal judge considered whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Brazil plans aid packages for businesses impacted by Trump tariffs
The plan, called 'Sovereign Brazil', will include credit for businesses that rely on exports.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Dockers to test premiership credentials while Eagles eye unwanted history
While Fremantle's clash against reigning premiers Brisbane could set them up for a tilt at a maiden flag, for the West Coast Eagles season 2025 shapes as historically poor.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Country soccer star cracks European field with Montenegro signing
Mount Gambier's Bae Versace has achieved his dream by signing with a European football club, the youth division of FK Budućnost Podgorica in the Balkan capital of Montenegro.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Doctors Without Borders says hospitals and staff in Gaza are barely functioning
Doctors Without Borders says hospitals and staff in Gaza are barely functioning In an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, aDoctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member described Gaza’s healthcare sector as “utterly horrific” following targeted Israeli attacks. Nursing activities manager Nastasha Davies told the news network that there is “not one fully functioning” state hospital left and that the current skeletal...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: plan to charge EVs for road use, which jobs are least vulnerable to AI, Paul Kelly’s Gravy sequel revealed
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Momentum is growing to start charging EV drivers a tax to drive their cars, as the federal government seeks a new revenue source to replace the fuel excise as EV takeup accelerates.Plus: a study shows the jobs least (and most) at risk from AI, Donald Trump warns...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Fargo creator scores another winner with new Alien prequel series
Newcomer Sydney Chandler joins Australia's own Essie Davis and Timothy Olyphant in a series that picks up before the events of Ridley Scott's 1979 hit Alien.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Trump presses Nobel Peace Prize case: 'The pressure’s on'
President Trump is raking up global support in his push for a Nobel Peace Prize — garnering nominations from Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and GOP lawmakers as he touts his role in talks to end various global conflicts. Friday may be Trump's biggest diplomatic test yet when he sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:How does our environment impact our health? Unravelling the 'exposome'
Mapping the vast number of environmental and lifestyle factors that influence our health is an enormous task — but one researchers say could hold the key to better understanding disease development.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Air Canada to begin cancelling flights ahead of possible flight attendant strike
The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday. In response, the airline issued a lockout notice.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Bessent rips Pelosi, calls for single-stock trading ban in Congress
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks, taking a shot at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in the process. “I am going to start pushing for a single-stock trading ban, because it is the credibility of the House and the Senate,” Bessent said Wednesday on Bloomberg...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Haberman warns Democrats against pushback on Trump's DC crime claims
The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman warned Democrats run a risk of alienating voters if they push back on President Trump's attempt to crack down in crime in Washington and other large cities Democrats run. "I think you see that in terms of [D.C.] Mayor [Muriel] Bowser, how she has reacted," said Haberman, who...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin refuses to end Ukraine war
US president allays European concerns with focus on ceasefire as Alaska talks near
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