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Pakistan announces retaliatory measures against India after Kashmir attack
The tit-for-tat measures come after gunmen killed at least 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday.
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Intelligence is being gathered in this town 80 years on from WWII
Geraldton and surrounds played a critical role in Australia's defence in World War II and that is still the case today.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Venezuela and China Strengthen Strategic Alliance in High-Level Meeting: Over 600 Bilateral Agreements in Energy and Technology
Venezuelaβs Vice President Delcy RodrΓguez and Chinese counterpart Han Zheng bolster bilateral cooperation in energy, technology, and social development under the βComprehensive Strategic Partnership for All Weatherβ framework. Related: VP Rodriguez Assesses Advancements in China-Venezuela Cooperation Venezuela and China Deepen Strategic Cooperation in Key Vice Presidential Meeting On this April 24 in Beijing,,...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Utility assistance frozen after Trump administration fires program’s staff
Money for heating and cooling assistance for those in need is on the line. As part of the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration reportedly fired the staff that runs the Low-Income Home Energy Program. Congress already approved funds for the program but with the staff gone, the allocated money is frozen. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Logan Atkinson Burke.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Religious directives at Catholic hospitals complicate emergency care for pregnant women
For decades, Catholic leaders in the U.S. have placed restrictions on certain reproductive health services at Catholic-run hospitals. But as abortion is becoming harder to access nationwide, thereβs a new spotlight on care at these facilities. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Eureka, California, to meet one woman who ran into the limits of Catholic-run healthcare.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Recounting heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, RFK Jr. urges focus on prevention and community
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called addiction βa source of misery, but also a symptom of misery." In a speech that mentioned God more than 20 times, he pointed to his own experience feeling as though he had been born with a hole inside of himself that he needed to fill.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Lightning strikes, flash floods cancel Sunshine Coast dawn services
Roads are closed, drivers have been rescued from vehicles, and two women have been hospitalised by lightning strikes amid the chaos of heavy rain on the Sunshine Coast overnight.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trump administration fast tracks fossil fuels on public lands
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum fast tracks fossil fuels and mining The Trump administration has announced it will use emergency authorities to rapidly increase the pace of approving fossil fuel and mining projects on public lands. iStock The Interior Department announced late Wednesday that it will drastically...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, leaving hundreds of cases in limbo
South Koreaβs government has never acknowledged direct responsibility for issues related to past adoptions and has so far not responded to the commissionβs recommendation to issue an official apology.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Pakistan to suspend peace treaty with India as tensions escalate over Kashmir attack
Also in todayβs newsletter, China tells US to βcancel all unilateral tariffsβ if it wants talks, and South Koreaβs economy contracts
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Florida Senate Dem leader ditches party: 'The Democratic Party in Florida is dead'
Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party, saying the state party βis dead.β βThere will be a caucus meeting later this afternoon where I hope that the members of the Democratic caucus will elect a new leader,β Pizzo said, speaking from the floor of the state Senate...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:3 ways scientists use math to help debunk UFO videos
Math, citizen science and the scientific method are all tools researchers use to investigate evidence of unidentified phenomena and reveal they may just have a down-to-earth explanation.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Darwin community grieves for supermarket stabbing victim
Linford Feick is remembered as a "true legend" with a "heart of gold", as the Darwin community gathers to remember the local grocer who was stabbed to death at his store.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Heckling during Welcome to Country at Anzac service condemned as 'completely disrespectful'
Gunditjmara manUncle Mark Brown was booed and heckled by members of the crowd at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance on Friday morning.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Lawyers slam Michigan for 'intimidating' pro-Palestinian students with raids
Lawyers slam Michigan for 'intimidating' pro-Palestinian students with raids Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Thu, 04/24/2025 - 19:51 FBI and local law enforcement raided homes of students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Michigan A pro-Palestinian protest during the University of Michigan's spring commencement ceremony on 4 May 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan (Nic Antaya/Getty Images/AFP) Off...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:China should boost consumption to offset slowdown and trade war with US, IMF says
Having cut Chinaβs growth forecast, fund officials also suggest stronger social protections and doing more to address property sector woes.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trump pardons Michele Fiore, Las Vegas GOP firebrand convicted of fraud
President Trump on Wednesday signed a βfull and unconditional pardonβ for Michele Fiore, the conservative firebrand and former Las Vegas City Council member who was convicted of wire fraud last year. A jury found Fiore guilty of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2024, for...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Judge blocks Trump push to cut public school funding over diversity programs
The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republican administration of giving βunconstitutionally vagueβ guidance and violating teachersβ First Amendment rights.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Raffensperger asks Trump administration to halt deportation of Afghan Christians
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking the Trump administration to halt the deportations of Afghan Christian refugees in the United States. In a letter addressed to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Raffensperger said he has βdeep concernβ after the department revoked protections from deportation for Afghans, along with Cameroonians. βI...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Top Trump official in talks with Paramount over Skydance merger concessions
Negotiations come as US presidentβs legal fight against studioβs CBS News nears conclusion
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Demonstrators stage βdie-inβΒ at HHS to protest cuts to HIV programs
Demonstrators gathered Thursday on the steps of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building for a βdie-inβ over proposed funding cuts at the agency that could devastate programs addressing LGBTQ health disparities. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sought to radically reshape the department and its approach to health care, including through...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Democratic divisions over 2026 strategy spill into the open
Evening Report is The Hill's evening newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below. DEMOCRATS ARE GRAPPLING with internal divisions as primary season gets underway ahead of next yearβs midterm elections. David Hogg, a vice chairman at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is facing pushback over his group Leaders We Deserve, which says it will spend $20 million to back...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:EU set to probe Universalβs planned acquisition of Downtown Music
Independent labels have urged competition authorities to block the deal as they say it would make the music giant too dominant
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trump Organization signals it will fire lawyer over work for Harvard
Eric Trump says William Burckβs representation of the university in battle with the administration is a βconflictβ
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Candidates in uniform, election battle of the burbs, Trumpβs plea to Putin
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. As the Anzac Day commemorations get under way, the defence department has issued a plea for veterans running in the federal election not to use pictures of themselves in uniform in campaign material.Weβre also reporting on the tussle for votes in outer suburban...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:βDeepest contradictionsβ: Yale bans pro-Palestine group amid Ben-Gvir visit
Observers denounce punishment of pro-Palestine protesters and silence on far-right Israeli minister's visit.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:How women's running changes once the sun sets
An increasing number of women are signing up to local run clubs, even tackling their first marathon. But safety fears once the sun sets are hampering their training efforts.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trump can’t deny federal funds to cities that limit immigration cooperation, judge rules
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to βsanctuaryβ jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump's executive orders were unconstitutional.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trusty typewriter and a dedicated volunteer keeps netball league on track
Pam Ashman has sat courtside for thousands of netball games, keeping score by hand and recording fixtures on her typewriter. Despite the painstaking work, the 78-year-old volunteer vows to "never ever" use a computer.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:How Trump dealt himself a dud hand on rare earths
China now dominates the entire rare earths ecosystem, refining around 90 per cent of all coveted elements. It leaves Trump's America particularly vulnerable, as the Albanese government proposes a national stockpile.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Health of Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro has worsened, doctors say
The 70-year-old, who remains in intensive care, underwent intestinal surgery earlier this month - and currently faces coup charges.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Hamas blasts Palestinian Central Council meeting in Ramallah
Hamas blasts Palestinian Central Council meeting in Ramallah Hamas on Thursday blasted the three-day meeting of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah, which it said "deepens division, perpetuates isolationism, and disappoints our people's hopes for unity." The meeting was set to include the selection of a deputy for the ailing and deeply unpopular leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, but devolved...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Tiny Queensland ghost town's sacrifice echoes Saving Private Ryan
Evelyn Scrub Memorial is emblematic of the war history for many rural towns where young men went to World War I and never returned. It has been given a new lease on life.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:'We feel them still near us in spirit': Australians mark Anzac Day
Thousands of people have come together to mark Anzac Day across the country, 110 years after Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the Turkish coastline at Gallipoli.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under Mahmoud Abbas
The expectation is that whoever holds the role would be the frontrunner to succeed President Mahmoud Abbas, 89.
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