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Nadler campaigns with Mamdani: 'Trump is no friend to our city, and neither is Andrew Cuomo'

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) campaigned with New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, slamming both President Trump and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "New York has always stood up to bullies and defended what's right, even when it's difficult, which is why we were so shocked to learn that Andrew Cuomo called...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

North Queensland grazier warns of blackleg disease after cattle die

A gutted north-west Queensland grazier warns others to vaccinate against blackleg, after nearly 40 of his cattle die of the deadly soil-borne disease.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Venezuelan Government Mobilizes Nationwide in Defense of Sovereignty

In response to what it describes as a grave violation of international law, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela launched a nationwide mobilization this Monday under the banner of the โ€œGreat Anti-Imperialist March for Peace and Against the Narco-Terrorism of the Fascist Far Right.โ€ RELATED:Venezuela Announces Detention of Martha Grajales for Offenses Against National Stability The [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US puts Balochistan armed group in Pakistan on โ€˜foreign terroristโ€™ list

The designation comes as US President Donald Trump seeks closer ties with Pakistani government.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump flip-flops on Intel CEO, calls him 'success' days after demanding resignation

President Trump said Monday that he met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, days after calling on the chipmaker to resign.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

New 'post and boast' laws are coming to WA. What will become illegal?

As the WA government prepares to pass 'post and boast' laws targeting people who promote their offences on social media, critics say there will be implications for freedom of speech.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Kennedy visits CDC after deadly shooting

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy visits CDC after weekend shooting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Monday, days after a gunman shot multiple rounds into four...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Organisations in Gaza plead for international help after Netanyahu threatens to seize Gaza City

Organisations in Gaza plead for international help after Netanyahu threatens to seize Gaza City The Gaza Municipality, the Chambers of Commerce in the Gaza Strip, and the Coordinating Council of Private Sector Institutions are pleading for urgent international action to halt Israelโ€™s war in Gaza before Gaza City is destroyed, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. The statement called on the United Nations, the International...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Abbott: Texas can 'eliminate' 10 Democratic districts in response to California

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) warned that Texas could get rid of as many as 10 Democratic districts if California moves ahead with its plan to redraw its House map and neutralize the expected GOP gains in the Lone Star State. โ€œListen, all those big blue states, they've already gerrymandered,โ€ Abbott told CNNโ€™s Jake Tapper...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Scientists uncover the secret lives of dugongs in Moreton Bay

The world's largest health study of dugongs in Moreton Bay provides critical clues for helping conserve the enigmatic marine mammal, especially in other locations where numbers are falling.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions

Click to expand Image Gen. Mohamed Toumba, the interior minister who was among the officers who ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023, addresses supporters in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023. 2023 AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File The military junta in Niger announced on August 7 the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions, undermining workersโ€™ rights to freedom of association and the independence of the...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Trump-Putin talks โ€˜painfulโ€™ for Ukraineโ€™s former POWs

As President Trump seeks a breakthrough in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, former Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) are torn. A ceasefire deal could finally free thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who remain in Russian prisons, but it could also mean ceding land that thousands have died fighting to defend. โ€œThe guys who...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

West Bank locals say Australia recognising Palestine is 'amazing'

The Palestinian Authority's foreign minister says Australia's decision will "bring others to recognise, hopefully, and it safeguards the two-state solution".

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars has sold for over $5 million at a New York auction, setting a world record. But officials in Niger, where the meteorite was found, suspect it may have been smuggled out of the West African country.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Nvidia caught in US-China chip war

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia navigates choppy US-China relationship Nvidia is navigating an increasingly tenuous relationship between the U.S. and China, as the company seeks to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) chips to both countries while they engage in a high-stakes race to dominate the technology. Mahesh Kumar A., Associated Press...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Under new, unusual agreement, U.S. will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, as part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Victoria records highest number of fatal overdoses in a decade

More Victorians died of drug overdoses in 2024 compared to any other year in the past decade, a new Coroners Court of Victoria report shows, with a 16 per cent increase in deaths since 2015.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Sinclair is exploring merger options for its broadcast business

Sinclair, one of the largest owners of broadcast stations in the U.S., is launching a strategic review of its broadcast business that could result in a merger.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

First compromises signal the race to form government in Tasmania is on

From logging backflips and racing cuts to a surprise treasurer nomination, the major Tasmanian parties have made their first moves ahead of next week's pivotal no-confidence vote.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: Reserve Bank interest rate cut considered a near-certainty

Financial markets are pricing in a 99 per cent chance of an 0.25 percentage point cut when the central bank board delivers its decision this afternoon. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Joint beaten in Cincinnati as Aussies continue patchy run to US Open

A straight-sets defeat for Maya Joint ends Australian interest in the women's singles in Cincinnati, with the US Open due to start in less than a fortnight.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows

It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

FirstFT: Trump to consider allowing Nvidia sales of advanced AI chips to China

Also in todayโ€™s newsletter, US president deploys National Guard to Washington, and CATL suspends Chinese lithium mine

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Australia and England's conspicuous flaws set the table for epic Ashes

Two decades after playing one of the best Test series ever, Australia and England's equally flawed sides mean the 2005 epic could well be toppled this summer.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Drug arrests spike in Kimberley as police crack down on trade

WA Police in the region prosecute 366 drug offences between April and June 2025, the most for a quarter since 2017.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Iran says IAEA talks will be โ€˜complicatedโ€™ ahead of agencyโ€™s planned visit

The IAEA is yet to make a statement about the meeting, which will not include a visit to Iranian nuclear sites.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What is Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act?

President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.โ€™s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an attempt to fight crime. โ€œOur capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people, and weโ€™re not going to...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump says he will try to get back territory for Ukraine in talks with Putin

The US president says talks with Putin on Friday will be a "feel-out meeting" aimed at urging Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Trump meets with Intel CEO after calling for his resignation

President Trump met Monday with Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of Intel, who Trump just days earlier had called on to resign over claims he was "conflicted." Trump said he met with Tan, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The president provided few details about their conversations, but he indicated he would have...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Rapper Snoop Dogg to entertain MCG crowd at the AFL grand final

The international hip-hop artist has been announced as the pre-game entertainment for the 2025 AFL grand final.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Venezuelan Parliament Condemns U.S. Threats, Reaffirms Support for President Maduro

The President of Venezuelaโ€™s National Assembly, Jorge Rodrรญguez, denounced what he described as direct threats from the White House, accusing the U.S. government of attempting to sow terror in Venezuelan streets through destabilizing tactics and politically motivated accusations. RELATED:Latin American Groups Rally Behind Venezuelan Presiden Maduro Speaking during the Great Anti-Imperialist March for Peace, Rodrรญguez [...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Trump says gold will not be tariffed

A ruling by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that gold bars from Switzerland were subject to tariffs surprised the market.

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

EU leaders to hold call with Trump ahead of Putin meeting over Ukraine

Berlin convenes virtual summit on Wednesday, including call with presidents of US and Ukraine

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Stocks slump as Wall Street braces for inflation spike

Stocks closed with losses Monday as Wall Street braces for the first federal inflation report released after President Trump ousted the head of the agency responsible for producing it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of 201 points, falling 0.5 percent Monday. The S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite each fell 0.3...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Whatโ€™s next as Trump takes over DC police, deploys National Guardย 

President Trump on Monday announced he was putting the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard in what he portrayed as a crackdown on crime in the nationโ€™s capital. โ€œThis is liberation day in D.C. and weโ€™re going to take our capital back,โ€ said Trump, who has long floated plans...

Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill