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Man's spine broken after alleged dispute over car sold on Facebook

Police allege a 52-year-old was pushed through a balcony on the Gold Coast during an argument about a car he sold on an online marketplace.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears

Recruitment activity in July remains near two-year low, according to KPMG and Rec data

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Israel says it killed Al Jazeera journalist

Al Jazeera says a group of its correspondents and camera crew have been killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif’s final will before assassination by Israel

Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif’s final will before assassination by Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/10/2025 - 23:31 Anas Al Sharif’s will is a heartfelt plea for dignity and justice amid Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza Al Jazeera Anas al Sharif holding his two children, daughter Sham (L) and son Salah (R) Off Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al Sharif left behind a powerful testament before his...

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

JD Vance Says Russia and Ukraine Will Not Be β€œSuper Happy” With Trump-Brokered Deal

U.S. Vice President JD Vance publicly acknowledged that neither Russia nor Ukraine will be fully satisfied with the peace agreement that former President Donald Trump is promoting. RELATED: Trump Suggests Territory Swap Between Russia and Ukraine Is Necessary for a Peace Deal This admission came ahead of a highly controversial summit scheduled for August 15 […]

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Caslick ruled out of World Cup in massive Wallaroos blow

Charlotte Caslick's ankle will not heal in time for the sevens convert to feature in the Wallaroos' World Cup pool stage as first hoped.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Russia and Ukraine stick to their demands ahead of planned Putin-Trump summit in Alaska

Thethreats, pressure and ultimatumshave come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow's uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Gaza journalist reports on Israeli attack that killed Al Jazeera colleagues

Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud, gives more details on the Israeli attack that killed five of his colleagues.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Biloela family isn't taking its ordinary Australian life for granted

Checking in with the Tamil family from the small town of Biloela who were at the centre of one of the country's biggest people-power movements of recent years.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Quarter of NSW club pokies could be susceptible to money laundering

The nation's financial crimes intelligence agency warns one in four NSW club poker machines could be vulnerable to money laundering and terrorism financing after a monitoring program "systemically failed".

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Turkey: 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills 1 in Balikesir

Over a dozen buildings collapsed as a result of the tremor, which was felt as far as Istanbul.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Ukrainian ambassador to the US: Ukraine 'prays' for Trump-Putin meeting to 'be effective'

The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. on Sunday said "all of Ukraine prays" for the Friday meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to be "effective and to have great results." "So yes, we want Putin to stop, and we really are hopeful that this push from President Trump, and the sanction packages which...

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Israel Kills Palestinian Journalist Anas Al-Sharif in Bombing in Gaza

The IDF killed a well-known Palestinian journalist, Anas al Sharif, a reporter for Qatar’s Al Jazeera, in a precision shelling of Gaza City late on Sunday, as journalists in the Gaza Strip confirmed. RELATED: Gaza-Based Journalists Face Starvation Without Immediate Humanitarian Intervention Shortly before midnight on Sunday to Monday, Al Jazeera reported that Al Sharif […]

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales revenues to the U.S. government, FT reports

The arrangement comes as President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to reverberate through the global economy.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair estimated to generate $4 million of revenue

More than 1,500 First Nations artists from across Australia participated in this year's Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. It is estimated the fair generates more than $4 million in revenue every year, all of which is returned to communities.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Zelensky: We will not let Russia 'deceive' US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country will not let Russia "deceive" the U.S. as a meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin looms. β€œOf course, our team is working with the United States β€” not a single day goes by without communication on how to ensure real peace. We understand...

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Students get look at life as an 'exhausted' nurse in a hospital ward

Felicity Bacon fell in love with nursing during a school program at Wagga Base Hospital, but some fear the harsh realities of the job might turn others away.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Business owners 'horrified' by Meta's false child abuse allegations

Small businesses across regional WA say they have been hit with incorrect allegations their social media pages have disseminated child abuse and other explicit material.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

London's Great Smog has lessons for Australia's use of wood heaters, experts say

The Great Smog of London spurred the British to fight for better air quality in the 1950s. As concerns about air pollution surface in Australia, some say the incident still holds lessons.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Report on Preliminary Damage From the 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake in TΓΌrkiye

On Sunday evening, August 10, 2025, a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the western part of Turkey, centered near the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir province. The tremor occurred at 7:53 p.m. local time, at a shallow depth of about 11 kilometers (around 7 miles) beneath the earth’s surface. RELATED: Krasheninnikov […]

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Australia: Set Human Rights Benchmarks for Vietnam

Click to expand Image Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, March 5, 2024. 2024 Hamish Blair/AP Photo (Sydney, August 11, 2025) – Australia should press the Vietnamese government on human rights by seeking clear, concrete, and measurable benchmarks for progress, Human Rights Watch said...

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Nascar driver back in pit lane after breaking collarbone while celebrating win

Connor Zilisch returns to pit lane in a sling after breaking his collarbone during a Nascar celebration gone wrong.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Netanyahu lashes out at critics of plan to occupy Gaza City as condemnation mounts

In the face of mounting international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defended his plan for a military occupation of Gaza City. At a news conference Sunday, he lashed out at what he called a β€œglobal campaign of lies,” while the U.N. Security Council gathered for an emergency meeting on Gaza. John Yang speaks with The Economist’s Israel correspondent Anshel Pfeffer for more.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Banning Gas Motorbikes in Vietnam Is a Silly Move

There are better ways of encouraging the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

News Wrap: European leaders state support for Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit

In our news wrap Sunday, European leaders rallied behind Ukraine ahead of Trump and Putin’s planned summit in Alaska, the National Weather Service warned of wildfire risk in the West this week while record-high temperatures fuel blazes in much of Europe, and authorities are searching for the culprits behind a Labubu heist in California.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump pledges to move homeless people in Washington, DC β€˜far’ from the city

The White House declined to explain what legal authority Trump would use to evict people from the nation's capital.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

'Thought it was a plane crash': Meteor shakes houses across Victoria

The meteor was seen across Victoria just after 7:30pm on Sunday, with some observers describing a large, bright object and a loud boom.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

FirstFT: Nvidia and AMD to pay portion of China chip sale revenues to US government

Also in today’s newsletter, Europe urges Trump to use sanctions pressure against Russia, and rice prices plunge to 8-year low

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Petro Orders the Colombian Armed Forces to Consider Venezuela as a Single People

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the armed forces of both Colombia and Venezuela to treat their two countries as one people. He declared, β€œColombia and Venezuela are the same people,” stressing their shared history and culture. Petro strongly opposed any military actions in the region that are not approved by both governments, calling such […]

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Why new college graduates are facing one of the toughest job markets in a decade

New college graduates are facing one of the most challenging markets for entry-level jobs in a decade. PBS News asked recent grads about their job searches, and John Yang speaks with Christine Cruzvergara, chief education strategy officer at Handshake, for more on the current state of the job market and advice for first-time job seekers.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Southern hemisphere's largest rodeo returns after tumultuous times

Bucking bulls and broncos barrel out of the famous Mount Isa Rodeo chutes, as the outback event is brought back from the brink.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Video of young woman mobbed at PNG university sparks outrage

A video showing a young woman being jeered at and assaulted by a large group of men as she walks across a university campus in Papua New Guinea is condemned by the university's vice-chancellor and women's rights activists.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Academy at the Farm instills confidence in kids with lessons in animal care

When classes begin this week at one public charter school in Florida, some of the lessons will be taught in barns and animal pens. Colleen Bradford Krantz of Iowa PBS reports.

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Foreign criminals to be deported from England immediately after sentencing

Offenders would be barred from re-entering England and Wales under new government plans

Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World