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Mitch Marsh smashes maiden IPL century

A blistering knock, featuring eight sixes, takes Mitch Marsh to his first century in the Indian Premier League for Lucknow Super Giants in Ahmedabad.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

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Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

β€˜It’s unsafe’: why Trump’s β€˜gold card’ visa is failing to lure wealthy Chinese

Chinese investors are unfazed by the visa’s US$5 million price tag, but have concerns about taxes, crime and the policy’s legality.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Death toll from Israeli strike in Deir el-Balah rises to four

Death toll from Israeli strike in Deir el-Balah rises to four The death toll from an Israeli strike on Deir el-Balah in central Gaza has risen to four people, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. Israeli strikes have killed at least 80 Palestinians across the enclave since Thursday morning, according to medical sources.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Ship footage shared with BBC captures sound of Titan sub imploding

Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

FDA warns of 'rare but severe itching' after using popular allergy medications

The itching, known medically as pruritus, was so bad that affected people described "significant and persistent impact on quality of life and ability to function."

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Live: ASX set to rise, Bitcoin hits fresh high

Local shares could rise after a flat finish on Wall Street, after US government bond yields eased off early highs. Bitcoin reached a fresh peak. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Bitcoin hits new record high near $112,000 as rally marches on

Bitcoin continued its rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high near $112,000.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Residents continue fight as developer reduces capacity of cemetery

The developer behind a nearly decade-old plan to build the Douglas Park cemetery outside Sydney has reduced the number of burial plots by tens of thousands.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump predicts drug prices will 'drop like a rock' after new executive order

President Trump on Thursday claimed his recent "most favored nation" executive order could cause U.S. drug prices to "drop like a rock" in just a matter of weeks, saying the savings will be "incalculable." In a briefing to discuss the newly released Make America Healthy Again Commission's report on children's health, Trump ended the event...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition overwhelm Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

More than 9,000 children in Gaza have beentreated for malnutritionthis year, according to the U.N. children’s agency, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

A coffee by any other name: Starbucks avoids brewing controversy in South Korea

All six presidential candidates' names are banned in Starbucks stores to "maintain neutrality".

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Dam in Tasmania's north-east at risk of 'imminent instability', report finds

A dam built nearly a century ago by a tin mining company in Tasmania's north-east has been identified as having "critical structural concerns", with recommendations made for immediate reparations.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

De Minaur handed tough French Open draw

Alex de Minaur has been handed a minefield of a draw at the French Open as he seeks to go even further than his breakthrough to the quarterfinals in 2024.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Ron Johnson criticizes House GOP bill, says Trump 'can’t pressure' him like House hard-liners

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday criticized the House GOP's recent sprawling package to enact President Trump’s tax priorities and cut spending, while swiping at his colleagues in the lower chamber for setting β€œthe bar way too low” in their goal to generate savings. β€œThey just kept talking about $1.5 trillion. They set the bar...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

GOP campaign arm tells Republicans to β€˜go on offense’ messaging Trump agenda bill

The House Republicans’ campaign arm is encouraging members to take an aggressive stance in messaging on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities and make it a key part of their 2026 midterm messaging. The memo from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), first shared with The Hill,...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over DOGE

The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two daysafter a federal judgesaid the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israel blames Europe after embassy staff shot dead in US

Suspect Elias Rodriguez has been charged with the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a couple planning to marry.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Supreme Court clears way for Trump to fire 2 independent agency leaders over liberal dissentsΒ 

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for President Trump to fire two Democratic-appointed independent agency leaders, for now, over the dissents of the court’s three liberal justices. Theemergency orderlifts a lower decision reinstating the two officials, handing the president a win in hisquest to expand control over all aspects of the federal bureaucracy. But...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Walmart slashing 1.5K corporate jobs

Retail giant Walmart is slashing about 1,500 corporate jobs after the company announced last week it plans to raise prices due to looming tariffs. β€œWe are reshaping some teams in our Global Tech and Walmart U.S. organizations where we have identified opportunities to remove layers and complexity, speed up decision-making, and help associates innovate rapidly,”...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Why Canada is now directly confronting Israel

Why Canada is now directly confronting Israel Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 05/22/2025 - 18:42 Statements condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank may signal a shift for the new government Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on 13 May 2025 (Blair Gable/Reuters) Off In a joint statement with its G7 allies, the UK and...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump administration bars Harvard University from enrolling foreign students

The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enrol international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

With his β€˜historic’ tour, Trump puts US power back in the Middle East

In reasserting the US in the centre of the Middle East’s strategic calculus, Trump also weakens the leverage and influence of Russia and China.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Democrats rip Trump ahead of meme coin dinner: 'Orgy of corruption'

President Trump is set to host a private dinner Thursday night with the top investors in his meme coin, who spent millions of dollars to secure a spot at the exclusive event,fueling Democratic accusations of corruption. More than 200 investors in $TRUMP will dine with the president at his golf club outside of Washington, D.C.,...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump says autism β€˜has to be artificially induced’

President Trump said Thursday that autism must not occur naturally, citing figures inflating the spike in autism and suggesting the administration's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission could provide answers. β€œWhen you hear 10,000, it was 1 in 10,000, and now it's 1 in 31 for autism, I think that's just a terrible thing. It...

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students, including current ones

The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in itsescalating battlewith the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israeli leaders blame Europe after embassy staff shot dead in US

International tensions over antisemitism erupt after the shooting deaths of two Israeli embassy staff at a Jewish museum in Washington DC.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Human rights lawyers challenge council over homeless camp destructions

Lawyers for Basic Rights Queensland argue that the destruction of homeless encampments constitutes a violation of human rights and are testing it in court.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'I don't think anyone is coming': Family's anxious roof wait for flood help

Just hours after her family were airlifted from their roof with floodwaters swelling below, Seeanna Briscoe was preparing for another double shift at Taree Hospital.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

G7 vows to address global economic β€˜imbalances’, considers Russia sanctions

The group said it would call for analysis on international supply chain resilience.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar killed in Israeli strike during Hamas ceasefire meeting

Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar killed in Israeli strike during Hamas ceasefire meeting Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed by an Israeli strike that targeted him during a rare meeting of senior Hamas officials to discuss their approach to ceasefire talks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The meeting of senior Hamas officials in Gaza went against the group's wartime security protocols, the WSJ reported.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Live: 'I'm ambitious for him': McCormack's Morrison-era warning for Littleproud

Former Nationals leader Michael McCormack says he is "ambitious" for David Littleproudwhen asked if he would have his full support. Follow live.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

At least one dead and thirty wounded in Israeli strike in Khan Younis

At least one dead and thirty wounded in Israeli strike in Khan Younis At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others wounded in an Israeli strike targeting a displaced persons' tent northwest of al-Mawasi in Khan Younis on Thursday, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The strikes came after medical sources said 72 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes throughout Thursday.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

G7 targets β€˜excessive imbalances’ in global economy, eyes de minimis exemption

While China was not named, such references to non-market policies are often aimed at Beijing’s state subsidies and export-driven model.

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post