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US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans

Temporary Protected Status allows people to live and work in the US legally if their home countries are deemed to be unsafe.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Asean, Gulf leaders to meet in Malaysia as region seeks new investment lifeline

Malaysia to host summit with Gulf Cooperation Council next week as Southeast Asian nations hope for new funding to offset US tariff shocks.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Revisit ‘Polluter Pay’ to Enforce Cleanup of Toxic Sites

Michigan lawmakers are again aiming to boost state environmental cleanup standards and force polluting industries to rehabilitate brownfield sites. “Polluter pay” legislation, facing broad opposition from Republicans, failed last year but Democrats said they are engaging with industry stakeholders to craft laws that will target the worst sites and offenders. Democratic Sen. Jeff Irwin and […]

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

For new grads, landing a job may be hard. Navigating the workplace may be harder

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ally Wilkinson did not plan to spend her senior year at Wake Forest University doing something strikingly stressful: juggling a full-time job with a global consulting firm while also taking classes to finish her degree. But like many in her generation, Wilkinson demands that her job allow for life balance and overall […] The post For new grads, landing a job may be hard. Navigating the workplace...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Hechinger Report favicon The Hechinger Report

Italy: Constitutional Court Hears Challenge to Law Penalizing Sea Rescue

Click to expand Image The SOS MEDITERRANEE crew performs a rescue in the central Mediterranean, March 9, 2025. 2025 SOS MEDITERRANEE/ by Stefano Belacchi HRW Amicus to Italy's Constitutional Court_3 December 2024 (Berlin, May 20, 2025) – On May 21, Italy’s Constitutional Court will consider for the first time arguments about the constitutional legitimacy of a law that imposes sanctions on sea rescue groups, Human...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Dr. Philip Landrigan, director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College. Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on […]

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Victorian budget: treasurer keeps eye on election in balancing act between spending and reining in debt

Labor MPs believe winning a fourth term in 2026 won’t be easy. This budget appears designed to give the government a long runway towards that goalVictorian state budget 2025 winners and losersTreasurer uses public service cuts and GST windfall to fund cash splashGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEighteen months out from a state election, Victoria’s new treasurer, Jaclyn Symes, has handed down a...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Africa: What the Bees Are Telling Africa #WorldBeeDay

[allAfrica] Accra -- Bees are speaking to us -- not with sound, but through their presence, their absence, and their steady disappearance. Alongside butterflies, bats, beetles, some mammals, and birds, these tireless workers sustain the crops and wild plants that feed us, protect biodiversity, and keep our agrifood systems resilient. When they thrive, ecosystems flourish. When they falter, so could we.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Israel's siege in Gaza: 'I expect to never wake up again'

Amid Israel's new offensive in Gaza, Palestinians tell DW of living under constant bombardment, scouring for food and fearing that they and their families will "never wake up again."

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Passengers freed from stranded train – as it happened

This blog is now closedHigh-voltage wire collapses on Sydney train leaving 300 trapped and causing major delays across networkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals question role of advocacy group AdvanceWe have an exclusive story this morning about the bitter aftermath within the Liberal party after its election defeat with some senior Liberal sources questioning the impact of Advance...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Ambitious Gen Z lead the return to office — here's how they are using it to get ahead

Gen Z has been called out for shirking the office, but new research finds that young workers are in the office more than any other generation.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Taiwan wants peace with China but needs tight defense — Lai

Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, says his country wants dialogue with China but still needs to prepare for war. Lai, who is marking a year in power, rejects Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the self-ruled island.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics

Agreement’s adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response.Agreement boosts global collaboration to ensure stronger, more equitable response to future pandemics.Next steps include negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing system.Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Liberals and Nationals call it quits: what does the ‘monumental’ Coalition split mean for day-to-day politics?

The Nationals are now a minor party – here’s how it works, from question time allocations and salaries to the LNP in QueenslandAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberals and Nationals have called it quits.On Tuesday morning, the...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Why Japan's animation industry has embraced AI

Japan's laws allow the use of copyrighted content to train AI models. Even though artists are worried for their future, some of the country's cultural and social aspects might make it easier to accept AI.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

China, France, and the Political Economy of Defense Modernization in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian nations have tended to lean toward European partners in their quest for military modernization. Could China present an affordable alternative?

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead

The government argues rather than be criticised it should be applauded for a job well done.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesn’t want them back

While both parties have said they’d like to reunite eventually, the Liberals have a lot to gain by going it alone.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

South Africa: NPA Found 'No Conclusive Evidence' That Cwecwe Was Raped

[GroundUp] Case was dropped by NPA in November 2024

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high

The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause... The post Factcheck: Why expensive gas –not net-zero–is keeping UK electricity prices so high appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Carbon Brief favicon Carbon Brief

RBA cuts interest rates, ready to respond again if the economy weakens further

Inflation is back under control, but now the Reserve Bank is concerned about the risks of a global economic slowdown.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Germany updates: Sharp rise in politically motivated crime

New figures show a "dramatic" increase in racist, antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes in Germany. Meanwhile, three men in Munich are going on trial for allegedly spying for Russia.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede

Australia's central bank has cut its policy rate to 3.85% as inflation concerns in the country continue to recede.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive

France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Hungary’s independent media — ‘A battle of the wills, but worth the struggle’

Authoritarian leaders don’t appreciate a free and independent media investigating their affairs. But, previously, that has only been a problem outside the EU’s borders. Hungary’s government now smears and attacks its own journalists, starves their newspapers and TV stations of income, whilst happy to bask in the power and resources of being a member of the 27-strong bloc. For how much longer can Hungary’s journalists...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Stolen Jim Morrison graveside bust found by chance after 37 years

French police came across the statue by chance during an unrelated investigation.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

The government wants to contain NDIS growth. But ineligible people with disability also need support

As the government seeks to moderate growth of the scheme budget, some NDIS participants are finding they are no longer eligible for the scheme.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Vietnamese beauty queen arrested for fraud over fibre gummies

The former Miss Grand International winner had heavily touted the gummies on social media.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Coalition split: the Nationals are breaking up with the Liberal party after election defeat – video

The Nationals will enter into a new agreement with the Liberal party, ending the formal coalition for the first time since the 1980s. The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, said MPs had made the shock decision after a breakdown in negotiations with the opposition leader, Sussan Ley Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeNationals leaving Coalition as David Littleproud announces split with Liberal party after...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, Western Australia

Australia’s nature laws are now in even worse shape than when Labor was elected in 2022. But this is why things could be different this term.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

How China Has Responded to Southeast Asia’s ‘Scamdemic’

Selina Ho discusses the Chinese government's efforts to combat criminal operations that are harming its image and reputation in the Mekong region.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Follow the money: the organisations that spent the most on social media during the election

Climate 200, Advance Australia and the ACTU were some of the biggest third party social media advertising spenders during the 2025 election campaign.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

Australia struggles to get Indonesia’s attention, and its leverage in Jakarta is limited. Anthony Albanese could begin to change this with one bold move.

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Prosecutions For ‘Insulting the President’ Continue in Türkiye

Click to expand Image Lawyers protest the arrest of their colleagues outside the Çağlayan courthouse in İstanbul, Türkiye, May 12, 2025. (C) 2025 Istanbul Bar Association 2025 Istanbul Bar Association Last week, university student Esila Ayık was released after 40 days in detention following her arrest for holding a banner calling Türkiye’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a dictator at a protest in Istanbul. The...

Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch