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Trump Vows New Sanctions on Russia Despite Acknowledging Their Futility Amid Rising Global Tensions

US President Donald Trump announces fresh sanctions on Russia, dismissing their effectiveness as Moscow demonstrates resilience. Related: Trump Orders Deployment of Two Nuclear Submarines Near Russia In a recent interview with Newsmax, US President Donald Trump declared that the United States plans to impose new sanctions on Russia despite acknowledging Moscowโ€™s ability to effectively evade [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Brazilian Popular Movements Rally Against US Tariffs: Defending Sovereignty and Fighting Imperialist Aggression

Across 11 Brazilian cities, left-wing social movements and unions protest US-imposed tariffs and sanctions, denouncing foreign intervention and affirming Brazilโ€™s sovereignty amid growing imperialist pressures. Related: Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Rejects U.S. Sanctions Amid Bolsonaro Coup Trial On August 1, 2025, thousands of activists, workers, students, and leftist organizations mobilized in 11 cities throughout...

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

The witchcraft murders that shook an Indian village

Family members are in shock after their loved ones were murdered and allegedly burned alive by a mob.

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Trump says he will reposition nuclear submarines after โ€˜provocativeโ€™ Russian comments

US president blasts โ€˜foolish and inflammatoryโ€™ statements by Dmitry Medvedev

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump fires US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report

President claims July employment figures were โ€˜riggedโ€™ in latest assault on economic institutions

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Pfizergate Scandal Deepens as EU Evidence Disappears, Undermining Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s Credibility

Key evidence in the โ€˜Pfizergateโ€™ case against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reportedly vanished, exposing a cover-up that questions EU transparency and sovereignty amid growing political crisis. Related: Putin denounces EUโ€™s sovereignty loss after US trade pact: A blow to European autonomy The European Union faces a deepening political and ethical crisis [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Texas prison

Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is serving a 20-year prison sentence on child sex trafficking charges. Her prison transfer comes after she met a top US Justice Department official.

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

They escaped Ukraine's front lines. The sound of drones followed them

As technology transforms the war in Ukraine, soldiers are experiencing a new form of trauma: "Droneophobia".

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

After recent scandals, government welcomes increased power over councils

The often mundane cogs of local government usually turn without much scrutiny, because the vast majority function as they should. But maybe we all need to pay more attention, writes Courtney Withers.

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is bracing for a potentially messy fight to prevent a shutdown when they return in September. The chamber approved three bills that provide more than $180 billion in discretionary funding for...

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets

Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

South Korea's ex-president Yoon resists questioning by taking off prison uniform

South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, again refuses to attend questioning by investigators, using a new method to resist โ€” taking off his prison uniform and laying down on the floor at his detention room.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Woman dies after stabbing in south-west Victoria

Police say they arrived at a Coleraine street to find an injured woman, who died at the scene.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader รlvaro Uribe

The 73-year-old is the first ex-president in Colombia's history to be convicted of a crime.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Myanmarโ€™s lawless mining blamed for dangerous pollution in Mekong River

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Live: Indigenous leader's hope ahead of meeting with PM

Anthony Albanese is set to outline Labor's Indigenous policy focus in his fourth address to the Garma festival as prime minister.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Kevin O'Leary on Trump's BLS firing: 'Don't shoot the messenger'

โ€œShark Tankโ€ investor Kevin Oโ€™Leary on Friday criticized President Trump for proposing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head be fired after reporting a decline in job growth. Hours before his comments, Trump slammed Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in a Truth Social post alleging she altered job reports to favor former Vice President Harris during the...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

'Thank you,โ€ฏbut it's too late': Why some Palestinians aren't convinced by Starmer's promise

Some say Britain's decision is an important first step โ€“ while others worry it won't make a real difference, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Demand for domestic and family violence support services in Launceston on the rise

Domestic violence support services in Launceston in Tasmania's north are reporting an increase in demand for services, as severe injuries are becoming more common.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

North Korea sent me abroad to be a secret IT worker. My wages funded the regime

In a rare interview, a former North Korean IT worker reveals the secret scheme raising funds for Kim Jong Unโ€™s regime.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shutter following Trump-era cuts

President Trump has called public media a 'monstrosity' that deserves to be defunded, despite millions of US viewers.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Tariff roulette: inside Trumpโ€™s chaotic trade negotiations

US president surprised the world โ€” again โ€” with his sweeping new levies

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Final seat to be decided in Tasmanian election

Two weeks after polling day, vote counting will today decide the final make-up of the Tasmanian parliament โ€” with Labor still very much a chance at snatching power from the Liberals.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Watch: Why Mexico got a tariff reprieve... and Canada didn't

The Trump administration raised Canada's tariff from 25% to 35%, while granting Mexico a 90-day pause for higher levies.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

More than 6,000 UN trucks carryng humanitarian aid remain outside Gaza

More than 6,000 UN trucks carryng humanitarian aid remain outside Gaza More than 6,000 UN trucks carryng humanitarian aid remain outside Gaza to be let in despite Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) chairman saying in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterreslast week that he was willing to partner with them. "UNRWA has 6,000 aid trucks blocked outside Gaza, awaiting the green light to enter," Unrwa's...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tech manufacturing has powered Asia - now it's a casualty of Trump's tariffs

Trump's tariffs in his first term took aim at China - but this time they are going beyond.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

From big laughs to bold stories, the ABC's Logie-nominated shows are ready to binge

We don't want to brag but the ABC has received 44 Logie nominations this year. From deep-dive documentaries to side-splitting comedies, it would be selfish of us not to share these ABC gems for your viewing pleasure.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Venezuela Welcomes Over 9,000 Migrants Home Through Bolivarian Return Plan Amid US Hostility

The Bolivarian Governmentโ€™s Return to the Homeland Plan facilitates the repatriation of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from the US, ensuring their well-being and highlighting resistance against US aggression. Related: Venezuela and Russia Expand Academic and Cultural Cooperation On August 1, 2025, the 53rd flight of Venezuelaโ€™s Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Tariffs will help improve ‘broken global economic situation,’ economist Oren Cass says

President Trump announced another list of new tariffs on more than 60 countries, an unprecedented economic move that seeks to remake the global trade system. The tariffs, which range in rates from 10 to 41 percent, will take effect next week. It comes as the jobs report came in weaker than expected, with just 73,000 added last month. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Oren Cass of American Compass.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

'Gutter trash': A government hell-bent on change tears down its critics

After politicising the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at the Darwin Show, the Northern Territory government has battened down the hatches with its rhetoric. The subtext: You're either with us, or against us.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Finlandโ€™s president says he will recognise Palestinian state as Israel and Palestine have 'suffered'

Finlandโ€™s president says he will recognise Palestinian state as Israel and Palestine have 'suffered' Finlandโ€™s president Alexander Stubb says he is ready to approve recognition of a Palestinian state if the Finnish government decides to make such aproposal in a post on X on Thursday. Stubb claimed that both Israel and Palestine were suffereing: "In Israel, there is a real threat of violence. Hamas, many other terrorist...

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

95yo editor still calling the shots at 150yo newspaper

For 150 years, the Letts family has run Donald's local newspaper, and at 95, editor Robin Letts is still leading the newsroom.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump officials weigh fate of $9M contraceptives stockpile feared earmarked for destruction

Funded by U.S taxpayers, the family planning supplies were intended for women in war zones, refugee camps and elsewhere, according toa bipartisan letterof protest to Secretary of StateMarco Rubio from two U.S. senators.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump fires labor data chief over disappointing jobs report

The US president said the latest jobs report was "rigged" to "make him look bad," accusing BLS chief McEntarfer of manipulating the data. Trump did not provide evidence of such manipulation.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

News Wrap: Federal Reserve governor to resign early, giving Trump an opening to fill

In our news wrap Friday, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler resigned early, giving President Trump a position to fill, Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to one in Texas, Russia launched its deadliest air assault on Kyiv in over a year and El Salvador will lengthen presidential terms to six years and remove term limits.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour