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Wounded soldier escapes battlefield using e-bike delivered by drone

The Ukraine war has seen remarkable innovations in drone technology but it’s rare to see them saving lives.

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

Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russian ex-president's comments

US President Donald Trump says two nuclear submarines are being deployed in the "appropriate regions".

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

Daniel thought he'd never finish high school but flexible learning was a lifeline

As school refusal numbers rise, one Victorian school has implemented a unique program to help re-engage students.

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

Who you gonna call? In Indonesia, firefighters tackle ghosts and broken hearts

In Indonesia, firefighters do not just battle flames β€” they pick up school report cards, banish ghosts, and comfort the broken-hearted. But these acts of public service throw a spotlight on other problems.

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

Does Trump care about the issue of Palestinian statehood?

Does Trump care about the issue of Palestinian statehood? Submitted by MEE correspondent on Fri, 08/01/2025 - 18:10 More and more, his Mideast policy is being driven by hawkish staff and donors who have his ear, which could explain the shift in messaging US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event at the Roosevelt Room in the White House in Washington, DC, on 31 July 2025 (Kent Nishimura/Reuters) Off The...

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

Red tape cut for farmers wanting to build small abattoirs

Victorian farmer Tammi Jonas says it has taken her several years to get the planning permits for her micro abattoir, but she is now celebrating changes that will substantially lower the red tape.

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

Adelaide's plan to double its CBD population without 'destroying the city'

The Lord Mayor wants to nearly double the population of the CBD and North Adelaide by 2036. The last time the city had close to 50,000 residents, it was lectured for having "slums".

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

Trump fires official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment numbers

US President Trump alleged that the data had been manipulated to make him look bad.

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

Trump says economic growth β€˜shatters expectations’. Data says otherwise

Data doesn't support repeated claims by the White House of an economic boom in the US under President Trump.

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

College at center of USA Fencing fight agrees to deal with Trump administration on trans athletes

Wagner College, a small, private liberal arts college on Staten Island in New York has agreed to comply with the Trump administration’s restrictions on transgender student-athletes following a federal investigation that stemmed from an incident at a women’s fencing competition in March, the Education Department announced Friday. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched...

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

Current aid distribution model in Gaza is 'engineering chaos and massacres', MSF says

Current aid distribution model in Gaza is 'engineering chaos and massacres', MSF says Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders said in a statement on Friday that more than 600 aid seekers were treated for injuries in northern Gaza after Israeli soldiers opened fire on them. Caroline Willemen, MSF project coordinator in Gaza, said: "On 30 July, as people approached trucks distributing aid near Zikim, in north...

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

Trump ally Bukele secures path to indefinite reelections in El Salvador

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, an ally of President Trump, scored a Friday win after the country's lawmakers passed constitutional amendments eradicating term limits. The measure was passed in a 57-3 vote just one year after Bukele broke with the law setting term limits by saying he would seek a second term as president. The...

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

Budapest mayor questioned by police over banned pride march

Speaking on Friday, Karacsony told supporters: "Neither freedom nor love can be banned in Budapest".

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

Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump

President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee. Trump blamed McEntarfer for the bad Friday jobs report, showing that the country added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. The...

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

Astronaut crew launches to ISS after being sidelined by Boeing’s troubled Starliner

The U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four rocketed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. They’ll replace colleagues who launched to the space station in March as fill-ins for NASA’s twostuck astronauts.

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

Mistral targets $10bn valuation in new fundraising push

French AI start-up seeks additional firepower to compete with deep-pocketed US and Chinese rivals

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

Colombia’s ex-president Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest

Judgment follows conviction for witness tampering and bribery in case that has divided the country

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

Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell's testimony to House on Epstein

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) agreed Friday to a request from Ghislaine Maxwell to delay deposing her until after the Supreme Court considers her petition to overturn her conviction for sex trafficking. Comer, however, declined requests from an attorney for Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to grant her...

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

Tesla must pay portion of $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says

A jury in Florida determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology.

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Labor secretary hails Trump move to fire BLS chief

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praised President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after the Friday release of the July jobs report. In a statement on social media, Chavez-DeRemer hailed Trump's decision to fire BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the agency, which is housed in the Labor Department, released...

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

China-Russia Joint Naval Exercise 2025 in Vladivostok: Strengthening Strategic Cooperation in Western Pacific

Chinese and Russian navies launch Joint Sea 2025 drills in Vladivostok, solidifying anti-imperialist military cooperation and safeguarding regional peace in the Western Pacific. Related: China Condemns β€œUnprecedented Humanitarian Catastrophe” in Gaza, Urges Ceasefire and Lifting of Blockade On Thursday, July 31, 2025, Chinese naval vessels arrived at the Russian port of Vladivostok, marking the beginning […]

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

Smithsonian removes Trump from an exhibit’s impeachment display, but says it’s temporary

The Smithsonian Institutionhas removed from an exhibit a reference toPresident Donald Trump'stwo impeachments, a decision that comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more positive β€” and selective β€” view of American history. A spokesperson said the exhibit eventually β€œwill include all impeachments.”

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

Hear from the former guard blowing the whistle on GHF aid sites in Gaza

Anthony Aguilar told Al Jazeera about what he says were deadly and unprofessional practices at aid sites in Gaza.

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

Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU court

The court says the way Italy defines a "safe" country breaks EU law.

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

Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to minimum-security prison camp in Texas

The federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday that Maxwell had been transferred to Bryan, Texas, but did not explain the circumstances. Maxwell was convicted in 2021of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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

Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest

Uribe, who denies any wrongdoing, has pledged to appeal following his conviction for witness tampering and bribery.

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

Trump will not let the world move on from tariffs

Six charts show the damage to America, its trading partners and its consumers

Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress β€” marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts.

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

India rock England on Day Two of latest fractious Test

Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took four wickets each as India fought back in the fifth Test against England.

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

Putin not swayed by Trump's Ukraine war ultimatum

The Russian president says Moscow's initial tough demands must be met, despite a looming US sanctions deadline.

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

West Bank mourns Palestinian man killed in Israeli settler arson attack

Mourners attended the funeral for Khamis Ayyad, who died from smoke inhalation after an Israeli settler arson attack.

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

Will Germany raise retirement age beyond 67?

Germany's old-age pension system faces collapse under the weight of an aging population. The country's new Economy Minister Katherina Reiche wants Germans to work longer to make up for it.

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

Prosecutors want PSG and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi to face rape trial

Paris Saint-Germain and Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi denies the alleged rape of a woman in 2023.

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

Recognizing Palestine would deepen French Muslim-Jewish rift

President Emmanuel Macron's announced intention to recognize a Palestinian state has sharply divided French politicians. France's Jewish and Muslim communities also fear it could drive them even further apart.

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

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.

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