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Governors to Unite in an Electoral Front Opposing Milei Ahead of Upcoming Elections

The governors of five provinces in Argentina, all opponents of President Javier Mileiโ€™s government, announced the formation of an electoral front ahead of the upcoming legislative elections in October. RELATED: The Milei Familyโ€™s Wealth Soars Amid Crisis: Millionaires While Argentina Suffers Austerity โ€œWe have decided to run jointly in the October elections, knowing that the [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist

Click to expand Image Guezouma Sanogo (L) and Boukari Ouoba. Private Earlier in July 2025,Burkina Faso authoritiesreleased five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully conscripted into the military after criticizing the countryโ€™s military junta. While a positive development, their release is also a stark reminder of others still missing, some since 2024, with no hint as to their whereabouts.On...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Why India Must Accept Trumpโ€™s Offer of F-35 Combat Aircraft

The absence of a top-quality strike aircraft such as the F-35 is detracting from the IAFโ€™s ability as a whole.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

New 40cm-long species of stick insect suspected to be the heaviest insect in Australia โ€“ video

The new species, named Acrophylla alta, was found in the high altitudes of the Atherton tablelands in North Queensland โ€“ and scientists said the habitat could be part of the reason for its large size. A peer-reviewed study about the discovery, published in Zootaxa journal, noted the stick insect was likely heavier than the giant burrowing cockroach which is considered one of the heaviest insects in the world Subscribe...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Lidia Thorpe condemns โ€˜shamefulโ€™ number of Indigenous deaths in custody as Closing the Gap measures worsen

Latest report delivers bad news on targets including adult imprisonment rates, children in out-of-home care, suicide and childhood developmentWarning: This article contains reference to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLidia Thorpe has condemned the โ€œshamefulโ€ number of Indigenous deaths in custody,...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Myanmar Junta Introduces Severe Punishments For Those Obstructing Controversial Election

The law gives the military with the legal wherewithal to quash what is likely to be widespread resistance to the December election.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

To drink or not to drink โ€“ the Party decides in China

China is seeking to transform its spirits sector by prohibiting civil servants from drinking at official events while at the same time encouraging the public to drink more duringfamily gatherings. The central government has instructed civil servants to refrain from consuming alcohol at official meetings since 2012. The original idea behind the official ban was [โ€ฆ] The post To drink or not to drink โ€“ the Party decides...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Politics with Michelle Grattan: independent MP Allegra Spender on making tax fairer for younger Australians

The influential crossbench MP warns young working people are going backwards financially. She also backs the governmentโ€™s proposed YouTube ban for kids โ€“ for now.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Grief is the Thing with Feathers comes to the stage with a glorious intensity of purpose

A new adaptation of Max Porterโ€™s novella brings the story of devastation and tentative renewal to the stage at Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The NTโ€™s newest youth justice law changes will heap more trauma on to traumatised kids while worsening youth crime | Russell Marks

Evidence shows reacting to kids who offend with violence increases chances that the offending behaviour escalates. In stark terms: there will be more victims because of the CLPโ€™s policiesโ€œWe expect the usual offender apologists to criticise our effortsโ€. So said the Northern Territoryโ€™s chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, in an Instagram post this week announcing her Country Liberal party governmentโ€™s newest changes to...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

TeleSUR celebrates 20 years with โ€œThe Birth of a Worldโ€ gala concert in Caracas, highlighting Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguezโ€™s presence

On its 20th anniversary, teleSUR honored two decades of revolutionary journalism with the gala concert โ€œThe Birth of a Worldโ€ in Caracas. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez highlighted teleSURโ€™s commitment to truthful, ethical journalism that amplifies the voice of the oppressed and resists imperialist media domination. Related: Hybrid Exhibition โ€œThe Other View of Global Newsโ€ [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

5 reasons why wind farms are costing more in Australia โ€“ and what to do about it

Ideally, Australiaโ€™s emerging green grid would have plenty of solar, storage and wind. But rising costs are stalling many wind projects.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Guardian Essential report:โ€‹ Albanese starts second term with solid approval, but Trump presidency looms โ€“ Australian Politics podcast

As Anthony Albanese readies his secondโ€‘term reform agenda, Guardian Australiaโ€™s Josh Butler speaks with Essential Mediaโ€™s Peter Lewis about the elephant in the room: Australiaโ€™s dependence on the US and how its highโ€‘stakes defence gambles could shape both his leadership and the nationโ€™s strategic futureโ€ข Guardian Essential poll: most Australians doubt we will ever receive Aukus submarines amid Trump uncertaintyโ€ข All...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

US allies break with Trump to force diplomatic shift on Gaza

As Canada joins France and the UK with plans to recognise a Palestinian state, the US stands firmly with Israel - but does Trump have a long-term plan for Gaza's future?

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Trump announces deal to impose 15% tariff on South Korea

The agreement comes just a day before a 1 August deadline for countries to strike deals with the US.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Why Trump's tariffs on Brazil are more about political retaliation than trade

Trump has set a whopping 50% tariff on Brazilian goods - one of the highest rates yet levied by the US.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Doctor turned Labor MP and self-described Israel ally condemns Netanyahu government โ€“ video

The final speaker on Wednesday's motion calling Israel's blockade of Gaza a breach of international law was Labor senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah. A doctor-turned-politician who visited Israel during her first term as a Labor MP in the previous parliament, Ananda-Rajah describes herself as an 'ally of Israel' and says she will not 'rubber stamp what the Netanyahu government is doing'. 'Right now, the people of Gaza are...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

โ€˜Provocative in a good wayโ€™: John Hirst was a rigorous historian, independent thinker and passionate believer in Australia

John Hirstโ€™s body of work is an implicit but powerful defence of evidence-based history at a time when the truth is under attack.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Lidia Thorpe puts forward motion on โ€˜shamefulโ€™ deaths in custody numbers โ€“ video

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe put forward a motion in the Senate Thursday morning, extending sympathies to the families of the 17 First Nations people who have died in custody this year, including 24-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White who died in May after being restrained by officers at an Alice Springs supermarket. The motion coincides with the release of the latest Closing the Gap report, which revealed only...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Philippinesโ€™ Marcos to Visit India as Navies Hold First South China Sea Exercise

The maritime cooperative activity will mark a significant upgrade in naval cooperation between Manila and New Delhi.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Bangladesh: Year since Hasina Fled, Rights Challenges Abound

Click to expand Image Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus (3rd L) visits three secret detention facilities known as "Ayna Ghor," which had been used as torture cells during the Awami League government's rule, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 12, 2025. 2025 Nayem Shaan/Drik/Getty Images (New York) โ€“ The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Claudia Sheinbaum Achieves 80% Approval, Reflecting Strong Popular Support for Progressive Social Policies in Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum enjoys an 80% approval rating, driven by robust support for social programs, healthcare, and womenโ€™s rights, according to a recent Enkoll survey. The results signal growing public trust in her progressive leadership amid challenges like insecurity and corruption. Related: President Sheinbaum Announces $1 Billion Investment to Strengthen Mexicoโ€™s Public Health System [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

EU-US trade deal ultimately not in Americaโ€™s interests

European complaints about the trade agreement they just signed with the United States are almost universal. But will the tariffs America has imposed on half the world be effective? The issue is highly controversial, and the consensus is that they possibly wonโ€™t be. Clearly, they are a US gamble to fix its economy and signal [โ€ฆ] The post EU-US trade deal ultimately not in Americaโ€™s interests appeared first on Asia...

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Sporty spice: how romance fiction is adding a new dynamic to sports fandom

Romance novels are on the rise โ€“ but what has that got to do with sports?

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Trump announces trade deal with South Korea, setting tariffs at 15%

This deal would mean the duties will be lowered from the 25% that Trump had threatened in his "tariff letter" to Seoul earlier this month.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns

The end of food aid could have devastating effects for the victims of an Islamist insurgency.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Robinhood reports second-quarter earnings beat with revenue climbing 45% over last year

Robinhood was excluded from the S&P 500 last month, a move that surprised some investors as rival fintech Block was added.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Meta's big AI spending blitz will continue into 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to continue his company's artificial intelligence spending blitz well into the next year as rival tech giants do the same.

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOEโ€™s โ€˜Antiscientific,โ€™ โ€˜Deceptiveโ€™ Climate Report

Several top climate scientists are weighing how to respond to a new climate report issued by the Trump administration that they are calling โ€œdeceptive,โ€ โ€œcherry-picked,โ€ and โ€œantiscientific.โ€ The U.S. Department of Energy released a 150-page report Tuesday titled โ€œA Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate,โ€ which argues that human-caused [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure

Trump has withheld hundreds of millions in federal funds from top universities in effort to reshape US higher education.

Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Top Republican lawmaker to lead congressional delegation to Taiwan

Visit comes at a delicate moment in Washington-Taipei relations as China exerts increasing pressure

Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Microsoft profits soar almost 25% on boom in cloud computing

US tech giantโ€™s valuation set to pass $4tn as investors embrace plans spend $120bn on artificial intelligence next year

Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump Calls for Investigation into Nancy Pelosi over Insider Trading Allegations

U.S. President Donald Trump accuses Nancy Pelosi of profiting from insider information and calls for an investigation, highlighting ongoing issues of corruption and inequality within U.S. political elites. Related: Trumpโ€™s Tariff Threat Against Brazil Strengthens Legal Case Against Emergency Trade Powers In a controversial statement this Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly called for an [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Canada is latest G7 member to pledge recognition of Palestine

Mark Carney says decision was needed to protect the viability of a two-state future for Israelis and Palestinians

Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World