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At least 17 inmates killed after Russian strike hits Ukrainian prison in Zaporizhzhia region
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, described the attack on late Monday evening as "another war crime" committed by Russian troops.
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Yemen's Houthis vow to ramp up attacks on ships linked to Israel
The Iran-aligned rebel group said countries should pressure Israel to stop the war in Gaza and lift its blockade "if they want to avoid this escalation".
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Tim Wilson gives second first speech – as it happened
This blog is now closed‘Beyond comprehension’ for Israel to claim there is no starvation crisis in Gaza, PM saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals net zero debate ‘total madness’: PocockWe can’t seem to stop talking about net zero in parliament, and independent senator (and known longtime climate action advocate) David Pocock says it’s “total madness” to see the path the Coalition is...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:US-EU trade deal wards off tariff escalation but threatens growth
The 15% rate removes Trump's threat of a 30% tariff. But it effectively raises the tariff on EU goods from 1.2% last year to 17%.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Born Free: Is government doing enough for mental health? with Vukosi Mashele – Podcast episode 14
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire
Cambodia says there have been "no armed clashes" between the two sides since the midnight ceasefire.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Before Labubu: Meet Tiemi, the East German Monchhichi
The fury Labubu toy craze was predated by the cuddly Monchhichi decades before, a time when communist East Germany created its own version of the popular figure — the Tiemi.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Barclays second-quarter profit beats estimates as investment banking revenues swell
Investors have been watching the performance of the lender's sharpened investment banking unit, which posted income of 3.3 billion the three months to June.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:The beauty industry loves argan oil but Morocco’s trees are under pressure from drought and demand
The hidden cost of argan oil's beauty boom is drought, deforestation and disappearing traditions.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Reporting from the West: A return to reason?
Influential people in parts of the media, civil society and academia in South Africa echoed Western narratives without scrutiny, but now the tide is slowly turning
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: How Bandits Killed 38 Villagers in Zamfara After Collecting Ransom
[Daily Trust] About three months ago, a gang of armed bandits raided Kaura Namoda town and Banga village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting over 50 people, mostly women and children.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:EU proposes suspending Israel's Horizon access, in first sanctions
The European Commission has proposed its first sanctions on Israel over its war in Gaza —by partially suspending Israel's participation in Horizon Europe, the bloc’s 95.5bn research programme.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:2036 Olympics: The possible impact of Qatar's bid
Having overcome much criticism to host the 2022 World Cup, Qatar has now set its sights on the Olympics. What challenges could it face and what could it mean for other bids?
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:US Labor Officials Seek to Roll Back Protections—the Time to Comment Is Now!
The US Labor Department this month issued over 60 proposed changes to worker protections. But most haven’t taken effect—yet. The time for public comment is now.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:From futuristic design icon to environmental villain – the 80-year history of the plastic chair
Studying the evolution of the plastic chair provides unique insights into society’s shifting attitudes to plastic.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Older brother of Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher charged with rape
Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Oasis stars Noel and Liam, has been charged with multiple offences including rape. The charges come as Oasis continue their headline-grabbing reunion tour.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian Nobel Prize winner: what are European countries waiting for?
Activist Oleksandra Matwijtschuk has called on European countries to use the 300bn in Russian frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine, warning that the risk is fueling Putin's war machine.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Air-dropping food into Gaza is a ‘smokescreen’ – this is what must be done to prevent mass starvation
States must exercise their full diplomatic leverage to pressure Israel to let aid in at the scale required to avert famine.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Indonesia-EU free trade agreement: good faith and equal treatment
Progress on the Indonesia-EU trade agreement is an opportunity to rebuild a critical relationship at a time of unprecedented change, writes Eddy Martono, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Minns government’s environmental integrity condemned as ‘nonexistent’ amid 40% surge in land clearing
Independent MP Jacqui Scruby says she saw ‘fresh koala scratchings on trees just metres from clear-felling’ in parts of proposed Great Koala national parkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Minns government has lost its way on environmental policy, according to the New South Wales opposition, the Greens and a member of the crossbench,...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:South Africa: City Power Targets Illegal Electricity Connections - South African News Briefs - July 29, 2025
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Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:China’s AI leap elevating stealth fighter ambitions
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has reported that Chinese scientists have developed advanced aircraft-design software they claim breaks the “curse of dimensionality,” a computational barrier that contributed to the US Navy’s cancellation of its X-47B stealth drone program in 2015. Led by Huang Jiangtao at the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, the team […] The post China’s AI leap elevating stealth...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Starvation as a weapon: what Gaza’s empty plates reveal about the war
Children are dying not only from airstrikes, but from dehydration and malnutrition. Entire communities have been forcibly displaced into narrow pockets of southern Gaza, only to find aid arbitrarily delayed, often for days or weeks. In some areas, only one meal a day reaches tens of thousands of people. Elsewhere, nothing arrives at all.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Singapore Airlines shares fall more than 8% after first-quarter profit plunges
Shares of Singapore Airlines fell after the carrier reported a 59% decline in earnings for the first quarter of its 2025/2026 financial year.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:EU Report Urges a Much Tougher Stance on Transnational Repression
A conversation with EU parliamentarian Chloe Ridel.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Iraq: Damage to Kurdistan Region Oil Fields Puts Rights at Risk
Click to expand Image The Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. 2025 Azad Lashkari/Reuters (Beirut) – Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, significantly damaged the region’s energy production, Human Rights Watch said today.The drone strikes mark a dangerous escalation in a...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Microsoft used China-based support for multiple US agencies
This article was first published byProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Last week, Microsoft announced that it would no longer use China-based engineering teams to support the Defense Department’s cloud computing systems, following ProPublica’s investigation […] The post Microsoft used China-based support for...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:The Greens’ expulsion of a co-founder is unlikely to jeopardise the party’s future
The expulsion of co-founder Drew Hutton shows transgender rights and safety are not negotiable for the party.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
The scheme is China's first nationwide subsidy of its kind as the government tries to tackle a looming demographic crisis.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:US Senator Urges SpaceX to Block Internet Access to Southeast Asian Scam Operations
Any attempt to block criminal organizations from using the Starlink internet service could also deprive resistance groups of a vital communications tool.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Sydney Writers Festival will program year-round, partnering with State Library of NSW. Is this ‘Sydney’s Wheeler Centre’?
Sydney’s new year-round program of literary events is budgeted at $1.5 million, creating over 300 paid opportunities for writers over 12 months.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Trump’s weaker export controls risk security to please China
Recent US export control decisions imperil national security and threaten not only US artificial intelligence “dominance” but potentially many other emerging technologies critical to military programs. While legal US exports of AI-related semiconductors were blocked, China got at leastUS$1 billion worth of Nvidia-made chips illegally, mostly in “packages” of data-center-ready racks. The packages being sold […] The post...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Requests Nine Years of House Arrest for Álvaro Uribe
In a historic ruling, Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office has requested a sentence of nine years of house arrest and a substantial fine for former President Álvaro Uribe, accusing him of procedural fraud and bribery in a landmark case that has lasted over a decade. This makes Uribe the first ex-president in Colombian history to be convicted […]
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Watch: Nursing home residents rescued from China floods
At least 30 people have been killed in floods that have inundated large parts of northeastern China.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Can a coalmining company reach net zero? | Fiona Katauskas
As long as it’s not too taxingSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
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