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Mexico Received 5.6 Million Cruise Tourists in the First Half of the Year

Mexico received 5.6 million cruise passengers in the first half of 2025, an 8.4% year-on-year growth, reported the Secretary of Tourism, Josefina RodrΓ­guez Zamora, this Sunday. RELATED: Mexico and Cuba Sign 2025-2028 Tourism Cooperation Program From January to June of this year, 1,639 cruise ship arrivals were recorded in Mexican ports, a 7.8% increase compared […]

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Virgin plane collides with tug vehicle at Melbourne Airport

A Virgin Australia plane becomes disconnected from a tug vehicle and collides into it at Tullamarine airport.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Van Hollen: 'A big lie' that UN aid for Gaza has been 'systematically' stolen by Hamas

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday there is no truth to claims that United Nations aid for Palestinians in Gaza has been "systematically" stolen by Hamas. β€œThis is a big lie, the claim that when the U.N. organizations were delivering food to Palestinians, civilians, that it was being systematically diverted to Hamas,” Van Hollen...

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

'Not human': England defender plays entire tournament on broken leg

England goes back-to-back at the women's Euro, beating World Cup winners Spain 3-1 in a penalty shootout, despite defender Lucy Bronze admitting post-match that she had been playing on a broken leg throughout.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Your say: week beginning July 28

Climate despair, cutting funding to childcare centres and horrifying grocery costs in NZ: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Gardeners unite to save 'spectacular' grevillea in Snowy Mountains

There are fewer than 1,000 in the wild, but it is hoped a group of green thumbs can help save the Tumut grevillea from extinction.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Peru’s Boluarte Hits a New Disapproval Record

According to a recent poll, the disapproval of the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, reached 97% due to the massive refusal to increase her salary to more than 10,000 dollars per month, marking the beginning of her last year in the Executive. RELATED: Peruvian Congress Moves to Revoke President Boluarte’s Salary Increase The CPI study […]

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Family stuck in limbo after landslide as NSW government refuses action

In October 2020, a landslide cascaded down a slope in Sydney's Northern Beaches, sending down boulders that took out the side of the Kemp family's house.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Australian relay teams win gold on day one of world swimming championships

The all-conquering women's 4x100m freestyle team's victory extends a championship-winning run that began in 2018.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Supreme court trial of crocodile wrangler Matt Wright starts today. Here's what we know

The star of hit Netflix series Wild Croc Territory, Matt Wright, will face trial in the NT Supreme Court this week for allegedly perverting the course of justice. It comes three years on from a chopper accident which killed his co-star and close friend, Chris "Willow" Wilson.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Negotiations with Israel pointless while Gaza faces famine and genocide, says Hamas

Negotiations with Israel pointless while Gaza faces famine and genocide, says Hamas Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sun, 07/27/2025 - 21:19 Hamas official says Israel’s sudden withdrawal from talks proves it prefers genocide over peace and is wasting time Khalil al-Hayya, senior leader and top Hamas legislative candidate, gestures duringan interview at his office in Gaza City on April 21, 2021 (AFP) Off Hamas’s top...

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

WATCH: Trump and von der Leyen announce U.S.-EU trade framework

The United States and the European Union agreed on Sunday to atrade frameworksetting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off β€” at least for now β€” far higher imports on both sides that might havesent shockwavesthrough economies around the globe.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

President Maduro Announces 10 Days Celebration For the J28 Electoral Anniversary

NicolΓ‘s Maduro, the president of Venezuela, has announced that musical events and marches will be held from 28 July to commemorate the first anniversary of his victory in the presidential elections, which have been challenged by the opposition and part of the international community. RELATED: Venezuela’s 2025 Municipal Elections:100% Polling Stations OperationalAmid Historic Voter Participation […]

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Ambulances can cause sensory overload, but a new toolkit could help

Ambulance Victoria releases a toolkit to teach paramedics how to make adjustments at work to help staff and patients who are neurodiverse.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Train derails in Germany killing at least three people

The regional passenger train had about 100 people on board at the time of the crash.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump’s New AI Action Plan Looks Awfully Familiar

The White House’s AI strategy echoes some of China’s approach, adding Trumpian characteristics to the policies of the Biden administration.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

In Some Ways, Trump’s New AI Action Plan Actually Looks Familiar

The White House’s AI strategy echoes some of China’s approach, adding Trumpian characteristics to the policies of the Biden administration.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Oxfam warns that minor aid steps by Israel can’t undo months of deliberate starvation

Oxfam warns that minor aid steps by Israel can’t undo months of deliberate starvation Oxfam International has criticised limited Israeli moves on aid access, warning they fall far short of what’s needed to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. β€œDeadly airdrops and a trickle of trucks won’t undo months of engineered starvation in Gaza,” said Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s policy lead for Israel and Palestine. She...

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

AI agents are here. Here’s what to know about what they can do – and how they can go wrong

More autonomous AI systems that can use tools and work in teams are becoming increasingly common.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The celebrity halo effect: why abuse allegations against powerful men like Brad Pitt are so easily forgotten

The public can choose to forget, to preserve the comforting fiction their favourite heartthrob is a β€˜good man’.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise

Some claim β€˜social contagion’ is driving teenagers who were assigned female at birth to identify as transgender and seek medical care.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Malnutrition in Gaza at alarming levels, WHO warns as aid airdrops resume

Israel's concessions to aid come as it faces growing international pressure to alleviate mass starvation in Gaza.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Researchers examine why so many American workers feel guilty taking vacation time

A 2024 Pew Research Center survey found that nearly half of American workers don’t take all the vacation days they’ve been allotted. And many of them feel as if they’re discouraged from using their time off.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

As post-election talks drag on, what will Hobart’s proposed stadium actually cost Tasmanians?

Venues built for mega sporting events often have very large cost overruns. Perhaps Tasmania could learn a lesson from Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The ghost of Robodebt – Federal Court rules billions of dollars in welfare debts must be recalculated

The ruling has allowed the Department of Social Services to resume pursuing historical welfare debts, which the Ombudsman has previously found to be unlawful.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Want to save yourself from super scams and dodgy financial advice? Ask these questions

An ex-financial adviser shares her tips on spotting dodgy advice, as thousands of people wait to see if they’ll lose more than $1 billion in super.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 4 central claims don’t stack up

If Australia is to take meaningful climate action, federal parliament must engage with the facts without distortion. Barnaby Joyce obviously didn’t get the memo.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

As South Australia deals with its algal bloom, California is dealing with another

As South Australia deals with its unprecedented algal bloom, a bloom of a different kind has been decimating California's coastline for four years, killing whales, dolphins and causing sea lions to behave aggressively on beaches. Warning: This story contains content that some readers may find distressing.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Laws to criminalise AI child abuse apps to be introduced to parliament

MP Kate Chaney is set to introduce a bill to criminalise the use of AI tools purpose-built to create child sexual abuse material, with the independent saying the urgent issue cannot wait for the government's wider response to artificial intelligence.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Ham-fisted' tree removal sparks concerns as golf course transformed

A former golf course in inner-Melbourne is being transformed into what the council describes as a biodiversity refuge of wetlands and wildflower meadows, but residents fear the removal of native trees is undermining the project's aims.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

How the EU succumbed to Trump’s tariff steamroller

Relief at avoiding trade war is tinged with regret at not taking firmer stand from the start

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Tour de France: Pogacar triumphs after Montmartre sprint

Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar led the peloton on a novel route up Montmartre and past the SacrΓ©-CΕ“ur en route to winning the Tour de France for the fourth time. Germany's Florian Lipowitz finished third in the race.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Legal Minimalism: How the Notion of Sentience Disappeared From Chinese Law

Today, legal status comes not from being able to feel, but from being politically or economically useful.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Thailand and Cambodia to hold peace talks

Malaysian Premier Anwar Ibrahim will host peace talks between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, even as border clashes continued on Sunday with both sides blaming each other.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since al-Assad’s fall

Vote will take place September 15-20 in the first election since President Ahmed al-Sharaa took power.

Published on: July 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East