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Hamas 'surprised' by US withdrawal from Gaza ceasefire talks
Hamas 'surprised' by US withdrawal from Gaza ceasefire talks Hamas has expressed surprise at the US withdrawal from Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha, Qatar on Thursday. In a statement issued in the early hours of Friday morning, local time in Gaza, the group said it was "surprised by the negative statements made by US envoy Steve Witkoff regarding [our] position, at a time when the mediators expressed their welcome and...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:
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U.S. unemployment claims remain at historical low after falling for 6th straight week
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 19 fell by 4,000 to 217,000. Thatโs fewer than the 227,000 new applications analysts were expecting.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:The story behind the photograph of a starving Gaza baby
Photographer Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour he had to catch his breath between each photograph.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Journalist death toll in Gaza rises to 232
Journalist death toll in Gaza rises to 232 Gaza's government media office said in the early hours of Friday morning, local time, that the number of journalists killed by Israel in the enclave since 7 October 2023 has risen to 232. The latest casualty is al-Quds al-Youm cameraman Adam Abu Harbeid, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on his family's tent in Gaza City on Thursday. "We call for the condemnation of...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:The fractured friendship behind the fight at the Thailand-Cambodia border
The countries have a history of occasional conflict, but this latest fight comes after an old friendship crumbled.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump visits US Federal Reserve HQ amid feud with Chairman Powell
The visit comes days before the US Fed's two-day policy meeting where the central bank sets rates.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump administration sues New York over immigration enforcement
Justice department has accused Democratic-led โsanctuary citiesโ of obstructing deportation efforts
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow NIH to cancel health grants
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to continue moving forward with canceling National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants over their connections to diversity initiatives. The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the court for an emergency stay that would stop Boston-based U.S. District Judge William Young's ruling last month, which halted the...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Habba set to remain top federal prosecutor in New Jersey despite ouster by judges
President Trump's pick for New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba, on Thursday said she would continue on in the position despite a judicial decision declining to extend her interim status and instead opting to replace her. She doubled down in her first remarks since the decision, declaring that she is now the state's acting...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:New underground mining data reshapes understanding of earthquake triggers
Queensland researchers have a better understanding of the world's tectonic plate stress patterns caused by the underground mining and construction industry.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways from Trumpโs visit to the Federal Reserve
President Trump on Thursday visited the Federal Reserve headquarters alongside Chair Jerome Powell to tour a major renovation taking place there, a project he and his administration have criticized as being over budget. Powell has drawn Trumpโs ire over the central bankโs decision to keep interest rates where they are, citing economic uncertainty. Trumpโs visit...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump signs bill canceling $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding
The White House had billed the legislation as a test case for Congress and said more such rescission packages would be on the way.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Maxwell attorney said she answered hours of questions from DOJ's Blanche
An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell said she had a โvery productiveโ meeting on Thursday with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who flew to Tallahassee, Fla., to meet with her amid pressure to release more information from the Epstein files. Blanche took the unusual step of questioning Maxwell, a close associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein....
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Macron says France will recognise Palestinian state in September
Israel calls planned move a โbetrayalโ as French president pushes to end war in Gaza
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:US signs MOU with Mexico on Tijuana River sewage crisis
The U.S. and Mexico on Thursday took collaborative steps toward curbing a long-standing, cross-border environmental crisis: the unfettered sewage flow from Tijuana into Southern California. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and his Mexican counterpart Alicia Bรกrcena Ibarra signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that addressed the โenvironmental, public health and national security...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:France breaks from US, other Western nations to recognise Palestinian state
French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement, posted on X, includes a letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about the decision.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:'Whites-only' community seeks Missouri expansion
A "whites-only" group called Return to the Land (RTTL), derided by critics as racist and antisemitic, is looking to expand its reach from its base in northern Arkansas to an area near Springfield, Mo., a co-founder of the group said recently. The prospect of a growing โwhites-onlyโ community โ where members are evaluated based on...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Republicans back Graham, Cornynโs call for Obama special counsel
A handful of Senate Republicans on Thursday offered support for a move by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) to get a special counsel appointed to investigate former President Obama and the 2016 election. The Graham-Cornyn call for a special counsel comes as Republicans and the Trump administration have been upended by the...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump social media screenings stun students
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story International students cleanse social media International students are scrubbing their social media or in some case reevaluating their decision to study in the U.S. amid new visa screenings. Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press Companies that specialize in mass deletions of posts have seen an uptick in services...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump risks market revolt if he threatens Fed independence, Pimco says
Warning from $2.1tn fund manager comes as US president publicly quarrels with central bank chief Jay Powell
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:US leaves Gaza ceasefire talks, says Hamas doesnโt want to end fighting
โHamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith,โ special envoy Steve Witkoff said.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage decision
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was briefly jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to revisit its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and celebrated its 10th anniversary in June. Davisโs attorneys at the Christian nonprofit...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:TeleSUR celebrates 20 years as the voice of the Global South and champion of peoples struggles
On its 20th anniversary, teleSUR receives wide acclaim from Latin American leaders and solidarity organizations for upholding the truth, empowering the Global South, and advancing the vision of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro. Related: Cuba Pays Tribute to teleSUR on Its 20th Anniversary On July 24, 2025, teleSUR, the multi-platform news outlet founded with the [โฆ]
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump presses Powell on renovations, rates
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell pushes back on Trump amid renovation pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disputed President Trumpโs cost estimate of renovations at the central bankโs headquarters during a tour of the site Thursday. AP โIt looks...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Live: UK and Australia to sign new 'treaty' to cement AUKUS, boost cooperation
Australia and the United Kingdom will today sign a "treaty" to cement the AUKUS pact and boost cooperation between the two countries. Follow live.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be a Cabinet-level agency that reports directly to the president under a new bipartisan bill. The proposal comes as the Trump administration weighs changes at or even abolishing the emergency management agency. The new legislation from Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) and Greg Stanton...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Texas lawsuit challenges telehealth abortions, citing Comstock Act
A Texas man is suing a California doctor for allegedly providing his girlfriend with abortion medication. The lawsuitโa civil complaint filed in the federal court for the Southern District of Texasโaccuses a physician named Remy Coeytaux of violating state and federal laws by mailing abortion pills to โmurderโ the โunborn childโ of the plaintiff,...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Mother stages sit-in at Royal Children's Hospital to get appointment for son
A Bendigo mother has successfully protested and her son has received surgery after an 18-month wait for a public hospital ENT appointment amid a regional specialist shortage.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:England recovers against India after Pant's heroics in fourth Test
A gutsy half-century from the injured Rishabh Pant helps India post 358 in its first innings, but England makes an encouraging start to its reply on day two at Old Trafford.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump and Powell spar as US president visits Federal Reserve
Clash with central bank chief comes during tour of $2.5bn renovation project of institutionโs headquarters
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Eviction date approaches for long-term caravan park residents
A tenant advocacy group says long-term caravan park residents in regional Western Australia who are weeks from eviction are largely unaware of their rights.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:'Highway robbery': Tasmanians react to proposed water bill increases
Many express frustration at a proposal to increase water bills by more than a third over four years to fund upgrades to state-owned water and sewerage infrastructure.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Live: Trump clashes with US Fed chair but says he won't fire him
The US president says it's not "necessary" to fire the Federal Reserve boss but still called for interest rate cuts. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Nvidia chips worth $1bn smuggled to China despite Trump export controls
Also in todayโs newsletter, Thai fighter jets strike Cambodia, and Trump clashes with Fed chair
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Butter wars: โnothing cures high prices like high pricesโ โ but will market forces be enough?
High demand for dairy has been good for farmers. But with the price of butter nearing $10, shoppers are asking if itโs time for the government to get involved.
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