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Joggers urged to 'stay vigilant' after attack on female trail runner

Police are urging runners to "stay vigilant" on Canberra's trails after a teenager allegedly attacked a 59-year-old woman in broad daylight while she was out jogging.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Brazilian oil trade unions urge Lula to impose energy embargo on Israel

Brazilian oil trade unions urge Lula to impose energy embargo on Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/29/2025 - 20:45 The letter to Brazil's president says 2.7 million barrels of crude oil were exported from Brazil to Israel in 2024 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a military parade welcoming Angola's President Joao Lourenco at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on 23 May 2025 (Evaristo...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Weekly news quiz: An Origin clash, a federal reunion and a cheese chase

From a Coalition reunion to a giant wheel of cheese. This week was a big one. Test yourself on how much you remember.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Appeals court temporarily allows Trump to resume collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law

The appeals court temporarily halted the order from a federal trade court issued a day before.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

New COVID-19 strain 'pretty much everywhere' in Australia

The World Health Organization designated the new NB.1.8.1 strain as a "variant under monitoring" and it's now the dominant variant in China and Hong Kong.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

A 5mm tweak could be a 'game changer' in the F1 title race

Motorsport's governing body is enforcing a rule change, beginning at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, which could have major ramifications for leader McLaren, and world championship front-runners Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Immeasurable pain' for victims' families: Key failings revealed in Bondi inquest

For five weeks testimony has been shared, tears wept, and uncomfortable truths acknowledged at the coronial inquest into the Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Researchers created a chatbot to help teach a university law class – but the AI kept messing up

Researchers developed an educational chatbot to help law students and save time. But the AI kept giving inaccurate, misleading and even incorrect feedback.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

NSW is again cleaning up after major floods. Are we veering towards the collapse of insurability?

Right now, it’s not insurance companies we should worry about. It is the unfolding, real-time collapse of insurance for households, businesses and communities.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Cutting Off Venezuela: Opposition Cheers Chevron’s License Expiration as Sanctions Deepen Suffering

The recent negotiations surrounding the release of five members of MarΓ­a Corina Machado’s team from the Argentine embassy in Caracas have once again exposed the hypocrisy of the Venezuelan opposition and its foreign backers. These individuals, MagallΓ­ Meda, Pedro Urruchurtu, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos, and Omar GonzΓ‘lez, spent over 400 days inside the diplomatic facility […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused of using charity logo without consent

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused of using charity logo without consent Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Thu, 05/29/2025 - 17:54 US charity Rahma Worldwide says it 'had noticed images of our food boxes with logo being distributed without Rahma’s direct involvement' People carry boxes of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private US and Israeli-backed group that has bypassed the UN-led system in...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Providing a Legal Identity for All Should be Southeast Asia’s Next Big Migration Priority

Regional progress toward universal legal identity provision could strengthen protections for people at risk of undertaking dangerous migration journeys.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Israeli troops came under RPG fire in southern Gaza, military says

Israeli troops came under RPG fire in southern Gaza, military says Israeli soldiers came under rocket-propelled grenade fire in southern Gaza on Thursday, the Israeli military said. Three soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack, the military said.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Liverpool man charged after car drove into parade crowd

A car plowed into people celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title victory on Monday. A total of 79 people were injured. There were no fatalities. The suspect could face a life sentence if found guilty.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

No sign Russia is moving to restart Zaporizhzhia NPP, UN nuclear agency says

The plant has been held by Russia since the early days of the war following Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022, although it isn't producing power.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Unrwa chief slams Israeli 'starvation' of Palestinians

Unrwa chief slams Israeli 'starvation' of Palestinians Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said on Thursday that Israel is using β€œstarvation" and "threatening the future of the children” in Gaza. β€œWhat’s urgently needed is a political will to allow the UN and partners to provide assistance at scale without hindrance or interruption,” Lazzarini said.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

'Hypocrisy': Zadie Smith faces backlash after signing letter calling for Gaza ceasefire

'Hypocrisy': Zadie Smith faces backlash after signing letter calling for Gaza ceasefire Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/29/2025 - 18:32 Smith's previous comments to The New Yorker, seen as disparaging of pro-Palestine student protesters, resurfaced online after signing the letter Zadie Smith speaks on stage with David Remnick (not seen) at The New Yorker festival, on 6 October 2018 in New York City (Brad Barket/Getty...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Falling debris forces suspension of search for missing man after landslide buries Swiss village

The regional government said that a large chunk of the Birch Glacier above Glatten had broken off, causing the landslide, which also buried the nearby Lonza River bed.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Meta and Anduril defense startup partner on VR, AR project intended for U.S. Army

Meta and Anduril defense-tech startup founded by Palmer Luckey formed a partnership to create virtual reality and augmented reality devices for the U.S. army.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Hamas Calls for Global Protests Against Gaza Genocide and Blockade

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for global demonstrations this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, urging the international community to demand an end to the genocide and starvation in Gaza. With 600 days approaching since Israel launched its military assault, Hamas has urged people worldwide to raise their voices against the ongoing war crimes and […]

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

How the Afghan village hit by a 10,000kg bomb is coping now

A rare visit to the Afghan village hit by the β€˜mother of all bombs’ reveals lasting damage and unanswered questions.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Massive Brain Drain in Argentina: Scientists Warn of β€œScientificicide” Under Milei’s Government

Thousands of scientists, researchers, students, and academic workers took to the streets of Buenos Aires and more than ten other provinces in a nationwide protest against what they have called a β€œscientificicide” β€” a systematic dismantling of Argentina’s national science and technology infrastructure.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Mistrial declared in Argentina court over the death of Diego Maradona

The 2020 death of the iconic football great shook Argentina and fans around the world.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Court blocks Trump from imposing tariffs under emergency powers law

A federal court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

China launches spacecraft it says will collect samples from asteroid near Mars

China earlier returned rock samples from the moon's far side back to Earth in a historic mission and has welcomed international cooperation.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Hamas is studying another US ceasefire proposal for Gaza. What has changed?

Hamas is studying another US ceasefire proposal for Gaza. What has changed? Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/29/2025 - 17:46 Ceasefire talks are clouded by a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and Israel's insistence on controlling 75 percent of the enclave Palestinians mourn members of the Azzam family who were killed in Israeli strikes on their home in central Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on 29 May 2025...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trial of Maradona's medical team collapses

It was found that a judge involved in the case had taken part in a show about the trial.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

3 key takeaways from Nvidia's earnings: China blow, cloud strength and AI future

The company's data center division continues to surge as companies, countries and cloud providers snap up GPUs for artificial intelligence software.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

CEO pay jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as profits and stock prices soared

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Former Goldman banker sentenced to two years in prison for 1MDB role

Tim Leissner helped divert billions in Malaysian funds to corrupt officials but pleaded guilty and aided prosecutors

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Has Israel manufactured a famine in Gaza?

Has Israel manufactured a famine in Gaza? Submitted by Azad Essa on Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:31 Middle East Eye looks at the medical and legal dimensions of famine and starvation A Palestinian woman waits in line to receive a warm meal at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip, on 24 May 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off The markets are empty. The make-shift hospitals are bare. The...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Alpine glacier collapses engulfing Swiss village

Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Watch: Moment a glacier collapses down Alps and onto village

Ice and rubble crashed down a mountain and onto the village Blatten in the Swiss Alps.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Judge extends order blocking Trump's attempt to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students

Harvard graduates celebrated commencement on Thursday at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school, as a federal judge extended an order blocking President Donald Trump administration's attempt to bar the university from enrolling foreign students.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

The First India-Pakistan Drone War

The recent crisis represented the first instance in which both military forces utilized drones as a kinetic platform. It's unlikely to be the last.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat