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Higgins moves to force vote on censuring McIver after ICE facility clash

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Wednesday moved to force a vote on a resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who faces charges resulting from a clash with officials at an immigrant detention center. The measure, which spans three pages, calls for McIver to be censured and removed from the House Homeland Security Committee. The...

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

They made America's clothing. Now they are getting punished for it.

Apparel hubs like Cambodia and Sri Lanka are heavily dependent on the US as an export market.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

India dealt blow with Pant's retirement against England in fourth Test

Rishabh Pant's retirement through injury slows India's progress on day one of the fourth Test against England, with the tourists reaching stumps on 4-264.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Big US toymakers seek to diversify away from China as tariffs bite

Uncertainty around levies weigh on Mattel and Hasbro

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Outback stargazing business fights approval of $1b energy project

A tourism business has lodged an appeal against a decision to approve a nearly billion-dollar energy storage project outside Broken Hill, saying light and noise will impact its business.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Australia ends key Trump administration grievance over beef imports

Australia lifts biosecurity restrictions on beef imports from the United States, one of the key grievances that led the Trump administration to impose tariffs on Australia.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democratic consumer product safety commissioners

TheSupreme Courton Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of theConsumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by PresidentDonald Trumpand then reinstated by a federal judge.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israeli parliament approves symbolic motion on West Bank annexation

Knesset lawmakers vote 71-13 in favour of annexation, raising questions about the future of a Palestinian state.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Tesla reports biggest quarterly revenue decline in more than a decade

Analysts expect a turnaround in future quarters as the automaker bets on robotaxi expansions.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Live: Tesla revenue slumps in sharpest fall in a decade

Electric vehicle maker Tesla misses expectations with its quarterly results, which analysts are labelling disappointing. The local share market is set to rise after gains on Wall Street. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Chipotle stock tumbles 9% after chain cuts same-store sales forecast

Shares of Chipotle have fallen 13% this year, dragging its market cap down to $71.1 billion.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

FirstFT: US and EU near a trade deal

Also in today’s newsletter, India-UK trade deal set for signing, and Tesla profits slump on worsening EV sales

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Big 3 automakers say Trump’s tariff deal with Japan puts them at a disadvantage

U.S. automakers worry that President Donald Trump'sagreement to tariff Japanese vehiclesat 15% would put them at a competitive disadvantage, saying they will face steeper import taxes on steel, aluminum and parts than their competitors.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for murdering four Idaho students

Kohberger pleaded guilty in order to avoid the death penalty, and on sentencing, the judge acknowledged that the motive may never be known.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Euro 2025: Germany lose to Spain in semifinal

After 113 minutes, Aitana Bonmati scored the winner to knock Germany out and put Spain in the final.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi to sign UK-India trade deal

Tariffs on more than 90% of British exports to Asian country will be cut, including cosmetics, clothes, food and drink

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Colombia and Venezuela Sign Confidentiality Agreement to Advance Monomeros Purchase

Colombia and Venezuela take a historic step toward normalizing relations by signing a confidentiality agreement to negotiate the purchase of MonΓ³meros, a key fertilizer producer, overcoming US sanctions through diplomatic efforts. Related: Venezuela and Colombia Establish Binational Peace and Economic Zone In a significant gesture of regional solidarity and diplomatic progress, the governments of Colombia […]

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups warn

A joint statement says the Israeli government's "siege" has left aid supplies "totally depleted".

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Hotel proposed as part of developer's vision already attracting opposition

Developer Errol Stewart has released plans for more than $100 million of projects in Tasmania, including a beachside hotel in Burnie and a conference centre in Launceston.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

UK raises guaranteed maximum electricity price for wind developers

Increase highlights the challenge Labour faces in meeting pledge to bring down household bills

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chipotle sales slip as inflation drives belt-tightening in US

New menu items help to slightly boost growth in foot traffic during the second quarter

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

One in five drivers admit turning off car safety features

Insurance company analysis shows lane departure warning and lane keeping assist are the least popular features.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

At least 90 killed by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday

At least 90 killed by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday At least 90 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on Wednesday, the vast majority from Israeli air strikes, health officials said. Twenty of the victims were aid seekers at the sites of the US-Israeli food distribution project, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The United Nations said 1,000 Palestinians scrambling for food have been killed at GHF sites since May.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UN court: Climate crisis is β€˜existential threat’

The International Court of Justice says climate change is an β€œurgent and existential threat."

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

9 of 10 men who broke out of New Orleans jail plead not guilty to escape charges

Nine men accused ofbreaking outof a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Wednesday.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Humans are using more resources than the planet can restore

Little more than half a year into 2025, mankind has already hit Earth Overshoot Day, consuming resources at a rate that far outpaces the capacity to restore them. Are there ways to slow things down?

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

U.S. Returns Triple Murderer Dahud Hanid Ortiz in Migrants Prisoner Swap with Venezuela

As part of a diplomatic agreement, the U.S. repatriated Dahud Hanid Ortiz,convicted of a triple murder in Spain,in exchange for Venezuelan migrants unjustly detained in El Salvador. The move sparks debate amid calls for justice and respect for human rights. Related: President NicolΓ‘s Maduro Celebrates Rescue of 252 Venezuelans and Six Children from CECOT In […]

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Live: Coalition questions if US beef decision designed to appease Trump

Australia has lifted the remaining biosecurity restrictions on US beef in a move the government could use to negotiate the removal of trade tariffs. Follow live.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Judge says village responsible for raising car thief 'failed him'

The acting justice acknowledged the accused's troubled childhood and recommended that rehabilitation be considered in his sentencing.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Ukraine: New law curtails anti-corruption bodies' powers

A controversial law gives Ukraine's prosecutor general control over the country's once independent anti-corruption authorities. The move has drawn fierce criticism and sparked nationwide protests.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Morning Mail: nations β€˜have duty to curb fossil fuels’, Epstein files furore continues, inside Gaza’s starvation crisis

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. After years of campaigning by Pacific activists and the Vanuatu government, the world’s top court has ruled that countries could be made to pay reparations if they fail to take action on the climate crisis. We have a full report, plus scientists warn that the ongoing...

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Trump reportedly told his name in Epstein files

US President Donald Trump was allegedly told his name was in the Epstein files multiple times, according to senior administration officials who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Community concerns grow over Byron Bay entertainment precinct

NSW government plans to trial an "entertainment precinct" in Byron Bay are being hotly debated after a community-led meeting raised concerns about alcohol-fuelled violence.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Demons' May handed three-match ban for controversial collision

Steven May says he is shocked he did not arrive to the ball first, but the AFL tribunal has found him guilty over the collision that concussed Francis Evans.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for murder of 4 University of Idaho students

Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation Wednesday as a judgesentencedhim to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour