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Trump envoy Witkoff to discuss Gaza with European officials

Trump envoy Witkoff to discuss Gaza with European officials A US official told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Peace Missions, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Europe this week for discussions involving Israel's war on Gaza. The official did not specify exactly who Witkoff will meet on his trip.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Live: Labor introduces bill to cut student debt

The government has used the second day of parliament to introduce legislation to cut student debt and reforms to the childcare sector. Follow live.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Australia's coral reefs struggle for survival during 'underwater bushfire'

Divers at Australia's other world-famous reef said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

The 'underwater bushfire' cooking Australia's reefs

Divers at one of Australia's world-famous reefs said their experience was "like swimming on a corpse".

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Big cat owners hide their animals amid Pakistani crackdown

Punjab rangers launch raids after one pet lion escaped and attacked a woman and two children.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Big cat owners hide their animals from Pakistan crackdown

Punjab rangers launch raids after one pet lion escaped and attacked a woman and two children.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Iran’s Uranium Enrichment: A Sovereign Right Anchored in Scientific Achievement and Political Independence

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi affirms uranium enrichment as an inalienable sovereign right, underscoring the program’s significance for national dignity and political independence amid escalating regional tensions. Related: Trump Threatens Iran with New Attacks: β€œWe Will Do It Again if Necessary” Tehran remains firm in its determination to preserve and develop its uranium enrichment […]

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Zelenskyy moves against Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption bodies

President signed legislation to tighten executive control after moves targeting anti-graft campaigners

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

A good retirement isn't guaranteed but these steps might help you get there

Wondering what your life after work will look like? Here are the practical steps you can take to get the retirement you want β€” and the things that might hold you back.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Construction projects awarded by Gulf states plunge, as Saudi Arabia pulls back spending

Construction projects awarded by Gulf states plunge, as Saudi Arabia pulls back spending Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 07/22/2025 - 19:35 The value of construction contracts awarded by Saudi Arabia plunged 75 percent in the second quarter of 2025 Aramco Tower (3rd-R) at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh on 16 April 2023 (Fayez Nureldine/AFP) Off The Gulf region commissioned its lowest number of...

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

AI startups raised $104 billion in first half of year, but exits tell a different story

AI accounted for nearly two-thirds of all fundraising deal value in the first half of 2025, with the bulk of those dollars concentrated in a few companies.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Morning Mail: Ozzy Osbourne dies, childcare centre worker accused, starvation horror in Gaza

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. A mother in Victoria has claimed her daughter was assaulted at a childcare centre by a worker who subsequently kept their job, our exclusive story reveals.Elsewhere, Larissa Waters has distanced herself from the Australian Greens expulsion stoush, Israel is facing...

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Microsoft accuses Chinese hackers of exploiting SharePoint software

Security breach used to hit US federal and state agencies, universities and energy companies

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump dumps a pile of MLK files. Why not the Epstein files?

Trump releases MLK files amidst backlash over withholding Epstein documents, fuelling selective transparency claims.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Darwin CBD hotel quietly turned into detention centre for illegal fishers

The Frontier Hotel in Darwin has been stood up as a makeshift detention centre for alleged illegal foreign fishers, amid a surge in vessels caught in northern Australian waters.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of β€˜treason’ over 2016 election claims

The president repeated unsubstantiated claims that investigations into Russian election interference were 'seditious'.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Students at Netanyahu's former high school campaign for his removal from hall of fame

Students at Netanyahu's former high school campaign for his removal from hall of fame Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 07/22/2025 - 19:20 More than 200 students at Cheltenham School in Pennsylvania sign a petition saying Israeli premier is a wanted war criminal Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at the Palmachim Airbase near the city of Rishon LeZion on 5 July 2023 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off More...

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Woman 'not well' after alleged assault during police welfare check

Body-worn camera footage has shown the moment a woman was pepper sprayed and her dog tasered during a mental health welfare check by NSW Police.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Curlews return to fox-free Phillip Island, 40 years after last sighting

Decades after the bush stone-curlew went extinct on Phillip Island, scientists reintroduce the species and hope the eradication of foxes will enable the flock to grow in the wild again.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Ten months after being axed by the Broncos, Walters is Kangaroos coach

Kevin Walters is confirmed as the new head coach of the Australia Kangaroos, with the ARL Commission locking him in for the season-ending Ashes tour of the UK.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples

The hip-hop group is directing the world’s attention to Gaza. But it’s not the first Irish republican group to protest the oppression of another colonised peoples.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Menstruation provides another barrier for para athletes

Menstruation can make sport participation prohibitive for women and girls, including a lack of access to period products at venues, but disability can add an additional layer of difficulty.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

US to pull out of Unesco over inclusion of Palestine and alleged anti-Israel bias

US to pull out of Unesco over inclusion of Palestine and alleged anti-Israel bias Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 07/22/2025 - 18:28 State Department says it will leave the UN cultural agency on 31 December 2026 over the inclusion of Palestine as a member state The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) headquarters in Paris on 17 January 2025 (Bertrand Guay/AFP) Off The UShas...

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

The political wisdom of Ozzy Osbourne

The heavy metal icon, who died aged 76, had several brushes with the political class.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

In Australia, the rules around academics sleeping with their students can be complicated. But is it ethical?

Madeleine Griffiths’ book explores β€˜problematic sex’ between academics and students on Australian campuses, through the stories of four women.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Could the latest β€˜interstellar comet’ be an alien probe? Why spotting cosmic visitors is harder than you think

If aliens did a flyby through the Solar System, would we even realise?

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?

Ultra-fast fashion comes with a host of environmental problems. Australia’s response to the deluge of cheap low quality clothes hasn’t led to change.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why

The Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to hold rates in July shocked the market. But a new survey finds its credibility has actually improved.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts

The UK wants to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election in 2029. 5 experts give their verdicts on if Australia should do the same.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Lockheed Martin profits plunge almost 80% as it takes $1.6bn in charges

US defence group’s shares fall nearly 11% as it slashes earnings outlook

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

First Nations Australians denied access to own super savings, report finds

Research by consumer advocates has found discriminatory policies and rigid regulatory design prevent many First Nations people from accessing their own superannuation, years after the issue was highlighted at the banking royal commission.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Is $14m and a 10-minute beach trip enough to show the feds care about the algal bloom?

During his visit to Adelaide, the environment minister bats away criticism about his government's response to SA's algal bloom crisis. Is $14 million and a 10-minute beach inspection enough to show the Commonwealth cares?

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Amazon to buy AI company Bee that makes wearable listening device

Amazon has launched a flurry of AI products and services, and it recently overhauled its Alexa voice assistant with the technology.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump China tariff deadline likely to be extended, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will meet next week with Chinese trade negotiators in Stockholm for discussions on avoiding steep tariffs.

Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International