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BBC sees fragile ceasefire holding in Syria's battle-scarred Suweida province
Sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin militia began in the southern Syrian province about 10 days ago.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children
Education officials received bribes while health officials tampered with tests, investigators say.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:South Australia’s algal bloom may shrink over winter – but this model suggests it will spread to new areas in summer
Preliminary results from computer modelling suggests the harmful algal bloom that has been killing marine life will return with a vengeance after winter and spread.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself
This year’s flu season has been unusually severe – and COVID is still sending some people to hospital, too.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Confucian peace myth: East Asia minus US risks disaster
Recently, several arguments have emerged suggesting that Korea, Japan and China could peacefully coexist without the US’s presence in Northeast Asia. Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs recently argued that China has never invaded Japan in its entire history – aside from two failed attempts – and characterized Japan’s incursions into China as anomalies. Citing Harvard […] The post Confucian peace myth: East...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:U.S. Judge Sentences Former Police Officer to 33 Months in Prison for Role in Breonna Taylor’s Death
Afederal judge in Kentucky (U.S.) sentenced a former police officer to three years in prison on Monday for his involvement in the death of Breonna Taylor, an African American woman who was shot and killed by authorities in her own home in 2020. Five years after Taylor’s death—which sparked a wave of protests across the […]
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Australia's toxic algae bloom is 'natural disaster' - premier
The catastrophe has turned South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of marine life.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Here’s why 3-person embryos are a breakthrough for science – but not LGBTQ+ families
Using cells from a donor egg doesn’t create three ‘parents’. And while DNA is important, it’s not the defining feature of rainbow families.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:What we know about the deadly Bangladesh jet crash into a school
The crash, which killed 27, marks the deadliest aviation disaster the country has seen in decades.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Are Donald Trump's tariffs the new sanctions?
Donald Trump is using tariffs to pressure adversaries, a role usually played by sanctions. But does the threat of rising US inflation and retaliation make sanctions a safer choice?
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Mali: Army, Wagner Group Disappear, Execute Fulani Civilians
Click to expand Image Russian fighters from the Wagner Group in northern Mali in an undated photo posted by the French military in 2022. 2022 French Army via AP Photo Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025.The Malian soldiers and Wagner Group fighters accuse the Fulani community of...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Kazakhstan: Journalists Denied Accreditation
Click to expand Image Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry building in Astana, April 21, 2017. 2017 Болат Шайхинов/Sputnik via AP Photo (Berlin, July 22, 2025) – The decision byKazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to withhold accreditation from 16 journalists for the Kazakh service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a blatant attack on independent media, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision undermines press...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Ukraine and Russia set for fresh peace talks, Zelensky says
Renewed efforts for a ceasefire come after the US pledged fresh military aid for Kyiv.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Finding Truth Where Justice Is Rare
A conversation with veteran correspondent Ian Timberlake.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:'My friend died right in front of me': Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school
Farhan Hasan had just sat an exam when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into his school, killing at least 20 people.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Can the Coalition start parliament on a positive note? | Fiona Katauskas
Not if Barnaby has anything to do with itSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Migrants tortured in El Salvador, Venezuela says
Venezuela is investigating claims of human rights abuses against 250 people detained in notorious prison.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Malaysia to Probe Reporters’ Claims That 1MDB Fugitive Jho Low Is in China
Journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright said last week that the Penang financier is living in Shanghai using a forged Australian passport.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:B.C. premier slams U.S. ambassador for saying Trump thinks Canadian boycotts are 'nasty'
B.C. Premier David Eby says U.S. leadership has "very little awareness" of how offensive their remarks are, like the U.S. ambassador to Canada saying President Donald Trump thinks Canadians are "nasty" to deal with because of U.S. travel boycotts and booze bans.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:New study finds the gender earnings gap could be halved if we reined in the long hours often worked by men
A new study of heterosexual couples in Australia and Germany reveals the economic costs to women when their partners work long hours.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Trump Threatens Iran with New Attacks: “We Will Do It Again if Necessary”
US President Donald Trump doubles down on military threats against Iran, boasting that recent US bombings severely damaged Iran’s nuclear program and promising further strikes if Tehran does not comply. Related: Brazil-US: Critical 8 Brazilian Supreme Court Judges Targeted in US Judicial Sanctions Conflict Under Trump The President of the United States, Donald Trump, escalated […]
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:The voices in the cockpit fuelling controversy over Air India crash
Air India 171's crash report offered no closure - just more speculation and one haunting, unexplained detail.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Lowering Australia’s voting age to 16 without fortifying civic foundations would be misguided | Intifar Chowdhury
Only once we invest in compulsory civics, media and digital‑literacy education across our secondary schools should we consider allowing younger people to voteEvery few years, Australia resurrects the idea of lowering the voting age to 16 – usually prompted by a campaign or because some other country (with a fairly different electoral context) is doing so. And every time, we fail to address the question of whether we...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:As female independent MPs descend on parliament, they’re fulfilling the dreams of women across history
Australia’s earliest female political aspirants were staunchly independent, setting up a tradition that would remain more than a century later.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:President Nicolás Maduro Celebrates Rescue of 252 Venezuelans and Six Children from CECOT
President Nicolás Maduro praises the successful humanitarian operation rescuing 252 Venezuelans, including six children, from El Salvador’s CECOT detention center, condemns ongoing separation of children in the US, and highlights Venezuela’s economic growth and binational zones. Related: Venezuela Accuses El Salvador of Torturing Deported Migrants The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, celebrated the humanitarian...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Cambodia Amends Constitution to Permit Revocation of Citizenship
The change targets Cambodian citizens who are accused of colluding or conspiring with foreign powers.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Are screenwriters paid for a product or a service? The definition matters for their workplace rights
The Australian Taxation Office thinks scriptwriters are employees and should be paid superannuation. Australia’s film producers disagree.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Microsoft hit with SharePoint attack affecting global businesses and governments
Patches have been issued for two versions of Microsoft's SharePoint software, while one version remains vulnerable.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Everyone’s talking about the Perseid meteor shower – but don’t bother trying to see it in Australia or NZ
Use our interactive globe to see if you’re in the ‘zone of disappointment’ for the Perseids – then save these dates for better meteor showers to watch.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Australia politics live: PM says welcome to country is a ‘powerful way’ to begin new parliament in great hall address
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBurke says algal bloom not a formal ‘national disaster’ but is an environmental disasterBurke is speaking outside a church in Canberra ahead of an ecumenical service that will be attended by many politicians to mark the start of the new parliament.There’s a legislated, formalised list of events that this is not in. That doesn’t change...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump administration releases MLK Jr.'s FBI records against family's wishes
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP faces tough call over Trump demand to cancel recess
Senate Republicans are weighing whether to heed President Trump's call to cancel some or all of the August recess to approve key nominees or to use the full month to go home and sell the party's tax and spending law to voters, which top Republicans view as crucial to their midterm election hopes. Having passed...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Man charged over alleged image of gun pointed at duct-taped kids
A Central Queensland man has been charged with deprivation of liberty and weapons offences for allegedly duct-taping two children and pointing a gun at them.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:US set to deport permanent residents over Haitian gang links
Thousands have been killed by gang violence that has swept Haiti in recent years. The Trump administration previously classified one of the main armed groups as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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