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OPINION: We cannot let higher education become a gated community for the wealthy, but thatโ€™s exactly where it is headed

Washington lawmakers and the Trump administration passed a major legislative package this summer that will cut funding for programs that help students from low-income backgrounds โ€” making it far harder for these students to afford and complete college. The leaders behind these cuts claim that theyโ€™re necessary to curb wasteful spending and keep higher education [โ€ฆ] The post OPINION: We cannot let higher education...

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Hechinger Report favicon The Hechinger Report

โ€œLos Soles Cartelโ€ is Intelligence Myth, U.S. Mercenary Says

U.S. mercenary and former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau stated that the narrative of a Venezuelan drug cartel, which Washington has used to justify pressure and intervention against Caracas, originated within U.S. intelligence agencies. RELATED: President Petro Calls for Investigation Into U.S. Strike That Killed Colombian Civilian In an interview with journalist Max Blumenthal for The [โ€ฆ]

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban avoid a deeper war for now, but how long can the peace hold?

Pakistan cannot blame anyone but itself for the challenges it now faces: it nurtured and supported the Afghan Taliban for decades.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

South Korea Planning Sanctions on Cambodia-based Online Scam Networks

The announcement follows a major joint sanctions announcement by the U.S. and U.K. governments last week.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why is the EU operating a politics of secrecy on chemical safety?

The EU Commission justified its refusal to share the documents by admitting it is worried that it will not be able to withstand the โ€œunnecessary pressure from stakeholdersโ€ โ€’ in other words, the lobbying โ€’ that could result from the documentsโ€™ release.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Chinaโ€™s economy grows 4.8% in third quarter as expected, but investment sees 'rare and alarming' drop

Fixed-asset investment, which includes real estate, unexpectedly contracted 0.5% in the first nine months of the year as investment into infrastructure and manufacturing slowed.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

EU Launches New LGBTIQ+ Strategy

Click to expand Image Flags of the Europe waving in front of the Le Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium in April 2024. 2024 Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via AP Photo This month, the European Commission released itsLGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026โ€“2030, a renewed and ambitious step in the European Unionโ€™s commitment to equality, inclusion, and human rights. Building on the2020โ€“...

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care

Click to expand Image Exterior view of Evin prison. Wikipedia (Beirut) โ€“ Three women died in Qarchak prison, aTehran womenโ€™s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, 2025, following a lack of medical care, Human Rights Watch said today.The deaths in custody of Soudabeh Asadi, Jamile Azizi, and 42-year-old political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi highlight Iranian authoritiesโ€™ violation of...

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Artist Pat Hoffieโ€™s prints are deeply etched expressions of humanity under duress

Pat Hoffieโ€™s I have loved/I love/I will love at Queensland Art Gallery draws of images, aired day after day, of devastation in Gaza.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Knowingly overblown and gloriously inscrutable: Shadow Ticket is vintage Thomas Pynchon

With Shadow Ticket, Pynchon reminds us the line between chaos and order, corruption and truth, remains as thin, porous and perilous as ever.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Israel says it will return to ceasefire after Gaza strikes

Israel and Hamas accused one another of breaching the deal, which came into force on 10 October.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Tony Abbottโ€™s argument about Australian democracy is Trumpian in intent and based on half-truths | Marcia Langton

Former PMโ€™s new book reads like a style manual for March for Australia types, weaving together evidence and myth, history and ideologyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAre there two conservative political leaders with the name Tony Abbott? The author of Australia, A History: How an ancient land became a great democracy. And the one who praised Viktor Orbรกn in his speech at the Hungarian...

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

What is AI poisoning? A computer scientist explains

Despite the hype surrounding AI, the technology is far more fragile than it might appear.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Two die as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea

The flight was arriving from Dubai. Four crew members were rescued and taken to the hospital.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Why claims of โ€˜transformationalโ€™ school reading improvement are premature

Data from a โ€˜phonics checkโ€™ of new entrants is too incomplete to draw firm conclusions from, and word recognition is not the same as reading.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Crocodile discovered in luxury Queensland resort pool โ€“ video

A crocodile discovered lying in a luxury Queensland resortโ€™s pool has been removed by wildlife rangers. A TikTok user posted footage of what appears to be a juvenile crocodile in the lagoon-style pool at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas, in far north QueenslandCrocodile discovered in luxury Queensland resort pool sparks new warnings Continue reading...

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

โ€˜This is what was thrown at policeโ€™: Victoria police chief condemns Melbourne protests โ€“ video

Victoria police say city has had โ€˜gutfulโ€™ of protesters looking to fight officers trying to keep them separated from rivals. Supt Wayne Cheesman said police were pelted with large rocks, glass bottles and spoiled fruit as protesters tried to break through police barricades. One female sergeant was suspected to have suffered a broken hand after being kicked by protesters and a male senior constable sustained a gash to...

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

How Franceโ€™s political dramas threaten more instability in violence-wracked New Caledonia

With a new accord shaky, the situation in New Caledonia is loaded with insecurity and fear.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Hereโ€™s what to do instead

If you promise dessert after a few more bites of broccoli or carrot, kids can start to see sweets as the โ€˜prizeโ€™ and veggies as the โ€˜choreโ€™.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

More than just good ethics: new research links corporate diversity to better investment decisions

New research on Australiaโ€™s top 300 listed companies shows diverse board committees make smarter, more efficient investment decisions.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency

For the first time in two decades, the economically ailing South American nation will be run by a center-right capitalist.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Cambodia, Thailand Continue Talks on Border Peace Agreement

Talks have centered on mutual troop withdrawals, mine clearance, and the possible release of 18 Cambodian soldiers currently in Thai custody.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Reform or Reset? Ending the Corruption Cycle in the Philippines

Public anger has reached such a pitch that even jailing corrupt contractors or filing cases against officials may not be sufficient.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Rodrigo Paz Wins the Boliviaโ€™s Electoral Run-off

Rodrigo Paz, of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), has been elected new president with 54.5% of the votes, surpassing the conservative former president Jorge Tuto Quiroga, who obtained 45.5%. RELATED: Polling Stations Close in Bolivia as Votes Counting Kicks Off This result marks a milestone, as for the first time in two decades, a candidate [โ€ฆ]

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Asia-Pacific markets set to climb as investors look toward slate of China economic data

Analysts polled by Reuters expect China's economy to have slowed in the third quarter.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Warning over deadly virus after bat bites Pilbara woman

A Pilbara resident says an attempt to save a small bat stuck in her house has resulted in painful treatment for a deadly virus that can be passed onto humans.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Global economy โ€˜yet to feel the painโ€™ from tariffs, European Central Bank president says

"It's a question of time," Christine Lagarde says.

Published on: October 20, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

China's economic growth likely slowed in third quarter

China's National Bureau of Statistics is set to release the third-quarter GDP and economic data for September on Monday.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Australia news live: AEC data reveals tealsโ€™ biggest spender in 2025 election campaign; record flu season as child vaccination rates fall

Climate200 a repeat big spender in the 2025 election campaign, making $10,857,934 in donations to candidates. Follow todayโ€™s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRecord flu season as vaccination rates plateau or trend down in some age groupsA record flu season which has seen more than 410,000 lab-confirmed cases so far in 2025 has led to the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) to call...

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

India sparkles as millions celebrate Diwali festival

Known as the festival of lights, Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds

The Hollywood actor teams up with Kewโ€™s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

As secondhand luxury soars, authentication becomes a new gold standard

Secondhand fashion and luxury is gaining ground fast, with the global resale market expected to hit up to $360 billion by 2030 from about $210 billion now.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump told Zelenskyy heโ€™d try to end the war โ€˜on the current lineโ€™ in difficult White House meeting

Ukraine's leader left Washington without a promise of Tomahawk missiles from his U.S. counterpart, but insiders blamed poor timing given events in the Middle East.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,334

Ukraine attacks Russian gas processing plant as Zelenskyy calls for more international pressure on Putin.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

New childcare centres imposing waitlists amid worker shortage

Hundreds of children in a regional Victorian city are on childcare waitlists, but centres say they cannot open to full capacity as they struggle to find qualified staff.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia