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Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti's Viv Ansanm gang a 'foreign terrorist organisation'.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy just made his debut at The Proms, one of Britain's most prestigious classical music concert series. It was a dream he says he couldn't have achieved without the hard work of those who preceded him.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:James O'Donnell was the former Organist of Westminster Abbey, directing music heard during historic occasions. He shares his favourite moments working with the royals.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) released a video on Monday teasing a potential Senate run in Georgia against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), making him the latest Republican to consider taking on the first-term senator. The15-second videoincorporates sound bites from news clips discussing the Georgia Senate race and Ossoff. At one point, text across the video reads,...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Monday called a Trump administration policy barring transgender people from serving openly in the military βappallingβ and a wedge meant βto divide and distractβ Americans. βEarlier this month, I joined my neighbors across Delaware in celebrating the freedoms that define our nation, freedoms made possible by those who have worn the...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Hunter Biden is back in the spotlight thanks to a media blitz in which he aggressively defended his father, former President Biden, and reignited a long-simmering feud between the Biden family and members of the Democratic Party who pushed for the former president to drop out of the 2024 race. Hunter Biden took aim at...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The release of hundreds of thousands of pages related to the civil rights leader comes despite his family's opposition.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:In a confrontational move, President Trump lashes out at a federal judge overseeing his Harvard case, threatening to appeal efforts to curb federal funding over alleged βreverse discrimination,β exposing efforts to suppress academic freedom and diversity under the guise of combating antisemitism. Related: Harvard Kennedy School Makes Contingency Plan for International Students U.S. President Donald [β¦]
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Megabill takes a bite out of US climate progress The megabill President Trump signed into law this month is expected to make a major dent in the U.S.βs climate progress, adding significantly more planet-warming emissions to the atmosphere. Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe Stock Models...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP fears rise over shutdown odds Republican lawmakers fear Washington may be headed for a government shutdown later this year after two bruising fights over President Trumpβs "big, beautiful bill" and a $9 billion rescissions package...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:A strong session from Google parent Alphabet lifted Wall Street to a record close. ASX is poised to edge higher. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Israel rejects a joint statement which says the suffering of civilians has "reached new depths".
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The move gives the US Treasury a chance to recommend a replacement at a time Trump is reshaping global economy.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Also in todayβs newsletter, Japanβs Ishiba presses for quick US trade talks, and Russiaβs drone swarms overwhelm Ukraineβs defences
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Refugees fleeing Sudanβs escalating conflict are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) slashes $1.4 billion in aid due to a global funding shortfall. At the Sudan-Chad border, more than 60% of newly arrived refugeesβmany from Darfurβare receiving no shelter, according to UNHCRβs Dominique Hyde, who described the situation as βtragic [β¦]
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Deputy managing directorβs departure will allow Trump administration to appoint her successor at the fund
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation's capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president's comments were not a joke.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Israel attacks World Health Organisation facilities and detains staff, chief reveals The World Health Organisation's (WHO) staff residence in Deir al-Balah was attacked three times by the Israeli military on Monday, the agency's chief said. The main WHO warehouse was also attacked, and that building is located within what has now become a forced evacuation zone. "Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse. Following intensified hostilities in Deir al Balah after the latest evacuation order issued by Israeli military, the WHO staff residence was attacked three times today. Staff and their families, including children, were exposed...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judgeβs order blocking President Trumpβs punitive executive order against the law firm Jenner & Block. The notice of appealis the Trump administration's second such challenge to Big Law firms' legal victories against orders that sought to undercut their business as retribution for ties to the president's political...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Texas faces its worst flooding disaster since 1976 as record-breaking rainfall and inadequate infrastructure collide. Over 140 dead and millions affected, exposing failures in climate policy and emergency management amid a worsening climate emergency. Related: Rain Alerts Halt Search Efforts for People Due to Floods in Texas As 2025 breaks historic flood records across the [β¦]
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump 'caught off guard' by Israeli strikes on Syria, White House says Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 21:31 Israel's bid to carve out a zone of influence in Druze majority southern Syria conflicts with Trump's plan for a unitary state led by Damascus A man speaks to members of the Syrian government forces after they were deployed in Busra al-Harir in Syria's southern Daraa province, on 21 July 2025 (Omar...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Free buses, rent freezes and city-run grocery stores won over Democratic voters as investor class pushes back.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Politicians new and old return to Canberra for the first sitting day of the new term of parliament. Follow live.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Harvard battles Trump administration in court over $2.6bn funding cut Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 19:05 The university argues that its First Amendment rights are being violated after its research funding was pulled Demonstrators gather in Boston, Massachusetts, to support Harvard University during its hearing before a federal judge to order US President Donald Trump's administration to restore cancelled...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Israel kills 11 aid seekers in Gaza on Monday The Quds News Network, citing health officials in Gaza, reported that 11 Palestinians have been killed by Israel as they scrambled to collect aid from a rare delivery by a World Food Programme convoy on Monday.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Belgian prosecutors say police have questioned two Israeli army members attending a music festival over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source: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. As Israel launched a new air and ground offensive on Gaza overnight, Australia has joined 24 other countries in condemning Benjamin Netanyahuβs government for depriving Palestinians of their βhuman dignityβ.Plus, we hear from readers about their struggles in the...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The countries also denounced Israel's aid delivery model in Gaza, saying it 'deprives Palestinians of human dignity'.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Germany is allowing two Taliban officials to work at Afghan diplomatic missions in the country, even though it does not recognize the Islamist regime. Chancellor Merz has made curbing migration a policy priority.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The air force says the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise in Dhaka.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:First Nations people living in the remote Northern Territory are still not expected to reach their 70th birthday. A rare visit inside one of the NT's oldest bush clinics demonstrates why.
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Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of people who have been displaced by fighting in Sudan have gathered at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home.
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