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Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election
Ishiba said the coalition's poor showing was because his government’s measures to combat price increases had yet to reach many people.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:
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Police say driver shot, attacked by crowd in L.A. nightclub car ramming had criminal history
A man suspected of driving his car into a crowd waiting to get inside a nightclubin Los Angeles, injuring 36 people, has a criminal history that includes a conviction for felony battery, officials said Sunday.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Decoding a voter’s poor handwriting is subjective – let’s enlist AI to help with the Bradfield recount | Simon Jackman
Voters deserve to know the fight between Gisele Kapterian and Nicolette Boele is being resolved with the fairness integral to Australian electionsLiberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has appealed her narrow loss to Nicolette Boele in Bradfield to the court of disputed returns. According to Professor Anne Twomey, no questions of law are raised in Kapterian’s challenge. Rather, the court is being asked to determine more...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Japan's Ishiba vows to stay on after election defeat
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promised to stay in office as US trade talks loom. At the same time, an openly xenophobic far-right party made major gains in the country's upper house election.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The strange disappearance of the US-North Korea conflict
If you’d lived in America, fallen into a coma in early 2018 and awakened in 2025, you might wonder what became of the US-North Korea conflict.You would remember that at the time you lost consciousness, war seemed almost inevitable. US opinion leaders had convinced you that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)governmentisirrationalorreckless.Nightmarishly, the reputedly […] The post The strange disappearance...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Opera Australia gives us a rocking Carmen for the post-#metoo era
Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks, this Carmen is defined by many degrees of contrast: a contemporary retelling of the 19th century opera.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Dust and deceit: how one lawyer took on Big Asbestos and won
The health dangers of asbestos were already well known, but it took a David and Goliath legal battle to hold the mining industry accountable.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between sperm and semen? And can pre-ejaculate get you pregnant?
Semen, sperm, pre-cum, seminal fluid. These terms are sometimes used interchangeably – here’s the difference.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:What happens if I go over or under on my NDIS plan? And what do shorter funding periods mean for me?
Some NDIS participants use all their funds before their plan clicks over, while others don’t use all of theirs. But will shorter funding periods address this?
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:US reporter goes inside the House of Huawei
“As a military man I have known many clever and truly outstanding strategists. I have rarely come across an individual more strategically oriented than Ren.” With this quote from Admiral William A. Owens, former vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and former CEO of Nortel, Eva Dou introduces her detailed account of Chinese entrepreneur Ren Zhengfei and Huawei, the company that he founded and has led to global...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Tunisians Ask Parliament a Law Condemning Relations With Israel
A group of people took to the streets of Tunisia on Sunday to demand that Parliament pass a law condemning the relationship of Tunisian citizens with Israel, whose vote was indefinitely postponed in 2024 at the request of the country’s president, Kais Said. RELATED: UN Confirms Gaza’s Entire Population Is Malnourished as Israeli Blockade Continues […]
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya
Local indigenous greens grow in popularity despite a ban on farmers swapping or selling seeds.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:When does arbitrage become market manipulation? India crackdown brings issue into focus
When does arbitrage edge into illegality? The line between arbitrage and market manipulation has long been one of the greyest areas in financial markets.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Kashmir's growing heat crisis hits health and harvests
In Indian-administered Kashmir, low rainfall and rising temperatures are putting people's livelihoods at risk.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them
Australian goannas adapted remarkably well to harsh climates. Scientists looking for hidden bone structures in lizards may be a step closer to learning why.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Police offer $500k for information on fatal Melbourne arson attack
A $500,000 reward has been offered for information relating to a fatal house fire in Melbourne's west which killed 27-year-old Katie Tangey.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump denies another Journal report, this time on Powell, Bessent
President Trump responded angrily on Sunday to a Wall Street Journal story that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had personally sought to talk him out of trying to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump, who is currently suing the Journal over its reporting on his relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein, has been aggressively trying...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Why has a bill to relax foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny?
The law change may significantly reduce effective scrutiny of foreign investors and soften the ‘national interest’ test for approving applications.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Ecuador’s Municipality Declares Emergency After the Murder of 9
The local Emergency Operations Committee (COE) of Ecuador declared a state of emergency this Sunday in the municipality of Playas (southwest) following the murder of at least nine people in an armed attack on a premises perpetrated on Saturday. RELATED: Ecuadorian Communities Resist State-Backed Mining Project Tied to Presidential Family The resolution of the declaration […]
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Opals triumph as Australia beats Japan to win Asia Cup for first time
The Opals make history in Shenzen, China, beating Japan in the final of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup to give Australia its first-ever title in the event, while Australia's Gems take silver in the Women's Under-19 World Cup.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Woman speared in head in alleged domestic violence attack
An 18-year-old woman has been flown to hospital in Darwin after being allegedly speared in the head by a man known to her in a remote Northern Territory community.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Israeli fire mows down starving Palestinians in Gaza as hunger deaths surge
UN says starvation in Gaza is man-made as families in the besieged territory endure 'catastrophic hunger'.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Temu's big Aussie ad spend infuriates mum of 9yo burnt in jumper fire
Analysts say Temu has more than doubled its monthly Australian ad spend in response to heavy US import tariffs, prompting fears of a new deluge of unsafe products after a girl was burnt when a jumper bought on the site caught alight last year.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Investors hitting ‘limit’ for insuring against UK floods, warns Flood Re chief
CEO of reinsurer says exposure to risks is now ‘worse’ than when the scheme started in 2016
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:UK property asking prices fall faster than usual in July
London and higher-end properties see biggest decline driven by competition to find buyers
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Extreme weather drives food price surges across the globe
Unusual climatic events are directly linked to short-term spikes in cost of basic foodstuffs, study shows
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Mapped: 16 times extreme weather drove higher food prices since 2022
UK potatoes, South Korean cabbage and west African cocoa are just some of the foods... The post Mapped: 16 times extreme weather drove higher food prices since 2022 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Unrwa slams Gaza media ban, says ‘no one can claim they didn’t know’
Unrwa slams Gaza media ban, says ‘no one can claim they didn’t know’ The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) has condemned Israel’s continued ban on international journalists entering Gaza, calling the situation a “livestream of horrors” that has lasted for 650 days. In a post on X, the agency said its staff are still operating on the ground “starving and exhausted,” and warned that “no one can claim they didn’t...
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers on Friday
China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Former prosecutors say request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint
A Justice Department request tounseal grand jury transcriptsin the prosecution of chronic sexual abuserJeffrey Epsteinand his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much, if anything, to satisfy the public’s appetite for new revelations about the financier’s crimes, former federal prosecutors say.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Aid ship bound for Gaza sabotaged in Italy before setting sail
Aid ship bound for Gaza sabotaged in Italy before setting sail The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says its vessel Handala, heading to Gaza with humanitarian aid, was sabotaged before it could leave the Italian port of Gallipoli. According to the group, a rope had been tightly wound around the ship’s propeller and a corrosive substance was poured into the water tank, injuring two crew members. Despite the sabotage, Handala...
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Japanese Ruling Coalition Will Lose Majority in Upper House, According to NHK
Projections from public broadcaster NHK indicate that the ruling coalition in Japan, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, will lose a majority in the upper house of parliament following Sunday’s election. The final official results will be published in the next few hours by the national electoral authority. RELATED: Japan Reelects Ishiba as Prime Minister […]
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Kremlin says Putin open to peace with Ukraine only after Russia’s goals have been achieved
Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after U.S. PresidentDonald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadlineto agree to a ceasefire orface tougher sanctions.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Scottie Scheffler's search for meaning carries him to Tiger's stratosphere
Scottie Scheffler began the week pondering the meaning of life and ended it both as the Open champion at Royal Portrush and clearly the best golfer since the great Tiger Woods.
Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source:Majority oppose the way Trump is using detention facilities: CBS poll
A majority of surveyed Americans oppose the way President Trump is using migrant detention facilities amid his broader crackdown on immigration, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. When asked in the survey if they “favor or oppose the way the Trump administration is using detention facilities to hold people it may try to deport,”...
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