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Live coverage: Gaetz tells McCarthy to 'get help' after remarks at Hill Nation Summit

A number of key Washington figures are making news at the first Hill Nation Summit. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said rural radio stations will go out of business as a result of cuts to public broadcasting included in a bill the Senate is now debating. Department of Homeland Security SecretaryKristi Noemteased Wednesday thatchanges could be...

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

UK and Germany join forces in push for lucrative sales of military jets and hardware

Berlin vows more pragmatic approach after years of tension between two countries over arms exports

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Starmer and Merz find their happy place: War

LONDON โ€” Keir Starmer will welcome German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to London Thursday to sign the biggest U.K.-German treaty since 1945 โ€” and this time, they do want to mention the war. Despite sitting on different sides of the political spectrum, the two men have more in common than initially meets the eye. Crucially, center-left [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

In Wyomingโ€™s mining industry, advocates see profit and peril under Trump

Donald Trump has championed the mining industry. But workers worry fewer regulations could endanger their safety.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Venezuelan Delegation Highlights Solidarity at Historic Inauguration of Surinameโ€™s First Female President

On July 16, 2025, Venezuelaโ€™s Executive Vice President Delcy Rodrรญguez led a delegation to Suriname to honor Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the countryโ€™s first female president, reaffirming Bolivarian solidarity and deeper regional cooperation for peace, development, and Amazon protection. Related: Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Sworn In as Surinameโ€™s First Female President On Wednesday, July 16, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons...

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Government accused of playing catch-up over extra GPS tracking funding

Months after issues emerged with the rollout of mandatory GPS tracking of domestic violence offenders, the government promises to fund 38 more staff.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

How climate change is making the World Cup calendar more dangerous for athletes and fans

Tournament soccer in June and July is a tradition going back to the first World Cup in 1930.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump claims China may give death penalty for fentanyl crimes involving US

US president has pushed other countries to crack down on manufacturing and exportation of fentanyl.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

'Blue blob' or 'beloved new landmark'? It's got this city talking

A controversial sculpture that sparked complaints about its cost and design arrives in Mount Gambier to a positive reception.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living community gutted a tough community, victims’ relatives say

Gabriel House had seen better days, but for residents and their families it was the center of a caring community.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

'Aren't enough': Some Canberra GPs will soon be allowed to diagnose ADHD

The ACT Health pilot program, beginning in six months, hopes to reduce the number of Canberrans facing lengthy waits for an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and those having to travel interstate for quicker access to care.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

With Damascus strikes, Israel seeks to tear up Trump's vision for Syria

With Damascus strikes, Israel seeks to tear up Trump's vision for Syria Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 07/16/2025 - 20:44 The Trump administration has been working with Turkey and Gulf allies for an integrated Syria, but Israel prefers zones of influence Smoke rises after Israel strikes Syria's defence ministry in Damascus, on 16 July 2025 (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters) Off Israel and the US appear to be on divergent paths...

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Morning Mail: Trump lashes Maga โ€˜weaklingsโ€™ over Epstein case, Australiaโ€™s birthrate falls, and a Hiroshima love story

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. He was meant to be the man to defeat the โ€œdeep stateโ€ โ€“ but Donald Trump has found himself defending the transparency of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, calling his Maga supporters โ€œweaklingsโ€ for not accepting the administrationโ€™s line. At home, the birth...

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Pogaฤar crashes before anti-Israel protester disrupts TDF stage finale

Defending champion Tadej Pogaฤar is involved in a crash at the Tour de France moments before a protester disrupts the sprint finish where Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen claims his first stage victory.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Iran denounces Israeli attacks on Syria

Iran denounces Israeli attacks on Syria Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned Israel on Wednesday following its attacks on governmental buildings in Damascus and other areas. โ€œThe rabid Israeli regime knows no bounds and only grasps one language. The world, including the region, must unite to end its unhinged aggression,โ€ he said. Syria urged the United Nations Security Council to convene to โ€œaddress the...

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Killer's death presents 'opportunity' to find Falconio's remains

Outback murderer Bradley Murdoch's death could present a fresh opportunity to find the remains of his victim, British backpacker Peter Falconio, according to a leading forensic expert.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

The muddled โ‚ฌ1.8 trillion EU budget launch that exposes von der Leyenโ€™s weaknesses

Simmering internal criticism of the European Commission president came to the boil over a messy, confused and secretive spending plan that highlighted divisions and revealed political fragilities.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Gallen wins points verdict in hyped fight with SBW

Paul Gallen scores a split-points win over Sonny Bill Williams in their long-awaited heavyweight boxing bout in Sydney.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Fire destroys main stage of Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival before event

A huge fire on Wednesday at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival site has โ€œseverely damagedโ€ the main stage two days before the event was due to start, organizers said.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Ten years telling tales from the bush: Heather Ewart signing off from Back Roads

Heather Ewart was a powerhouse political reporter when she was asked to create a show about regional Australia. A decade later, and with her final season going to air, Ewart admits that getting the idea off the ground was no easy feat.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Hague Group announces steps to hold Israel accountable in Bogota summit

A group of 12 countries from across the world has committed to barring arms transfers to Israel, among other steps.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trumpโ€™s Tariffs Bring Only Losers, Warns Germany: The Working Class and Global Economy at Stake

Germanyโ€™s finance minister Lars Klingbeil warns that President Trumpโ€™s 30% tariffs on EU exports will only generate defeat for working people on both sides of the Atlantic, with the far-left movement urging bold responses to protect labor, sovereignty, and economic justice. Related: Germany Convenes Meeting to Toughen European Migration Policy In a move that has [โ€ฆ]

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Bearded dragons in backpacks reveal speed can be a killer

Ecologist Kristoffer Wild spent a year in the Australian outback fitting bearded dragons with hand-sewn jackets with GPS trackers to track every second of the lizards' lives.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morgan Stanley earnings top estimates on increased trading revenue

The strong performance was propelled by higher client activity with notable strength in equity trading.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Major parties take aim at Tasmania's childcare 'desert' to sway votes

Tasmania has the worst childcare access in Australia, with more than half the state considered a "childcare desert". A service at risk of closure says while election promises are encouraging, they don't go far enough.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Joint global operation takes down pro-Russian hacking group

NoName057(16) had carried out thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its supporters.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

UK green energy groups warned they would lose subsidies under a Reform government

Deputy leader Richard Tice says rightwing populist party will reassess โ€˜all net zero commitmentsโ€™ due to high costs

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

17 immigration court judges have been fired by the Trump administration across 10 states, union says

The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the center of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting immigrants as they appear at court for proceedings.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

US set to ban Chinese technology in submarine cables

New rule aims to end vulnerability in communications infrastructure after attack on American telecoms

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Coorong 'on the brink' amid fears algal bloom could be final straw

After decades of environmental degradation, South Australia's internationally significant Coorong wetlands are now at risk of becoming a "wasteland" due to the state's toxic algal bloom, advocates fear.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Syrian army forces pull out of Sweida: Report

Syrian army forces pull out of Sweida: Report The Syrian state-run news agency Sana said on Wednesday that military troops have started withdrawing from Sweida, in the south of Syria, as part of the ceasefire reached between the Syrian government and the cityโ€™s religious Sheikhs. Earlier, the US called upon Syria to pull out its troops from the southern border to de-escalate tensions with Israel.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tasmania is limping towards an election nobody wants. Hereโ€™s the state of play

Thereโ€™s a lot at stake for the island state, which desperately needs budget repair and improved services - but you wouldnโ€™t know it from the lacklustre campaign.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

The secret stories of trees are written in the knots and swirls of your floorboards. An expert explains how to read them

โ€˜Readingโ€™ your floorboards can reveal fascinating details about the lives of the trees they once were.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

How do we understand life on Earth? An 18th-century rivalry charts the tension between two types of science โ€˜geniusโ€™

A biography of scientists Carl Linnaeus and Georges-Louis LeClerc explores the complex, disparate lives of two brilliant men who shaped the study of natural history.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

How do we understand life on Earth? A prize-winning biography charts the tension between two types of science โ€˜geniusโ€™

A biography of scientists Carl Linnaeus and Georges-Louis LeClerc explores the complex, disparate lives of two brilliant men who shaped the study of natural history.

Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)