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Linda Yaccarino: Musk’s X deputy who ‘tried to ride the tiger’

Inside the former social media CEO’s tumultuous partnership with the world’s richest man

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project

Work with private US group Fogbow overlapped with start of separate effort to help Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

China: The future woven into the present

A trip to China shows that futuristic technology is being quietly incorporated into everyday life

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

EU and Mexico criticise Trump's proposed 30% tariff

The US president warned both trading partners would face additional tariffs if they retaliated.

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Spain: Two missing as heavy rains hit Catalonia

Firefighters in the northeastern region were searching for two people who were reportedly swept away by floodwaters. The torrential rainfall has also disrupted transport services in and around Barcelona.

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Argentina’s Vicente Battista Wins the 2025 Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Award

The jury of the International Novel Prize Rómulo Gallegos 2025 award for El simulacro de los espejos, by the Argentine writer and journalist, Vicente Battista. RELATED: Explore the Canaima National Park: The Great Treasure of Nature in Venezuela “It is undoubtedly one of the great contemporary novels.” Said a jury, made up of renowned Latin […]

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Trump urges MAGA supporters to forget about Epstein files

A US Department of Justice and the FBI memo concluded that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a client list involving high-profile associates. It frustrated Trump's supporters who criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Bolivian President Calls New US Sanctions on Cuba a Prepotent Act

The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, sent his solidarity to his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and described the new sanctions imposed by the United States government for his “involvement in serious human rights violations” as a “prepotent act.” RELATED: Venezuela Condemns U.S. Sanctions on Cuba’s Díaz-Canel: “Imperialist Aggression Will Not Prevail” “From the Plurinational State […]

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

'Forgotten' Hollywood costume designer celebrated in Aussie home town

You may not have heard of Australian-born costume designer Orry-Kelly, a three-time Academy Award winner. But the NSW town of Kiama hopes to change that with a gala event featuring gowns and plenty of glamour.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump on Epstein controversy: ‘Let Pam Bondi do her job’

President Trump stood in defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday evening, praising her for doing a “FANTASTIC” job as she faces intense scrutiny from some of the president’s supporters over her handling of files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some...

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump announces 30% tariffs on EU goods as trade talks stall

The announcement follows failed attempts in recent weeks to strike a trade deal between the US and EU. Top EU leaders said negotiations would continue but have vowed to protect the bloc's interests.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Inside the Congolese mine vital to mobile phones, as rebels give BBC rare access

The US wants rights to DR Congo's minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

BBC gains rare access to the Congolese mine powering mobile phones

The US wants rights to DR Congo's minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

North Korea’s Kim voices ‘unconditional’ support for Russia in Ukraine

Kim Jong Un stresses Pyongyang-Moscow alliance during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to North Korea.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Multiple wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon

Two fast-spreading wildfires force the evacuation of parts of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from its northern rim.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Farmers fight to keep weather station saying it's 'too valuable to lose'

In Victoria's Prom Coast region, farmers say the closure of their local weather station has left their community without critical data.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Commission of inquiry to be launched into Queensland CFMEU

The Queensland government will launch a commission of inquiry into allegations of violence and cultural issues within the state branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

North Korea reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine

The North Korean leader pledges backing for Moscow, during talks with Russia's foreign minister.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Native American teachers join push to save at-risk Indigenous languages

A powerful language teaching method from the US is being trialled in Central Australia, offering new hope for languages on the brink of extinction.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israeli attacks kill 110 across Gaza

Israeli attacks kill 110 across Gaza The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn has risento110, accordingto Al Jazeera, citing medical sources. At least 34 Palestinians were killed while trying to get aid distributedby theUS-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundationin Rafah.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

How can countries save the lives of people living with HIV?

The UN warns that funding cuts will have catastrophic consequences for the fight against the disease.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Air India crash families say preliminary report brings little comfort

The grieving families of people killed when Air India Flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad are demanding that a final report into the incident provides clarity about what caused the tragedy.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Judge bars Trump administration from 'indiscriminately' detaining immigrants

The lawsuit was filed in California, where the Trump administration has focused its immigration enforcement in recent weeks.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Report: Netanyahu summons Ben-Gvir, Smotrich for talks

Report: Netanyahu summons Ben-Gvir, Smotrich for talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned far-right Finance Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to discussthe possible ceasefire deal in Gaza, according to Israel’s Channel 12. The ministersare the most prominent opposers of a ceasefire deal that would secure the release of the captives and the end of the Gaza war. Israel's...

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

How the police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker changed the NT

Almost six years after Kumanjayi Walker's fatal shooting, this week the NT coroner found a reckoning within the NT Police Force is now inescapable.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump says he’s considering ‘taking away’ comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship

“Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday. He added that O'Donnell, who moved to Ireland in January, should stay in Ireland “if they want her.”

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

US military ramps up drone warfare with Hegseth directive

“So while our adversaries have produced millions of cheap drones before us, we were mired in bureaucratic red tape, not anymore.”

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Tasmania's environment is under pressure, but issue is sidelined in election campaign

Sewage spills, polluted rivers, endangered plants and animals facing risk, fragmented landscapes – Tasmania has a long list of environmental problems. But neither major party appears willing to address it this election.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Aussie Groves reaches Tour de France podium, Pogačar keeps yellow jersey

Australia's Kaden Groves finishes third in stage eight of the Tour de France, with Italy's Jonathan Milan claiming victory.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

59 Palestinians in Gaza killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid, officials say

At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in theGaza Stripon Saturday, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians including four children, Palestinian hospital officials and witnesses said.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

New Caledonia declared a ‘state’ in autonomy deal, but will stay French

Agreement allows the archipelago that endured unrest last year to be its own state but remain within French fold.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Investigation underway after police fatally shoot man in Sydney's west

NSW Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances that led to two officers fatally shooting a man at a busy shopping centre in Mount Druitt.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

At 87, Sydney's oldest barber won't cut short his career

Kyriakos Vasilis is thought to be Sydney's oldest barber, and he's in good company as other veterans of the trade have no plans to put away their scissors either.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Your questions about Tasmania's election answered

Where can I vote? Can I take a selfie while doing it? Who are the candidates? All your questions about the Tasmanian state election answered.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'A complete wreck': Heritage huts remain in ruins after Black Summer fires

More than five years after being destroyed by the Black Summer bushfires, two heritage huts in the ACT's Namadgi National Park remain burnt-out, fenced-off ruins, despite government promises to build two new structures in remembrance of them.

Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia