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BBC correspondent explains the role of fuel switches
The BBC's Theo Leggett explains that the two switches were moved which caused the crash
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:
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News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300 in latest cuts to federal workforce
In our news wrap Friday, the State Department is laying off at least 1,300 employees as part of the Trump administration's effort to scale back the federal workforce, an appeals court threw out a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and police in Baltimore are investigating a suspected mass overdose event that saw more than two dozen people sent to the hospital.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Fears king tides could engulf tiny coastal town within months
Lancelin Shire president Linda Balcombe says support is needed to rebuild the town's dunes ahead of likely king tides expected in August.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
UN cultural organisation this week announces its choice of sites to be granted World Heritage status.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:How the toy industry is feeling the effects of Trump’s tariffs
President Trump is dialing up the pressure on several countries in pursuit of trade deals. Trump dismissed a warning from Hasbroβs CEO that toy prices will rise if the U.S. continues to hike tariffs. William Brangham discussed the tariffs and their impact with Jay Foreman, CEO Basic Fun, which sells toys like Tonka trucks, Care Bears and Lite Brite.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Mexican prosecutor prepares case against accused killers of Aussie surfers
The Mexican prosecutor leading the case against the suspected murderers of Jake and Callum Robinson says there's still no evidence of cartel involvement.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace
For the first time in four decades, the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, is laying down its arms and says it will end its insurgency against Turkey. The separatist groupβs disbandment comes after its imprisoned leader announced an end to its 41-year armed struggle and a transition to democratic politics. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:An Indigenous Australian community is fighting to protect sacred springs from a coal mine
One Aboriginal family has been fighting for nearly a decade to protect the Doongmabulla Springs.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Remembering presidential advisor and political analyst David Gergen
Presidential advisor and former News Hour contributor David Gergen died at 83 after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. Throughout his career, Gergen served four presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, and he spent many Friday nights offering his insights and analysis here on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Geoff Bennett has this remembrance.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:These Tasmanians want to see housing as the number one priority this election
Amelia Bird would love to become a home-owner in Tasmania, but she isn't hopeful. Like many others, she is looking at what is being promised at this month's state election for people who want a place of their own.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the federal response to the flooding disaster in Texas, another round of tariff threats from President Trump and reflections on the life and career of David Gergen.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Trade trumps geopolitics as Australia PM visits China
The visit comes as countries around the world navigate the US president's "America First" policies.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:US: Court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind
A divided federal appeals court has scrapped an agreement that would have allowed the alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Nvidia CEO China trip alarms senators
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia CEO's China trip elicits Senate warning Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) pressed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about his upcoming trip to China, voicing concerns that the visit could legitimize companies working closely with the Chinese military or seeking to take advantage of gaps in U.S. export controls. ...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead
Robinhood faces fresh pressure from a Florida investigation and regulatory scrutiny of the companyβs OpenAI and SpaceX tokenized stock products.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:George Santos tells Tucker Carlson he's not sure he'll survive prison
George Santos, the former New York lawmaker who was sentenced to prison for fraud and identity theft, told Tucker Carlson he fears he will not make it out. βI donβt know that Iβll survive it. Theyβre putting me in a violent prison,β Santos said on the latest "Tucker Carlson Show" episode released Friday. βIβm not a streetwise guy; I donβt...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Gout Gout uses school holidays to win in Monaco
Seventeen-year-old Gout Gout wins the under-23 200m race at the Diamond League event in Monaco, where Jess Hull and Peter Bol beat national records.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Fuel switches cut off just before deadly Air India crash, early report says
Preliminary investigation does not apportion blame for Boeing 787 crash that killed 260 people in June.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:What Risks Texasβ Grid Faces
Texasβ independent electric grid has transformed in recent years with the significant addition of wind, solar and battery storage facilities, and faces new risks as large load users like data centers request to be connected. These changes, plus increasing threats from extreme weather events and security issues, are among those risks for the reliability of [β¦]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Trump hits Canada with 35 percent tariff
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump to hit Canada with 35 percent tariff President Trump announced his administration would impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning next month. The Associated Press Trump posted a letter sent to...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:GOP rattles Russia sanctions saber as Trump looks for leverage
Republicans are showing a growing appetite for long-threatened sanctions that would seek to cut off Russia from vital trading partners like China, India and possibly Europe, as President Trump looks for leverage to stop the Ukraine war. Trump earlier this week sided with Ukraine hawks in Congress when he said the U.S. would continue providing crucial Patriot...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The Aussies taking the world stage in this niche sport
More than 300 of Australia's best paddlers have travelled to Germany to compete in next week's World Dragon Boat Racing Championships β and there are 32 Canberra-based competitors among them.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Tron's Justin Sun says he's buying another $100 million of Trump's memecoin
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun is buying another $100 million worth of $TRUMP, doubling his total known stake of digital coins tied to President Donald Trump.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Gen X clubbers party like it's the 90s but are home by 9pm
It's 3pm on a Saturday in the heart of Surfers Paradise and hundreds of middle-aged revellers are getting ready to dance, but they have no intention of staying up until midnight.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:India finds engine fuel cutoff switch movement in fatal Air India crash
A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed more than 200 people last month showed three seconds after taking off, the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:βEl Chapoβ scion pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges
Ovidio GuzmΓ‘n, son of the Sinaloa Cartelβs co-founder, could produce trove of data on groupβs ties to Mexican politicians
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:'Everyone comes here now': New culture centre a dream come true for Kaurna elder
A new place for Kaurna people to gather and share stories has opened in Port Adelaide, and those involved say they will never forget the reception it has received from the local community.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Senate panel clears FDA appropriations
Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate panel clears FDA appropriations The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance its agricultural funding bill Thursday, which, if approved, could curtail the impact of some of President Trumpβs more controversial provisions in his sweeping tax and spending package....
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:David Gergen, adviser to several presidents, dies at 83Β
David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents, a TV political commentator and a best-selling author, died Thursday from Lewy body dementia, according to reports. Gergen, born in North Carolina, served in the Navy for three years before joining former President Nixonβs staff as a speech writer in 1971. Then he became director of communications for...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Walz announces special election to fill seat of slain Minnesota Democrat
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Friday announced a special election to fill a state House seat left vacant after the assassination of state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D). The special election will be held Sept. 16, according to Walz's office, with a special primary election for the nomination of candidates taking place Aug. 12 if deemed...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:His mate's death left an 'empty space', so Leigh's filling it with hope
After a tragic loss, this rural town took the mental health of its shearing community into its own hands, and hopes to spread the message to every shed across the country.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:DOGE comes to the NRC
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOGE staffer takes on key role at NRC A staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now taken on a key role at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which President Trump has sought to reduce and reform despite its independent status. ...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Over 200 Venezuelan Nationals Return Home from Texas in Continued Repatriation Effort
As part of the Gran MisiΓ³n Vuelta a la Patria (Great Mission Return to the Homeland), 201 Venezuelan repatriates arrive from Texas, reinforcing the governmentβs commitment to national unity and peace under President NicolΓ‘s Maduro. Related: 324 Venezuelans Repatriated Under Government-Led Program On the morning of July 11, 2025, a flight carrying 201 Venezuelan nationals [β¦]
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Claims of racism on the rise in local councils after Voice failure
A wave of decisions to exclude First Nations Australians at the local government level has left many Indigenous communities feeling marginalised.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:South Africa rescue point against Tanzania at Wafcon
South Africa salvage a 1-1 draw against Tanzania and the Women's Africa Cup of Nations holders are virtually assured of a place in the quarter-finals.
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