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US says to have made 'substantial progress' during its two day talks with China on tariffs dispute

The lead US negotiator described โ€œa great deal of productivityโ€ in resolving US-China trade differences after two days of talks in Switzerland, following Trumpโ€™s tariffs and Beijingโ€™s retaliation.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Poland accuses Russia of ordering major fire in Warsaw shopping centre last year

In 2024, fire destroyed Marywilska centre in Warsaw and 1,400 small businesses it housed, most owned by members of the Vietnamese community.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Lord Howe Island's famous palms challenge Darwin's evolutionary theory

Scientists are testing Charles Darwin's theory on species diversity by analysing Kentia palm varieties that have grown side by side for 1 million years.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Nigeria: Exclusive - Chinese Embassy Explains Visa Challenge That Prevented Nigeria From Attending World Relays

[Premium Times] The planned meeting is coming on the heels of Nigeria's unexpected withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays taking place this weekend in Guangzhou, China.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Africa CDC Say Sierra Leone's Mpox Surge Raises Alarm Across the Continent

[Premium Times] The centre warned of a potential regional health threat if swift containment measures are not implemented

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Hamas to free Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza after direct talks with US

Hamas to free Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza after direct talks with US Hamas has confirmed it will releaseIsraeli-American captive Edan Alexander as part of broader efforts to secure a ceasefire and allow urgently needed humanitarian aid into Gaza. In a statement issued on Sunday, senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya announced the move following direct contact between the group and the United States in recent...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Africa: Ibrahim Traoré - Has Africa Found a New Progressive Hero?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

[Premium Times] I now know that Africa has been in search for a progressive hero since the passage of the great ones - Nkrumah, Lumumba, Nasser, Nyerere, Mandela, Sankara, etc. I know because of the thoughtless and uninformed speed with which young Africans are going in support of Captain Ibrahim Traorรฉ as the new hero based mainly on the success of a Russian propaganda video company producing tons of messages about...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Preschoolers 'soak up' lost language 'like sponges'

Darkinjung was considered a lost Aboriginal language, but community elders on the NSW Central Coast hope a new program for preschool students will change that.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Africa: 42 Percent of African Nurses Intend to Leave Amid Health Workforce Crisis - WHO

[Premium Times] The report revealed that nearly 80 per cent of nurses serve only 49 per cent of the world's population.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Major Health Stories Across Nigeria in April

[Premium Times] In April 2025, Nigeria's health sector faced a mix of urgent challenges and progress.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander

The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

House GOP spending chief: 'I donโ€™t think weโ€™ll have a debt limit suspension'

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Sunday that he does not believe โ€œweโ€™ll have a debt limit suspensionโ€ a few days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to raise the debt ceiling by the middle of the summer. โ€œI donโ€™t think weโ€™ll have a debt limit suspension because Republicans like to revisit...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Queensland city records first local dengue fever case in seven years

Cairns was declared "essentially dengue-free" but has now recorded its first locally-transmitted case of the mosquito-borne illness since 2018.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israel bombs Yemenโ€™s Hodeidah as it expands regional war beyond Gaza

Israel bombs Yemenโ€™s Hodeidah as it expands regional war beyond Gaza Israel has launched fresh air strikes on Yemenโ€™s Hodeidah governorate, targeting areas near three Houthi-controlled ports late on Sunday. The Houthi-run Interior Ministry confirmed the attacks, which followed Israeli military warnings for those present at the ports to evacuate. The Houthis have repeatedly targeted Israeli military and shipping...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Klobuchar dismisses Trump's habeas corpus threat as distraction from 'what's really in front of them'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday dismissed the Trump administrationโ€™s threat to suspend habeas corpus as an effort to distract the media and the public away from โ€œwhatโ€™s really in front of them.โ€ In an interview on NBC Newsโ€™s โ€œMeet the Press,โ€ moderator Kristen Welker asked Klobuchar about remarks Friday from Stephen Miller โ€” White...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Firefighter wants rule change as he deals with terminal cancer

Simon Lund has spent his dying days ensuring other workers are better protected while facing the biggest battle of his life.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Social Security chief 'will ensure' agency survives 'the next 90 years, at least'

The new head of the agency responsible for administering Social Security and Medicare said Sunday he plans to make sure the agency survives well into the 2100s. In a Sunday interview, Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano said the Trump administration and lawmakers plan to make major changes focused on cutting waste and fraud with...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Hamas announces it will release last living Israeli American hostage

Hamas says Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Hamas to release US hostage amid hopes of Gaza ceasefire

The Palestinian militant group said it will release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza. It added that the release is part of ceasefire efforts following rare direct talks with US officials in Doha.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

A $15b road project is reshaping Adelaide's suburbs โ€” will it be worth the price tag?

South Road was once the gateway to Adelaide's car industry, filtering hundreds of manufacturing workers into a suburban factory. But when that closed, the landscape changed. Now it's undergoing its biggest transformation yet.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Woman killed in horror Mother's Day crash in Victoria's east

A mother dies, with her family left in a serious condition, after a collision near Trafalgar in West Gippsland.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Why doesnโ€™t Australia make more medicines? Wouldnโ€™t that fix drug shortages?

Boosting Australiaโ€™s ability to make pharmaceuticals sounds like a great way to ease medicine shortages. But there are simpler, cheaper options we could try first.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Farmers fear dingoes are eating their livestock โ€“ but predator poo tells an unexpected story

Despite public perceptions, sheep and cattle are not a favoured prey for some dingoes or foxes. So is culling them to protect livestock justified?

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet

What happened to all the water on Mars? The answer may lie underground.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Hamas to free Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza after talks with US

Hamas to free Israeli-American soldier held in Gaza after talks with US Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/11/2025 - 20:47 Hamas agrees to release Israeli-American captive as part of US-mediated ceasefire efforts Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander was serving as an Israeli soldiers when he was captured on 7 October 2023 (Social Media) Off Hamas has confirmed it will release Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US touts โ€˜productiveโ€™ talks with China, details coming Monday

โ€œWe will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,โ€ said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Iran and U.S. conclude 4th round of talks in Oman over Tehran’s nuclear program

Iran and the United States held a fourth round of negotiations Sunday overTehranโ€™s rapidly advancing nuclear program, just ahead ofa visit by President Donald Trump to the Middle Eastthis week.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

The 9,000-product catch behind Bunnings's biggest price guarantee

Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand, but are customers actually getting the deal they think they are?

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Drone survey maps out koala habitat south of Brisbane

Drone operators are mapping out local koala habitat to help council protect the endangered species โ€” but one conservationist says south-east Queensland needs to re-think priority developments and urban sprawl.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Edan Alexander, last living US hostage in Gaza, will be released, Hamas says

The Israeli-American soldier, who grew up in the US, was abducted from his base during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Wet, windy conditions forecast for south-east Queensland this week

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts patchy rain for the Gold and Sunshine Coasts this week.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

India and Pakistanโ€™s fragile ceasefire holds after alleged breaches

Trump says US mediated halt in fighting, but both countries claim violations and differ on what was agreed

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US claims โ€˜substantial progressโ€™ after two days of trade talks with China

American and Chinese officials seek to de-escalate tensions sparked by Donald Trumpโ€™s tariffs

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chicago archbishop says Pope Leo will focus on immigration, drug trade, rising sea levels

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, said on Sunday that he thinks Pope Leo XIV will carry forward Francisโ€™s commitment and focus on immigration, climate change and human trafficking. โ€œI think heโ€™s going to help complete and complement our political agenda,โ€ Cupich told ABC Newsโ€™s Martha Raddatz in a โ€œThis Weekโ€ interview from the...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Hamas says US-Israeli soldier Idan Alexander to be freed

Hamas says US-Israeli soldier Idan Alexander to be freed Hamas has announced that Israeli-American soldier Idan Alexander will be released, following recent contacts between the group and the US administration. In a statement shared on Sunday, the group said its dialogue with Washington is part of wider efforts โ€œto achieve a ceasefire, open the crossings, and allow aid to reach our people in the Gaza Stripโ€. Hamas also...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye