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Federal court blocks Trump’s effort to deny asylum at border

A federal court found the US president cannot categorically deny asylum to migrants who cross the US-Mexico border. The US government can appeal the ruling.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

India on top after day one following surprise decision to rest Bumrah

India's Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock for his second century of the series against England at Edgbaston.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Starmer moves to bolster Reeves after tearful Commons episode fuels bonds slump

Prime minister says he ‘in lockstep’ with chancellor who will be in the position for a ‘very long time to come’

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US Suspends Military Aid to Kiev Amid “America First” Policy: A Shift in Imperialist Priorities

The United States confirms suspension of military aid to Ukraine, prioritizing its own defense arsenal under the guise of “America First.” This move exposes Washington’s shifting imperialist interests and leaves Kiev vulnerable amid ongoing conflict. Related: Trump’s Aid Cuts Could Trigger Over 14 Million Deaths by 2030, New Report Warns On July 2, 2025, the […]

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Pentagon says Iran nuclear program set back 1 to 2 years

The Department of Defense (DOD) estimates that Iran's nuclear program has been set back at least a year after the U.S. military bombed three vital nuclear sites last month. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told reporters on Wednesday that intelligence assessments inside the department indicate that Iran’s nuclear program has been degraded by “one to...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Gimenez launches bid for Homeland Security panel chair

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he would seek the top spot on the House Homeland Security Committee as current Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) prepares toleave Congress. Gimenez, a former fire chief, Miami mayor, and third-term congressman, argued his blend of experience makes for a fitting background to lead a panel focused on the sweeping...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Obama urges public to call on representatives to vote against Trump megabill

Former President Obama urged Americans to call their representatives Wednesday and tell them to vote against President Trump’s megabill as the House scrambles to push the massive spending package through. “More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Karakalpakstan Victims Await Justice Three Years On

Click to expand Image Security forces set up checkpoints after protests over proposed constitutional changes affecting status of autonomous region of Karakalpakstan's capital Nukus, Uzbekistan on July 06, 2022. Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images There has been almost no accountability for the deaths and grave injuries that occurred three years ago when security forces in Uzbekistan used unjustified...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Private healthcare groups criticise ‘minimum’ waiting times for NHS operations

Dispute erupts over ‘artificial’ targets as Starmer prepares to set out government’s 10-year plan for health service

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

BBC visits heart of Tibetan resistance as showdown looms between Dalai Lama and China

The BBC speaks to Tibetans as their spiritual exiled leader the Dalai Lama turns 90.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

'Be careful, they are watching you': Tibet is silent as Dalai Lama turns 90

The BBC speaks to Tibetans in Aba, which has long been at the heart of resistance to Chinese rule.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Opinion: The real crimes are taking place in Gaza, not at Glastonbury or Brize Norton

Opinion: The real crimes are taking place in Gaza, not at Glastonbury or Brize Norton What Israel, Washington, the UK and others have been forced to do to sustain thegenocideis to create theatre - in a series of deflection dramas - to distract from the central crime. Hollywood’s master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, the film director who specialised in whathe termed“MacGuffins” - narrative dead-ends to throw viewers...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Torres 'unlikely' to challenge Hochul in primary

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he's "unlikely" to run for governor in 2026, despite earlier indications he was considering a challenge to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) reelection bid. In an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Torres said he plans to focus his fight on Washington, where President Trump and the Republican majority...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Scam victim loses home deposit to a security flaw that banks are now targeting

The banking sector is rolling out a new system intended to combat scam losses by telling customers when a payment recipient's name does not match other account details.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Sean 'Diddy' Combs acquitted of most serious charges

The hip-hop icon was accused of transporting to engage in prostitution but cleared of the more serious charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy. Denied bail, he will remain in jail until sentencing.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

'We'll run out of time': WA farmers in 'desperate need' of rain

The first month of winter has come and gone, delivering above-average rainfall to parts of WA, while leaving some inland farming areas parched and desperate.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Woman who finally bought her own home at age 60 faces losing it all

After falling behind on mortgage repayments, this home owner says she often forgoes meals to feed her cats. Recent data shows she's not alone.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Normality returns to Wimbledon as heavyweights win on day three

Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London's tropical heatwave see a sense of normality return to the lawns of Wimbledon on day three.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Unusual bunch' of Brisbane dads turn new hobby into Olympic dream

Four Brisbane dads discussed the need to find a new hobby over lunch and some red wine. Just over a year later, they have come so far that an Olympic bid is very much within the realms of possibility.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morning Mail: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs guilty on two of five charges, banks ignoring interest calls, pear dinkum giant

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. Although he could still face years in prison for two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, Sean “Diddy” Combs fell to his knees in relief and his supporters celebrated wildly outside after a jury in New York found the music mogul not guilty of the more...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

MS took Susan's ability to walk, but she's determined to get it back

Susan Blackborough was just 12 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was told she would lose her ability to walk.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

At least 111 Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes

At least 111 Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes At least 111 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday, including 24 people waiting for aid,Al Jazeera reported.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Judge blocks Trump order barring asylum access at border, gives two weeks to appeal

A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by President Donald Trumpsuspending asylum access atthe southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one of the key pillars of the president's plan to crack down on migration. But he put the ruling on hold for two weeks to give the government time to appeal.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

How Goldman won big in the Fed’s annual stress test

Easier scenario and changes to requirements allowed Wall Street bank to ratchet up shareholder payout

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

U.S. delays cutoff of valuable satellite data for hurricane forecasting

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes. Environment and Climate Change Canada does not expect the suspension to impact the quality of its forecasts.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Alcaraz and Sabalenka restore order at Wimbledon 2025

Men's second seed, Carlos Alcaraz, and women's top seed, Aryna Sabalenka, ease into respective third rounds.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Thompson wins another thriller, Aussie comedian shares crowd altercation

Australian Jordan Thompson comes from behind to win a gruelling five-set match for the second time at Wimbledon this week.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Von der Leyen faces no-confidence vote in European Parliament

Messages over COVID vaccines have cast a shadow over Ursula von der Leyen's presidency and the European Commission's commitment to transparency.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Von der Leyen's European Commission faces no-confidence vote

Messages over COVID vaccines have cast a shadow over Ursula von der Leyen's presidency of the European Commission and the Commission's commitment to transparency.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Netanyahu's party presses for Israel to take over the West Bank

Netanyahu's party presses for Israel to take over the West Bank Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is pressing for the formal annexation of the West Bank before the Israeli parliament’s summer recess on 27 July, the Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. The party justified the annexation in a letter citing Israel’s “historic achievements” in its conflict with Iran, and claiming an “existential threat from within must be...

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Warnings remain for NSW coast, Warragamba Dam spills

Severe weather warnings have been downgraded but emergency services warn damaging winds will linger around the NSW coast today.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

WATCH: Pentagon spokesperson discusses Ukraine aid halt, Iran nuclear sites at news briefing

The Pentagon’s chief spokesperson said Wednesday that the pause of weapons shipments to Ukraine is part of a review of military assistance to ensure it aligns with U.S. defense priorities.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump says US has struck trade deal with Vietnam

President says Vietnamese exports to US will be subject to 20% levy

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

People turning down work shifts to spend months at the mushroom trial

There have been 23 courtroom places for the public in the Erin Patterson triple-murder trial. Competition for those seats starts early each morning.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Exclusive Interview With Detained Activist Dr Mahrang Baloch 

From prison, Mahrang offers her perspective on the future of political dissent in Pakistan.

Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat