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Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:
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China's June factory activity unexpectedly expands, private survey shows
The private survey appeared to diverge from the country's official PMI report, which showed manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in June.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs new graphite bomb signals shift to silent siege of Taiwan
Chinaโs tease of a graphite bomb signals a shift toward non-kinetic warfare aimed at crippling Taiwanโs power grid and eroding resistance from within. Recently the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China in a state broadcaster video had teased a potential new graphite bomb, which appears designed to disable enemy power infrastructure through non-kinetic [โฆ] The post Chinaโs new graphite bomb signals shift...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Weather warnings for flash flooding and wind gusts as coastal low intensifies off NSW โ video
The NSW SES deputy commissioner, Debbie Platz, says a severe wet weather system forecast to pummel NSW is 'dynamic' and 'fast moving' with the potential for flash flooding and wind gusts of up to 125km/h. 'As this system tracks southwards we will expect to see greater impacts from midโafternoon today into tonight and tomorrow for the Sydney, Illawarra and south coast areas,' Platz said. 'What we expect is the rain will...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:China is not alone in building a new cult of heroes and martyrs
A tour guide competition was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late May. This was not some fun contest. According to Chinese state media, it was a carefully conceived effort to โattract and cultivate a group of politically firm and professionally skilled storytellers of heroes and martyrs in the new era.โ It [โฆ] The post China is not alone in building a new cult of heroes and martyrs appeared first on Asia...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Achieves Lowest Homicide Rate in Latin America in 2025, Highlighting Peace Through Popular Unity
Venezuela reports a historic low homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025, the lowest in Latin America. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello credits this success to the Great Peace Quadrant Mission and strong civic-military-police collaboration, reflecting the peopleโs commitment to peace and social stability. Related: President Maduro Accuses UNโs Volker Tรผrk of Gaza Genocide [โฆ]
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Europe swelters under heat dome
A heat dome has created dangerous heat conditions for large swaths of Europe, fuelling wildfires in Turkey and prompting heat alerts in several countries.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Trump Will Host Netanyahu at White House Amid Iran Conflict and Gaza Crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump will receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for the first time since the recent Israel-Iran conflict. The meeting aims to address escalating tensions in the Middle East, focusing on Iran, Gaza, Syria, and regional security challenges amid ongoing U.S. military support for Israel. Related: Trump Tightens U.S. [โฆ]
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Indonesia to Relax Import Restrictions as US Tariff Deadline Looms
Jakarta says that the measures will aid its tariff negotiations with the Trump administration, while advancing its broader economic goals.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Family of Idaho stabbing victim 'furious' after accused killer strikes deal to avoid execution
Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, an attorney for one victim's family said Monday.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Why Did Hun Sen Call For Regime Change in Thailand?
It is hard to see what Cambodia's former leader gained by openly violating the regional norm against mutual non-interference.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects arenโt hard-coded in our genes.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Popular sunscreens accused of โgreenwashingโ by ACCC over โreef friendlyโ claims
Consumer regulator claims owner of Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat sunscreens misled consumers, but the company stood by the productsโ claimsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe consumer regulator is taking the owner of the popular Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat sunscreens to court over allegations they misled consumers by claiming their...
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Meta shares hit all-time high as Mark Zuckerberg goes on AI hiring blitz
Meta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in the company's new AI superintelligence group.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Why helping students study in home towns is critical to regional areas
University students in regional Western Australia say study hubs are a lifeline for those completing higher education.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Cameroonian Scientists Trained as Nationโs First Scientific Divers to Protect Marine Biodiversity
Following the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, three Cameroonian marine scientists have completed intensive training in scientific diving in Marseille, marking a milestone in the countryโs marine conservation efforts. The traineesโAristide Takoukam Kamla, Xavier Ndjamo, and Karel Cyndi Ngnahโare now equipped to lead underwater research and monitoring in Manyangรฉ na Elombo-Campo National Park, one [โฆ]
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Live updates: GOP stalls for time in vote-a-rama while awaiting key ruling on Trump megabill
The Senate is more than 10 hours into a vote-a-rama on the massive GOP policy legislation dubbed the "big, beautiful bill," and Republicans are stalling for time awaiting a key ruling from the chamber's parliamentarian. The Senate's rules referee must make a critical decision on a provision that would exempt Alaska and Hawaii from cuts...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:A โvigorousโ coastal low is hitting Australiaโs east coast. What does it mean, how worried should we be and why isnโt it a bomb cyclone?
The low-pressure system has similarities to an east coast low but experts say there are important differences, and it is not a โbomb cycloneโFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA โvigorous coastal lowโ has formed off Australiaโs east coast, the Bureau of Meteorology says, bringing potentially damaging winds, hazardous surf and persistent...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli Military Site Torched in West Bank Amid Rising Tensions with Far-Right Settlers
A military security site in the Benjamin region, north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, was set on fire and vandalized Sunday night by a group of Israeli citizens, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The site, part of the Benjamin Brigadeโs operational infrastructure, housed systems used to prevent armed attacks and maintain [โฆ]
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Booker calls Trump megabill a 'moral obscenity'
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday that President Trumpโs โbig, beautiful billโ is a โmoral obscenity." โI think it's a moral obscenity, and it is violence in the sense of what it will do to many families by denying them health care when they're sick, by denying them food when their children are hungry, denying...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Bessent for Fed chair?
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent opens door to serving as Fed chair The Treasury secretary said Monday he would accept President Trump's nomination to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, after weeks of speculation. Greg Nash โI will do what the...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:1 July changes: minimum wage, Centrelink payments, parental leave, road fines and everything else coming for the 2025-26 financial year
New financial year means improved benefits for the less well off, and cameras that can see drivers using their phonesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA wage increase for low-paid workers, changes to superannuation and significant reforms to the pension are part of sweeping changes being made on 1 July.The end of the financial year is typically when state and federal governments change a range...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Aamir Khanโs big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast โ a Bollywood first
The funny and heartwarming new film is already a box office hit.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Heavy rain lashes the east coast as vigorous coastal low intensifies off NSW
Weather warnings for Sydney and mid north coast region, SES on standby in several areas as Jervis Bay records 109mm of rain by 7.30am TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesA โvigorousโ coastal low is hitting Australiaโs east coast. What does it mean, how worried should we be and why isnโt it a bomb cyclone?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDestructive winds and heavy...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Republicans and Democrats buck party lines in marathon votes for Trump megabill
Senators have been crossing party lines on votes ranging from areas such as Medicaid, food assistance and hospital funding as they consider a litany of potential amendments to President Trumpโs megabill amid an hours-long, marathon voting session. Democrats, who have lined up in opposition to the bill, have offered a series of amendments and proposed...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Hamas official says they has not heard from Israel on proposed ceasefire deal for last month
Hamas official says they has not heard from Israel on proposed ceasefire deal for last month Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that they had received no response in the last four weeks about a ceasefire deal they had proposed to Israel, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. Hamdan said Hamas were determined โto seek a ceasefire that will save our people, and we are working with mediators to open the crossingsโ. They...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Ambulance ramping at regional WA hospitals hits record high
Ambulance ramping hours hit a record high in regional WA, with more than 240 hours spent waiting to transfer patients in June.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Belle's aging mum forgot her birthday. It was the first sign of change
For Canberra woman Belle Hogg, the first sign her life was about to change came when her mother forgot her birthday. Suddenly she found herself juggling full-time work, a photography business, raising her three children and caring for her mother.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Pet snake found in enclosure on footpath puzzles wildlife rangers
A man walking his dog in Queensland makes an unusual discovery that sends wildlife rangers on a "very strange" mission to find the owner of a pet snake.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:China left off toughest tier of UK regime tracking โcovert foreign influenceโ
Firs register is designed to offer assurance on activities of overseas powers seen as posing a national security risk
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Dry weather pushes up UK food inflation as harvests suffer
Price increases in June hit highest rate in more than a year, according to British Retail Consortium
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Trump ends Syria sanctions, orders terror designation review
President Donald Trump formally lifted US sanctions against Syria. Damascus said it expects the move will "lift the obstacle" to economic recovery.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu to meet with Trump on July 7
Netanyahu to meet with Trump on July 7 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House for talks with President Donald Trump on July 7, AFP reported on Monday citing its sources as a US administration official. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier on Monday that Netanyahu had "expressed interest" in what would be his third meeting with Trump since the Republican returned to...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Senate pushes to pass Trump’s budget as some Republicans voice concerns over Medicaid cuts
President Trump's agenda, and one of the largest bills in U.S. history, is in the hands of the Senate. At stake is trillions in tax cuts, reshaping the countryโs immigration system, energy future and the future of Medicaid. Itโs unclear whether Republicans will have the votes. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP reaches deal on AI law ban
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story GOP senators reach deal on state AI regulation ban Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reached a deal with Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on new text for a provision in President Trumpโs sweeping tax package that bars states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Greg Nash The updated text would enact a โtemporary pauseโ...
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