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TeleSUR Honored by President NicolΓ‘s Maduro for 20 Years as the Voice of the Global South

Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro presents teleSUR with a special award celebrating two decades of committed journalism defending truth, regional integration, and the sovereignty of the Global South. Related: TeleSUR and Xinhua Advance in Strategic Alliance for Media Innovation In a solemn ceremony at the Miraflores Palace, Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro awarded teleSUR a special recognition […]

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

UAE: 24 Defendants Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Click to expand Image UAE Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber talks during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week's opening ceremony, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 16, 2023. 2023 AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili (Beirut) – The recentconvictions of 24 defendants in theUnited Arab Emirates to life imprisonment were based on a fundamentally unfair mass trial, Human Rights...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

US Ends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Amid Ongoing Crisis: Is It Truly Safe to Return?

The US government terminates Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 521,000 Haitians despite Haiti’s escalating violence and humanitarian collapse, raising urgent questions about the safety of forced returns. Related: Haiti Faces Record Displacement as 1.3 Million Flee Gang Violence On June 27, 2025, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the termination of Temporary […]

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Most Republicans have said Iran posed an imminent threat that required decisive action from Trump, and they backed his decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites last weekend without seeking congressional approval.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

How Indian chef defied odds to win food Oscar and take Tamil cuisine global

Chef Vijay Kumar’s 2025 James Beard win marks a quiet revolution, spotlighting south Indian cuisine globally.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Deportations Without Borders: How U.S. Immigration Policies Are Redefining Human Rights

A Turning Point in U.S. Immigration Policy March 16, 2025, marked a turning point in U.S. immigration policy. More than 200 Venezuelan migrants were transferred to the Terrorism Detention Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, a country where they had no family, work, or social ties. Among them were handcuffed men, some with tattoos that, according […]

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

California Gov. Newsom sues Fox News for $787M, alleges defamation about Trump call

Fox News' corporate parent paid nearly the same amount to Dominion Voting Systems for a defamation lawsuit related to 2020 presidential election coverage.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

DR Congo-Rwanda ceasefire deal still faces many challenges

It is unclear if the dozens of armed groups in eastern DRC will accept a ceasefire.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Gaza Health Ministry Reports 103 Dead, 219 Injured in 24 Hours Amid Ongoing Israeli Bombardment

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported Thursday that at least 103 Palestinians were killed and 219 others injured in the past 24 hours due to continued Israeli airstrikes across the enclave. The latest casualties bring the total death toll since the start of Israel’s military offensive on October 7, 2023, to 56,259, […]

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

From outlaw bushrangers who fell in love to a famous horseman born a woman, Australia’s history is full of queer stories

At the time LGBTQ+ people had to hide away. But researchers are now working to discover and celebrate themGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn 1841, Anne Drysdale invited Caroline Newcomb to live with her on her farm outside Geelong. It was a bold move for the time: the full decriminalisation of homosexuality was 156 years away;the legalisation of same-sex marriage, 176 years.In colonial...

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Australia's class shines through as horror drop sets sad tone for West Indies

Australia won the first Test against the West Indies thanks to an inspired bowling display on a dramatically wearing pitch. But the West Indies started the day with the match on the line, only for their shocking catching to let them down.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israeli Settlers Accused of Blocking Ambulances Amid Surge in West Bank Violence

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has accused Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank of deliberately obstructing ambulances, preventing emergency teams from reaching injured civilians during recent waves of settler and military violence. In a video released Thursday, PRCS documented an incident in Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, where a settler attempted to block […]

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

TeleSUR and Xinhua Advance in Strategic Alliance for Media Innovation

Related: 2025 Anibal Nazoa Awards: teleSUR Recognized for 20 Years of Latin American Journalism In a key meeting for the future of regional journalism, TeleSUR’s president, Patricia Villegas MarΓ­n, and Jiang Yan, director general of Xinhua’s Regional Office for Latin America, analyzed opportunities for technological and communicational collaboration. The meeting allowed them to identify synergies […]

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Foreign aid cuts hurt the most vulnerable in world’s largest refugee camp

In recent months, healthcare in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh has been badly affected by foreign aid cuts.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Opioids Found in Food Aid: A Weapon Against Gaza’s Population Exposed

New reports reveal that Israel is allegedly contaminating humanitarian aid flour with oxycodone in Gaza, using narcotics as a weapon to weaken Palestinian society amid a brutal siege and humanitarian crisis. Related: Israel Intensifies Blockade on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid Blocked Amid Famine and International Outcry The Government Media Office in Gaza has exposed a shocking […]

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

General Motors recalls over 60K Chevy trucks due to brake pressure issue

The impacted vehicles include the 2019 to 2024 Chevrolet Silverado models in 4500 HD, 5500 HD, and 6500 HD.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Five quick hits: Hazlewood's rapid-fire five and Shamar's special fireworks

A wearing pitch, another terrible West Indies drop in the slips, and Josh Hazlewood's rapid-fire "five-fa". Here are five quick hits from day three of the first Test in Barbados.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

DR Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal in Washington to end decades-long conflict

It is hoped that the US-brokered agreement will end decades of violence in DRC's mineral-rich east.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group in the conflict, and its major advance early this year left bodies on the streets. With 7 million people displaced in Congo, the United Nations has called it "one of the most protracted, complex, serious" crises on Earth.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Industry aghast as black marketeer avoids jail for 62-tonne food import

Meat and seafood producers are calling for tougher biosecurity penalties after a woman avoided a prison term for illegally importing 62,000kg of meat, fish and insect-infested fruit from Thailand.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Streeting puts robotic surgeons at heart of 10-year plan for NHS

Hospitals that do not embrace technology will be paid less for procedures in effort to boost productivity

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution

The Senate blocked an effort Friday to prevent President Trump from taking future military action against Iran without authorization from Congress, less than a week after he directed strikes aimed at the country's nuclear capabilities. Senators voted 47-53 largely along party lines against the war powers resolution. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the lone GOP...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers

The Supreme Court delivered a major decision Friday that limits federal judges’ power to block the president’s agenda nationwide. Stemming from a case over Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, the ruling says that individual judges cannot grant nationwide injunctions against presidential policies. Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe and law professor Amanda Frost join Geoff Bennett to discuss.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

University of Virginia president resigns under US government pressure

James Ryan, the university's president, stepped down amid Trump administration scrutiny over diversity initiatives.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Chesapeake Bay Program Says No to Full Membership for Virginia Tribal Nationsβ€”for Now

The Chesapeake Bay Program declined to grant tribal nations full membership and voting rights in its governing body at a meeting Friday, its principal staff committee instead saying officials could explore advisory roles and potential partnerships with tribes. That decision came in response to a formal request by the Indigenous Conservation Council (ICC) on behalf […]

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Raskin on LGBTQ books ruling: Implications are 'breathtaking'

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday criticized the Supreme Court ruling that sided with parents who seek to opt out their children from reading LGBTQ books in school, calling its implications "breathtaking." "If you can opt out of mandatory classroom readings because it offends your religious objections, you can do it because it offends your...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

NDIS cuts to leave regional kids with less access to vital physiotherapy

The National Disability Insurance Agency is cutting travel allowances for physiotherapists, which some parents say will disadvantage their children living with disabilities β€” especially in regional and remote areas.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

The major snags holding up Trump’s ‘big bill’ as the Senate prepares to vote

A make-or-break weekend lies ahead for Trump’s big budget bill and his hope of passing it by July 4. Republican senators had not yet posted text of their proposal as of Friday afternoon, but PBS News Hour has learned that they hope to start voting Saturday. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz with the latest.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Biggest US banks pass Federal Reserve stress tests

Central bank toned down scenario to measure lenders’ resilience from previous year

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iranian FM tells Trump to change his 'disrespectful' tone toward Khamenei

Iranian FM tells Trump to change his 'disrespectful' tone toward Khamenei Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that if US President Donald Trump wants Iran to return to the negotiating table, he needs to change his behaviour toward Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "If President Trump is genuine about wanting a deal, he should put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards Iran's...

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Couples weigh commercial baby-making amid surrogacy laws review

With more Australians finding surrogate mothers overseas, parents and lawyers are calling for an overhaul of Australia's "patchwork" laws, while some ethicists say paying for babies should remain illegal.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

A music librarian brought Stephen Sondheim to tears β€” and got him to bequeath his life's work

Mark Horowitz is quite proud that he made Stephen Sondheim cry. He’s even more proud that he convinced the late musical theatre legend to bequeath his vast archive of manuscripts, sheet music, notebooks and more to the U.S. Library of Congress.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

University of Virginia’s president resigns under pressure from Justice Department

James Ryan, the University of Virginia’s president, is resigning after a pressure campaign by the Trump administration and amid a Justice Department investigation into UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. It marks what appears to be the first time the White House has forced out a university leader. Geoff Bennett speaks with Peter McDonough of the American Council on Education for more.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago live in fear after loss of temporary legal status

The Trump administration announced Friday that starting on Sept. 2, Haitians cannot remain in the U.S. under temporary protected status. It’s part of a broader change by the administration to revoke legal protections for citizens of several countries, including Venezuela. Many Venezuelan migrants ended up in Chicago, where special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports about a community on edge.

Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour