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How China made electric vehicles mainstream

The world's second largest economy is both the biggest producer and buyer of EVs.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Oil prices jump more than 2% after U.S. strikes on Iran raise fears of supply disruption

Oil markets are reacting to the impact of a U.S. decision to directly enter the Iran-Israel conflict.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Investors and government housing dominate Broome real estate

The Real Estate Institute of WA describes east-coast investors and GROH properties as "a double-edged sword" keeping locals out of the housing market in Broome.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Australia must stand firm in its support for a rules-based order and reject any US requests for military aid | Donald Rothwell

Labor governments have a proud history of supporting the UN charter. The Albanese government must continue itAmerica’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities has no legitimacy under international law and carries significant implications for Australia. This is especially the case given how an Israeli/American/Iranian conflict could escalate, Australia’s longstanding military alliance with the United States and the...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

How U.S. stealth bombers struck Iran’s nuclear sites without detection

The operation relied on a series of deceptive tactics and decoys to maintain the secrecy, U.S. officials said hours after the attack, which was preceded by nine days of Israeli attacks that debilitated Iran's military leadership and air defenses.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

'Necessary' or 'unfounded'? Americans in Texas respond to US strikes

The BBC asked Texans and those visiting the state about US President Trump's decision to bomb three nuclear sites.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

NDIS pricing changes 'incredibly cruel' says remote mobile therapy provider

Allied health services like physiotherapy can be life-changing for NDIS participants, but new government pricing arrangements mean services that need to travel to clients may be too expensive.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

ALBA Condemns US Attack on Iran and Calls on the International Community To Pronounce

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) “strongly” condemned this Sunday the attack launched by the United States against the Iranian nuclear facilities of Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow, while calling on the international community to “speak out strongly” against these events. RELATED: Latin American Governments Condemn US Aggressions on Iran “We demand […]

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Oil prices rise, U.S. stock futures slide in response to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Oil price jumps after US strikes Iran

International benchmark Brent rises to almost $80 as geopolitical risks mount

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Australia backs US strikes on Iran while urging return to diplomacy

Penny Wong says action to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was acceptable, but that talks should now resume.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Germany urges diplomacy as Merz backs Israel after US strikes on Iran

Germany urges diplomacy as Merz backs Israel after US strikes on Iran German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an urgent return to diplomacy after the United States carried out air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, his spokesman said on Sunday. “Iran must immediately enter into negotiations with the US and Israel and to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict,” Merz was quoted as saying by spokesperson...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Spain secures opt-out from new Nato spending goal, says Sánchez

Premier had refused to increase military expenditure to 5% of GDP to placate Donald Trump

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iran's 'proportionate response' to US strike will be set by military, envoy tells UN

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, condemned the United States's involvement in its conflict with Israel and said the nation's military would determine its response after President Trump on Saturday ordered the bombing of three of Iran's nuclear sites. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly warned the warmongering U.S. regime to refrain...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Ron Johnson: US has 'no beef with the Iranian people'

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Sunday that the United States has “no beef with the Iranian people” following Saturday’s announcement by President Trump that the U.S. had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. “We have no beef with the Iranian people,” Johnson told anchor Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” “This is about...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Live updates: Iranian envoy says military is considering 'proportionate' response; UN chief calls bombing 'a perilous turn'

President Trump suggested Sunday afternoon that Iranians may push for a regime change after the U.S. bombing of its key nuclear sites. “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Trump posted on...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Key players tangle at UNSC at ‘perilous turn’ of US-Israel-Iran conflict

Tensions soar at UN as Iran, allies condemn US military action, while US, Israel reject censure.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Macron warns of ‘uncontrolled escalation’ after US strikes on Iran

Macron warns of ‘uncontrolled escalation’ after US strikes on Iran French President Emmanuel Macron has urged restraint following US air raids on Iranian nuclear sites, warning that the Middle East risks spiralling into “uncontrolled escalation”. “No strictly military response can produce the desired effects,” Macron said during a defence council meeting in Paris on Sunday. He stressed the need to revive talks: “The...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Netanyahu says Israel is close to fulfilling goals of Iran campaign

Comments towards Tehran come after top US officials insisted they were not seeking a different government there

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump taunts Iran with prospect of ‘regime change’ after strike on nuclear sites

President’s social media posts contradict officials’ claims that US does not seek to topple government

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

FirstFT: Trump raises possibility of ‘regime change’ in Iran

Also in today’s newsletter, Taiwan launches national unity drive, and Pimco bets on long-term Japanese debt

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Free coastal campsite closes with rubbish, human waste left behind

A WA south coast tourist town closes its free caravan and campervan campsite, offering a low-cost campground in its place amid fears tourists will head elsewhere.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israeli drone strike hits ambulance in Iran, killing three

Israeli drone strike hits ambulance in Iran, killing three An Israeli drone strike targeted an ambulance in central Iran on Sunday, killing all three people on board, according to local media reports, as clashes between the two sides entered their tenth day. “The ambulance... was en route to transfer a patient when it was severely damaged by a drone strike,” ISNA news agency quoted Hamidreza Mohammadi Fesharaki,...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

What we know about the U.S.’ unprecedented direct attack on Iran

The Middle East stands at a pivot point Sunday after the Trump administration launched airstrikes on three of Iran’s largest nuclear sites. In response, Iran said the time for diplomacy is over and hinted at military retaliation against the United States. Nick Schifrin reports.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Decoy flights and seven B-2 stealth bombers - how US says it hit Iran's nuclear sites

A timeline of how the complex mission unfolded was laid out in a Pentagon briefing.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

'Investing for the lifestyle and beauty': Tasmanians lead rural investment

John Kelly says the options for Rheban Farm on Tasmania's east coast "are incredible". His purchase of the property comes at a time when Tasmanians are leading rural investment, but interest in farms from interstate buyers is increasing.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Former national security adviser analyzes U.S. airstrikes on Iran

The Trump administration said “Operation Midnight Hammer” severely damaged or destroyed Iran’s Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. For more analysis of the strikes, John Yang speaks with retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a Hoover Institution senior fellow who served as national security adviser during Trump’s first term.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

An unprecedented moment - but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous

The "tortuous" US-Iran relationship was tested at least once before, but this is of far greater magnitude

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

How Iran could respond to U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites

Days before Trump ordered U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s supreme leader warned that American military intervention would result in “irreparable damage.” For more on how Iran could respond to the attack, John Yang speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Mosquito colony feeds on blood from scientist's arm – video

Dr Véronique Paris has a hands-on approach to her research — she lets hundreds of mosquitoes bite her arm in order to feed and maintain her mosquito lab. Paris helps research mosquito-borne diseases. “We have people working on mosquitoes here that don’t feed their own colonies, there will always be volunteers around that can do that, so no one has to feed mosquitos if they don’t want to and that’s totally fine," Paris...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Energy prices cut for business as part of UK industrial strategy

Sectors including automotive, aerospace and chemicals will be exempt from paying green levies on electricity bills

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iran tells UN Israel ‘destroyed diplomacy’ ahead of nuclear talks

Iran tells UN Israel ‘destroyed diplomacy’ ahead of nuclear talks Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ali Bahreini, has told the UN Security Council that the Israeli and US strikes on Iran were not isolated events but the outcome of what he called “politically motivated actions” by Washington and its European allies. Speaking during a session on escalating tensions, Bahreini said Israel had “destroyed diplomacy”...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Real Madrid beat Pachuca at Club World Cup despite Asencio’s early red card

Xabi Alonso gets first victory as Madrid manager, despite his football side playing most of game with only 10 players.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

'Sacrificed so much': Minjee's heartfelt tribute to family after major victory

Australian Minjee Lee wins the third golf major of her career, claiming the Women's PGA Championship by three shots in Texas

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

News Wrap: Gunman killed after shooting into Michigan church

In our news wrap Saturday, a security guard shot and killed a gunman who wounded one person at a church in Michigan, a yacht crash in New York City injured dozens, Gov. Abbott signed a law requiring public schools in Texas to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms, the founder of FedEx died at age 80, and the eastern half of the U.S. is sweltering in a dangerous heat wave.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour