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Party like it’s 2018: Democrats look back at 1st Trump midterms for 2025 races and beyond
Democrats have spent the early months of Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration. In the only two governor's races of 2025, they have models that have worked before.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:
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Chinese airlines in a price war race to the bottom
Chinese state-owned airlines have joined an intensifying price war, although unwillingly, amid challenges including local passengersβ weakening spending power and rising market competition. Air China, Southern Airlines and Eastern Airlines have been facing huge losses for five years since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020. Although China canceled all epidemic rules in early 2023, thethree firms still...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Fears of major conflict see Australian diplomats rushed out of Iran
The federal government's decision to move diplomatic staff and their families out of Tehran comes amid growing fears about a major conflict in the region.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:A tiny pest has been spreading through Perth. Here's how it goes undetected
The WA government will stop trying to eradicate an invasive beetle called the polyphagous shot-hole borer and start managing it instead. Why is this pest so dangerous, and what can be done about it?
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:'There was nothing we could do,' says South African woman who watched floodwaters engulf her home
One moment, Zukiswa Mbuku and her husband were eating breakfast and having an ordinary Tuesday. The next, they were fleeing with nothing but the clothes on their backs as raging floodwaters swallowed their home.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Messi inspires Inter Miami to win against Porto at Club World Cup
Lionel Messi hits late winner against Porto to push Inter Miami to verge of qualification at FIFA Club World Cup.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Live: Social media ban tech ready to deploy, early report finds
An organisation tasked with testing the technology behind the federal government's social media ban says a preliminary report has found age verification is ready to deploy in Australia. Follow live.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Green energy credits phaseout divides Senate Republicans
How to phase out Biden-era green energy tax credits is emerging as a key flashpoint among Senate Republicans as they seek to advance their version of the βbig, beautiful bill.β The Senate is taking an approach to the credits for climate friendly energy that is less aggressive than the House but still represents a major...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Iran Responds to Ongoing Israeli Aggression with Massive Hybrid Drone and Missile Barrage
In a forceful act of resistance, Iranβs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched its 15th wave of hybrid drone and missile attacks against Israeli military and industrial targets, directly responding to the latest round of unjustified Israeli bombings on Iranian soil. Related: Israel Attacks Iranβs Khondab Heavy Water Facility On Thursday evening, Iranβs Islamic Revolutionary [β¦]
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Cambodiaβs Machiavelli on the Mekong Strikes Again
By leaking a recording of a phone call with Thailand's prime minister, Hun Sen has thrown an incendiary into Thai domestic politics.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Israel says that at least 271 people were injured in strikes
Israel says that at least 271 people were injured in strikes Israel's Ministry of Health said at least 271 people were injured on Thursday morning following the Iranian strikes, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Thursday. Iranlaunched a new wave of retaliatory missiles and drones toward large areas of Israel on Thursday, earlier in the day, wounding dozens and causing widespread destruction in Tel Aviv.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:SpaceX says 'major anomaly' caused dramatic Starship rocket explosion
The company says the explosion was due to a "major anomaly", and says all personnel are safe.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Putin suggests Russia could help broker a deal between Iran and Israel
Russian President Vladimir Putinoffered Wednesday to help mediate an end tothe conflict between Israel and Iran, suggesting Moscow could help negotiate a settlement that could allow Tehran to pursue a peaceful atomic program while assuaging Israeli security concerns.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Labour whip resigns over planned UK welfare cuts
Vicky Foxcroftβs move could presage wider rebellion over changes to disability benefits
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Majority of Republicans support same-sex marriage, new polling shows
A majority of surveyed Republicans say they support same-sex marriage, according to new data from a trio of polling firms. In the poll, provided exclusively to The Hill, 56 percent of Republicans say they agree that same-sex couples should have the right to marry each other, while 42 percent say they disagree. When given a...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Trump says decision on Iran attack will come βwithin the next two weeksβ
Also in todayβs newsletter, Air India chair says crashed plane had βclean historyβ, and X CEO outlines push into financial services
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Canada imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium to curb imports
Ottawa places 100% levies on non-US shipments as it looks to protect jobs
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Australia urges its citizens to leave Iran or shelter in place
Australia urges its citizens to leave Iran or shelter in place Australia has announced it is suspending operations at its embassy in Tehran due to the deteriorating security environment and has directed the departure of all Australian officials, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement on Thursday. Wong advised Australians to leave Iran if they were able to, or shelter in place. Australia's ambassador toIranwill...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Magic Messi free kick steers Inter Miami to victory
Lionel Messi's second-half free kick gives Inter Miami a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Portuguese side FC Porto at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Prospective buyers left 'angry' in efforts to enter Sydney housing market
As Sydney's house prices rise yet again and demand heightens amid the lowering of interest rates, prospective buyers are having to become extra savvy.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Donation captures decades of Tassie's underground music culture
Musician Julian Teakle hopes to prevent "cultural amnesia" by donating posters and handbills collected over 30 years of gigs to Libraries Tasmania.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Trump extends TikTok sale deadline
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump gives TikTok another lifeline as talks stall President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok's parent company to divest the popular video sharing app by 90 days. Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press The order punts the deadline for China-based ByteDance to Sept. 17. The most recent deadline...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Fog turns Perth into mystical winter wonderland, but more rain on the way
Perth awoke to a rare, mystical treat on Thursday, with heavy fog giving the CBD an eerie vibe β but a cold front is set to bring a burst of wintry weather heading into the weekend.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:The Indian who called out a massacre - and shamed the British Empire
A defamation case filed against Sankaran Nair helped spotlight the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:The WA budget has a clear theme, and it's not cost-of-living relief
In a bid to insulate WA from global turmoil, Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti's first post-election budget pays for the basics and then seeks to build a fortress around the state's economy.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:GOP congressman says he was run off the road by 'deranged man' on the way to work
Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller said Thursday he was run off the road by a βderanged manβ who waved a Palestinian flag in his direction and lobbed death threats before driving away. Miller recounted the incident in a video posted to social platform X and pledged to hold the individual involved accountable, saying, βI will...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Hackers reportedly wipe out $90 million from largest Iranian cryptocurrency exchange
The hack appears to be motivated byescalating tensions in the Israel-Iran conflict, which broke out last week whenIsrael struck Iranβs nuclear sites and military officials, drawing Tehranβs response with barrages of missiles.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold The world may be on track to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming in about three years, a group of scientists warned in a new paper. Matt York, Associated press file Researchers have called for...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:US joining Israeli strikes would cause hell, Iranian minister tells BBC
Saeed Khatibzadeh told the BBC that this is "not America's war".
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Woman arrested after man's body found at Flinders Highway property
A woman has been arrested in regional South Australia over the alleged murder of a man whose body was found inside a house on Thursday afternoon.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Israel strikes unfinished Arak heavy water reactor in Iran
The Israeli military says it targeted the reactor's core seal to stop it being used for "nuclear weapons development".
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:GOP leaders negotiate with Medicaid holdoutsβ
Presented by Alliance for Aging Research β Senate GOP leaders are looking to cut a deal with members of their conference who have balked at the impact of Medicaid cuts on rural hospitals. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story GOP leadership negotiates with Medicaid holdouts Senate GOP leaders are looking to cut...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Spain asks for break on NATO contribution: Report
Leaders in Madrid urged NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to exempt them from a proposed defense spending goal set at 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) ahead of next weekβs summit at The Hague. βCommitting to a 5% target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive, as it would move Spain further away from...
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:Congo and Rwanda vow to sign a peace deal on June 27, may end fighting in eastern Congo
Congo and Rwanda are not formally at war and in the past had held peace talks that have largely stalled, including those hosted by Qatar.
Published on: June 19, 2025 | Source:What Israel has been doing in Gaza, while attacking Iran
Israel's strikes on Gaza continue amid Iran conflict, killing hundreds of Palestinians in recent days.
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