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Students strike for Palestine – as it happened
Follow today’s news liveConvicted rapist MP Gareth Ward faces expulsion from NSW parliament after losing injunction bidGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23%A government-funded program to test the true performance of vehicles has found the driving range of five popular electric cars is between 5% and 23% lower than results from laboratory testing. Continue reading...
Man executed in Iran over spy allegations was nuclear scientist
The man executed by Iran on Wednesday for allegedly sharing sensitive nuclear information with Israel was himself a nuclear scientist, Iranian state-affiliated media reported Thursday.
The Bank of England cuts its main interest rate to 4%, the lowest level since March 2023
The Bank of England cut its main interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy.
Putin says he hopes to meet Trump as the White House presses for a peace deal on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he hopes to meet next week with U.S. President Donald Trump, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. The news came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.
Ion Iliescu's death exposes Romania's deep divisions over his legacy as former leader laid to rest
On the day of Ion Iliescu's funeral, the polarizing legacy of Romania's first elected president after the fall of communism was laid bare. While many dignitaries paid their respects, others highlighted the oppression and bloodshed they say defined his political career.
Tribes rise, tunnels fall: Who is shaping Gaza's next phase?
In the vacuum left in Gaza by Israel's ongoing decimation of Hamas, an unlikely power broker has emerged in Rafah, near the Egyptian border: Yasser Abu Shabab -- a former smuggler with a criminal past.
Maglev train researchers may have solved ‘tunnel boom’ shock waves
Soundproofing buffers at tunnel mouths to be rolled out on China’s latest magnetic levitation train prototypeResearchers hope they may have solved the “tunnel boom” problem as they prepare to roll out China’s latest prototype magnetic levitation train.The newest version of the maglev train is capable of travelling at 600km/h (about 370mph). However, the train’s engineers have wrestled with the problem of the shock waves that occur as the train exits the mouth of a tunnel. Continue reading...
Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians
Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in ZamzamMore than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict.A Guardian investigation into the 72-hour attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on North Darfur’s Zamzam camp, the country’s largest for people displaced by the war, found repeated testimony of mass executions and large-scale abductions. Hundreds of civilians remain unaccounted for. Continue reading...
Penny Wong complained to China about intimidation of exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners
Exclusive: Foreign affairs minister used July meeting on Asean sidelines to elevate criticism of targeting of Adelaide-based Ted Hui and Melbourne-based Kevin YamFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, complained about the targeted intimidation of exiled pro-democracy campaigners from Hong Kong directly to her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during a bilateral meeting in Kuala Lumpur.The July meeting was the first face-to-face discussion between the pair since two Hong Kong activists wanted for alleged national security crimes were subjected to anonymous letters offering Australian neighbours $203,000 to inform on them. Continue reading...
Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades
How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%
Cuban animal lovers struggle to feed stray cats and dogs as economic crisis bites
Nélida Pérez feeds street cats in Old Havana, but Cuba's worsening economic crisis is making it increasingly difficult
