Thunder-Pacers: SGA, OKC rally to win Game 4 of NBA Finals
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's strong fourth quarter carries Oklahoma City Thunder to crucial road win over Indiana Pacers.
Preemptive strike? The media and Israel’s attack on Iran
Media outlets amplify Israel’s narrative about its attack on Iran.
Who’s winning football’s money game?
Only a few of the most valuable football clubs qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
‘A very long night of attacks, with fears of more to come’
The BBC's Hugo Bachega reports from Jerusalem as the two sides trade fire.
‘No Kings’ protests across US loom over Trump’s military parade
Millions of people expected for potentially biggest day of demonstrations since president’s second term began
As tanks and soldiers parade through the streets of Washington on Saturday, millions of people around the country are expected to turn out in their communities to speak out against the excesses of Donald Trump’s administration in what’s expected to be the biggest day of protest since his second term began.
The protests, dubbed “No Kings”, are set to take place throughout Saturday in about 2,000 sites nationwide, from big cities to small towns. A coalition of more than 100 groups have joined to plan the protests, which are committed to a principle of nonviolence.
Continue reading...Israel’s attack on Iran a “targeted regime change”
Professor Sahram Akbarzadeh says Israel uses self-defence as a pretext to force a regime change in Iran.
Israel-Iran strikes: What are the worst-case scenarios?
The BBC's James Landale looks at what could happen if the fighting escalates and expands.
Workers in UK need to embrace AI or risk being left behind, minister says
Peter Kyle calls on employees and businesses to act now to get to grips with technology amid forecasts of job losses
Workers in the UK should turn their trepidation over AI into “exhilaration” by giving it a try or they risk being left behind by those who have, the technology secretary has said.
Peter Kyle called on employees and businesses to “act now” on getting to grips with the tech, with the generational gap in usage needing only two and a half hours of training to bridge.
Continue reading...Out of the shadows: drone-op claims show Israel’s Mossad leaning in to its legend
Footage purported to show spy agents launching missiles inside Iran is marked contrast to the intelligence service’s history of secrecy
Israelis were celebrating on Friday what many see as a stunning new success by their country’s foreign intelligence service, the Mossad.
Hours after launching 200 warplanes in a wave of strikes against Iran, Israeli officials released footage they said showed the Mossad agents deep inside Iran assembling missiles and explosive drones aimed at targets near Tehran.
Continue reading...‘Drop Israel’: How military escalation with Iran divides Trump’s base
Key right-wing figures, including some Trump allies, question the Israeli strikes and warn against a US war with Iran.
Mahmoud Khalil: US judge denies release of detained Palestinian activist
Setback for former student held since March as lawyers condemn government’s ‘cruel, transparent delay tactics’
A federal judge declined to order the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a setback for the former Columbia University student days after a major ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to keep him detained.
Khalil, a green-card holder who has not been charged with a crime, is one of the most high-profile people targeted by the US government’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activism. Despite key rulings in his favor, Khalil has been detained since March, missing the birth of his son.
Continue reading...School killings leave stunned Austria and France searching for answers
Parents and governments are left reeling and at a loss how to protect schools from random, deadly violence.
School killings leave stunned Austria and France searching for answers
Parents and governments are left reeling and at a loss how to protect schools from random, deadly violence.
Hiding in the fields – farm workers fearing deportation stay in California’s shadows
Immigration raids on American farms are having ripple effects across the agricultural industry.
Hiding in the fields – farm workers fearing deportation stay in California’s shadows
Immigration raids on American farms are having ripple effects across the agricultural industry.
Hiding in the fields – farm workers fearing deportation stay in California’s shadows
Immigration raids on American farms are having ripple effects across the agricultural industry.
Trump signs executive order to clear way for Nippon-US Steel deal
Companies hail ‘historic partnership’ to bring ‘massive investment’ but details of agreement remain unclear
Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national security agreement” submitted by the federal government.
Trump’s order did not detail the terms of the national security agreement. But US Steel and Nippon Steel said in a joint statement that the agreement stipulates that approximately $11bn in new investments will be made by 2028 and includes giving the US government a “golden share” – essentially veto power to ensure the country’s national security interests are protected.
Continue reading...FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Inter Miami vs Al Ahly – preview, teams, start
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami take on Egyptian giants Al Ahly as the new look FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in Florida.
Iran strikes back at Israel, U.S. helps intercept missiles – Axios
- Iran strikes back at Israel, U.S. helps intercept missiles Axios
- Live updates: Israel attacks Iran, explosions in Tel Aviv and Tehran, US position CNN
- Video: Moment Iranian Missile Breaches Israel's Iron Dome, Hits Tel Aviv NDTV
- McCaul says Israel strikes are 'perfect opportunity' for Iranians to overthrow Islamic regime Fox News
- Live updates: Iranian missile attack hits Tel Aviv in retaliation for Israeli strikes The Washington Post
Daylight saving shapes how we spend, socialise and travel, NSW data reveals
Exclusive: As the shortest day of the year draws near, government study shows how earlier sunsets curb economic activity and public transport trips
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Daylight saving and its delayed sunsets encourages people to stay out later and spend more money, New South Wales government data shows. The data also found more evening light attracts people to public transport and out of their cars.
Conversely, that uptick in mobility almost entirely vanishes in the days after clocks are wound back an hour, as earlier sunsets cut post-work social and economic activity, the data showed.
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