Russia’s drone attacks on Ukraine hit record high in July
Russia reportedly launched more than 14 times as many drones on Ukraine than it did in July 2024.
Israeli forces kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, medics say
Dozens killed on Saturday include 38 Palestinians seeking aid at controversial distribution sites, according to sources.
US Senate confirms former Fox News host Pirro as DC top prosecutor
Former Fox News host Pirro secures Senate confirmation with 50-45 vote, becoming US attorney for the nation's capital.
Woman swept away in flood waters in Hunter region as emergency services respond to more than 1,450 calls
Twenty-six-year-old Chinese engineer was trying to flee a vehicle in a swollen creek in Rothbury, near Cessnock
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A search was under way after a woman was swept into a flooded creek in the Hunter region overnight, as heavy downpours continued to batter large parts of northern New South Wales.
Police said a Mini was being driven by a 27-year-old woman in Rothbury, near Cessnock, when it became stuck in a swollen creek on Old North Road just before 8pm on Saturday.
Continue reading...US envoy tells Israeli hostage families he is working on plan to end Gaza War – Reuters
‘I felt an unspoken pressure to smile’ – Kenyan women in the workplace
Is the pressure to be likeable holding women back at work?
Explosions, smoke reported near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – The Kyiv Independent
- Explosions, smoke reported near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant The Kyiv Independent
- Update 307 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant contained after explosions The Independent
- IAEA reports explosions and smoke near Zaporizhzhia NPP Ukrinform
- Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack as Ukrainian drones set homes on fire in Russia’s Voronezh Arab News
Hamas releases second video of Israeli hostage and says it will not disarm until Palestinian state established
Family of Evyatar David condemn video as protesters in Tel Aviv call for a deal to be made to return hostages
Hamas has reaffirmed that it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established, as the group released its second video in two days of an Israeli hostage.
Responding to one of the key Israeli demands to end the war in Gaza, Hamas – which has dominated the territory since 2007 – said it could not yield its right to “armed resistance” unless an “independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital” is established.
Continue reading...Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe
The arrests come just two days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies had their independence restored.
Bad men problem: Gareth Ward and Mark Latham leave NSW parliament in unchartered territory
The two MPs’ cases are vastly different but the issue is the same: parliament’s rules to enforce standards of behaviour are hopelessly outdated and ineffectual
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The New South Wales parliament has a problem with men behaving badly. But more to the point, it seems to have an inability to deal with it.
On Tuesday, the parliament will try to deal with two very different cases that share a common consequence: damage to its reputation as an institution.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,256
Here are the key events on day 1,256 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s advance in Ukraine accelerates for fourth straight month The Telegraph
- Russia is not interested in compromise without Ukraine's capitulation – ISW MSN
- RF is not interested in compromise without Ukraine's capitulation - ISW Українські Національні Новини
- Claim in July 2025: “In the battle for Ukraine, the front line is increasingly at a standstill.” Russia Matters
Watch: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids
The test had been discontinued in 2012 and replaced with a fitness program during Barack Obama's term.
Watch: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids
The test had been discontinued in 2012 and replaced with a fitness program during Barack Obama's term.
WATCH: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids
The test had been discontinued in 2012 and replaced with a fitness program during Barack Obama's term.
Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages – is the steep cost to protect them worth it?
Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?
Shady foreign leaders are pouncing on Trump’s thirst for peace prize – Daily Kos
- Shady foreign leaders are pouncing on Trump's thirst for peace prize Daily Kos
- White House lobbying for a Nobel prize for Trump takes a farcical turn Yahoo Home
- Cambodia to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, says deputy PM Reuters
- Trump Should Get Nobel Peace Prize for Brokering Cease-Fire Deal, Cambodian Deputy PM Says The Wall Street Journal
- What’s behind Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize obsession? South China Morning Post
Syrian government, Kurdish-led SDF trade blame over northern Syria attack
Defence Ministry accuses Kurdish-led SDF of injuring four army personnel, three civilians in rocket attack near Manbij.
Watch: Massive crowd greets Pope at Catholic youth event
Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event.
Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event
Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event.