US, Russia confirm high-level Ukraine talks without Kyiv
Ukraine’s president says he “knew nothing about” high-level talks between the US and Russia to end Moscow’s war.
Pope’s hospitalisation extended to treat ‘complex’ condition, Vatican says
It remains unclear how long Pope Francis will remain in hospital as he seeks treatment for respiratory tract infection.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan’s ‘punishment’ ends as cricket is back
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Misbah-ul-Haq and Aamer Sohail say Pakistan is abuzz with the return of an international cricket event.
Unchilding Palestine’s children
Israeli and Western portrayal of Palestinian children as adults aims to cover up their murder, maiming and imprisonment.
Netanyahu reveals AI vision for Gaza’s transformation after Trump’s ‘Riviera’ call – Daily Express US
- Netanyahu reveals AI vision for Gaza's transformation after Trump's 'Riviera' call Daily Express US
- Despite Trump's comments on Gaza, some Arab Americans still support him ABC News
- Trump and Netanyahu Have Devised the Crime of the Century Haaretz
- Netanyahu says Israel committed to Trump’s ‘take over’ Gaza plan Al Jazeera English
- Netanyahu ‘committed’ to Trump’s plan to take over Gaza The Guardian
Xi Jinping tells Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Chinese tech chiefs to ‘show their talent’
Analysts say address to symposium suggests crackdown on sector may be ending in effort to tackle economic slump
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has told businesses to “show their talent” at a meeting of Chinese industry leaders including the Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, as he attempts to halt an economic slump in the world’s second-largest economy.
Xi met Ma, who was at the centre of a crackdown on the tech industry in recent years, as well as the bosses of the electric carmaker BYD, the battery manufacturer CATL, Tencent, Xiaomi, and the founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei
Continue reading...Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘will not recognise’ US-Russia talks that exclude Ukraine – Financial Times
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘will not recognise’ US-Russia talks that exclude Ukraine Financial Times
- Ukraine will not accept a Saudi-talks peace deal, says Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Zelenskyy travels to UAE as momentum grows for talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine The Associated Press
- US, Russia confirm high-level Ukraine talks without Kyiv Al Jazeera English
- President Zelenskyy set to visit Saudi Arabia this week MSNBC
Israeli forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday’s pullout deadline, official says – PBS NewsHour
- Israeli forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday's pullout deadline, official says PBS NewsHour
- Israel says its forces will remain in 5 Lebanon locations after Tuesday's withdrawal deadline ABC News
- Israel Will Stay in Strategic Villages in Lebanon Past Deadline to Pull Out The Wall Street Journal
- IDF begins withdrawal from Lebanon, forces to triple along border The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Says It Will Keep Troops ‘Temporarily’ in 5 Points in Lebanon The New York Times
It’s Been 4 Years Since Kim Jong Un Popped Up Here – Newser
- It's Been 4 Years Since Kim Jong Un Popped Up Here Newser
- North Korea's Kim makes rare visit to father's tomb, pledging his devotion to 'sacred struggle' NBC News
- Kim Jong-un celebrates final phase of construction project with enormous explosion Euronews
- North Korea leader Kim Jong Un triggers huge explosion in capital for construction project Sky News
- North Korean leader watches groundbreaking for new apartments on anniversary of father's birth Yahoo
RBA expected to give mortgage holders ‘breathing capacity’ on interest rates
But business shouldn’t hold its breath for any immediate effect interest rate cuts might have on spending habits – which can take up to nine months
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The Reserve Bank is expected to provide “breathing capacity” to households with mortgages by cutting the official cash rate for the first time since the early days of the Covid pandemic.
The market is pricing in a 90% chance of a 25 basis point decrease on Tuesday, according to the ASX’s rate indicator, although several economists have warned they expect the decision to be closer than the odds suggest.
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Continue reading...The first openly gay Muslim imam is killed in South Africa, prompting claims of an assassination – The Associated Press
- The first openly gay Muslim imam is killed in South Africa, prompting claims of an assassination The Associated Press
- South Africa police 'hot on heels' of suspects in gay imam killing BBC.com
- World's first openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa: authorities Fox News
- South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate Is Shot Dead The New York Times
- Prominent gay imam shot dead in South Africa Al Jazeera English
Israel says troops will stay in five locations across southern Lebanon
Israeli army's announcement comes after Lebanese leader raises concern Tuesday's withdrawal deadline will not be met.
Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and Ukraine war – NPR
- Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and Ukraine war NPR
- Rubio Meets Saudi Crown Prince for Talks on Gaza and Ukraine The New York Times
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presser in Riyadh FRANCE 24 English
- Rubio meets Saudi Arabian officials ahead of US-Russia talks expected to lay groundwork for Trump-Putin summit Fox News
- Rubio meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh The Associated Press
South Africa police ‘hot on heels’ of suspects in gay imam killing
The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure in the gay Muslim community, has shocked many.
Prominent gay imam shot dead in South Africa
The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a prominent openly-gay imam, in South Africa has shocked the LGBTQ community.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan lose warm-up match to New Zealand
New Zealand defeat Afghanistan by two wickets in Karachi ahead of their Champions Trophy opener against hosts Pakistan.
To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to act
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is working to reignite conflict in northern Ethiopia. He must be stopped.
Uganda drops military trial as opposition leader’s health falters
Kizza Besigye has grown 'critically ill' during hunger strike against imprisonment, his lawyer says.
Syrian man who stopped Austria knife attack describes ordeal
A Syrian delivery driver who helped halt a deadly stabbing rampage in Austria by driving his car into the attacker
It is not Trump that betrayed Ukraine
Those who set it on a path to full-scale war with Russia did.