‘Double cross, first class’: Why India’s Modi wins so many foreign awards
The prime minister was presented with an award during a visit to the Seychelles, adding to his large trophy collection.
Trump says he will remove Syria from the state sponsor of terrorism list
US President Trump said he will remove Syria from the US state sponsor of terrorism list at the NATO summit.
Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls amid questions about claimed Telstra-outage death in SA
South Australian police say they’re unaware of death despite claim by Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle
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Angus Taylor says his shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson was “doing her job” when she “tested” the triple-zero system by making unnecessary calls to it during Telstra’s nationwide outage.
The opposition leader has also dismissed concerns about Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle’s claim that an elderly person died as a result of the outage, after South Australian police said they were unaware of any such death.
Continue reading...Trump Is Remaking Latin America – Foreign Affairs
- Trump Is Remaking Latin America Foreign Affairs
- Pentagon seeks to rally Latin America behind new Monroe Doctrine Reuters
- Pentagon Urges Latin American Countries to Raise Defense Budget Bloomberg
- Remarks by Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby at the Conference of Defense M U.S. Department of War (.gov)
- Trump’s Monroe Doctrine is Back. So is Resistance to It. Inkstick Media
Tehran launches more strikes after explosions reported in southern Iran
Centcom says it hit 90 Iranian targets in the latest round of strikes, with the Iranian health ministry saying 14 people were killed since Tuesday.
US court rules that Trump’s name must stay off Kennedy Center during appeal
Trump’s name was removed from the centre's facade and signage last month, after a judge ordered its removal.
Do fans still trust referees and VAR at the World Cup?
Do fans still trust referees and VAR at the World Cup?
ABC and SBS need ‘oversight’ committee to vet Israel coverage, Jillian Segal tells royal commission
Antisemitism envoy says public broadcasters, which currently have an ombudsman to handle complaints, need an independent oversight committee
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The antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, wants a new “oversight” committee to vet the ABC and SBS’s Israel coverage, she told the royal commission on Thursday morning.
Both the ABC and SBS have an independent ombudsman to handle complaints.
Continue reading...What’s with Trump’s sudden fixation on communism?
US President Donald Trump has denounced communism more than 80 times in the past two weeks.
IMF cuts 2026 world growth forecast, citing Iran war fallout
Global economy to grow 3 percent in 2026, as AI demand partly offsets energy shock from Iran war, IMF says.
Super Typhoon Bavi: Shanghai battens down, Beijing halts outdoor activities – South China Morning Post
US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’
Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday
The US military carried out strikes on Iran for a second day, hours after president Donald Trump said that an interim agreement to end the war was “over”.
Late on Wednesday Iranian state media reported explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz; in Sirik, another southern coastal city; and the south-western Bushehr province, home to Iran’s nuclear-power-plant complex.
Continue reading...Would the US protect NATO allies if they were attacked?
This is America: Jim Townsend says he is unsure whether the US would send troops if a NATO ally were attacked.
US Senate nominee Platner halts campaign after assault allegations
A string of high-profile Democrats have withdrawn support for Platner following sexual assault allegation.
China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years – Reuters
- China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years Reuters
- Typhoon Bavi eyes Taiwan, China after hammering Guam, US Northern Marianas The Weather Channel
- ‘Gargantuan’ Typhoon Risks More Floods in Rain-Soaked China Bloomberg.com
- Shanghai expects typhoon fallout from Friday, Beijing halts outdoor activities South China Morning Post
- Super Typhoon Bavi NASA Science (.gov)
Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600
The number of deaths comes as healthcare workers threaten to walk off the job over a delay in payments.
Trump to ask US Supreme Court for new hearing on birthright citizenship
In June, the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for individuals born in the US.
Rights group plans complaint to IOC against Infantino over Trump support
FairSquare says it will lodge the complaint regarding the FIFA president's 'repeated breach of political neutrality'.
Morocco dealt huge blow as injured Saibari out of World Cup quarterfinal
Ismael Saibari will miss the match against France in Boston due to a hamstring injury sustained last week.
Eight killed as landslide hits Rohingya school in Bangladesh
At least seven children and a teacher were killed after a landslide hit a girls’ school at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.