Trump’s changing opinion on military parades costs
We compare and contrast US President Donald Trump cancelling a proposed military parade in 2018 for being too costly wit
UK ‘woefully’ unprepared for Chinese and Russian undersea cable sabotage, says report
CSRI finds China and Russia may be coordinating ‘grey zone’ tactics against vulnerable western infrastructure
China and Russia are stepping up sabotage operations targeting undersea cables and the UK is unprepared to meet the mounting threat, according to new analysis.
A report by the China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI) analysed 12 incidents in which national authorities had investigated alleged undersea cable sabotage between January 2021 and April 2025. Of the 10 cases in which a suspect vessel was identified, eight were directly linked to China or Russia through flag-state registration or company ownership.
Continue reading...Bombardment, strikes, deaths in third day of fierce Israel-Iran conflict
The intensifying conflict has heightened fears of a protracted all-out war and widespread instability in the region.
Manhunt continues for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers
Gunman believed to have left Minneapolis region after killing one legislator and wounding another
The hunt for the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses while impersonating a police officer, killing one legislator and her husband, continued on Sunday more than 24 hours after the killings.
Vance Boelter, 57, now on the FBI’s most wanted list, is believed to have left the Minneapolis region after allegedly gunning down Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home, according to CNN. Boelter is also suspected of shooting Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their residence, gravely injuring them; a relative posted on Facebook that they were out of surgery and recovering.
Continue reading...Manhunt in Minnesota lawmaker attacks widens to nearby state
Police broaden their search for the 57-year-old man to nearby South Dakota as a $50,000 reward is issued.
Israeli air attack on Mashhad airport in Iran
Israel attacked Mashhad Hashemi Nejad airport in eastern Iran, claiming it targeted an Iranian refuelling plane.
Russia returns bodies of 1,200 more Ukrainians as part of POW swap
The exchange stems from the Istanbul talks deal, but Russia claims Ukraine is not upholding its part of the agreement.
Will Russia, Turkiye and China provide support to Iran in its conflict?
Moscow, Ankara and Beijing have condemned Israel's attacks on Iran.
Macron visits Greenland in solidarity amid Trump designs on Arctic island
The French president says his US counterpart's Greenland takeover threats are not something allies do.
Macron criticises Trump’s threats to take over Greenland during visit
French president is first foreign head of state to visit Arctic territory since US president made comments
Emmanuel Macron has criticised Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland as he became the first foreign head of state to visit the vast, mineral-rich Arctic territory since the US president began making explicit threats to annex it.
“I don’t think that’s what allies do,” Macron said as he arrived in the Danish autonomous territory for a highly symbolic visit aimed at conveying “France’s and the EU’s solidarity” with Greenland on his way to a summit of G7 leaders in Canada.
Continue reading...Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe – Reuters
- Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe Reuters
- Spaniards turn water pistols on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism AP News
- Anti-Tourism Protests in Italy, Portugal and Spain Draw Attention to Quality of Life Issues The New York Times
- Spain housing crisis: Locals blame tourists and speculators DW
- Can Europe beat the overtourism crisis? BBC
Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’
Protesters take to streets in a dozen cities to march against an industry they say is wrecking communities
Campaigners in at least a dozen tourist hotspots across southern Europe have taken to the streets to protest against “touristification”.
It is the most widespread joint action to date against what they see as the steady reshaping of their cities to meet the needs of tourists rather than people who live and work there.
Continue reading...At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza – NPR
- At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza NPR
- Israel kills 59 Palestinians in Gaza, many while trying to get aid Al Jazeera
- Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say Reuters
- Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 20 as war rages on after the opening of a new front with Iran AP News
- Fifteen killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site, hospitals say BBC
Netanyahu visits site of Iranian missile strike in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site of the Iranian missile strike that targeted a residential block in Bat Yam, Israel.
Trump Plots Adding Dozens More Countries to Travel Ban – The Daily Beast
- Trump Plots Adding Dozens More Countries to Travel Ban The Daily Beast
- Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says Reuters
- Does Trump’s latest travel ban include Somali nationals? MinnPost
- Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan AP News
- Trump considering adding another 36 countries to his no travel list including African and Caribbean nations: report The Independent
US Democrats criticise Trump, but do they have an alternative?
Representative Rohit Khanna says the US needs a ‘21st Century Marshall Plan’ to regain prosperity and unity.
Toll of Trump’s USAID cuts on Australian aid revealed, with projects to help children among hardest hit
International development council describes consequences as ‘dire’ as 120 Australian projects affected by loss of more than $400m
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The Trump administration’s gutting of foreign aid has seen a $400m hit to Australian projects, with 120 projects affected, at least 20 offices closed and people left without crucial support for health, education, humanitarian and climate change issues, the Australian Council for International Development (Acfid) has found.
Acfid has surveyed its members and their partners, who deliver projects on the ground, on the impact of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) cuts, which took effect when the president, Donald Trump, froze funding for 90 days from 20 January.
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Continue reading...Majority of Australians think China will be world’s most powerful country by 2035, poll finds
Lowy Institute report shows trust in the US has tumbled to lowest level since thinktank began polling
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A majority of Australians expect China will be the most powerful country in the world by 2035 as trust in the US tumbles, new research has found.
Just over one in three Australians (36%) trusted the US to act responsibly on the world stage, representing a 20-point fall from 2024 and the smallest proportion since the Lowy Institute began polling in 2005.
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Continue reading...Liam Gallagher criticises Edinburgh council for saying Oasis fans mainly rowdy middle-aged men
Singer says attitude of officials ‘stinks’ after documents show concern about crowds and intoxication
Liam Gallagher has criticised Edinburgh council bosses after Oasis fans attending three sellout concerts at Murrayfield Stadium were described as mainly “rowdy” “middle-aged men” who “take up more room” and would drink to “medium to high intoxication”.
The Scottish Sun said it had obtained safety briefing documents through freedom of information requests, before the reunion gigs on 8, 9 and 12 August.
Continue reading...Israel has learned no lessons from Iraq
‘Pre-emptive’ aggression brings nothing but chaos and instability.