UK far-right leader Farage re-elected in boycotted by-election
Nigel Farage re-elected in Clacton by-election after resigning amid scrutiny over his finances.
La Liga: Barcelona key talking points heading into new 2026-27 season
Barcelona will aim to become the first club to three-peat in the Spain Primera Division since 2008-11 Pep Guardiola era.
A year after student protests that shook Valjevo: Serbia at a crossroads
Protests that erupted after railway station canopy collapsed, killing 16, have grown into a broad social movement.
What is a ‘ceasefire’ supposed to achieve?
Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Ukraine: four ceasefires, none that held. AJLabs on why truces keep collapsing.
Why Moldova Is Central to Putin’s Goal of Wrecking NATO – The New York Times
- Why Moldova Is Central to Putin’s Goal of Wrecking NATO The New York Times
- Kremlin Files Reveal Russia’s Strategy to Target Moldova After Ukraine UNITED24 Media
- Putin ordered Russia to ‘break NATO and EU apart from within’ in 2026 The New Voice of Ukraine
- Russian Intelligence-Linked Operatives Trained Recruits for Election Disruption in Moldova Межа. Новини України.
- The Kremlin Views Moldova as a Springboard for New Aggression — NYT UA.NEWS
Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing – Yahoo Finance
- Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing Yahoo Finance
- Panama canal fees soar due to Iran war and El Niño as ship ‘pays $4m to jump queue’ The Guardian
- Panama Canal Auction Prices Soar as Wait Builds and Water Level Falls The Maritime Executive
- Supertanker Pays $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line Bloomberg.com
- Ship Pays $4M to Skip Long Wait at Panama Canal Newser
Tanzid makes history as Bangladesh dominate first Australia Test
Tanzid Hasan hits first Bangladesh ton in Australia as tourists close Day Two of first Test on 351-6, leading by 153.
Japan’s record rains strand thousands at Narita airport; kill eight – Reuters
- Japan's record rains strand thousands at Narita airport; kill eight Reuters
- Record-Breaking Rainfall Leaves Eight Dead and Thousands Stranded in Japan The New York Times
- Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day Scientific American
- Flooding in Chiba Pref. leaves at least 8 dead, paralyzes transportation Japan Wire by Kyodo News
- ‘Unprecedented’ rain kills five in Japan as thousands stranded at airport The Guardian
US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump’s tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.
US accuses dozens of countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs
White House report claims tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue lost to transshipments.
South Korea players want K League season change due to ‘worsening climate’
South Korea football players push for a K League season shift as 'punishing heat' hitting summer matches.
Wildfires force thousands to flee as blazes spread across Europe
At least a dozen people have reportedly been hospitalised in Croatia after blazes tore into the tourist town of Omis.
Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts
Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from crypto-billionaire and support from fraudster
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The suspended parliamentary standards investigation into Nigel Farage over accusations he failed to declare gifts and donations has resumed after the Reform UK leader’s re-election as the MP for Clacton.
The twofold investigation by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, was paused after Farage resigned from his seat and called a byelection in protest at what he said was unfair scrutiny of his finances.
Continue reading...Engine debris shattered Ryanair window, pulling passenger out, NTSB says
Flight crews had recorded four suspected bird strikes involving the same engine during the previous year.
The Gambian women turning grief into song
Known as the Kanyeleng, they have transformed their experience of child loss through a tradition of music.
Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report
Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’
Cross-benchers have slammed the Albanese government’s proposed overhaul of the NDIS as going “too far, too fast” as the changes to curb the growth of the $52bn program appear set to pass the parliament as early as next week.
The Greens and independent ACT senator, David Pocock, delivered scathing assessments of the bill they warn will enable blunt and indiscriminate cuts to individual budgets supporting more than 770,000 Australians with disabilities in a final Senate inquiry report released on Friday afternoon.
Continue reading...Lending to property investors falls sharply in ‘tiny’ step towards fairer housing market in Australia, expert says
ABS data shows an almost 9% slump in new lending to investors after three interest rate hikes this year
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In what one economist is describing as a “tiny step” toward a fairer housing market after decades of bad policy, property investors are shying away from established homes, and putting money into new builds instead, new data shows.
New lending to property investors fell sharply in the three months to June, slumping almost 9%, ABS data showed, while the number of total new home loans dropped by 5.4% in the June quarter.
Continue reading...Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia
Deivi Delfín and his brother moved to Colombia after a quake in Venezuela killed their mother, but were caught in another deadly disaster.
Stolen Matisse art found in Brazil
Stolen Matisse art found in Brazil
South Africa end Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup hope, Ghana beat Ivory Coast
South Africa and Ghana claim Africa's two FIFA Intercontinental Playoff spots as Nigeria and Ivory Coast go out.