Who are US vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance?
The two candidates offer insights into the trends and forces on the rise in the Democratic and Republican parties.
Thousands of dockworkers shut down US east coast ports in major strike
Dockworkers shut down traffic at 36 ports on the US's eastern seaboard, demanding better wages and job protections.
WikiLeaks founder Assange says ‘pleaded guilty to journalism’ to be freed
The WikiLeaks founder warns freedom of expression is at a 'dark crossroads' in address to the Council of Europe.
Twenty children dead after Thailand school bus fire
The bus was returning from a field trip when it crashed and caught fire just outside Bangkok.
Six dead in market attack as Ukraine remembers war dead
The Russian attack on the southern city of Kherson took place during a 10-minute silence for Defenders Day.
Spending cuts needed to tackle France’s colossal debt, Michel Barnier tells MPs
New prime minister receives applause and boos in national assembly as he urges political forces to work together
In his first address to the French parliament, the new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has said “colossal” debt is a financial “sword of Damocles” hanging over the country, requiring cuts in public spending and tax increases.
In an hour-long inaugural address, Barnier was alternately heckled and applauded as he outlined his minority government’s political programme in the national assembly, which remains deeply divided. The lower house is split between three political blocs, none of which emerged with a majority after June’s snap general election.
Continue reading...Has Israel launched a ground operation into Lebanon?
As Israel intensifies its attacks on Lebanon, we examine its motives and what is known so far.
No imminent nuclear threat from Russia, says new Nato chief
Mark Rutte slammed the Kremlin's "reckless and irresponsible" rhetoric but downplayed Russia's nuclear threats.
PM Barnier tells parliament France must trim its ‘colossal’ debt
New French PM promises 'targeted tax hikes' and spending cuts in order to cut budget deficit, national debt.
Alpine dingoes at risk of extinction after Victorian government extends right to cull
At least 468 shot by government controllers last year out of an estimated population of as few as 2,640 in the state’s east, advocates say
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Traditional owners and dingo advocates say a Victorian government decision extending the right to kill dingoes on private and public land until 2028 could threaten local populations with extinction.
A government order, which took effect on Tuesday, declared dingoes were “unprotected wildlife” under the state’s Wildlife Act. The ruling means dingoes can be killed by trapping, poisoning or shooting across large parts of eastern Victoria, despite being listed as threatened under the state’s Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.
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Continue reading...One in three Australians throwing unwanted clothes in rubbish, survey finds
RMIT-led study recommends a national recycling scheme to reduce the 200,000 tonnes of textiles sent to landfill each year
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Most Australians are confused about what to do with their unwanted clothes, leading about a third to throw their closet clutter in the rubbish, according to the first national survey of clothing use and disposal habits.
The RMIT-led survey of 3,080 Australians found 84% of people owned garments they hadn’t worn in the past year, including a third who hadn’t touched more than half of their wardrobe.
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Continue reading...Labor’s 11th-hour decision on LGBTQ+ census questions prompted weekend scramble, documents reveal
Australian Bureau of Statistics officers cancelled media briefings and social media promotion after Albanese government’s last-minute decision
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The Albanese government’s last-minute rejection of proposed questions on sexuality and gender diversity in the upcoming 2026 census sent bureaucrats into a weekend scramble, new documents show.
In the late hours of Friday 23 August and Saturday 24 August, officials at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) agreed to cancel a scheduled media briefing on Monday 26 August and the rollout of its “large-scale” test census to 50,000 households from Tuesday 27 August as a result of the 11th-hour decision.
Continue reading...Nigerians decry ‘anti-poor’ measures in new protests against the government
The country's highest food inflation levels in decades have pushed businesses to shutter and forced many to go hungry.
Harry’s Bar owner sues Venice city council over waves from speeding boats
Arrigo Cipriani says waves from vessels that ignore speed limits on Giudecca canal are leaving diners with wet feet
The Harry’s Bar culinary empire is as synonymous with Venice as its canals, inventing the bellini cocktail and hosting noted guests including Orson Welles, Ernest Hemingway and Charlie Chaplin during its 93 years in business.
But the lapping of the city’s waters has proved too much for the owner, Arrigo Cipriani, who is suing the city’s council and port master’s office because the feet of his well-heeled customers keep getting soaked by waves from speeding boats.
Continue reading...Why did Israel attack Lebanon’s biggest Palestinian refugee camp?
The attack on Ein el-Hilweh was the first on Palestinian refugee camps since Israel escalated its operations in Lebanon.
Three children injured in knife attack at Zurich daycare centre
Police said a 23-year-old Chinese man was arrested at the scene. No motive for the attack was provided.
Jordan divided on Hezbollah, but united against Israeli attacks on Lebanon
'Shock and despair' over the bombing of Beirut is expected to give way to huge anti-Israel protests in the coming days.
Doctors in India’s Kolkata resume strike, demand action on safety
The physicians say their demands for hospital safety improvements have not been met.
Russia’s FSB protected Evil Corp gang that carried out Nato cyber-attacks
NCA says cybercriminal gang used family links to spy agency to shield members targeted by US authorities
A prolific Russian cybercriminal gang carried out attacks against Nato countries at the behest of state intelligence services and used family links with Russia’s domestic spy agency to protect its members after being targeted by US authorities, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency.
The dramatically named Evil Corp group had an unusually close relationship with the Russian state, said the NCA.
Continue reading...Chinese woman held in Germany for spying on arms firm
A Chinese woman has been arrested on suspicion of passing on information about Leipzig/Halle airport.