Trump says China is driving opposition to data centres. These residents disagree
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Approval Of Trump's Presidency And The War On Iran Hit New Lows
Americans' approval of the US-Israeli war on Iran has reached another record low, pulling Trump's approval rating down with it, to the worst reading of either of his two terms in office, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The new findings also show likely spillover effects for the November midterms that will ben…
· Tyler Durden
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Hormuz to remain closed despite temporary Oman deal
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a televised interview on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed despite a temporary transit agreement with Oman.
· Middleeasteye
Only 35% Of Women Under-25 Have Positive View Of Men; Survey Finds 'Heteroflexible' Is The Fastest Growing Sexual Orientation In America
Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog,
· Tyler Durden
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President Trump will learn on Tuesday how much faith Republican voters have in his choice of candidates in two of the party’s strongholds, South Carolina and Oklahoma.
· Bayliss Wagner
Kazakhstan, the world's most important hedger, bets on stability
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 23. © Reuters
· Ken Moriyasu
Israeli Premier League season opens with goals, drama and off-field concerns
The Israel Premier League season got underway with plenty of action on the pitches across the country, although a number of teams did not play due to their participation in European competition.
· JOSHUA HALICKMAN
GOP's Mike Rogers weighs AIPAC liability vs. support in high-stakes Michigan Senate race
In the weeks since progressive Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s US Senate race, many Jewish and pro-Israel constituencies in the state and beyond are lining up - sometimes reluctantly - for his Republican opponent.
· ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Dutch personnel to be expelled from Kiryat Gat over Netherlands anti-Israel policies, FM Sa'ar says
Representatives of the Netherlands will be expelled from Kiryat Gat’s International Support Center for Gaza due to the Dutch government’s adoption of anti-Israel legislation, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on Tuesday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
US government issues travel alert for Mexicali after potential threat
La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum llega para recibir al presidente suizo Guy Parmelin y a su esposa Caroline Merotto en el Palacio Nacional de la Ciudad de México, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/Eduardo Verdugo)
Turkey won’t abandon Syria or let Israel draw ‘red lines’, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base last week, saying Ankara would not abandon its friends in the region and that no outside power could set the boundaries of Turkish foreign policy.
· Middleeasteye
By Lucy Sweeney
Lucy Sweeney is a senior producer with Radio National's Life Matters program. Since joining the ABC in 2013, she has worked as a digital journalist, producer, live blogger, writer and editor covering international news and events, federal politics, health, science, entertainment and pop culture.
Hamas and Dahlan’s factions seek alliance that could reshape Palestinian elections and weaken Abbas
Several Palestinian sources said anxiety has emerged within the PA leadership in Ramallah following ongoing efforts by rival Palestinian factions, most notably Hamas and Mohammed Dahlan’s camp, to form a political alliance ahead of the elections for the legislative council (the Palestinian parliament) scheduled for …
· DANA BEN-SHIMON
Sara Netanyahu verbally abused PMO employee 'daily,' lawsuit alleges
Sara Netanyahu verbally abused and made extreme demands of a person employed at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), N12 News reported on Tuesday, citing a lawsuit filed by the employee against the office.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran foreign minister holds talks with Pakistani, Qatari officials
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held separate phone conversations with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
· Middleeasteye
Domestic violence, guns, bird flu and data centres focus of leaders' talks
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Kurdish-led forces in Syria dissolve after merging with army
The head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which spearheaded the fight in Syria against the ISIL (ISIS) armed group, has announced its dissolution as part of a deal struck with the government in Damascus.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisis
Several thousand migrants who crossed into Ceuta remain in the Spanish exclave
· Bbcnews
One Nation has again had to clear up its migration target, so exactly what is the NOM?
Topic:Government and Politics
· Erin Handley
Bus patronage hits record high, with the top 20 busiest routes revealed
More people are catching buses in Brisbane since 50¢ fares, a timetable shake-up and two new Metro vehicles – but the state government insists they are not more crowded.
· Felicity Caldwell
One common factor among ICAC witnesses makes their questionable actions even more stupid
The American industrialist Henry Ford once observed that failure is the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. He also said the only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
· Bevan Shields
Dolly Parton, country music legend, actor and philanthropist, dies at 80
The songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 transcended generations, geography and politics
· Associated Press
Dolly Parton, country music legend, actor and philanthropist, dies at 80
The songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 transcended generations, geography and politics
· Associated Press
Trump Says All Mines Cleared From Strait Of Hormuz, Warns Military Options Still On Table
President Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to declare that all mines have been removed from the Strait of Hormuz - it what seems yet another attempt to declare all is well at a moment Washington has shifted from prior military operations to an economic 'strangulation' and siege policy targeting the Islamic Repu…
· Tyler Durden
25 years since the Tampa affair: How 'stop the boats' changed the world
In 2001, Australia was criticised on the world stage for its unprecedented hardline policy on asylum seekers. Twenty-five years later, governments around the world are following suit.
· Anna Levy
Netanyahu appoints sole Russian-speaking Likud candidate Elkin to lead party's immigrant outreach
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Minister Ze’ev Elkin to lead the Likud’s immigrant outreach campaign ahead of the elections, as the party seeks to regain support among Russian-speaking voters.
· ANNA BARSKY
Forest agree £50m deal for Chelsea striker Delap
Delap has scored 13 goals in 67 Premier League appearances
· Bbcsport
Japan seeks to fund rare-earth mining under long-term tech support
The Chikyu, a deep-sea drilling vessel for the effort to develop rare-earth resources from the seafloor near Minamitorishima. (Ryoko Shimonoya)
· Staff Writer
Call for MH17-style international probe into Zomi Frankcom killing
Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada should consider launching an MH17-style joint criminal investigation into the fatal Israeli drone strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues in Gaza, some of the nation’s top international law experts have argued.
· Matthew Knott
Netanyahu Claims 'Iran Tried To Assassinate One Of My Sons'
Previously, Iranian state media aired images which appeared to threaten President Donald Trump's son Barron Trump, and following this Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be seizing the moment.
· Tyler Durden
Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s miscarriage of justice claims and bid for prison release
Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, claims exonerating information was withheld at her trial
· Associated Press
Fatah meets Palestinian breakaway faction in effort to head off rivals
High-level delegations from the Fatah movement, which dominates the Palestinian Authority (PA), and influential former top official Mohammed Dahlan’s Democratic Reform bloc have convened in the Egyptian city of Alamein for critical reconciliation talks ahead of Palestinian legislative elections.
· Mohammad Mansour
Turkey won’t abandon Syria or let Israel draw ‘red lines’, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base last week, saying Ankara would not abandon its friends in the region and that no outside power could set the boundaries of Turkish foreign policy.
· Middleeasteye
Damascus condemns Israel Katz after visit with IDF soldiers on Mount Hermon
The Syrian government condemned Defense Minister Israel Katz's visit to Mount Hermon on Tuesday, Syria's Foreign Affairs Ministry said in an X/Twitter post, calling the action "illegal."
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Most US Democrats in early 2028 primary states oppose aid to Israel: Poll
Most United States Democratic voters in states that will play a key role in choosing the party’s nominee in the 2028 presidential election oppose providing aid and weapons to Israel, a new poll suggests.
· Ali Harb
Elon Musk won't face election bribery charges in Wisconsin
Elon Musk hands over a million dollar check to Nicholas Jacobs during a town hall in Green Bay, Wis., March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
· Scott Bauer
Guggenheim Loan Craters, Fund Hits GFC Lows As Feds Probe Walter's Empire
A first-lien loan due in 2031 tied to Guggenheim Investments, the asset-management arm of Mark Walter's Guggenheim Partners, cratered to roughly 72 cents on the dollar Monday, according to Bloomberg data. The hefty discount suggests that lenders remain unconvinced by management's efforts to contain mounting fears ov…
· Tyler Durden
Canada hits US with retaliatory tariffs
The Canadian government has announced that it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on around 700 American products, after US President Donald Trump hit Canada with a round of tariffs and threatened further increases.
· RT
unveiled retaliatory tariffs
The Canadian government has announced that it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on around 700 American products, after US President Donald Trump hit Canada with a round of tariffs and threatened further increases.
· RT
The trade war came too soon for Mark Carney’s middle powers alliance
At the start of the year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called on the world’s middle powers to band together against Donald Trump. But a new trade war with the U.S. came before they were ready.
· Camille Gijs, Graham Lanktree, Kathryn Carlson, Stefanie Bolzen
Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins Winter's Amcha Yisrael, aims to be next hasbara minister
Public diplomacy activist Yoseph Haddad announced on Tuesday that he was joining Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael party as its number two after extensive public speculation if he’d be entering the political sphere.
· SHIR PERETS
US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘frivolous’ bid to throw out conviction
A United States federal judge has rejected the bid from Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to throw out her five felony convictions, calling the claims “meritless” and “frivolous”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Sánchez’s ministers clash over whether Madrid missed Ceuta migrant warnings
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s efforts to quell concerns over his government’s handling of the migration crisis in Ceuta fell flat on Tuesday after two of his top ministers publicly clashed over whether vital intelligence warnings were ignored.
· Aitor Hernández-Morales
Netanyahu says Unrwa raid carried out in accordance with law, Ben Gvir says UN agency 'in our hands'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the "evacuation" of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) facility in the occupied West Bank carried out by Israeli forces on Tuesday was "in accordance with my directive and following the law we passed".
· Middleeasteye
UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
· Jessica Elgot, Kiran Stacey
Sen. Darline Graham, Trump's pick for South Carolina Senate, wins GOP primary
South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham staved off a challenge from Rep. Ralph Norman in the state's Senate primary runoff election, and with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement will advance to November's general election.
· Justin Papp
Iran's IRGC holds real power but peace talks must go on, says Egypt's foreign minister | The National
Egypt faces a region erupting in crisis, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has said, as Cairo works to mediate between the US and Iran, contain the war in Gaza and protect its share of the Nile waters.
· Hadley Gamble
Ghislaine Maxwell To Rot In Prison After Judge Denies Bid For New Trial
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell gets to rot in prison until 2037 after a judge on Tuesday denied her bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and hold a new trial.
· Tyler Durden
Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans
The National Guard and other uniformed members of law enforcement from federal, state, and local agencies patrol as New Year’s Eve revelers walk on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
· Jack Brook