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· Declan Bowring
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Newest first · UTC+11:00SC latest ruling: Bad news for Duterte’s impeachment battle
ARRIVED. Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Senate on July 7, 2026, to meet with her lawyers but did not attend the impeachment trial.
· Jairo Bolledo
Revival of US-North Korea dialogue hinges on broader geopolitical shifts, says senior Singapore official
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
· Jung Min-kyung
Hibakusha groups urge government to support a nuclear arms ban treaty
HIROSHIMA – Seven organizations of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture urged the government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
· No Author
Viral police pursuit video in WA's north puts government under pressure
Fri 7 Aug 2026 at 2:10pm
· Gareth Mcknight
US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer Covid questions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the Justice Department for potential investigation over whether the country's l…
· Associated Press
Malaysian ex-PM Ismail Sabri’s corruption charges delayed by health woes
The 66-year-old is the latest senior politician swept up in the government’s anti-corruption crackdown under PM Anwar Ibrahim
· Joseph Sipalan
Malaysian ex-PM Ismail Sabri’s corruption charges delayed by health woes
The 66-year-old is the latest senior politician swept up in the government’s anti-corruption crackdown under PM Anwar Ibrahim
· Joseph Sipalan
House Committee approves PCUP strengthening bill, advancing rights-based housing and people's participation
THE House Committee on Poverty Alleviation has approved the proposed PCUP Strengthening Act or House Bill 9219, a landmark measure that reinforces the government's commitment to protecting the rights of underprivileged and homeless citizens through stronger institutions, participatory governance, and humane urban de…
· The Manila Times
Heat resilience should be baked into buildings across Hong Kong
Readers discuss heat-resilient building design as public health policy, and how to better safeguard teachers’ and students’ well-being
· Letters
Heat resilience should be baked into buildings across Hong Kong
Readers discuss heat-resilient building design as public health policy, and how to better safeguard teachers’ and students’ well-being
· Letters
Can the government really get ahead of the curve on AI? - podcast
On Wednesday, the Labor government announced environmental and energy safeguards on new datacentres in Australia. Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks to the assistant minister for science, technology and the digital economy, Dr Andrew Charlton, about the government’s push for national standards on datacentres.
Sohlberg ruling to stop announcing voters' names 'restores respect,' says former deputy A-G
Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg’s ruling to ban observers from announcing the identity of voters restores voters’ privacy and prevents the disclosure of sensitive information and political views, explained former deputy attorney-general Mike Blass in an interview with 103FM on Thursday.
· 103FM
Peace with Lebanon cannot come until Hezbollah is disarmed, diplomatically or otherwise- editorial
Over the past month, it almost felt as though Israel had turned a page. Headlines once dominated by fallen soldiers gave way to election campaigns, peace negotiations with Lebanon, and discussions of pilot zones designed to secure the northern border.
· JPOST EDITORIAL
Melbourne's deputy lord mayor poised to become Liberal Party candidate
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
· Rachel Eddie
Houthi attacks kill dozens of troops in Yemen, wound civilians in Saudi Arabia
Assaults mark one of the deadliest escalations since a truce with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government in 2022
· Agence France-Presse
Houthi attacks kill dozens of troops in Yemen, wound civilians in Saudi Arabia
Assaults mark one of the deadliest escalations since a truce with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government in 2022
· Agence France-Presse
PPP lawmakers submit resolution calling for halt to military academy integration
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday submitted a resolution urging the Lee Jae Myung administration to drop its push to integrate the nation's military academies into a single institution.
· Yi Wonju
Yemen’s Houthis launch major attack on Saudi-backed forces (VIDEOS)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched coordinated drone and ballistic missile attacks on several camps belonging to forces of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government on Thursday. The flare-up follows four years of relative calm in the small Arab nation, which has been plagued by civil war since 20…
· RT
Yemen’s Houthis launch major attack on Saudi-backed forces (VIDEOS)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced that they launched coordinated drone and ballistic missile attacks on several camps belonging to forces of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government on Thursday. The flare-up follows four years of relative calm in the small Arab nation, which has been plagued by civ…
· RT
Justin Pearson and Brent Taylor win primaries for key Tennessee House seat
Nominees to face off in November in redistricted seat central to Trump’s bid to retain slim Republican majority
· Associated Press and Guardian staff
Bohol advances plastic pollution monitoring through PlastiZen partnership with UP MSI and BISU
ON July 31, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI), through its PlastiZen Project, held a Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Provincial Government of Bohol and Bohol Island State University (BISU) on July 31, 2026, at the Reyna and Havens and Gardens, Calcet…
· The Manila Times
Hanson feuds with media, concedes using party funds for luxury hotel
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has lashed out at Channel Seven, claiming the broadcaster pulled out of funding her travel expenses in the UK, and denied reports in this masthead that she left luxury hotel rooms in London empty while she travelled to Italy.
· Brittany Busch
Gerald Curtis
Japan needs political leaders who can give people the confidence to believe a brighter future is within reach
National security adviser met new U.S. envoy Steel: official
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has met with new U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel for the first time since she took office, a government official said Friday.
· Park Boram
‘Slap in the face’: Anger over Deeming replacement for Melbourne’s west
Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Roshena Campbell has replaced ex-Liberal MP Moira Deeming for the top billing on the party’s upper house ticket in Melbourne’s west, all but gaining a place in Victoria’s next parliament.
· Angus Delaney
What we heard in powerful testimony from witnesses at NDIS inquiry
Fri 7 Aug 2026 at 12:16pm
· Nas Campanella
Doctors step up in bid to tackle Qld's 'hidden waiting lists'
Fri 7 Aug 2026 at 12:12pm
· Alex Brewster
Trump Signs Orders To Curb Birthright Citizenship, Target Birth Tourism
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday that will restrict automatic citizenship to children born in the United States because of commercial birth tourism and several other factors.
· Tyler Durden
Germany’s hot topic this summer: A chancellor swap
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doesn’t seem to think his job will be in danger when he gets back from his summer holiday.
· Nette Nöstlinger
France will test crisis response with 2027 blackout drill
PARIS — Is France ready for a crisis that plunges it into darkness? The French government is planning to find out.
· Judith Chetrit, Nicolas Camut, Victor Goury-Laffont
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign defense pact on Friday — sources
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will sign a joint defense agreement in Jeddah on Friday, sources close to the Saudi military and government told AFP.
· Agence France-Presse
Judge Says Updated National Firearms Act Violates Constitution
Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Like her soulmate Trump, Hanson hasn’t flamed out. We need to understand why
August 7, 2026 — 11:40am
· Nick Bryant
Queensland doubles down on ‘all-in’ approach to power data centres
Queensland’s energy minister has doubled down on a scrap with his federal counterpart over data centres, arguing centres shouldn’t be limited to being powered by renewable sources of energy.
· Julius Dennis
Judge Dismisses Former Olympian’s Felony Charge in Reflecting Pool Case
A judge in Washington dismissed a felony vandalism charge on Thursday against a former Olympic canoeist who had been accused of damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, ending an embarrassing saga for the Justice Department and the top prosecutor in Washington.
· Chris Cameron
Intercepted calls, leaked reports and cafe meetings: What we learnt from Rosny week two
See what we learnt from week one of Operation Rosny here.
· Michael Ruffles, Jessica McSweeney, Alexandra Smith
Election watchdog raided again over alleged data manipulation
Investigators raided the National Election Commission on Friday to secure evidence over suspicions of data manipulation in connection with the June 3 local elections.
· Yonhap
$150M competition looks to innovators, not government, to boost San Francisco
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· CA Post Editorial Board
Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll
LONDON, United Kingdom — Most teenagers would opt out of a UK government plan to impose social media curfews on older teenagers, according to a poll published Friday.
· AFP
Brazil formally accuses 16 people over 2024 Voepass deadly plane crash
Brazil’s federal police have formally accused 16 current and former employees of the Voepass airline of actions contributing to the August 2024 crash that killed all 62 people on board the plane.
· Al Jazeera
Election watchdog raided again over alleged data manipulation
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Investigators raided the National Election Commission (NEC) on Friday to secure evidence over suspicions of data manipulation in connection with the June 3 local elections.
· Chae Yun-hwan
US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a federal legislation Thursday in the House and Senate aimed at protecting houses of worship from disruptive demonstrations, following a series of protests outside of synagogues this year.
· GRACE GILSON/JTA
Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11, including a child, as kingdom warns of escalation
Eleven people were wounded in Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency reported early Friday morning, citing the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Yemeni terrorist group.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Classes suspended in Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon
MANILA, Philippines — Several local government units in Luzon suspended classes on Friday due to the southwest monsoon and the effects of "Maymay," which the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) downgraded into a lowpressure area (LPA) earlier in the day
· Red Mendoza
Israel's Bennet calls Qatar a 'cancer' and an 'enemy'
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett blamed Qatar for the ICC cases against Israeli leaders, and said he expects Israel leaders to call Qatar “an enemy”.
· Middleeasteye
"The Gift That Keeps Giving": Five Ways Republicans Benefit From Democratic Socialist Victories
Radical leftists and Islamist activists are increasingly converging inside the Democratic Party as Democratic Socialists of America, forming what can only be described as a "red-green alliance."
· Tyler Durden
Los Angeles’ homeless war comes to a head at explosive showdown over federal assistance
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· Jamie Paige
Trump calls Michigan election corrupt
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Football federation provided sexual entertainment for foreign referees: govt. audit
The national football federation apparently provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees before and after international matches held in South Korea between 2011 and 2012, a past government audit report has shown.
· Yonhap