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Newest first · UTC+11:00Phil Foden signs Man City contract extension to 2030
Manchester City’s Phil Foden warms up for the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
· James Robson
We feel your pain: PM sets election battle lines with One Nation, pledges cost of living relief
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will set up his bid for a third term with a promise of further expensive cost of living measures to address financial stress fuelling One Nation’s ascension as he expands a program to pay health workers as they study.
· Paul Sakkal, Natassia Chrysanthos
Jewish rights group skewers sleazeball Mamdani for peddling Hamas propaganda in televised ‘political spectacle’
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· Anthony Blair
Foden signs new four-year Man City contract
Phil Foden scored seven goals and assisted five times in the Premier League last season
· Bbcsport
Best of cartoons, July 23, 2026
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Egypt cuts hundreds of thousands from food subsidy scheme under new eligibility criteria | The National
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians have lost access to subsidised bread and food this month as the government presses ahead with a sweeping review of its ration card system.
· Kamal Tabikha
Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek re-election after Supreme Court ruled district was gerrymandered
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· Samuel Chamberlain
How Modi’s refusal to sack India’s education minister fits a pattern
Thousands of supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement have been camping in the capital, New Delhi, for more than a month to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over a series of examination paper leaks.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Lebanese PM hails 'beginning of Israeli withdrawal' from country in visit to pilot zone | The National
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has visited one of three initial US-designated pilot zones in south Lebanon, declaring the start of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
· Fatima Al Mahmoud
India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?
Analysts say Congress’ failure to be fully in sync with the movement reveals a missed opportunity to connect with India’s Gen Z
· Biman Mukherji
India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?
Analysts say Congress’ failure to be fully in sync with the movement reveals a missed opportunity to connect with India’s Gen Z
· Biman Mukherji
Bulgaria's Parliament approves US military use of air base amid Iran war concerns
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s Parliament on Wednesday backed a government proposal to allow the U.S. military to use an air base in the Balkan country to support U.S. operations in the Middle East, while some expressed concern about becoming involved in the Iran war.
Trump administration says 15 agencies will get $5bn in ‘AI for science’ effort
Administration will also overhaul how US government funds federal research by supporting individual scientists and AI over universities
· Reuters
Netanyahu, Elovitches press attorney-general for decision on withdrawing Case 4000 bribery charge
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shaul and Iris Elovitch asked Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Wednesday to state whether the prosecution will withdraw the bribery charge in Case 4000, arguing that the unresolved question is preventing them from properly planning the remainder of the defense case.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Hitler's birthplace begins new life as a police station
The building Adolf Hitler was born in near the Austrian border with Germany officially begins a new life as a police station on Wednesday, a conversion Austria's government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
· REUTERS
'Enough with the blood libels': Danon decries Mamdani's labeling of Netanyahu as war criminal
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon decried a Wednesday statement released by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in which he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a “war criminal” responsible for an alleged “genocide against the Palestinian people.”
· GOLDIE KATZ
Burnham says he will review early prisoner release scheme
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will review the early prisoner release policy.
· Bbcnews
Macron convinces environment minister to stay on
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron asked his Minister for Ecological Transition Monique Barbut to stay in her role after she resigned on Wednesday morning.
· Victor Goury-Laffont
Liverpool issue bans as £1.2m seized from ticket touts
Liverpool won the Premier League title in 2024-25
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Orbán vows 'resistance' against Hungary's center-right government
Former Hungarian Prime Minister and Chairman of the Fidesz party Viktor Orban, left, and new faction leader of the party Janos Boka hold a press conference in front of the Fidesz headquarters in Lendvay Street in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Robert Hegedus/MTI via AP)
· Justin Spike
Marcos reaffirms full support for BARMM peace, devt
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reaffirmed his support for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region parliamentary elections scheduled on September 14, 2026.
· Allen Limos
Philippines protests South China Sea AI video to China's Wang Yi
Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro talked to Wang Yi, her Chinese counterpart, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila on Wednesday. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Messy primaries plague both parties and make midterms hard to predict
Campaign flyers for former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Graham Platner are seen at his headquarters Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
· Jill Colvin
Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Maduro’s lawyers intend to argue that he should be immune from prosecution as head of state, ahead of a possible trial starting in June 2027
· Reuters
Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Maduro’s lawyers intend to argue that he should be immune from prosecution as head of state, ahead of a possible trial starting in June 2027
· Reuters
Lavrov and Rubio Set to Meet at ASEAN Summit to Discuss Ukraine Peace Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are scheduled to meet Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Philippines to discuss Ukraine peace negotiations and other bilateral issues.
· The Moscow Times
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle
Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam is promoted to senior minister, among other key changes
· Jean Iau
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle
Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam is promoted to senior minister, among other key changes
· Jean Iau
‘Getting rid of a headache’: Secret tape exposes land-swap deal for ‘toxic’ waste
A secret recording that triggered a seven-year defamation battle embroiling politicians including federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has finally been played in court, revealing a businessman coached a contact on how to engineer a land swap with the government that would see “toxic soil” dumped and buried.
· Holly Thompson
Female Afghan Christian convert flees Taliban, only to risk deportation in Qatar
Afghan Christian convert and former government official Ziba Mastoor says she fled to Qatar earlier this month after Taliban intelligence operatives pursued her from Afghanistan into Pakistan, leaving her dependent on a temporary visa and fearful that deportation could place her life in danger.
· ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Journalists disappear in Syria, Damascus suppresses accounts of secratarian attacks, report finds
Journalism continues to be harshly suppressed in Syria, with journalists still being disappeared and killed despite some improvements under the transitional government following the fall of the Assad regime, according to a report published last week by the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran's leader offers ‘more access’ … but foreign minister has never met him | The National
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was chosen to succeed his assassinated father in March.
· The National
Trump proposes seasoned diplomat as Malaysia envoy instead of ‘alpha male’
Joshua Harris has been chosen for the post after Trump’s previous pick, Nick Adams, rankled Malaysians for his hardline support of Israel
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Trump proposes seasoned diplomat as Malaysia envoy instead of ‘alpha male’
Joshua Harris has been chosen for the post after Trump’s previous pick, Nick Adams, rankled Malaysians for his hardline support of Israel
· Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Mamdani says he doesn't have authority to arrest Netanyahu, but US government does
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the US government to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the country.
· Middleeasteye
Trump ally pledges to ‘work with people’ he disagrees with after Arizona primary win – US politics live
Andy Biggs – a hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump – won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor
· Tom Ambrose, Davidsmith
Inspectors checking workers’ papers at Chinese carmaker BYD’s factory in Hungary: source
Country’s new prime minister has launched an investigation into the Chinese electric vehicle giant’s investment in Hungary
· Xiaofei Xu
Inspectors checking workers’ papers at Chinese carmaker BYD’s factory in Hungary: source
Country’s new prime minister has launched an investigation into the Chinese electric vehicle giant’s investment in Hungary
· Xiaofei Xu
Australia to warn China it won’t be bulled by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal
Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile
· Sarah Basford Canales, Luca Ittimani
Premier, it’s time to act on the Big Build
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Clumsy video causes trouble for UK PM on his second day
London: A clumsy joke has backfired on cabinet ministers soon after they were named to their posts by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, just as he vowed to set a new tone and direction for the government upon taking power this week.
· David Crowe
Government reveals proposed design for new aquatics centre for 2032 Games
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· Jack Mckay
‘Happy to see our flag’: Russian athletes return to the pool as protesters slam government
There has long been debate about whether sport and politics should mix, but when it comes to water polo in Australia, it’s often difficult to keep them apart.
· Iain Payten
Does One Nation’s migration policy actually add up?
More than one third of voters regard One Nation as the best party to handle immigration – more than any other party, according to this masthead’s Resolve Political Monitor.
· Natassia Chrysanthos
Thousands of teachers to take to streets, but demands far from clear
Thousands of Victorian students are facing a day of disrupted learning when up to 35,000 government school teachers walk off the job for a second time on Thursday, forcing the Labor government back to the negotiating table months before an election.
· Alex Crowe
BritCard Is Dead: Burnham Kills Starmer's £1.8 Billion Digital ID To Pay For An Energy Tax Cut
Ten months ago Keir Starmer warned that anyone without a government digital ID "will not be able to work in the United Kingdom." On Tuesday - day two of the Burnham premiership - the scheme was formally killed off.
· Tyler Durden
French environment minister resigns over pesticides bill
France’s Minister of Ecological Transition Monique Barbut speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU Environment ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, file)
Will Burnham liberate Labour's Palestine policy from Starmer's dead hand ?
Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s poor performance in the domestic political arena has undoubtedly played a part in his downfall only two years after his landslide victory in the 2024 general election.
· Middleeasteye