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Tennessee family seeks energy campus on 850 acres, sparking resident concerns

Jersey City moves to save 20-year community garden with $1.2 million purchase

Germany's Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title

Zverev dashed Shelton's hopes of becoming the first Black player to win the men's championship since Arthur Ashe in 1968 and the first American man to win the title since Andy Roddick in Flushing Meadows in 2003.

Motorcyclist’s ‘senseless’ death reignites debate about ‘pothole crisis’ in Victoria

Motorcycle club president Peter ‘Tiki’ Mason, 71, crashed and died on the Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on SundayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe death of a motorcyclist who reportedly hit a pothole has put Victoria’s government under renewed pressure over the condition of the state’s roads.Emergen...

Motorcyclist’s ‘senseless’ death reignites debate over ‘pothole crisis’ in Victoria

Motorcycle club president Peter ‘Tiki’ Mason, 71, crashed and died on the Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on SundayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe death of a motorcyclist who reportedly hit a pothole has put the government under renewed pressure over the state of Victoria’s roads.Emergency services ...

Residents help battle forest fires threatening homes in Ecuadorian capital

Residents join firefighters battling forest fires that are threatening residential areas in Quito, Ecuador.

'Everyone's been bugging me': Trump to remove 10% duty on Irish whiskey

During the trophy presentation at the Irish Open, US President Donald Trump dropped a significant announcement: he plans to abolish the 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. This action responds to ongoing pleas from Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and the golfing community. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States views this as a welcomed change that will positively impact businesses and con...

Politics live: Fugitive developer Jean Nassif appears at NSW Icac inquiry; Taylor dubs Labor’s social media reform a ‘big brother bill’ he ‘can’t support’

Follow the day’s news liveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastHanson’s comments on Albanese’s mother ‘gratuitous and unnecessary’: HumeJane Hume has joined the pile on, blasting Pauline Hanson for her comments about Anthony Albanese’s mother.I think that these comments were gratuitous and unnecessary. And the idea that you would disparage people that have grown up in social ...

Malaysia haj fund scandal: ex-religious minister denies role in US$211 million transfer

A former Malaysian religious affairs minister pleaded not guilty on Monday to three charges involving more than 860 million ringgit (US$211 million) in transactions linked to the country’s state-run haj savings fund and a Saudi property group. Jamil Khir Baharom, 65, served as minister in the Prime Minister’s Department overseeing religious affairs from 2009 until 2018, when the government of form...

Hong Kong Mark Six jackpot dispute, Brics finds common ground: 5 weekend reads you missed

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Brics members find common ground on AI, trade and de-dollarisation push 2. China urges US to ‘stop all’ spying activities, slams ‘gangster logic’ 3. Police freeze HK$30 million in account of man wh...

Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England

Electoral Commission finds abuse, particularly of women, minority ethnic and disabled people, is affecting candidates’ behaviourAbuse and intimidation of election candidates is “a serious and growing concern”, the Electoral Commission has said, as a review of this year’s local and mayoral elections in England revealed a surge in threats to those who stood.More than half of the candidates for Labou...

US-led Luzon corridor in Philippines faces growing scrutiny over real local benefits

While Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr was pitching the Luzon Economic Corridor to a 600-strong delegation of foreign investors and officials last week, protesters outside were clashing with police, accusing the US-backed initiative of exploiting the country’s resources. The backlash mirrored opposition against the Pax Silica AI supply chain drive – a separate proposal but again, American...

Are Chinese students learning English just to ‘tell China’s story’?

For generations of Chinese schoolchildren, English textbooks offered a glimpse of an unfamiliar world, from London’s Tower Bridge and Big Ben to American school life and Halloween traditions. Today, students opening an English textbook are more likely to encounter passages on late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) thinker Liang Qichao, the Dragon Boat Festival and China’s overseas aid projects. These chang...

Film director Isabel Coixet bequeaths a defence of the analogue world to future Cervantes

The Catalan director condemns artificial intelligence and global ecocide in a letter read at her tribute, donating 'anachronistic' items to the Caja de las Letras, to be reopened in fifty years.

Apple to review Hong Kong iPhone orders amid HK$14.7m of unauthorised transactions

Apple is reviewing all current orders for suspicious transactions after more than 700 unauthorised credit card charges were reported in Hong Kong involving orders for its latest iPhone models. “All current orders are being reviewed before they are processed, and we are working to quickly identify and cancel any fraudulent transactions that may have been placed,” an Apple spokesman said on Monday. ...

Apple should bear responsibility for Hong Kong iPhone card fraud, lawmaker says

Apple should ultimately bear responsibility for more than 700 unauthorised credit card transactions in Hong Kong, a lawmaker has said, while estimating that the actual loss would not be significant. Speaking on a radio programme on Monday, Election Committee sector legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong described the incident as “rare”, given the large number of victims and the involvement of a platform o...

Israeli minister threatens to revoke filmmakers’ citizenship over Gaza film

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar labels Gaza genocide film 'vile' after it wins Venice Film Festival recognition.

Turkish authorities launch anti-LGBTQ raids, detaining dozens

Turkish police raid LGBTQ groups across major cities, detaining at least 63 in a major crackdown.

Mideast live: Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted military facilities in Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they fired dozens of drones and ballistic missiles at military targets in Saudi Arabia as the rebels stepped up attacks on Saudi infrastructure while advancing along Yemen's Red Sea coast towards ​the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping route. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Mideast live: Trump downplays report China supplied Iran with intel before deadly US base attack

US President Donald Trump brushed aside a report that Iran ​acquired satellite images of a base in Jordan from Chinese entities before a July attack that killed three US troops. Oman postponed a meeting set for Monday with Iran and other regional countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, setting back hopes for a Middle East diplomatic breakthrough. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Mideast live: Trump downplays report China supplied Iran intel before deadly US base attack

President Donald Trump brushed aside a report that Iran ​acquired satellite images of a base in Jordan from Chinese entities before a July attack that killed three US troops. Oman postponed a meeting set for Monday with Iran and other regional countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, setting back hopes for a Middle East diplomatic breakthrough. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Mideast live: Oman postpones Hormuz talks with Iran, regional countries

Oman postponed a meeting set for Monday with Iran and other regional countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had said regional foreign ministers would meet in Oman, located on the other side of the strait, to manage shipping. But Muscat said the meeting had been postponed “in the interests of consensus.” Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Middle East live: Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the UN nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned from international travel, an official briefed on the matter said. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Japanese PM-backed candidate wins Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja beat two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki, who wants a major US military base to be moved out of Okinawa.

Russia hits Ukrainian train shortly after Boris Johnson leaves station

A Russian drone struck a train near Ukraine-Poland border, shortly after Former UK PM Boris Johnson left the station.