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Chinese-American community alarmed after Chinese national dies in ICE custody

The Chinese-American community expressed anger and concern on Thursday over the death in custody of a Chinese national by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] on US territory. Lianyong Wei, 51, reportedly died in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on August 23, although the scandal-plagued agency did not disclose the death until this week. “Asian-Americans, Chinese...

News live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet floods; Kyrgios accepts one-month ban for cocaine use

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Gut-wrenching’: Bowen to meet with Nepali community todayChris Bowen said he would meet members of the Nepali Australian community later today.Every person who’s been rescued or found is a relief to their family and to the broader Australian community. But of course, we still have 36 Australians who are missing ...

Are Trump’s AI videos just memes or psychological warfare?

Trump’s use of AI generated content has ramped up in recent months, posting videos of fake military strikes.

As Trump warns of larger attacks on Iran, Vance downplays situation, saying U.S. is not at war

Vice President JD Vance took the podium in the press room on Thursday, holding a rare briefing following last week's departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Vance downplayed the war with Iran, saying he wouldn't even call it a war. Weijia Jiang reports.

Scientists recreated a 17th-century perfume made to remember its creator's mother

Tunisia’s top court upholds conviction of opposition figures, activists

Critics claim Tunisia’s judiciary acts under political pressure, as opposition leaders face lengthy prison terms.

DR Congo joins countries pledging embassy move to Jerusalem

DR Congo has renewed its pledge to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Hong Kong poised to top New York, London in finance-hub ranking: GFCI creator

An Asian city will eventually overtake London and New York as the world’s leading financial centre, with Hong Kong well placed to compete for the top spot given its legal predictability and low tax burden, according to the creator of a closely watched ranking of financial hubs. “It’s going to happen because it’s so tight,” said Michael Mainelli, chairman of London-based think tank Z/Yen Group, in ...

Trump takes mail-in ballot fight to US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a new US Postal Service rule tightening the use of mail-in ballots, moving swiftly after a judge temporarily blocked the regulation ahead of November’s midterm elections. In an emergency request, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift Boston-based US District ‌Judge Indira Talwani’s order ...

Missouri supreme court throws out new congressional maps backed by Trump

Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November electionsThe Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a nationa...

News live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet floods; Bowen calls joint statement on China ‘strong’

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Gut-wrenching’Chris Bowen said he would meet members of the Nepali Australian community later today.Every person who’s been rescued or found is a relief to their family and to the broader Australian community. But of course, we still have 36 Australians who are missing and unaccounted for, which is just gut-wren...

Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days

A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the USA genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human transplant in a world first.Tim Andrews was seriously ill with end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2 diabete...

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Reclaimed water revives Tucson river, bringing 37 dragonfly species in just 4 months

Michigan farmer protects his family’s 131 acres from future housing development

Michigan farmer John Boyer bought back his family’s 131 acres after the land changed hands over decades. In 2026, he sold its development rights to the Little Traverse Conservancy through a conservation easement, ensuring the property cannot be divided for housing or commercial development. Boyer hopes the farmland remains protected for generations.

US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.

Tunisia top court upholds long sentences in mass trial of opposition figures

Tunisia's top court on Thursday upheld prison sentences of up to 45 years for opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen convicted in a major conspiracy case, in a ruling opponents said further entrenches President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule. 

Tunisia court upholds prison sentences of up to 45 years for opposition figures

Tunisia's top court on Thursday upheld prison sentences of up to 45 years for opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen convicted in a major conspiracy case, in a ruling opponents said further entrenches President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first

The United States should start preparing for scenarios where extreme measures must be taken to stop China from achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to a former White House official, including state-backed espionage and military strikes on Chinese data centres. Jacob Stokes, deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Centre for a New American Security (CNAS), ...

Why are people calling Venezuela oil deal a new form of US colonialism?

Critics call the US multi-billion-dollar oil deal in Venezuela modern-day colonialism.

San Francisco fire officials rescue man trapped inside garbage truck

Firefighters hollowed out a dumpster truck and lifted a man from trash and debris after bystanders alerted driver to screamsSan Francisco fire officials manually hollowed out a garbage truck early on Wednesday to rescue a man trapped inside.Firefighters were dispatched around 4.11am after receiving a report of an individual stuck inside a Recology dumpster truck, authorities said. Continue reading...

Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle

US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan policeSadiq Khan has agreed for his text messages and emails to be searched as part of a legal battle with Palantir, the high court has been told, after he prevented the US technology company from working with the Metropolitan police.The London mayor stepped in to block a £50m deal between Palantir and the M...

Volkswagen announces it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030

Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest ever restructureThe car company Volkswagen has announced it will shed 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade after being hit by US tariffs and fierce competition from Chinese rivals.The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to cut a further 50...

Volkswagen confirms it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030

Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest ever restructureThe car company Volkswagen has confirmed that it will shed 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade after being hit by US tariffs and fierce competition from Chinese rivals.The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to cut a furth...