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Australia news live: Marles hails Ruddâs role in White House meeting as Turnbull praises former PM for âdelivering the goodsâ
Follow todayâs news liveAnalysis: Diplomatic triumph or âcapitulationâ? Albanese found Donald Trump in a heavenly mood but the devil may be in the detailGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign affairs minister was asked about Donald Trumpâs remark that he didnât like the Australian ambassador, Kevin Rudd, and âprobably never willâ during the White House meeting early this morning.Trump made the testy remark, telling Rudd âI donât like you eitherâ, at the White House cabinet room table, prompting uncomfortable laughter. Penny Wong told RN the ambassador had done an âextremely good jobâ getting the meeting between the US president and Albanese:Look, I think those comments were clearly tongue-in-cheek. Iâm very pleased that the meeting has been such a success. That is a good thing for our country. Itâs extremely good to have this critical minerals deal backed in, and itâs extremely positive for the country to have the president so supportive of Aukus and the delivery of the submarines, which is an important capability for us.Kevin did an extremely good job not only in getting the meeting but doing the work on the critical minerals deal. And the meeting reflects the success of that work. Continue reading...
White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make way for Trump's new event space.
Israelâs Maccabi Tel Aviv to decline tickets to Europa League match in UK
Tel Aviv football team says it is working to 'stamp out racism' among its fan base.
Bob Vylan ânot regretfulâ about IDF chant at Glastonbury: âIâd do it again tomorrowâ
In first interview since Glastonbury, frontman Bobby Vylan tells Louis Theroux the backlash was âminimalâ compared to the plight of PalestiniansBob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan is ânot regretfulâ of his âdeath, death to the IDFâ chant at Glastonbury and said he would âdo it again tomorrow, twice on Sundaysâ.The outspoken punk duo sparked controversy when they led chants of âdeath, death to the IDFâ, referring to the Israel Defense Forces, at the festival in June. The chant was condemned by Glastonbury and the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who described it as âappalling hate speechâ. Continue reading...
What caused Amazonâs AWS outage, and why did so many major apps go offline?
Amazon Web Services, a cloud platform that supports a portion of the internet, experienced a massive outage on Monday.
Charged for saying âI love Muhammadâ, Indiaâs Muslims decry govât crackdown
Several BJP-ruled states file cases against hundreds of Muslims, most of them in Uttar Pradesh, for raising the chant.
US and Australia sign rare earths deal to counter China's dominance
The two countries will boost investments to expand mining and processing of critical minerals, amid dependency on China.
University of Arizona becomes seventh US college to reject Trumpâs âcompactâ
Administration has pushed nine universities to sign a deal that seeks to make changes in line with conservative ideas The University of Arizona has become the seventh US university to reject a Trump administration proposal that would grant schools funding priority if they agreed to support the administrationâs conservative agenda.The decision follows the administrationâs push for nine universities to sign a âCompact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,â which seeks to make sweeping changes to campus culture, hiring and admissions practices and foreign student enrollment. Demands from the Trump administrationâs 10-point compact include reforms to the way race or ethnicity are used in admission and hiring practices, as well as a commitment to strict definitions of gender, among others. Continue reading...
Amazonâs AWS Disruption Creates Outages for Hundreds of Websites for Hours
Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services, cited a problem at its data center in Northern Virginia. The outage highlighted the fragility of global internet infrastructure.
Thousands detained as Myanmar military raids notorious KK park scam compound
Myanmar's military moved in to tackle a major online scam operation near the Thailand border, state media reportedMyanmarâs military has raided a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media has reported.According to a report in Mondayâs Myanma Alinn newspaper, Myanmarâs army raided KK Park, a well-documented cybercrime centre, as part of operations starting in early September to suppress online fraud, illegal gambling, and cross-border cybercrime. Continue reading...
