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Colorado Safe2Tell logs 29,302 tips as July report closes school year
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Colorado’s Safe2Tell program received 591 reports in July, closing out the 2025-26 reporting year with 29,302 total tips. The annual ...

Western Australia’s GST fight puts Canberra on notice as review backs state funding deal
Western Australia is once again in the fight over its GST share, after a new Productivity Commission interim report said the state received enough revenue

Tasmania Woman Arrested After Using Gig App to Deliver Poisoned Coffees to Ex-Partner
A 43-year-old South Launceston resident now faces court after authorities say she systematically tampered with beverages and arranged their delivery to her f...

India Urges Respect for Italy After Congress Remarks Draw Blowback
India’s foreign ministry on Friday defended ties with Italy and called for “respectful” public discourse after a Congress leader set off a row with a

Trump orders US Navy to bring back steam catapults on new carrier, alarming experts
President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to scrap its modern electromagnetic launch system on a new aircraft carrier and go back to steam

Netanyahu calls UK “Islamic Republic of Britain” in attack on media coverage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn anger in Britain and Israel after calling the UK the “Islamic Republic of Britain” and saying it could

Suspect arrested after vandalism at Washington’s World War II Memorial
U.S. Park Police have arrested a suspect in connection with vandalism at Washington’s World War II Memorial, according to local station WJLA. The incident left

Wisconsin primary upends polling expectations as Paramount owner vows California exit
Wisconsin Democrats got a primary result that polling missed by a mile. David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, won the party’s gubernatorial nominati...

DA eyes ANC bastions in Johannesburg as it rolls out diverse slate for November vote
The Democratic Alliance has put Johannesburg’s ANC-held areas in its sights as it unveiled a candidate slate it says reflects a broader mix of South

Penny Wong to tie diversity to Australia’s security in Lowy speech
Australia’s foreign minister will use a major Sydney speech on Friday to make a blunt case: the fight over diversity is also a fight over

South Africa’s President Admits ‘Shame’ Over Anti-Migrant Violence as SADC Summit Looms
President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged his nation's culpability Friday in a stark admission to fellow African leaders gathered in Durban. Vigilante campaigns...

Gun rights activists mark legal win as federal silencer rule briefly lapses in Texas
Gun rights supporters turned a late-night legal opening into a small celebration in Texas, after part of a federal firearms law briefly fell out of

Three Private School Students Charged With Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old Girl in Sydney
Three teenage boys from one of Sydney's most exclusive private schools face sexual assault charges following the alleged attack on a 14-year-old girl in an

Jacinta Allan quits politics weeks after losing Victorian leadership
Jacinta Allan will leave Victorian politics altogether, ending a 27-year parliamentary career just weeks after stepping down as premier. The former Labor lea...

Trump Claims Talks Could Open Strait of Hormuz by Tomorrow as Iran Denies Negotiations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he was in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “literally by tomorrow,” a sweeping claim that came

Children Caught in Crossfire: U.S. Traffic Crashes Spike in Injuries to Young Passengers
A troubling pattern has emerged across the United States: children are increasingly among the casualties in major vehicle collisions, from interstate pile-up...

Australia’s ‘melon-gate’ puts a rare Japanese luxury fruit in the spotlight
Australia’s latest political sideshow has centred on a fruit so prized in Japan that it is hand-patted by growers and sold like a luxury object.

China Funding Claims Cast Shadow Over Pro-Palestinian Marches in Britain
Claims that Chinese-linked money is helping drive pro-Palestinian marches in Britain are raising fresh questions about who is organizing anti-war activism — ...

South Africa Rebukes Eskom Chair as Grid Reform Push Intensifies
South Africa’s Presidency has publicly rebuked Eskom chair Mteto Nyati after he warned that rushing the utility’s transmission unbundling could unsettle lend...

Kennedy Center board weighs next move after court blocks two-year closure plan
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center’s board is expected to meet Thursday to decide whether to keep pushing ahead with a closure plan for renovations, after

Flock moves to tighten access to police data after CEO admits company “got this one wrong”
Flock Safety is changing how police use its tracking tools after reports that officers around the U.S. misused the data to stalk ex-romantic partners and

UK stands by tanker seizure after Putin vows retaliation
The British government is standing behind its seizure of a Russian oil tanker in the English Channel after Vladimir Putin warned Moscow would “respond in

Motsepe pulls further ahead in symbolic ANC leadership contest
Patrice Motsepe has opened up a clearer lead in a theoretical race to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president, according to News24’s latest political coverage.

Sikh Political Leader Sukhbir Badal Wounded in Dagger Attack at Sacred Indian Shrine
A prominent Sikh politician was stabbed Thursday at one of the holiest sites in the Sikh faith, marking the second armed assault on him in